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Multiple Choice Questions
n n
1. Accordingnton2016ncensusnestimates,n approximatelynhown manyn Canadiansn reportedn annethnicnide
ntityn asn onen ofn then Indigenousn Peoplesn ofn Canada,n includingn Firstn Nations,nMétis,n andn Inuit?na)n 2,
103,760
b)n 1,673,785
c)n 205,170
d)n 130,080
Ans:nbn
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2. ApproximatelynhownmanynimmigrantsnwerenadmittedntonCanadanbetweennJanuaryn2011nandnMayn2
016?
a) 10.6nmillion
b) 5nmillion
c) 1.2nmillion
d)n500,000
Ans:ncnP
age:n43
3. Whichnofnthen followingnstatementsn isn falsenconcerningnthenresponsibilitynofnfamiliesnton carenforno
ldernadultsninnEasternnandnWesternnsocieties?
a) Inn Westernn cultures,n economicn assistance,nhousing,nandn healthn caren fornoldern adultsnisnc
ommon.
b) Inn Easternn cultures,n oldern familyn membersn oftenn moven inn withn onen ofn theirn children.
c) InnWesternncultures,nandaughternorndaughter-in-
lawnisn usuallynresponsiblenforncaringnfornelderlynparents.
d) Filialnpietyn isndeeplyn embeddedninnbothnEasternnandnWesternnsocieties.
Ans:ndn
Page:n44
4. Whatn isn then namen forn then phenomenonn wherebyn membersn ofn an societyn regardn theirn mainstreamnc
ulturenasnsuperiorntonallnothers?
a) Assimilation
b) Acculturation
c) Marginalization
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d) Ethnocentrism
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5. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisntruen regardingn thenprimitiven hunting-and-
gatheringn societiesn thatnexistednbeforenthenIndustrialnRevolution?
a) Then oldestn membersn weren consideredn ton haven an valuablen sourcen ofn knowledgen concerningnri
tualsnandnsurvivalnskills.
b) Thenoldestnmembersnwerenconsideredntonbenanburdennonnthenrestnofnthentribenandnwerengivennm
inimalnpowernandnresponsibility.
c) Thenknowledgen ofnthenyoungern membersnwasn viewednasn ansourcen ofnpower.
d) Then knowledgen ofn then oldern membersn wasn viewedn asn outdatedn andn non longern needed.
Ans:nanP
age:n48
6. Accordingn ton Hendricksn (1982),n wheren doesn modernizationn firstn occur?
a) Inn areasn wheren theren aren moren workingn men
b) Innthencorenareasnofnancountry
c) Innperipheraln(rural)nregions
d) Innareasnwherentherenisnanlargernnumbernofnaffluentnfamilies
Ans:nbn
Page:n50
7. Howndidnthen“beforenandnafternmodernization”nexplanationnaccountnfornthenchangingnstatusnof
elderlynpeople?
a) Oldern adultsnlostn powern andn statusnbecausentheynnon longernplayednessentialn rolesnandnweren nonlo
ngernthenprimarynsourcenofnknowledge.
b) Sincenadultnchildrenn livedn innthen familynhome,n somenbelievedn theyncouldnaffordnbetternhealthnc
are.
c) Oldern adultsn lostn powern andn statusn evenn inn societiesn wheren theyn continuedn ton performn valuednf
unctions.
d) Oldernpeoplengainednpowernandnstatusninnallnsocietiesnbecausentheynhadnfewernchildren.
Ans:nanP
age:n50
8. Whatn didn then IndustrialnRevolutionn leadn ton inn termsnofn then socialnandn economicn systemsn ofn ans
ociety?
a) Then emergencen ofn extendedn familiesnandnthenbreakupn ofnthennuclearn family
b) Then skillsn ofn oldern peoplenbecomingn moren usefuln thann evern before
c) Annincreaseninnlifenexpectancy
d) Thenendnofnmandatorynretirement
Ans:ncnP
age:n49
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9. Whichnlensnhasnrecentlynbeennappliedntonunderstandingnhownminority-
groupnstatusnandnmarginalizationnshapenthen experiencesn andnidentityn ofn individualsn basedn onnt
heninteractionn ofnculture,nage,ngender,nsocialnclass,nandnothernsalientndomainsnthatninfluencenineq
uality?
