Imagine Thousands of People, All Screaming, Yelling, and Drinking, While

question 27

Multiple Choice

Imagine thousands of people, all screaming, yelling, and drinking, while a smaller group in the center area fight over the remains of a dead pig. If it were part of the research described in Horace Miner's interpretations of Nacirema culture, this might be seen as significant in anthropological terms because it:

• A) illustrates mass ritual effectively.
• B) demonstrates the tastes of a large population toward pork consumption.
• C) helps to understand how ethnographic accounts are interpretations.
• D) affords a window into the nature of spectacle.

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Definitions:

Pili

Hairlike structures on the surface of many bacteria; function in conjugation or attachment. A sex pilus forms a cytoplasmic bridge with another bacterium and transfers DNA via this bridge.

Streptococci

Streptococci are a genus of gram-positive bacteria, responsible for many diseases in humans and animals, often appearing as chains of cells.

Diplococci

A term used to describe a pair of round bacteria, often found in species such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which can cause various infections.

Bacilli

A classification of bacteria that are rod-shaped, found in various environments and including both pathogenic and non-pathogenic species.