UCSP – Cultural, Social, And Political Organization

1. What is social organization?

a. The system of relationships between persons and among groups with regard to the
division of activity and functional mutual obligations within society.
b. The study of how people interact in groups and society.
c. The way people communicate and express themselves in social settings.
Answer: a. The system of relationships between persons and among groups with
regard to the division of activity and functional mutual obligations within society.

2. What is the basis of kinship?

a. Religion
b. Race
c. Recognized family ties
Answer: c. Recognized family ties

3. What are the three types of kinship?

a. Blood, marriage, and ritual
b. Nuclear, extended, and reconstituted
c. Matrilineal, Patrilineal, and Bilineal
Answer: a. Blood, marriage, and ritual

4. What is the difference between monogamy and polygamy?

a. Monogamy is having multiple spouses, while polygamy is having one spouse.
b. Monogamy is having one spouse, while polygamy is having multiple spouses.
c. Monogamy is a type of marriage, while polygamy is a type of relationship.
Answer: b. Monogamy is having one spouse, while polygamy is having multiple
spouses.

5. What is the role of kinship in society?

a. It influences our politics and economy.
b. It has no significant impact on society.
c. It is only important in certain cultures.
Answer: a. It influences our politics and economy.

6. What are political dynasties?

a. A succession of rulers from different families.
b. A succession of rulers from the same family or lineage.
c. A type of government where the people have all the power.
Answer: b. A succession of rulers from the same family or lineage.

7. What is authority?
a. The concept of right to issue and use coercive power to enforce a command.
b. The power to persuade people to do something.
c. The ability to make decisions on behalf of others.
Answer: a. The concept of right to issue and use coercive power to enforce a
command.

8. What is legitimacy?
a. The willingness to obey.
b. The belief by virtue of which persons exercising authority are lent prestige.
c. The concept of right to issue and use coercive power to enforce a command.
Answer: b. The belief by virtue of which persons exercising authority are lent
prestige.

9. What is traditional authority?

a. Authority made legitimate by a leader with a mission and vision that inspires others.
b. Authority legitimated by sanctity of tradition or custom.
c. A form of leadership made legitimate by legal rationality.
Answer: b. Authority legitimated by sanctity of tradition or custom.

10. What is legal-rational authority?

a. Authority made legitimate by a leader with a mission and vision that inspires others.
b. Authority legitimated by sanctity of tradition or custom.
c. A form of leadership made legitimate by legal rationality.
Answer: c. A form of leadership made legitimate by legal rationality.