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The __________ system is used by some matrilineal peoples that extend the term for father and father's sister to include cross-cousins on the paternal side.
 
  a. Eskimo
  b. Crow
  c. Omaha
  d. Hawaiian

Question 2

Why is marriage to a cousin in the Hawaiian kinship system impossible?
 
  a. Because brother-sister weddings are preferred and arranged.
  b. Because people never know their cousins.
  c. Because all cousins are considered siblings.
  d. Because cousins are not classified in the Hawaiian kinship system.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c





 

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