Practice Quiz for Descent Principles: Part II

Practice Quiz for
Descent Principles: Part II

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1. Most societies severely limit the number of kinsmen in each ancestral generation by use of the kinship principle known as:

a) unilineal descent

b) bilateral descent

c) quartolateral descent

d) bilineal descent

2. If someone told you that they have eight great grandparents, it would be a good guess that their family follows the ______________ descent pattern.

a) unilineal

b) bilineal

c) bilateral

d) parallel

3. In North America, the most common descent principle in use is:

a) unilineal

b) bilineal

c) bilateral

4. In addition to North America, bilateral descent is common in which of the following types of societies?

a) hunters and gatherers living in harsh, relatively nonproductive environments

b) large-scale agricultural and industrial nations

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

5. In which of the following descent systems would an individual potentially have the most collateral descendants (e.g., nephews and nieces)?

a) unilineal

b) bilineal

c) bilateral

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1.	Most societies severely limit the number of kinsmen in each ancestral generation by use of the kinship principle known as:


	a)	unilineal descent
	b)	bilateral descent
	c)	quartolateral descent
	d)	bilineal descent


2.	If someone told you that they have eight great grandparents, it would be a good guess that their family follows the ______________ descent pattern.


	a)	unilineal
	b)	bilineal
	c)	bilateral
	d)	parallel


3.	In North America, the most common descent principle in use is:


	a)	unilineal
	b)	bilineal
	c)	bilateral


4.	In addition to North America, bilateral descent is common in which of the following types of societies?


	a)	hunters and gatherers living in harsh, relatively nonproductive environments
	b)	large-scale agricultural and industrial nations
	c)	both of the above
	d)	none of the above


5.	In which of the following descent systems would an individual potentially have the most collateral descendants (e.g., nephews and nieces)?


	a)	unilineal
	b)	bilineal
	c)	bilateral