The Israelites and other Mesopotamians believed that __________.

A. spiritual forces played an active role in daily affairs
B. God or the gods were dangerous and acted without reason or plans
C. human beings had an obligation to challenge the excesses of the gods
D. the material world was temporary and a final judgment would lead to humans entering an immortal spiritual world


Answer: A

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To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice Eagly (2013) suggests using “sex” to refer to ______ and “gender” to ______.

A. groups of people; the meanings given to different sex categories B. culturally constructed differences; biological differences C. biological categories; social meaning given to those categories D. a chosen social identity; a category given to you at birth

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