Technology and Economics MCQ

Tribute is the payment of _____ from one group to another.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The economic system of ______ society that uses tribute to extract labor, taxes, or other services from peasants is known as Tributary Mode of Production.

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Correct Answer: Agricultural

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The sector of an industrial economy devoted to services is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Tertiary Sector

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All the human techniques and methods of reaching a specific subsistence goal or of _____ the natural environment.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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State Capitalism is an economic system that directs and manages for-profit _____ activity through a centralized bureaucratic government.

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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Socialism is an economic system in which the state owns the basic means of_____

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Correct Answer: Production

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Elements of _____ culture derived from cultural knowledge in the form of specialized skills that benefit others.

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Correct Answer: Non material

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Secondary Sector is the sector of an industrial economy that is devoted to _____

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Correct Answer: Processing raw materials into manufactured goods

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Kinship networks and alliances that can provide success for individuals or groups is known as Relational Wealth.

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Correct Answer: True

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A system that involves the exchange of goods and resources through a centralized organization is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Redistributional Economic System

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Reciprocity is the _____ of goods and services among people.

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Correct Answer: Sharing

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A system based on transactional exchanges among family groups that allocate goods and services throughout the community is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Reciprocal Economic System

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Prosocial Norms are the cultural rules that promote _____ within societies.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Production is the organized system for the _____ of goods and services.

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Correct Answer: Creation

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Primary Sector is the sector of an industrial economy that is devoted to_____

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Correct Answer: The extraction of natural resources

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Potlatch is a form of redistributional exchange found among many _____ Native American groups.

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Correct Answer: Northwest

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People who cultivate land in rural areas for their basic subsistence and pay tribute to elite groups are known as_____

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Correct Answer: Peasant

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Oligopoly is the result when economic organizations_____ within an economy.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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_____ means getting something for nothing.

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Correct Answer: Negative Reciprocity

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A transnational economic organization that operates in many different regions and is associated with any one country is known as Multinational Corporations.

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Correct Answer: False

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An economy that involves reciprocity and redistribution among close kin and other villagers in a society is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Moral Economy

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A form of capitalism dominated by _____ that can reduce free competition through the concentration of capital.

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Correct Answer: Oligopolies

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A durable medium of exchange, based on a standard value that is used to purchase goods and services is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Money

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Market Economy is a pattern of economic exchange based on the value of goods and services determined by the _____ of these items.

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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Kula is a form of reciprocal exchange involving ceremonial items in the _____ Islands.

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Correct Answer: Trobriand

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Intensive Horticulture is a method of crop production by_____ , and terracing hillsides.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Hierarchical Society is a society in which some people have greater access than others to wealth, rank and _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Goods are the elements of material culture produced from raw materials in the _____ environment, ranging from the basic commodities for survival to luxury items.

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Correct Answer: Natural

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A type of reciprocal exchange based on the assumption that an immediate return is not expected and that the value of the exchange will balance out in the long run is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Generalized Reciprocity

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The transfer of goods and services from one member of society to another is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Exchange

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The _____ or bodily health of individuals or groups is known as Embodied Wealth.

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Correct Answer: Physical

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Economy is the social relationships that organize the _____ of goods and services.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The specialized economic roles and activities within a society is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Division of Labor

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The use of goods and services to satisfy desires and needs is known as Consumption.

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Correct Answer: True

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Command Economy is an economic system in which the political elite makes the decisions concerning _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Capitalism is an economic system in which natural resources, as well as the means of _____ goods and services, are privately owned.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Barter is the direct exchange of one commodity for another involving the use of money.

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Correct Answer: False

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A direct type of reciprocal exchange with an explicit expectation of immediate return is known as______

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Correct Answer: Balanced Reciprocity

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Which of the following perspectives emphasizes the rational behavior of individual actors?

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Correct Answer: Formalist

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Which of the following would an archaeologist likely interpret as evidence of social hierarchy in a chiefdom-level society?

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Correct Answer: A large, elaborate structure amid smaller, simpler structures

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According to the World Inequality Report 2018 which country exhibits the highest level of inequality among post-industrial countries?

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Correct Answer: The United States

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The domestication of draft animals for use with a plow was a key factor in the evolution of early New World civilizations, such as the Inca and the Maya.

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Correct Answer: False

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Cultural knowledge is considered a form of technology.

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Correct Answer: True

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Horticultural societies typical rely on which of the following types of technologies?

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Correct Answer: Simple hand tools

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Which anthropological perspective emphasizes the roles of technology as a primary factor in cultural evolution?

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Correct Answer: Cultural materialist

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In agricultural states, which of the following is the primary basis for an individual’s economic position?

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Correct Answer: Arable land

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Potlatches of the Northwest Coast serve as a powerful communication of chiefly status as well as a form of ______.

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Correct Answer: Redistributional exchange

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_____ wealth refers to the kinship networks and alliances that enhance an individual’s or group’s success.

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Correct Answer: Relational

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