Family - Quiz
  • 1. Who is considered the head of a traditional nuclear family?
A) Grandparent
B) Father
C) Child
D) Mother
  • 2. What is the term for a family structure consisting of a mother, father, and their children?
A) Blended family
B) Nuclear family
C) Single-parent family
D) Extended family
  • 3. What is the term for a family structure that includes one or more step-parents, step-siblings, or adopted siblings?
A) Extended family
B) Nuclear family
C) Single-parent family
D) Blended family
  • 4. What type of family structure has only one parent raising the children?
A) Nuclear family
B) Extended family
C) Blended family
D) Single-parent family
  • 5. What is it called when a couple decides not to have children?
A) Childfree
B) Polygamous
C) Monogamous
D) Bigamous
  • 6. What type of family structure involves multiple generations living together?
A) Single-parent family
B) Extended family
C) Nuclear family
D) Blended family
  • 7. Which term refers to family members related by marriage and not by blood?
A) In-laws
B) Adopted family
C) Biological family
D) Step-family
  • 8. What does a patriarchal family structure prioritize?
A) Female authority
B) Grandparent authority
C) Child authority
D) Male authority
  • 9. What type of family structure involves a polygamous marriage involving multiple wives and their children?
A) Monogamous family
B) Polyandrous family
C) Polygynous family
D) Bigamous family
  • 10. What is the term for a family member who shares a common grandparent with you?
A) Cousin
B) Sibling
C) Aunt
D) Nephew
  • 11. In what type of family structure are children raised by their grandparents?
A) Nuclear family
B) Blended family
C) Skip-generation family
D) Single-parent family
  • 12. Which family member is the parent of your parent?
A) Grandparent
B) Cousin
C) Aunt
D) Sibling
  • 13. Who is responsible for the care and upbringing of a child in a custodial family?
A) Step-parent
B) Custodial parent
C) Grandparent
D) Non-custodial parent
  • 14. When a family is formed through the legal or social recognition of a union between partners, it is called ________?
A) Partnership
B) Arrangement
C) Cohabitation
D) Marriage
  • 15. What do you call siblings who are born at the same time from the same mother?
A) Triplets
B) Quintuplets
C) Octuplets
D) Twins
  • 16. The process of legally taking on another person's child as one's own is called ________?
A) Fostering
B) Guardianship
C) Adoption
D) Sponsorship
  • 17. The plural form of parent is ________?
A) Parents
B) Father
C) Guardians
D) Mother
  • 18. In a family, an adult male child is called a ________?
A) Son
B) Father
C) Brother
D) Nephew
  • 19. What is the term for a group of people who live together, share resources, and may include non-biological relationships?
A) Household
B) Clan
C) Community
D) Tribe
  • 20. A legal declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property after death is called a ________?
A) Estate
B) Inheritance
C) Will
D) Trust
  • 21. What is the term for a child who is adopted into a family raising biological children?
A) Guardianship child
B) Foster child
C) Sponsored child
D) Adopted child
  • 22. When a child is temporarily placed in the care of another family, it is called ________?
A) Adoption
B) Custody
C) Guardianship
D) Foster care
  • 23. Which family member typically has primary responsibility for performing household chores and managing family tasks?
A) Father
B) Mother
C) Grandparent
D) Oldest child
  • 24. What is the term for your mother's sister?
A) Cousin
B) Aunt
C) Grandmother
D) Stepmother
  • 25. What is the relationship between siblings?
A) Aunts and uncles
B) Brothers and/or sisters
C) Parents and children
D) Cousins
  • 26. What term describes a child who has lost both parents?
A) Orphan
B) Solemn
C) Desolate
D) Grief-stricken
  • 27. What is the term for a woman who is married to your brother?
A) Sister-in-law
B) Aunt
C) Mother-in-law
D) Cousin
  • 28. What are children to their grandparents' siblings?
A) Stepchildren
B) Nieces and nephews
C) Cousins
D) Siblings
  • 29. What is the term for your parents' parents?
A) Aunts and uncles
B) Cousins
C) Grandparents
D) Siblings
  • 30. What is the term for the children a person has given birth to?
A) Stepchildren
B) Adoptive children
C) Foster children
D) Biological children
  • 31. What is another term for a big family reunion?
A) Jamboree
B) FĂȘte
C) Banquet
D) Gathering
  • 32. What is considered the foundation of a strong family?
A) Wealth
B) Silence
C) Power
D) Communication
  • 33. What is the term for a legal agreement that allows an adult to make decisions for another person?
A) Trustee
B) Executor
C) Beneficiary
D) Power of attorney
  • 34. What is the legal action taken by a court to end a marriage?
A) Annulment
B) Alimony
C) Divorce
D) Separation
  • 35. What is the relationship between siblings who have one common parent?
A) Twins
B) Only children
C) Half-siblings
D) Step-siblings
  • 36. What term is commonly used to refer to the oldest child in a family?
A) Youngest child
B) Firstborn
C) Middle child
D) Only child
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