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cwidentitywaswonewofwthewIndigenouswPeopleswofwCanada,wincludingwFirstwNations,wMétis,wandwIn
uit?
a) 2,103,760
b) 1,673,785
c) 205,170
d) 130,080
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2. ApproximatelywhowwmanywimmigrantswwerewadmittedwtowCanadawbetweenwJanuaryw2011wandwMa
yw2016?
a) 10.6wmillion
b) 5wmillion
c) 1.2wmillion
d) 500,000
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3. Whichwofwthewfollowingwstatementswiswfalsewconcerningwthewresponsibilitywofwfamilieswtowcarewf
orwolderwadultswinwEasternwandwWesternwsocieties?
a) InwWesternwcultures,weconomicwassistance,whousing,wandwhealthwcarewforwolderwadultsw
iswcommon.
b) InwEasternwcultures,wolderwfamilywmemberswoftenwmovewinwwithwonewofwtheirwchildren.
c) InwWesternwcultures,wawdaughterworwdaughter-in-
lawwiswusuallywresponsiblewforwcaringwforwelderlywparents.
d) FilialwpietywiswdeeplywembeddedwinwbothwEasternwandwWesternwsocieties.
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4. Whatwiswthewnamewforwthewphenomenonwwherebywmemberswofwawsocietywregardwtheirwmainstrea
mwculturewaswsuperiorwtowallwothers?
a) Assimilation
b) Acculturation
c) Marginalization
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5. Whichwofwthewfollowingwiswtruewregardingwthewprimitivewhunting-and-
gatheringwsocietieswthatwexistedwbeforewthewIndustrialwRevolution?
a) Thewoldestwmemberswwerewconsideredwtowhavewawvaluablewsourcewofwknowledgewconcerni
ngwritualswandwsurvivalwskills.
b) Thewoldestwmemberswwerewconsideredwtowbewawburdenwonwthewrestwofwthewtribewandwwerewgiv
enwminimalwpowerwandwresponsibility.
c) Thewknowledgewofwthewyoungerwmemberswwaswviewedwaswawsourcewofwpower.
d) Thewknowledgewofwthewolderwmemberswwaswviewedwaswoutdatedwandwnowlongerwneeded.
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6. AccordingwtowHendricksw(1982),wwherewdoeswmodernizationwfirstwoccur?
a) Inwareaswwherewtherewarewmorewworkingwmen
b) Inwthewcorewareaswofwawcountry
c) Inwperipheralw(rural)wregions
d) Inwareaswwherewtherewiswawlargerwnumberwofwaffluentwfamilies
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7. Howwdidwthew“beforewandwafterwmodernization”wexplanationwaccountwforwthewchangingwstatuswof
elderlywpeople?
a) Olderwadultswlostwpowerwandwstatuswbecausewtheywnowlongerwplayedwessentialwroleswandwwerew
nowlongerwthewprimarywsourcewofwknowledge.
b) Sincewadultwchildrenwlivedwinwthewfamilywhome,wsomewbelievedwtheywcouldwaffordwbetterwheal
thwcare.
c) Olderwadultswlostwpowerwandwstatuswevenwinwsocietieswwherewtheywcontinuedwtowperformwvalu
edwfunctions.
d) Olderwpeoplewgainedwpowerwandwstatuswinwallwsocietieswbecausewtheywhadwfewerwchildren.
