An Ascribed Status Is One That

question 95

Multiple Choice

An ascribed status is one that

• A) someone tries to achieve but fails to do so.
• B) a person achieves but they did not have to work hard at it.
• C) someone achieves but then they decide they do not like it.
• D) is assigned to a person despite their wishes or abilities.

---

Definitions:

U.S. Casualties

The number of American personnel injured, killed, missing, or captured during military conflicts or operations.

Taliban

A militant and political group in Afghanistan that adheres to a rigorous application of Islamic Sharia law, identified as an Islamic fundamentalist movement.

Osama Bin Laden

A founder of the pan-Islamic militant organization al-Qaeda, known for the September 11 attacks on the United States.

U.S.S. Cole

An Arleigh Burke-class Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy, famously attacked in October 2000 by terrorists while harbored in Yemen.