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Drill #9 Flashcards

1
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The national weapon of Persians (500 B.C.) was the ______ and their cavalry was the main strength of their armies.
a. sword
b. spear
c. bow
d. ax

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c. bow

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In imperial Athens (429 B.C.) _________ was the outstanding figure in public life who believed that every citizen should have equal opportunity in the state.
a. Cyrus
b. Solon
c. Philip
d. Pericles

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d. Pericles

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Among the finest and most splendid public construction an Ancient Athens was the _____ temple of Athena.
a. acropolis
b. citadel
c. parthenon
d. persepolis

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c. parthenon

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The far-sighted Greek statesman Pericles had beauty of face and bearing such that he was often compared to the Olympian _________.
a. Adonis
b. Zeus
c. Mars
d. Mercury

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b. Zeus

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When Alexander died (325 B.C.) his huge empire broke into large kingdoms including the Saleucids which did NOT cover _________.
a. Africa
b. Persia
c. Mesopotamia
d. Syria

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a. Africa

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Where did women (200 B.C. ) enjoy full property of rights and could manage their own business affairs?
a. Italy and Sicily
b. Athens and Sparta
c. Egypt and Babylonia
d. Near East and Middle East

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c. Egypt and Babylonia

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Which is most crude among ways civilizations recorded thoughts and deeds after the art of writing was invented five, six thousand years ago?
a. On papyri paper
b. On leather skin
c. On wood
d. On stone or pottery

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c. On wood

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The earlier period of which we have no written evidence of written records (letters, contracts, accounts, etc.) that comprise people’s literature is technically known as _________.
a. prehistoric
b. primordial
c. pristine
d. predated

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a. prehistoric

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These people belong to the great Mongolian or yellow EXCEPT __________.
a. Japanese
b. Chinese
c. American Indians
d. Arabs

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d. Arabs

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The “lightning war” that Hitler introduced in World War II is called ____________.
a. The Greatest War
b. Scharnhorst
c. Lebensraum
d. Blitzkrieg

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d. Blitzkrieg

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The state of Israel was known in ancient time as
a. Palestine
b. India
c. Canaan
d. Galilea

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c. Canaan

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What was declared as the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World by the United Nations?
a. 1995-2005
b. 2005- 2015
c. 1990-2000
d. 2001-2010

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d. 2001-2010

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Which country first hosted the International Congress which promoted the Culture of Peace?
a. Brazil
b. America
c. Africa
d. Germany

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c. Africa

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Among the national god of Egypt of early dynasties was believed to have incarnated in the form of a ________.
a. crocodile
b. cat
c. jackal
d. ram

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d. ram

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Egyptians mummified the bodies of their dead because of their belief in the _______ of the soul.
a. spirituality
b. sanctity
c. immortality
d. personality

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c. immortality

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These were the advantages of the world’s first coins issued by Lydian kings EXCEPT __________.
a. stamp of rulers guaranteed their value
b. easy to bring around
c. no weight process was needed
d. made of natural alloy of gold or silver

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b. easy to bring around

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These were the most important languages of the ancient Indo-European languages (from India across Europe to the Atlantic Ocean around 30 B.C.) EXCEPT ________.
a. Greek
b. English
c. Latin
d. Celtic

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b. English

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China sees the stage of socialism that will lead to a system of _________ ownership with _____________ ownership increasing.
a. public :: corporate
b. private : public
c. public :: private
d. Public :: state

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c. public :: private

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Faced with a democratizing world, the pressure of political change in China has advanced political reform towards a ___________ dominated state.
a. elite
b. lower-class
c. middle- class
d. military

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c. middle- class

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China’s global market economy finds the Communist Party lessening control of the central government in _______ where majority of Mainland Chinese live.
a. rural areas
b. autonomous cities
c. autonomous regions
d. urban areas

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a. rural areas

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Among achievements of Mikhael Gobachev as Nobel Prize awardee for Peace, which is most prominent in his effort to prevent a wide scale war using weapons of mass destruction?
a. End of 9-years long Russian occupation of Afghanistan
b. 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
c. Advocate of strengthening private economy in the Soviet Union
d. Fall of Berlin Wall and Reunification of East and West Germany

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b. 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

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Mahatma Gandhi is to ________ and Mohammed Ali is to ________.
a. India and South America
b. India and Canada
c. India and North America
d. India and Africa

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c. India and North America

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23
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Benito Mussolini is to ________ and Winston Churchill is to ________.
a. Italy and England
b. France and America
c. Spain and Great Britain
d. England and the British Isles

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a. Italy and England

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The chancellor of Prussia who successfully united Germany and made it a republic was ________.
a. Adolf Hitler
b. Otto von Bismark
c. Lev Caprivi
d. Prinz Max Von Baden

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b. Otto von Bismark

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Christians engaged Muslims during the ________ in order to win back the Holy Land to Christendom.
a. Holy Wars
b. War of Roses
c. Crusade
d. Punic Wars

