Which of the Following Statements Concerning Mana Is True

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning mana is true?

• A)Mana is a kind of bread prepared during communal rituals in Melanesia and Polynesia.
• B)The concept of mana is absent in societies with differential access to strategic resources.
• C)Most anthropologists agree that mana is the most archaic religious doctrine.
• D)Mana is concerned with supernatural beings rather than with powers or forces.
• E)In Melanesia, anyone could acquire mana, but in Polynesia mana was attached to political offices.

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