Which of the following is NOT communicated by the structure of the chess game?
A) ?There is a rigid social hierarchy.
B) ?‘Fair play' is a strictly American notion.
C) ?As in war, the most strategic player wins.
D) ?Rank and power are linked in the outwitting of an opponent.
D
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Which of the following best represents an egalitarian society?
A) All people within a society have exactly the same rights and responsibilities. B) Societies prevent individuals from gaining prestige or power by frequently rotating leadership positions. C) People are not praised for their skills or abilities because the society prefers to emphasize the equality of all members. D) There are as many positions of prestige in any given social group as there are persons capable of filling them.
During the Middle Pleistocene, there is evidence that temporary shelters were built by
a. Australopithecus. b. premodern Homo sapiens. c. Paranthropus. d. Homo erectus. e. Homo habilis.
The Sambia in Papua New Guinea practice what one researcher calls “ritualized homosexuality” in order to:
a. ?provide young boys with enough manly fluids to be heterosexual. b. ?create strong bonds of manhood that will benefit them in times of war. c. ?stabilize the political hierarchy in the tribe by selecting the most manly men as chief. d. ?initiate men into a culture of homosexuality as adults.
According to the author, what is the most important set of characteristics used to define people in most societies?
a) Dress b) Job status c) Kinship d) Economic class