Practice Quiz for Warfare

Practice Quiz for Warfare

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1. Which of the following statements is true concerning armed conflict?

a) It commonly occurs among humans both within the same society and between societies.

b) The majority of other primate species are relatively peaceful compared to humans.

c) Violent physical fighting is primarily a male activity among humans.

d) all of the above

2. _____________ is prolonged hostility and occasional physical fighting between individuals and their supporters.
(Select an answer based on what you learned in this tutorial.)

a) raiding

b) feuding

c) warfare

3. A "vendetta" is a term meaning _______________________ .

a) a long lasting blood feud

b) a kind of weapon invented in medieval Sicily used in siege warfare

c) a term used by the Yanomomö of Venezuela to describe their unique form of intervillage raiding.

4. Which of the following terms best describes the interaction between the Hatfield and McCoy families along the Kentucky and West Virginia border during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

a) raiding

b) warfare

c) feuding

d) cooperation

5. _____________ is defined as planned surprise predatory attacks directed against other communities or societies with the primary objective of plundering and then escaping unharmed with the stolen goods.
(Select an answer based on what you learned in this tutorial.)

a) raiding

b) feuding

c) warfare

6. In which of the following societies has raiding been common?

a) horse riding buffalo hunting tribes of the North American Great Plains

b) African cattle herding tribes

c) both of the above

d) neither of the above

7. Which of the following statements is true of the horse riding Indian tribes of the North American Plains, East African cattle herders, and the Yanomamö Indians of Venezuela?

a) They prized aggressive, violent behavior among men.

b) They gave high status to those men who succeeded in raids.

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

8. _______________ is large scale, sustained conflict in which there is organized combat between societies with clearly recognizable armies.
(Select an answer based on what you learned in this tutorial.)

a) raiding

b) feuding

c) warfare

9. Which of the following is likely to be found in all kinds of societies?
(Select an answer based on what you learned in this tutorial.)

a) feuding

b) warfare

c) both of the above

10. Which of the following were common traits found in early states that were beginning to wage wars against neighboring states?

a) considerable population pressure

b) growing scarcity of land, water, or other essential resources

c) desire for revenge against what was perceived to be a prior wrong

d) a and c

e) all of the above

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1.	Which of the following statements is true concerning armed conflict?


	a)	It commonly occurs among humans both within the same society and between societies.
	b)	The majority of other primate species are relatively peaceful compared to humans.
	c)	Violent physical fighting is primarily a male activity among humans.
	d)	all of the above


2.	_____________ is prolonged hostility and occasional physical fighting between individuals and their supporters. (Select an answer based on what you learned in this tutorial.)


	a)	raiding
	b)	feuding
	c)	warfare


3.	A "vendetta" is a term meaning _______________________ .


	a)	a long lasting blood feud
	b)	a kind of weapon invented in medieval Sicily used in siege warfare
	c)	a term used by the Yanomomö of Venezuela to describe their unique form of intervillage raiding.


4.	Which of the following terms best describes the interaction between the Hatfield and McCoy families along the Kentucky and West Virginia border during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?


	a)	raiding
	b)	warfare
	c)	feuding
	d)	cooperation


5.	_____________ is defined as planned surprise predatory attacks directed against other communities or societies with the primary objective of plundering and then escaping unharmed with the stolen goods. (Select an answer based on what you learned in this tutorial.)


	a)	raiding
	b)	feuding
	c)	warfare


6.	In which of the following societies has raiding been common?


	a)	horse riding buffalo hunting tribes of the North American Great Plains
	b)	African cattle herding tribes
	c)	both of the above
	d)	neither of the above


7.	Which of the following statements is true of the horse riding Indian tribes of the North American Plains, East African cattle herders, and the Yanomamö Indians of Venezuela?


	a)	They prized aggressive, violent behavior among men.
	b)	They gave high status to those men who succeeded in raids.
	c)	both of the above
	d)	none of the above


8.	_______________ is large scale, sustained conflict in which there is organized combat between societies with clearly recognizable armies. (Select an answer based on what you learned in this tutorial.)


	a)	raiding
	b)	feuding
	c)	warfare


9.	Which of the following is likely to be found in all kinds of societies? (Select an answer based on what you learned in this tutorial.)


	a)	feuding
	b)	warfare
	c)	both of the above


10.	Which of the following were common traits found in early states that were beginning to wage wars against neighboring states?


	a)	considerable population pressure
	b)	growing scarcity of land, water, or other essential resources
	c)	desire for revenge against what was perceived to be a prior wrong
	d)	a and c
	e)	all of the above