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Chapter 5: Marriage Quiz
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1.
Marriage is a cultural universal.
True
False
2.
Marriage is a way that humans organize
sex
childcare
inheritance
all are correct
3.
Having one mate for life is called
monogamy
polyandry
polygyny
serial monogamy
4.
Polygyny means
a pattern of marriage and divorce
inheriting wealth through the male line
having more than one female spouse
having more than one male spouse
5.
A system common in lowland South American where it is thought multiple males can father a single child is called
partible paternity
polygyny
levirate
sororate
6.
Polyandry is practiced in Nepal
to limit the number of children
to keep the farm from being divided
all are correct
to increase the family's standard of living
7.
Divorce in general is correlated women’s economic security.
True
False
8.
The effect of partible paternity is that
child survivorship increases
children cannot inherit wealth
women cannot inherit property
men no longer provide for their offspring
9.
Nuer woman-woman marriage
is a sexual relationship involving two women
occurs when a man marries his deceased wife's sister
unites two females in marriage to produce an heir
involves two sisters that marry one man
10.
Nuer ghost marriage
occurs when a woman has multiple deceased husbands
is when a woman marries her own spirit
ensures that the deceased husband's wealth and name will be passed along
occurs when two women marry to produce and heir
11.
In Mosuo walking marriages
a woman remains married to her deceased husband, who has "walked on to the next life"
the biological father takes care of the children instead of the mother
a man and woman are said to "walk through life together"
the biological father has little to do with raising the child
12.
Dowry is
when a woman marries a ghost
paid by the bride's family to the groom's family
paid by the groom's family to the bride's family
service performed by the groom for the bride's family
13.
A system where a woman marries her deceased husband’s brother is called
monogamy
levirate
polygyny
polyandry
14.
Dowry death
results from abuse of the bride to extort more dowry
occurs when there are multiple back-up dads
occurs when a woman married her deceased husband's brother
occurs when a woman has more than one husband and has no dowry left
15.
A gift or money from the groom’s family or descent group to the bride’s family is called
levirate
bridewealth
dowry
sororate
16.
Working for a future bride’s family is called
cultural relativity
bride service
dowry
walking marriage
Chapter 4: Ritual and Rites of Passage
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