Family Quiz

1. The children of Uncle John (brother of your mother) are your ____________.
a. cross 2nd cousins
b. parallel 2nd cousins
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c. cross 1 cousins
d. parallel 1st cousins
2. The children of Uncle George (brother of your father) are your ___________.
a. cross 2nd cousins
b. parallel 2nd cousins
c. cross 1st cousins
d. parallel 1st cousins
3. The Ashanti Kingdom of Southern Guinea follows primogenitive matrilineal descent in its
succession tradition. When the present king dies (the king was an only child), who is next in line
for the throne, considering that he has an older son, younger daughter, wife and a female cousin
from his mothers side to survive him?
a. his wife
b. his older son
c. his younger daughter
d. his female cousin from
his mothers side
4. Jim and Pam just got married and are looking for a residence. Jims family is from New York
while Pams family is from California. If they chose a neolocal residence, where did they decide to
live?
a. In a New York borough near Jims family home
b. In a California suburb near Pams family home
c. In Jims ancestral Montana ranch
d. In a Texas neighbourhood near Pams old college apartment
5. Seeley and Temperance are looking for a place to settle down to. They have chosen to live in a
house in Seeleys childhood suburb. What type of living arrangement is this called?
a. Patrilocal
b. Neolocal
c. Matrilocal
d. Transient
6. Ross and Rachel have decided to start a family. They are going to live in Rachels ancestral
country home in Colorado. What type of living arrangement is this called?
a. Patrilocal
b. Neolocal
c. Matrilocal
d. Transient
7. In the Indian epic Mahabharata, Draupadi, a princess and queen has 5 husbands. This system
of marriage is called ___________.
a. Polyandry
b. Group marriage
c. Polygyny
d. Monogamy
8. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of the State of Qatar has 3 wives and 24
children. This system of marriage is called ___________.
a. Polyandry
b. Group marriage
c. Polygyny
d. Monogamy

9. John Humphrey Noyes, an American preacher, radical religious leader and utopian socialist
founded the Oneida community under the idea of free love. In this community, sexual
intercourse was communal, it was based on consent, and all sexual unions were documented and
regulated.
a. Polyandry
b. Group marriage
c. Polygyny
d. Monogamy
10. The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that the denial of marriage licenses to samesex couples and refusal to accept those marriages is unconstitutional. By the Supreme Courts
definition, marriage is _____________.
a. a union between a man and a woman
b. religious ritual to recognize and solemnize unions
c. a legally or formally recognized union of partners in a relationship
d. a relationship recognized only for heterosexual partners
11. This is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity and/or affinity that shares resources,
acts as a support group, primary economic and cultural unit of society and is the principal
institution of socialization for children.
a. Family
b. Schoolmates
c. Peer group
d. Coworkers
12. Several women in India have practiced the obsolete funeral custom sati where a widow was
expected to immolate (burn) herself on her husbands funeral pyre, or commit suicide in another
fashion shortly after her husbands death. The reason for this was for the woman to enter
heaven with her dead husband. What aspect of marriage might compel these women to perform
sati?
a. Environmental
b. Legal
c. Financial
d. Aesthetic
13. Middle Eastern fathers and father-figures hold authority over women and their children. They
also hold primary power, predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social
privilege and control of property in society. What system of control is this called?
a. Matriarchal
b. Patriarchal
c. Egalitarian
d. Avunculocal
14. The Iroquois are a matriarchal Mother Clan system. No person is entitled to 'own' land, but it
is believed that the Creator appointed women as stewards of the land. Traditionally, the Clan
Mothers appoint leaders, as they have raised children and are therefore held to a higher regard.
By the same token, if a leader does not prove sound, becomes corrupt or does not listen to the
people, the Clan Mothers have the power to strip him of his leadership. What system of control
does the Iroquois society have?
a. Matriarchal
b. Patriarchal
c. Egalitarian
d. Avunculocal
15. A study shows that modern hunter-gatherer tribes operate on egalitarian basis, suggesting
inequality was an aberration that came with the advent of agriculture. The earliest human
societies are likely to have been founded on enlightened egalitarian principles, according to
scientists. What would an egalitarian society show?
a. Men have a dominant role in society.

b. Women have a dominant role in society.

c. No one should obey the government.
d. Men and women hold equal rights and responsibilities.