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TVarnum · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Chiefs in a rank society possess great prestige and accumulate large amounts of tribute, which they:

a. give away to others.
b. use for their sons' inheritance.
c. use for the inheritance of all of their children.
d. destroy in one large potlatch.
e. keep for their own use.

Question 2

In a rank society, high-status positions:

a. are available only to the best qualified.
b. often expand to include all qualified candidates.
c. are often filled on the basis of kinship.
d. are constantly expanding.
e. do not exist. Only the chief has a high status position.