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20 questions
01
Written response
1 point

What term describes a society’s predominant way of making a living, including how people interact with their environment and organize work?

02
Choose one
1 point

A household grows vegetables, shares some with relatives, and prepares the rest for dinner. Which activity is an example of distribution?

  1. A

    Growing vegetables

  2. B

    Sharing some vegetables with relatives

  3. C

    Preparing vegetables for a meal

03
True or false
1 point

A society’s mode of subsistence necessarily means that its members produce everything they use themselves.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

04
Fill in the blank
1 point

When resources are collected at a central point and then allocated again, this form of distribution is .

05
Choose one
1 point

Which situation is the clearest example of market exchange?

  1. A

    Relatives share food without expecting an immediate, measured return.

  2. B

    A customer pays a posted price to buy vegetables from a seller.

  3. C

    A community collects supplies and allocates them to households.

06
Choose all
1 point

Which topics fall within the scope of economic anthropology? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    How goods and services are produced and consumed

  2. B

    Only the prices of goods sold in markets

  3. C

    How social relationships and cultural meanings shape economic activity

  4. D

    Only the amount of money held by each household

  5. E

    How power and institutions influence economic life

07
Written response
1 point

What term describes giving and receiving in which the giver does not set an immediate or precisely measured return?

08
Fill in the blank
1 point

Using goods and services to meet needs and pursue valued ways of life is .

09
True or false
1 point

A community can use reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange in different settings at the same time.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

10
Choose one
1 point

A family member provides regular care for an older relative. Which statement best explains how this activity can be understood economically?

  1. A

    Production only includes manufacturing goods for sale.

  2. B

    Care work is consumption because it meets someone’s needs.

  3. C

    Production includes work that makes or obtains useful services, including care work.

11
Choose all
1 point

Which activities are examples of production? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Gathering wild foods

  2. B

    Farming crops

  3. C

    Selling a crop at a market

  4. D

    Providing care work

  5. E

    Using a purchased service

12
Open ended
1 point

A household grows vegetables, shares some with relatives, sells some at a market, and prepares the rest for meals. Explain which activities are production, distribution, and consumption. Also explain what the example shows about how goods can be distributed.

13
True or false
1 point

A household’s consumption choices and access to goods can be shaped by income, social obligations, customs, and unequal power.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

14
Choose one
1 point

Which situation is best classified as reciprocity rather than redistribution or market exchange?

  1. A

    A government collects taxes and uses them to fund public resources.

  2. B

    Neighbors exchange help, giving and receiving between their households.

  3. C

    A buyer pays a seller a price for a product.

15
Choose one
1 point

A household grows vegetables, gives some of the harvest to relatives, and prepares the rest for meals. Which action is distribution?

  1. A

    Growing vegetables in the household garden

  2. B

    Giving some harvested vegetables to relatives

  3. C

    Preparing vegetables for a meal

16
Choose one
1 point

A community obtains some necessities through local farming and others through trade and wage labor. Which concept best describes its predominant way of making a living and organizing work?

  1. A

    The exact set of goods every person produces for personal use

  2. B

    A society's system for setting prices in markets

  3. C

    A society's predominant way of making a living, including how people interact with their environment and organize work

17
Written response
1 point

A family member shares food with a relative without setting an immediate or precisely measured return. What form of distribution does this illustrate?

18
Choose one
1 point

Which approach best reflects economic anthropology when studying how a community obtains and shares resources?

  1. A

    It examines economic activity in markets and in social settings such as households, gift relationships, and government allocation.

  2. B

    It studies only the prices buyers and sellers agree on in markets.

  3. C

    It treats economic activity as separate from social relationships and cultural meanings.

19
Written response
1 point

A community gathers food at a central store and later allocates it among households. What form of distribution is this?

20
Choose one
1 point

Which situation is an example of market exchange rather than reciprocity or redistribution?

  1. A

    A neighbor gives food with no immediate return expected.

  2. B

    A buyer pays a seller a price for a good.

  3. C

    A public store allocates collected resources to residents.