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8. WhatwdidwthewIndustrialwRevolutionwleadwtowinwtermswofwthewsocialwandweconomicwsystemswof
wawsociety?
a) Thewemergencewofwextendedwfamilieswandwthewbreakupwofwthewnuclearwfamily
b) Thewskillswofwolderwpeoplewbecomingwmorewusefulwthanweverwbefore
c) Anwincreasewinwlifewexpectancy
d) Thewendwofwmandatorywretirement
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nwthewinteractionwofwculture,wage,wgender,wsocialwclass,wandwotherwsalientwdomainswthatwinflue
ncewinequality?
a) Intersectionality
b) Marxist
c) Democratic
d) Centenarian
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10. Anthropologistswcategorizewsocietieswintowonewofwthreewtypes,waccordingwtowtheirwlevelwof
windustrializationwandwmodernization.wWhichwifwthewfollowingwiswnotwonewofwthesewcategorie
s?
a) Actuarialw societies
b) Primitivew hunting-and-gatheringw societies
c) Pre-industrialw societies
d) Post-industrialwandwpostmodernwsocieties
Ans:waw
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11. Accordingwtowresearchwintowpreliteratewsocieties,winwwhichwkindswofwtribeswdidwelderlywpeoplewte
ndwtowhavewthewlowestwstatus?
a) Risk-takingw tribes
b) Highlyw skilledw tribes
c) Nomadicwtribes
d) Illiteratewtribes
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12. WhichwofwthewfollowingwstatementswiswtruewregardingwAncientwGreece?
a) Powerwwaswassociatedwwithwwealthwmorewthanwwithwage.
b) Powerwwaswassociatedwwithwhealthwmorewthanwwithwage.
c) ThewGreekswlookedwforwardwtowoldwage.
d) Greekwgodswwerewoftenwdepictedwaswold.
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13. WhichwofwthewfollowingwiswfalsewregardingwsharedwelementswofwtraditionalwIndigenouswcultures?
a) Theirwmemberswtendwadherewtowtraditionalwhealingwpracticeswandwbeliefs
b) Theirwmemberswexhibitwawrespectwforwelderswaswawsourcewofwwisdom.
c) Theirwmemberswpreferwformalwcarewfromwpublicwserviceswoverwinformalwsupportwfromwrelative
s.
d) Theirwmemberswvaluewclose-knitwcommunitieswandwstrongwfamilywties.
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cwidentitywaswonewofwthewIndigenouswPeopleswofwCanada,wincludingwFirstwNations,wMétis,wandwIn
uit?
a) 2,103,760
b) 1,673,785
c) 205,170
d) 130,080
Ans:wbw
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2. ApproximatelywhowwmanywimmigrantswwerewadmittedwtowCanadawbetweenwJanuaryw2011wandwMa
yw2016?
a) 10.6wmillion
b) 5wmillion
c) 1.2wmillion
d) 500,000
Ans:wcw
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3. Whichwofwthewfollowingwstatementswiswfalsewconcerningwthewresponsibilitywofwfamilieswtowcarewf
orwolderwadultswinwEasternwandwWesternwsocieties?
a) InwWesternwcultures,weconomicwassistance,whousing,wandwhealthwcarewforwolderwadultsw
iswcommon.
b) InwEasternwcultures,wolderwfamilywmemberswoftenwmovewinwwithwonewofwtheirwchildren.
c) InwWesternwcultures,wawdaughterworwdaughter-in-
lawwiswusuallywresponsiblewforwcaringwforwelderlywparents.
d) FilialwpietywiswdeeplywembeddedwinwbothwEasternwandwWesternwsocieties.
Ans:wdw
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4. Whatwiswthewnamewforwthewphenomenonwwherebywmemberswofwawsocietywregardwtheirwmainstrea
mwculturewaswsuperiorwtowallwothers?
a) Assimilation
b) Acculturation
c) Marginalization
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5. Whichwofwthewfollowingwiswtruewregardingwthewprimitivewhunting-and-
gatheringwsocietieswthatwexistedwbeforewthewIndustrialwRevolution?
a) Thewoldestwmemberswwerewconsideredwtowhavewawvaluablewsourcewofwknowledgewconcerni
ngwritualswandwsurvivalwskills.
b) Thewoldestwmemberswwerewconsideredwtowbewawburdenwonwthewrestwofwthewtribewandwwerewgiv
enwminimalwpowerwandwresponsibility.
c) Thewknowledgewofwthewyoungerwmemberswwaswviewedwaswawsourcewofwpower.
d) Thewknowledgewofwthewolderwmemberswwaswviewedwaswoutdatedwandwnowlongerwneeded.