a) Intersectionality
b) Marxist
c) Democratic
d) Centenarian
Ans:nanP
age:n48
10. Anthropologistsn categorizen societiesnintononenofnthreen types,n accordingn tontheirnlevelnofnindu
strializationnandnmodernization.nWhichnifnthenfollowingnisnnotnonenofnthesencategories?
a) Actuarialnsocieties
b) Primitivenhunting-and-gatheringn societies
c) Pre-industrialnsocieties
d) Post-industrialn andn postmodernn societies
Ans:nanP
age:n47
11. Accordingntonresearchnintonpreliteraten societies,ninnwhichnkindsnofntribesndidnelderlynpeoplentendnto
nhaventhenlowestnstatus?
a) Risk-takingntribes
b) Highlynskilledntribes
c) Nomadicntribes
d) Illiteratentribes
Ans:ncn
Pagen53
12. Whichnofn then followingnstatementsn isntruen regardingnAncientn Greece?
a) Powernwasnassociatedn withnwealthnmoren thannwithnage.
b) Powern wasnassociatedn withnhealthn morenthann withn age.
c) Then Greeksn lookedn forwardn ton oldn age.
d) Greekn godsn weren oftenn depictedn asn old.
Ans:nanP
age:n54
13. WhichnofnthenfollowingnisnfalsenregardingnsharednelementsnofntraditionalnIndigenousncultures?
a) Theirn membersn tendn adheren ton traditionaln healingn practicesn andn beliefs
b) Theirn membersnexhibitn an respectn forn eldersn asn an sourcen ofn wisdom.
c) Theirn membersn prefern formaln caren fromn publicn servicesn overn informaln supportn fromn relatives.
d) Theirnmembersnvaluenclose-knitncommunitiesnandnstrongnfamilynties.
Ans:nc
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n n n n
n Aging n
Multiple Choice Questions
n n
1. Accordingnton2016ncensusnestimates,n approximatelynhown manyn Canadiansn reportedn annethnicnide
ntityn asn onen ofn then Indigenousn Peoplesn ofn Canada,n includingn Firstn Nations,nMétis,n andn Inuit?na)n 2,
103,760
b)n 1,673,785
c)n 205,170
d)n 130,080
Ans:nbn
Page:n43
2. ApproximatelynhownmanynimmigrantsnwerenadmittedntonCanadanbetweennJanuaryn2011nandnMayn2
016?
a) 10.6nmillion
b) 5nmillion
c) 1.2nmillion
d)n500,000
Ans:ncnP
age:n43
3. Whichnofnthen followingnstatementsn isn falsenconcerningnthenresponsibilitynofnfamiliesnton carenforno
ldernadultsninnEasternnandnWesternnsocieties?
a) Inn Westernn cultures,n economicn assistance,nhousing,nandn healthn caren fornoldern adultsnisnc
ommon.
b) Inn Easternn cultures,n oldern familyn membersn oftenn moven inn withn onen ofn theirn children.
c) InnWesternncultures,nandaughternorndaughter-in-
lawnisn usuallynresponsiblenforncaringnfornelderlynparents.
d) Filialnpietyn isndeeplyn embeddedninnbothnEasternnandnWesternnsocieties.
Ans:ndn
Page:n44
4. Whatn isn then namen forn then phenomenonn wherebyn membersn ofn an societyn regardn theirn mainstreamnc
ulturenasnsuperiorntonallnothers?
a) Assimilation
b) Acculturation
c) Marginalization
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d) Ethnocentrism
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5. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisntruen regardingn thenprimitiven hunting-and-
gatheringn societiesn thatnexistednbeforenthenIndustrialnRevolution?
a) Then oldestn membersn weren consideredn ton haven an valuablen sourcen ofn knowledgen concerningnri
tualsnandnsurvivalnskills.
b) Thenoldestnmembersnwerenconsideredntonbenanburdennonnthenrestnofnthentribenandnwerengivennm
inimalnpowernandnresponsibility.
c) Thenknowledgen ofnthenyoungern membersnwasn viewednasn ansourcen ofnpower.
d) Then knowledgen ofn then oldern membersn wasn viewedn asn outdatedn andn non longern needed.
