All in the Family

5 Written Questions

1. related by blood; descended from a common ancestor, (adj.) having similar qualities or character
2. the act of making a child part of one's family through a legal process and then raising that child as one's own
3. average period( about thirty years) between birth of one generation and that of the next single stage or degree in succession of natural descent
4. person related to another by blood or marriage
5. A marriage partner; a wife or husband

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. characteristic of a father, fatherly
   1. fraternal
   2. maternal
   3. patriarch
   4. paternal
2. Direct descent from an ancestor; derivation
   1. kin
   2. heritage
   3. lineage
   4. sibling
3. a social group bearing the same family nameand having a common ancestor: a group of: a set
   1. kin
   2. akin
   3. sibling
   4. clan
4. one of two or more people who have the same parents; brother or sister.
   1. clan
   2. akin
   3. sibling
   4. kin
5. pertaining to brothers or brotherly: designating twins having hereditary characteristics not necessarily the same
   1. paternal
   2. fraternal
   3. maternal
   4. akin

5 True/False Questions

1. patriarch → a man who rules a family clan; a very respected old man

   True        False

2. matriarch → a woman who rules a family or clan; a highly respected woman who is a mother

   True        False

3. heritage → Direct descent from an ancestor; derivation

   True        False

4. kin → relatives, family, kinfolk: kindred

   True        False

5. maternal → motherly; related to or inherited through one's mother

   True        False