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lak

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Which of the following statements about chiefs is most correct?
 
  a. Chiefs only exist in band-level societies.
  b. Chiefs' roles are mainly symbolic and have little economic or political importance.
  c. Much of a chief's power is based on his ability to redistribute goods and services.
  d. Chiefs are most important during times of war and have little to do in times of peace.
  e. Chiefs did not exist anywhere before contact with the West; they were created by Europeans to make political dominance easier.

Question 2

Most anthropologists would agree with the following statement about Yanomamo warfare:
 
  a. Their fighting is grounded in a biologically based human instinct for aggression.
  b. Warfare among the Yanomamo is too complex a situation to ever be explained by anthropologists.
  c. Warfare is only of interest to anthropologists when it occurs in non-Western, tribal societies.
  d. Warfare only occurs in patrilineal, patrilocal societies such as the Yanomamo.
  e. Yanomamo warfare intensified after contact with the West.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

E



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