De Soto is believed to have transmitted disease rampantly through the indigenous groups he encountered. What do scientists believe to be the primary agent of contagion?

a. the men themselves
b. the explorers' dogs
c. the explorers' pigs
d. the explorers' horses


c

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The strepsirhine primates include the:

A. prosimians B. monkeys C. apes D. humans

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Taboos are __________

a. bad behaviors b. restrictions on which people may have contact with religiously powerful objects c. rulings on behaviors passed down from priests or shaman d. the punishments for breaking religious rules decreed by theocratic governments

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What do we call a network of producing and circulating marketable commodities, labor, and services that for various reasons escapes government control?

a. Formal economy b. Informal economy c. Hidden economy d. Silent trade e. Redistribution

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Sexual dimorphism

a. refers to differences between adults and adolescents with regard to sexual behavior. b. is particularly pronounced in all primate species. c. refers to differences between the sexes with regard to features such as body size. d. is more common in arboreal species. e. has not been observed in any monkey.

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