Directions: Apply the Knowledge You Have Gained from Chapter 2

question 13

Multiple Choice

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 2 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. ​
"Famine and AIDS are threatening the agricultural societies in southern Africa. Tragically, women, the main unifying force in African societies, make up 59% of the individuals worldwide infected by the HIV virus. With so many women suffering from AIDS, the family structure and the agricultural infrastructure are suffering severely. These conditions have significantly contributed to the famine conditions and the resulting starvations."
​ Who is the intended audience?

• A)historians
• B)professionals
• C)students
• D)academic scholars

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Definitions:

American Business

Economic activities and enterprises based in the United States, contributing to its GDP and employment.

Racism

Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

Nativism

Anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic feeling especially prominent from the 1830s through the 1850s; the largest group of its proponents was New York’s Order of the Star-Spangled Banner, which expanded into the American (Know-Nothing) Party in 1854.

Ruth Benedict

An influential American anthropologist who made significant contributions to the field with her research on culture and personality.