Kinship Studies MCQs April 9, 2025June 11, 2024 by u930973931_answers 15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. What is Kinship Studies? (A) The study of political systems (B) The study of familial relationships and social structures (C) The study of economic systems (D) The study of language evolution 2. Who is considered the father of Kinship Studies? (A) Sigmund Freud (B) Claude LĂ©vi-Strauss (C) Karl Marx (D) Max Weber 3. What is the primary focus of Kinship Studies? (A) Studying individual behaviors (B) Analyzing cultural artifacts (C) Understanding familial ties and social organization (D) Examining geological formations 4. What is the significance of kinship in anthropology? (A) Kinship has no relevance in anthropology (B) Kinship shapes social structures, roles, and obligations (C) Kinship is only studied in Western societies (D) Kinship influences geological formations 5. Which term refers to a culturally recognized relationship between individuals based on descent or marriage? (A) Genealogy (B) Kinship (C) Geography (D) Geology 6. What is a consanguineal relationship? (A) A relationship based on legal ties (B) A relationship based on biological descent (C) A relationship based on cultural practices (D) A relationship based on friendship 7. What is an affinal relationship? (A) A relationship based on legal ties (B) A relationship based on biological descent (C) A relationship based on cultural practices (D) A relationship based on friendship 8. In kinship terminology, what does “patrilineal” refer to? (A) Tracing descent through the mother’s side (B) Tracing descent through the father’s side (C) No preference for tracing descent (D) Tracing descent through siblings 9. In kinship terminology, what does “matrilineal” refer to? (A) Tracing descent through the mother’s side (B) Tracing descent through the father’s side (C) No preference for tracing descent (D) Tracing descent through siblings 10. What is bilateral descent? (A) Tracing descent through both parents equally (B) Tracing descent through siblings (C) Tracing descent through the father’s side (D) Tracing descent through the mother’s side 11. What is a kinship system? (A) A system for legal contracts (B) A system for organizing political structures (C) A system for classifying familial relationships (D) A system for religious practices 12. What is a nuclear family? (A) A family consisting of grandparents, parents, and children (B) A family consisting of parents and children (C) A family consisting of extended relatives (D) A family consisting of unmarried individuals 13. What is an extended family? (A) A family consisting of grandparents, parents, and children (B) A family consisting of parents and children (C) A family consisting of unmarried individuals (D) A family consisting of siblings 14. What is a lineage? (A) A group of siblings (B) A group of close friends (C) A group of individuals descended from a common ancestor (D) A group of unrelated individuals 15. What is a clan? (A) A group of siblings (B) A group of close friends (C) A group of individuals descended from a common ancestor (D) A group of unrelated individuals More MCQs on Physical Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) .Cultural Anthropology 2. Physical Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) 3. Archaeology 4. Linguistic Anthropology 5. Applied Anthropology 6. Medical Anthropology 7. Environmental Anthropology 8. Ethnography 9. Anthropological Linguistics 10. Visual Anthropology 11. Forensic Anthropology 12. Economic Anthropology 13. Political Anthropology 14. Development Anthropology 15. Urban Anthropology 16. Psychological Anthropology 17. Historical Anthropology 18. Symbolic Anthropology 19. Cognitive Anthropology 20. Legal Anthropology 21. Indigenous Anthropology 22. Cross-Cultural Studies 23. Ethnomusicology 24. Kinship Studies 25. Ritual and Religion Studies 26. Gender and Sexuality Studies 27. Diaspora Studies 28. Tourism Anthropology 29. Ethnoarchaeology 30. Cultural Ecology