Ans:waw
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6. AccordingwtowHendricksw(1982),wwherewdoeswmodernizationwfirstwoccur?
a) Inwareaswwherewtherewarewmorewworkingwmen
b) Inwthewcorewareaswofwawcountry
c) Inwperipheralw(rural)wregions
d) Inwareaswwherewtherewiswawlargerwnumberwofwaffluentwfamilies
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7. Howwdidwthew“beforewandwafterwmodernization”wexplanationwaccountwforwthewchangingwstatuswof
elderlywpeople?
a) Olderwadultswlostwpowerwandwstatuswbecausewtheywnowlongerwplayedwessentialwroleswandwwerew
nowlongerwthewprimarywsourcewofwknowledge.
b) Sincewadultwchildrenwlivedwinwthewfamilywhome,wsomewbelievedwtheywcouldwaffordwbetterwheal
thwcare.
c) Olderwadultswlostwpowerwandwstatuswevenwinwsocietieswwherewtheywcontinuedwtowperformwvalu
edwfunctions.
d) Olderwpeoplewgainedwpowerwandwstatuswinwallwsocietieswbecausewtheywhadwfewerwchildren.
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8. WhatwdidwthewIndustrialwRevolutionwleadwtowinwtermswofwthewsocialwandweconomicwsystemswof
wawsociety?
a) Thewemergencewofwextendedwfamilieswandwthewbreakupwofwthewnuclearwfamily
b) Thewskillswofwolderwpeoplewbecomingwmorewusefulwthanweverwbefore
c) Anwincreasewinwlifewexpectancy
d) Thewendwofwmandatorywretirement
Ans:wcw
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groupwstatuswandwmarginalizationwshapewthewexperienceswandwidentitywofwindividualswbasedwo
nwthewinteractionwofwculture,wage,wgender,wsocialwclass,wandwotherwsalientwdomainswthatwinflue
ncewinequality?
a) Intersectionality
b) Marxist
c) Democratic
d) Centenarian
Ans:waw
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10. Anthropologistswcategorizewsocietieswintowonewofwthreewtypes,waccordingwtowtheirwlevelwof
windustrializationwandwmodernization.wWhichwifwthewfollowingwiswnotwonewofwthesewcategorie
s?
a) Actuarialw societies
b) Primitivew hunting-and-gatheringw societies
c) Pre-industrialw societies
d) Post-industrialwandwpostmodernwsocieties
Ans:waw
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11. Accordingwtowresearchwintowpreliteratewsocieties,winwwhichwkindswofwtribeswdidwelderlywpeoplewte
ndwtowhavewthewlowestwstatus?
a) Risk-takingw tribes
b) Highlyw skilledw tribes
c) Nomadicwtribes
d) Illiteratewtribes
Ans:wcw
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12. WhichwofwthewfollowingwstatementswiswtruewregardingwAncientwGreece?
a) Powerwwaswassociatedwwithwwealthwmorewthanwwithwage.
b) Powerwwaswassociatedwwithwhealthwmorewthanwwithwage.
c) ThewGreekswlookedwforwardwtowoldwage.
d) Greekwgodswwerewoftenwdepictedwaswold.
Ans:waw
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13. WhichwofwthewfollowingwiswfalsewregardingwsharedwelementswofwtraditionalwIndigenouswcultures?
a) Theirwmemberswtendwadherewtowtraditionalwhealingwpracticeswandwbeliefs
b) Theirwmemberswexhibitwawrespectwforwelderswaswawsourcewofwwisdom.
c) Theirwmemberswpreferwformalwcarewfromwpublicwserviceswoverwinformalwsupportwfromwrelative
s.
d) Theirwmemberswvaluewclose-knitwcommunitieswandwstrongwfamilywties.
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