The levirate is a remarriage custom in which the widower must marry his deceased wife’s sister

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: F

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Musha, in Upper Egypt, is a typical contemporary peasant village in that the peasants:

a. Are isolated from the outside world. b. Are in almost total control of their economy. c. Have hardly changed their culture in hundreds of years. d. Are highly constrained by government intervention. e. Are influential in government planning.

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Primates can be placed into two suborders, the Prosimii and the:

A. Anthropoidea B. Tarsioidea C. Lorisidae D. Hominoidea

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So great is the power of global corporations that they increasingly hamper the wishes of governments

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In Kpelle society, a man who __________ retains the greatest rights over children in case of a divorce

a. pays bridewealth b. performs brideservice c. does not initiate the divorce d. is the client of a chief

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