Nineteenth-Century Explorers and Missionaries Described Native Americans Who Were Neither

question 78

Multiple Choice

Nineteenth-century explorers and missionaries described Native Americans who were neither male nor female, but somehow both. What did they call them?

• A) transsexuals
• B) berdaches
• C) transvestites
• D) queers
• E) homosexuals

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Definitions:

NaCl

Sodium chloride, commonly known as table salt, an ionic compound formed from the chemical reaction between sodium and chlorine.

Molarity

A concentration measurement defined as the moles of a solute per liter of solution.

KBr

Potassium bromide, a chemical compound used in photography, as a sedative in veterinary medicine, and in analytical chemistry.

Molarity

A concentration unit used to describe the amount of solute in moles divided by the volume of the solution in liters.