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c. Crusade

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Know as Virgin Queen who gave England’s most prosperous years in wealth and culture was ________.
a. Queen Victoria
b. Queen Elizabeth II
c. Queen Elizabeth I
d. Queen Marie Antoinette

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c. Queen Elizabeth I

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The fearless head of the Huns from Mongolia who became the King of Hungary was _________.
a. Genghis Khan
b. Attila
c. Kubla Khan
d. Odoacer

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b. Attila

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Recognized as the author of the American Declaration of Independence was _________.
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Thomas Paine

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a. Thomas Jefferson

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Among English kings ______ broke off with the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 and established himself as the head of the Church of England.
a. King Richard the Great
b. Kin James I
c. King Charles I
d. King Henry VIII

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d. King Henry VIII

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Among great navigators of the world, _________ first completed the circumnavigation of the earth.
a. Sebastian el Canol
b. Vasco de Gama
c. Christopher Columbus
d. Amerigo Vespucci

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a. Sebastian el Canol

31
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Which of the following, did NOT belong to the original states of the United State of America?
a. North America
b. Connecticut
c. California
d. New Hampshire

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c. California

32
Q

Who was the son of Philip of Macedonia who led his powerful army for successful conquest across Persia up to the western border of India?
a. Alexander the Great
b. Charles Martel
c. Ivan the Great
d. Cyrus the Great

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a. Alexander the Great

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What new name was proposed for the islands during the Marcos regime to eliminate the colonial connotation of the country’s present name?
a. Maharlika
b. Egyptian
c. Babylonian
d. Assyrian

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a. Maharlika

34
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Hammurabi the greatest of early kings who published a great code of law belonged to the ______ empire.
a. Persian
b. Egyptian
c. Babylonian
d. Assyrian

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c. Babylonian

35
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The Chaldean King _____________ made Babylon to be the most splendid city in the ancient world.
a. Ptolemaios
b. Hammurabi
c. Cyrus
d. Nebuchadnezzar

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d. Nebuchadnezzar

36
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Where was the starting point of eastern civilization?
a. Mesopotamia
b. Egypt
c. India
d. China

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a. Mesopotamia

37
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Who was one of the earliest Greek statesman whose laws gave all classes of citizens some voice in government?
a. Alexander
b. Solon
c. Pericles
d. Philip

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b. Solon

(Clue: Voice > Singing Barbers > Hair Solon)

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Who is known in history as the “greatest king” who conquered for Persia (550 B.C.) the Median Empire, Lydia, Babylonia and subject state?
a. Cyrus
b. Darius
c. Xerxes
d. Philip

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a. Cyrus

39
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Criticism on the past administration in Malaysia was its being _________ such as in suppressing the press.
a. laissez faire
b. autocratic
c. fascistic
d. authoritarian

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d. authoritarian

40
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Singapore is a de-facto ________ state with lack of separation of powers between the executive branch and the courts.
a. alliance
b. one-party
c. multi-party
d. coalition

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b. one-party

41
Q

Who was the dictator of Singapore?

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Lee Kuan Yew

42
Q

Singapore is recognized by Transparency International as the __________ punishment which is one of the highest in the world.
a. modestly
b. most
c. least
d. extremely

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c. least

43
Q

Singapore’s rigid anti-crime policies is characterized by ________ punishment which is one of the highest in the world.
a. caning
b. capital
c. corporal
d. heavy fines

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b. capital

44
Q

Singapore proves that democracy is not a ________ solution for states.
a. effective
b. panacea
c. one-size-fits-all
d. flawless

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c. one-size-fits-all

45
Q

The government of Indonesia is much alike that the Philippines except for _________ presidential elections during Suharto’s regime.
a. parliamentary
b. direct
c. popular
d. indirect

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d. indirect

46
Q

Until it recovered after the Asian financial crisis, the Indonesian Yudhoyano administration was beset by several issues EXCEPT __________.
a. corruption
b. social unrest
c. extreme poverty
d. terrorism

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c. extreme poverty

47
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Prior to the sixties, massive manhunt against rebels in Indonesia cause the killing of 500 thousand to one million people suspected of communism comprised by several groups EXCEPT _________.
a. Christians
b. leftists
c. communists
d. ethnic Chinese

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a. Christians

48
Q

Until the revolution in 1932, Thailand was an absolute __________.
a. republic
b. dictatorship
c. commonwealth
d. monarchy

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d. monarchy

49
Q

Several coups changed Thailand’s government into a __________.
a. constitutional democracy
b. people’s republic
c. military dictatorship
d. absolute monarchy

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c. military dictatorship

50
Q

Through what highest organ of the state does China remain representative of its people under its accepted national leadership?
a. National People’s Congress
b. Communist Party cadre
c. Communist politburo
d. Secretary General of the Communist Party

