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20 questions
01
Choose one
1 point

Two adults are recognized as married in their community, but they do not have biological children. Which conclusion is supported?

  1. A

    The union cannot be a marriage unless the spouses later have biological children.

  2. B

    The union may be a marriage even without biological children.

  3. C

    The union must follow the same rules as marriages everywhere.

  4. D

    The union can only establish a relationship between the two spouses, not their relatives.

02
Written response
1 point

A society favors people marrying outside their clan. What is the term for this spouse-choice rule?

03
True or false
1 point

A matchmaker introduces two people, and both prospective spouses take part in deciding whether to marry. This arrangement is compatible with the family or matchmaker helping arrange the match.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

04
Fill in the blank
1 point

A groom performs labor for the bride's relatives as part of a marriage arrangement. This exchange is called .

05
Choose one
1 point

A marriage arrangement includes one woman with multiple husbands. Which term describes this form of marriage?

  1. A

    Monogamy

  2. B

    Polygyny

  3. C

    Polyandry

  4. D

    Neolocal residence

06
Choose all
1 point

A couple's residence pattern places them near one side of their kin network. Select all ways this pattern can shape family life.

  1. A

    The pattern can shape the daily support a couple receives from relatives.

  2. B

    The pattern determines which spouse legally owns the couple's home.

  3. C

    The pattern can affect labor relationships within the kin network.

  4. D

    The pattern can shape children's connections to relatives.

07
True or false
1 point

Residence labels such as patrilocal and matrilocal are determined simply by which spouse owns the couple's home.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

08
Fill in the blank
1 point

Kinship created by marriage is called .

09
Written response
1 point

A couple may choose to live with or near either spouse's family. What residence-pattern term describes this arrangement?

10
Choose all
1 point

Families exchange resources or labor in connection with a marriage. Select all interpretations of such exchanges that are supported.

  1. A

    An exchange may help establish a new household.

  2. B

    An exchange may express respect or support a spouse.

  3. C

    An exchange may formalize obligations between kin.

  4. D

    Marriage exchange should be understood simply as purchasing a spouse.

11
Choose one
1 point

A couple settles near the husband's maternal uncle. Which postmarital residence pattern describes this arrangement?

  1. A

    Avunculocal

  2. B

    Neolocal

  3. C

    Matrilocal

  4. D

    Bilocal

12
Choose one
1 point

Polygyny exists in a society, but only some people enter polygynous marriages. Which conclusion best fits this observation?

  1. A

    Everyone in the society must have multiple wives.

  2. B

    The form's existence does not establish that everyone practices it; circumstances can affect who marries this way.

  3. C

    The form must be practiced in exactly the same way in every household.

  4. D

    The form proves that marriage rules are unaffected by law or economic conditions.

13
Choose one
1 point

After marrying, a couple establishes a household apart from both families. Which residence pattern does this illustrate?

  1. A

    Patrilocal

  2. B

    Matrilocal

  3. C

    Neolocal

  4. D

    Avunculocal

14
Open ended
1 point

A couple settles near the wife's relatives, who help care for the couple's child. Explain how this arrangement can strengthen marriage as an alliance between households, not just a union between two individuals.

15
True or false
1 point

Across societies, a marriage must involve the spouses having biological children.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

16
Choose one
1 point

Which description defines a monogamous marriage?

  1. A

    A union involving two spouses

  2. B

    A union involving more than two spouses

  3. C

    A union in which a man has multiple wives

  4. D

    A union in which a woman has multiple husbands

17
Choose one
1 point

A community expects its members to marry outside their own clan. Which marriage rule does this illustrate?

  1. A

    Marrying within a defined group

  2. B

    Marrying outside a defined group

  3. C

    Living near either spouse’s family by choice

  4. D

    Creating kinship through marriage

18
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1 point

A groom’s relatives transfer goods to the bride’s relatives as part of a marriage. What is this exchange called?

  1. A

    Dowry

  2. B

    Bride service

  3. C

    Bridewealth

  4. D

    Affinity

19
Written response
1 point

A couple establishes its home near the wife’s relatives. What postmarital residence pattern does this describe?

20
Written response
1 point

What term refers to kinship created through marriage?