In 1997, the members of the Heaven's Gate cult in San Diego ingested a combination of cyanide and arsenic. All 39 of those individuals died together in the same house. This would be an example of __________.

A. parasuicide
B. culticide
C. subintentional death
D. rational suicide


Answer: B

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