In One Ancient Culture, an Entire Community Could Agree to Give

question 131

Multiple Choice

In one ancient culture, an entire community could agree to give a person the silent treatment for 10 years based on a certain number of offensive or aggressive actions; no one would speak to or interact with that person. What modern-day term is based on this?

• A) ostracism
• B) castigation
• C) ignominy
• D) ingratiation

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Definitions:

Puritan Marriages

Marriages within the Puritan community that emphasized mutual respect, piety, and companionship, guided by religious and moral principles of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Reciprocal Affection

Mutual feeling of love or fondness between two or more individuals or entities.

Divorce

The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body, terminating the marital union and relieving the parties of marital obligations.

Mayflower Compact

Document signed in 1620 aboard the Mayflower before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth; the document committed the group to majority-rule government.