In Wicca, the name of the midwinter solstice festival is

A. Ostara.
B. Litha.
C. Yule.
D. Beltane.


Answer: C

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A) Supplementary evidence. B) Transitory evidence. C) Spurious evidence. D) Conditional evidence. E) Anecdotal evidence.

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Harris and Narayan argue that those who genuinely favor meritocracy and meritocratic

ideals a. are strongly opposed to any form of affirmative action. b. are in fundamental opposition to basic democratic principles. c. have failed to grasp the importance of shared community values. d. may have good reason to support affirmative action. e. are in conflict with the central teachings of the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths.

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Two books in the Apocrypha, which, like Daniel and Esther, tell stories of faithful young Jews in foreign lands, are __________

A) Judith and Tobit B) 1 and 2 Maccabees C) Sirach and Baruch D) 1 and 2 Esdras E) the Wisdom of Solomon and Sirach

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Some cultural relativists claim that once we recognize that there are no universal moral standards, we should tolerate the behavior of those who were raised in a different culture than we were. This view is inconsistent with cultural relativism, however, because

A. it suggests that tolerance is a value only for consequentialists, not formalists. B. it suggests that tolerance only applies to relativists, not objectivists. C. it assumes that tolerance is a universal value that should be recognized by everyone. D. it assumes that tolerance is a value that no one should adopt.

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