Kpelle boys in Liberia undergo a four-year initiation period which includes __________

a. correct behavior with peers
b. training in shooting rifles
c. correct behavior with superiors
d. walking on coals


c

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According to the consensus among paleoanthropologists, "Lucy" is:

A. a female australopithecine B. the first fossil australopithecine to be discovered where the cranium and postcranial remains are known to be from the same individual C. a representative of the species Australopithecus afarensis D. all of these E. none of these

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What do archaeologists assume is the source of the organization and structure of the archaeological record?

a. past human behavior b. geologic processes c. stratigraphic succession d. primary contexts e. home-based foraging

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Upper Paleolithic peoples made symbolic depictions on all of these, EXCEPT

a. cave walls. b. rock faces (carved). c. fired clay. d. bone and antler. e. their bodies in the form of tattoos

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The fact that chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates engage in masturbation and same-sex sexual activity suggests that

A. human sexuality is completely determined by biology. B. human sexuality is completely determined by culture. C. flexibility in sexual expression is part of humans' primate heritage. D. it is immoral for humans to engage in such activities. E. heterosexual sex is more common among humans than among other primates.

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