Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Honor-based violence involves the murder of a woman by a male family member, usually a father, brother, or male cousin.
2. The notion of loyalty is one of the most important cultural values for members of communities that practice honor-based violence.
3. Female genital mutilation involves the removal of external sexual organs with anesthesia.
4. Women who have been killed in the name of honor are only killed for acts of sexual impropriety.
5. Kepari Leniata was burned alive in February 2013 after she was accused of being a witch.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True

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