Darwin's ideas on evolution fell into place while he contemplated __________

a. horses from Patagonia
b. eagles from the Andes Mountains
c. finches from the Galapagos Islands
d. giant tortoises from the African coast


Correct Answer: c

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________ is NOT a characteristic field technique used by ethnographers

A. The genealogical method B. Participant observation C. Conversation D. Online surveys E. Interview schedules

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Fundamentalists tend to have all of the following in common EXCEPT:

A) they tend to perceive themselves as a persecuted minority when they are not. B) they reject all elements of modernity. C) they believe in a single unified truth. D) they envision themselves as fighting a cosmic struggle for good over evil. E) they see religion as the basis for both personal and communal identity.

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The incest taboo is a:

a. ?cultural prohibition of sexual and marital relations between certain kin. b. ?biological imperative that prevents sexual relations among anyone who identifies as family. c. ?social category of individuals with whom one is permitted to have sexual relations. d. ?set of sexual preventions that allows the nuclear family to function as a socio-economic unit.

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