AFRICAN FAMILY AND KINSHIP PAST QUESTIONS AND LIKELY EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The conjugal family consists of the …
a. father, mother, children and their spouses
b. father, mother and their children
c. father, mother, children, aunts, uncles, cousins
ANSWER: B
2. What type of nuclear family is established if Paul and Rose get married and give birth to Paulina?
a. Joint
b. Procreation
c. Compound
d. Orientation
ANSWER: B
3. An individual can form several nuclear families in his or her life time
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: A
4. The attendance of funerals to mourn with the bereaved expresses the belief in the ………characteristics of the African Family.
a. Traditional
b. Inheritance
c. Horizontal
d. Vertical network
ANSWER: C
5. I am a function of the family in Africa. Through me, the family ensures its members become worthy ambassadors by living acceptable lives expected of them in the society. Who am I?
Answer:
ANSWER: socialization
6. Which of the following is considered in the selection of totem by a family in Africa?
a. Qualities desired by the family
b. Source of pride
c. What other families round use
d. Provision of physical protection
ANSWER: A
7. Which of the following characterize the elementary family?
i. It derives its existence from marriage
ii. It consists of husband, wife and their children
iii. It is endogamous
a. i, ii and iii
b. i and ii
c.ii and iii
d. i and iii
ANSWER: B
8. The family established by ties of affinity is one of common ancestry
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: A
9. How has the dominant African value of hard work been revalued?
a. Quick wealth
b. Dedication
c. Love for small family
d. Love for and practice of nuclear family
ANSWER: D
10. A wife, her husbands and children form a
a. pratrifocal family
b. polygynous family
c. matrifocal family
d. polyandrous family
ANSWER: D
11. The statement “Africans are notoriously religious” is attributed to …
a. Kwame Nkrumah
b. John Mbiti
c. Julius Nyerere
d. Peter Sarpong
ANSWER: B
12. Felicia and Josbert are married with two kids; John and George. Prior to the marriage, Felicia had a child with Paul called Jack and Josbert had a child with Rose called Best.
What is the name of the family consisting of Josbert, Felicia, John, George and Jack staying together?
Answer: ……………….
ANSWER: CONSANGUINE FAMILY
13. ……. is the kind of extended family established by Mrs. Rebecca Bentle staying with her first son, her daughter-in-law and her three grand-children.
a. Compound family
b. Nuclear family
c. Joint family
d. Stem family
ANSWER: D
14. Fred, Joe and Abigail are siblings and married to Mary, Jennifer and David respectively with a child each namely Kojo, Kwesi and Esi.
What will Esi called Fred the father of Kojo?
a. Uncle
b. Step father
c. Cousin
d. Half father
ANSWER: A
15. I am both a dominant African value and a quality of leaders which speaks to my integrity as an African. Who am I?
a. Love for nature
b. Honesty
c. Hard work
d. Respect for the elderly
ANSWER: D
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