Skip to content
Search
Search
Bookshelf
Open Educational Resources (OER)
My Books
Learning Objects
My Profile
Login
Help
Menu
Bookshelf
Open Educational Resources (OER)
My Books
Learning Objects
My Profile
Login
Help
Chapter 5: Marriage Quiz
Please sign up for the
course
before taking this quiz.
Marriage is a cultural universal.
True
False
Marriage is a way that humans organize
sex
childcare
inheritance
all are correct
Having one mate for life is called
polyandry
polygyny
monogamy
serial monogamy
Polygyny means
having more than one male spouse
a pattern of marriage and divorce
inheriting wealth through the male line
having more than one female spouse
A system common in lowland South American where it is thought multiple males can father a single child is called
partible paternity
levirate
polygyny
sororate
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
Divorce in general is correlated women’s economic security.
True
False
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
Nuer woman-woman marriage
unites two females in marriage to produce an heir
involves two sisters that marry one man
occurs when a man marries his deceased wife's sister
is a sexual relationship involving two women
Nuer ghost marriage
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
occurs when a woman has multiple deceased husbands
In Mosuo walking marriages
a man and woman are said to "walk through life together"
a woman remains married to her deceased husband, who has "walked on to the next life"
the biological father has little to do with raising the child
the biological father takes care of the children instead of the mother
Dowry is
when a woman marries a ghost
service performed by the groom for the bride's family
paid by the bride's family to the groom's family
paid by the groom's family to the bride's family
A system where a woman marries her deceased husband’s brother is called
monogamy
polyandry
levirate
polygyny
Dowry death
results from abuse of the bride to extort more dowry
occurs when there are multiple back-up dads
occurs when a woman has more than one husband and has no dowry left
occurs when a woman married her deceased husband's brother
A gift or money from the groom’s family or descent group to the bride’s family is called
sororate
dowry
bridewealth
levirate
Working for a future bride’s family is called
walking marriage
cultural relativity
dowry
bride service
Chapter 4: Ritual and Rites of Passage
Chapter 6: Language
Back to:
Chapter 5: Marriage
