In Polynesian culture, the term mana refers to
a. a type of sacred drink that has narcotic properties and can induce trances.
b. a supernatural power that makes things work the way that they are supposed to.
c. a special type of food that is consumed only at special ritual meals.
d. a type of herb that is used for curing illness.
b
You might also like to view...
According to the Arthasastra,
a. the king was required to rule solely in a despotic manner. b. the king must choose practical politics over sacred law when the two are in conflict. c. the king must embrace egalitarian use of political power in the society. d. the peasants should be given a limited form of self-rule. e. the rulers were to be morally flawless.
Pythagoras believed that the purity of mathematics would improve the human soul
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following was a consequence of the Bakke case?
A) Affirmative action was ruled unconstitutional. B) Affirmative action was upheld but not resoundingly. C) Alan Bakke was required to pay a fine. D) Race-conscious remedies to correct discrimination were found to be unconstitutional.
Why did many whites support Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise?
A) It called for blacks to gain rights slowly through self-improvement, and not through activism. B) It rejected the idea that blacks needed equal rights in American society. C) It called for blacks to get a college education and to fight actively for their rights. D) It called for the integration of schools and an end to "separate but equal." E) It promoted the idea of professional careers for blacks.