In most societies, someone who sees ghosts would most likely say they are visited by __________.

A) close relatives
B) unknown strangers
C) distant relatives
D) known animals


A) close relatives

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Cuartoneros cut the planchones, relay them to the nearest river, and then tie them into

a. cayapos and float them down the river to San Borja. b. oxcarts for transport out of the forest. c. lomeros in preparation for transport down river. d. bundles that are then carried out on logging roads.

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What is a Talking Circle?

a. a belief that if aggrieved parties come together in a circle and smoke peace pipes, all disputes are resolved automatically b. a means of mediating between two parties and developing a fair sense of formal coercion within the society c. a form of dispute resolution that has been developed by Ury to foster greater interaction and understanding among disputing parties d. a practice in which disputing parties come together in a circle to express concerns to each other free of interruption

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Which of these statements best explains why anthropologists are so interested in the question of whether or not gender hierarchy is universal?

a. The existence of societies with gender equality would prove that anthropologists should be working for greater gender equality in other cultures. b. If many cultures currently have or have had gender equality, this would indicate that modern societies could achieve gender equality. c. The fact that other cultures have gender equality could be used as evidence that societies with a gender hierarchy are backwards or primitive. d. This question is incoherent; anthropologists are not particularly concerned with the question of equality.

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Anthropology, a scientific discipline, has no relationship with history, a humanistic discipline

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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