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a. National People’s Congress

51
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In China the _________ government builds the consensus among party leaders, influential party members and the people.
a. local
b. district
c. central
d. provincial

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c. central

52
Q

No one is above the law. Ours is a government of laws and not of men. Which principle is referred to ?
a. Right of the minority
b. Rule of law
c. Sovereignty of the people
d. Democracy

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b. Rule of law

53
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China’s National People’s Congress build is the highest organization of the state government which meets every __________.
a. week b. month c. year d. day

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c. year

54
Q

When Joseph concealed the fact during marriage that he was a homosexual, he committed the crime of __________.
a. concubinage
b. adultery
c. fraud
d. no crime

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c. fraud

55
Q

When the court granted Pete and Jerry separation from bed and board this frees them from _______.
a. sleeping in one bed and one house
b. conjugal relations and same domicile
c. care of children
d. share in financing

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b. conjugal relations and same domicile

56
Q

How is marriage considered if a spouse discovers that the person he/she married has psychological incapacity?
a. Void from the beginning
b. Void after the discovery
c. Valid until annulled
d. Valid and licit

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a. Void from the beginning

57
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These are cases when marriage is NOT allowed under the Family Code of the Philippines, EXCEPT _________.
a. grandparent with grandchild
b. collateral blood relations to 5th degree
c. step-parent with step-child
d. parent-in-law and children-in-law

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b. collateral blood relations to 5th degree

58
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What is the human rights violation in mind by the 1995 UN Committee on Economic and International Rights when it reprimanded entrenched conservative religious influences?
a. Freedom of religious conscience
b. Freedom of speech
c. Freedom to travel
d. Right to planned parenthood

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d. Right to planned parenthood

59
Q

The political parties in Malaysia are viewed as being not modern because they are comprised by _________ individuals and groups.
a. conservative
b. elitist
c. interest
d. religious

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c. interest

60
Q

The Hispanic Governor General ruled like a monarch in the Philippines and Marianas, Carolines and Palaus then part of the Hispanic Philippines for many reason EXCEPT ________.
a. act as president of the royal audiencia
b. directly appoint parish priests and settle religious controversies
c. appoint and receive ambassadors from other countries
d. exercise Cumplase veto power over Hispanic law in the Philippines

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b. directly appoint parish priests and settle religious controversies

61
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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Histen Loong’s salary which is six times higher than that of the U.S. president in justified by the need for a __________ state.
a. corruption-free
b. religious
c. autocratic
d. Confucian

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a. corruption-free

62
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What can be done to temper the effects of massive employment of foreign Filipino labor overseas that endanger family integration?
a. Limit overseas deployment
b. Provide loans to OFW families
c. Safeguard balikbayan boxes
d. Assist OFWs in overseas work

A

d. Assist OFWs in overseas work

63
Q

What is feasible move to stop the conflict that endangers lives in the Southern Philippines?
a. Peace talks
b. Federal autonomy to regions
c. Enlist Muslim fighters in the AFP
d. Reconciliation among religions

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b. Federal autonomy to regions

64
Q

Over population resulting from high fertility and low mortality most likely will result in __________.
a. women having more involvement in social structures outside the family
b. the population becoming younger
c. shortages in the labor force
d. more successful poverty reduction programs

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a. women having more involvement in social structures outside the family

65
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One of the Definitive trends today is women’s political empowerment. Which are indicators of political women empowerment? Choose THREE.
I. General legislations have been enacted such as Anti-Sexual Harassment Act.
II. The proportion of women elected to various positions is on an upswing.
III. The women outnumber the men in the teaching profession.
IV. International summits or conferences include women and gender issues among the priority development agenda.

A

I, II, III

66
Q

U.S. President Barack Obama remarked that “immigration is in America’s DNA.” What did he mean?
a. He welcomes ethnic diversity
b. He supports a literal immigration system
c. He pledges new immigration policies d. He confirms that America is a melting pot

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a. He welcomes ethnic diversity

67
Q

What hinder foreign and local investments?
a. Peace and order
b. Natural disasters and political conflict
c. Poverty incidence
d. Inequality of social and economic development

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b. Natural disasters and political conflict

68
Q

What was the basis of John Dewey’s commitment to naturalism?
a. James’ naturalistic psychology
b. Darwin’s theory of evolution
c. Hegelian idealism
d. Peirce philosophical theory

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b. Darwin’s theory of evolution

69
Q

What influence made Filipinos today use utensils and not eat with their hands?
a. Hygienic need
b. Chinese tradition
c. American influence
d. Fast food culture

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c. American influence

70
Q

Which can explain why the Ten Commandments are always observed?
a. Ten Commandments are a myth.
b. Mores are observed as they satisfy needs.
c. Observance is for the religious only.
d. Mores are difficult to follow.

A

b. Mores are observed as they satisfy needs.

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