Ans:nanP
age:n48
6. Accordingn ton Hendricksn (1982),n wheren doesn modernizationn firstn occur?
a) Inn areasn wheren theren aren moren workingn men
b) Innthencorenareasnofnancountry
c) Innperipheraln(rural)nregions
d) Innareasnwherentherenisnanlargernnumbernofnaffluentnfamilies
Ans:nbn
Page:n50
7. Howndidnthen“beforenandnafternmodernization”nexplanationnaccountnfornthenchangingnstatusnof
elderlynpeople?
a) Oldern adultsnlostn powern andn statusnbecausentheynnon longernplayednessentialn rolesnandnweren nonlo
ngernthenprimarynsourcenofnknowledge.
b) Sincenadultnchildrenn livedn innthen familynhome,n somenbelievedn theyncouldnaffordnbetternhealthnc
are.
c) Oldern adultsn lostn powern andn statusn evenn inn societiesn wheren theyn continuedn ton performn valuednf
unctions.
d) Oldernpeoplengainednpowernandnstatusninnallnsocietiesnbecausentheynhadnfewernchildren.
Ans:nanP
age:n50
8. Whatn didn then IndustrialnRevolutionn leadn ton inn termsnofn then socialnandn economicn systemsn ofn ans
ociety?
a) Then emergencen ofn extendedn familiesnandnthenbreakupn ofnthennuclearn family
b) Then skillsn ofn oldern peoplenbecomingn moren usefuln thann evern before
c) Annincreaseninnlifenexpectancy
d) Thenendnofnmandatorynretirement
Ans:ncnP
age:n49
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9. Whichnlensnhasnrecentlynbeennappliedntonunderstandingnhownminority-
groupnstatusnandnmarginalizationnshapenthen experiencesn andnidentityn ofn individualsn basedn onnt
heninteractionn ofnculture,nage,ngender,nsocialnclass,nandnothernsalientndomainsnthatninfluencenineq
uality?
a) Intersectionality
b) Marxist
c) Democratic
d) Centenarian
Ans:nanP
age:n48
10. Anthropologistsn categorizen societiesnintononenofnthreen types,n accordingn tontheirnlevelnofnindu
strializationnandnmodernization.nWhichnifnthenfollowingnisnnotnonenofnthesencategories?
a) Actuarialnsocieties
b) Primitivenhunting-and-gatheringn societies
c) Pre-industrialnsocieties
d) Post-industrialn andn postmodernn societies
Ans:nanP
age:n47
11. Accordingntonresearchnintonpreliteraten societies,ninnwhichnkindsnofntribesndidnelderlynpeoplentendnto
nhaventhenlowestnstatus?
a) Risk-takingntribes
b) Highlynskilledntribes
c) Nomadicntribes
d) Illiteratentribes
Ans:ncn
Pagen53
12. Whichnofn then followingnstatementsn isntruen regardingnAncientn Greece?
a) Powernwasnassociatedn withnwealthnmoren thannwithnage.
b) Powern wasnassociatedn withnhealthn morenthann withn age.
c) Then Greeksn lookedn forwardn ton oldn age.
d) Greekn godsn weren oftenn depictedn asn old.
Ans:nanP
age:n54
13. WhichnofnthenfollowingnisnfalsenregardingnsharednelementsnofntraditionalnIndigenousncultures?
a) Theirn membersn tendn adheren ton traditionaln healingn practicesn andn beliefs
b) Theirn membersnexhibitn an respectn forn eldersn asn an sourcen ofn wisdom.
c) Theirn membersn prefern formaln caren fromn publicn servicesn overn informaln supportn fromn relatives.
d) Theirnmembersnvaluenclose-knitncommunitiesnandnstrongnfamilynties.
Ans:nc
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