Members of a Moiety

question 78

Multiple Choice

Members of a moiety:

• A)belong to one of two major descent groups in a society.
• B)are those who are divorced (they lack their "better half").
• C)are usually able to trace their exact genealogical links to their common ancestor.
• D)feel a much stronger feeling of kinship than is felt by members of a lineage or clan.
• E)belong to a group that is smaller than a lineage.

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