The cultural rule that prohibits sexual intercourse among defined classes of relatives is called
a. the incest taboo.
b. polygamy.
c. endogamy.
d. hypergamy.
Correct Answer: a
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a. No one theatrical style or practice dominated b. There has been a rejection of commercial theatre c. Not-for-profit theatres are too conservative d. College and universities have active theatre programs e. Absurdism emerged in America
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b. women who were abused by their Kenyan husbands and wished to set up a matriarchy among the Sumburupastoralists. c. the government of Kenya for both men and women who were single and did not have life partners to helpthem in their daily subsistence. d. men who established the first homosexual colony within Kenya. e. non-governmental charity agencies to support and provide for the large numbers of HIV positive cases livingin Kenya today.
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A 2001 fossil find called Orrorin tugenensis, dated 6 million years of age,
A. is the undisputed "missing link." B. was found in South America, suggesting that the transition into bipedalism may have happened there. C. lacks any possible evidence that it was bipedal. D. is older than the famous Toumai find. E. appears to have been a chimp-sized creature that climbed easily and walked on two legs when on the ground.