The Practice of Sati

question 43

Multiple Choice

The practice of sati

• A) appears to have been very common up to World War II.
• B) was required of all widows.
• C) involved the segregation of women from outside society.
• D) often took the place of divorce in India.
• E) refers to ritual suicide of wives after the deaths of their husbands.

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