Which of the following tend to be directed at socially marginal individuals as a method of social control?

A. witchcraft accusations
B. rites of passage
C. blood feuds
D. Olympian religions
E. cargo cults


Answer: A

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The famous fossil specimen "Lucy" is a representative of which Australopithecine species?

a. anamensis b. afarensis c. africanus d. garhi

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Maize cultivation in North America was the result of __________

A. independent domestication of maize in the eastern woodlands region B. diffusion of maize varieties northward from Mexico C. regular contacts with maize agriculturalists who crossed the Atlantic from West Africa D. independent domestication of maize in the "corn belt" of the Midwestern United States

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____________ systems are based on achieved status and permit considerable social mobility

a. Class b. Chiefdom c. Egalitarian d. Rank e. Caste

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