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Example Question #1 : Gender 600 Bce To 600 Ce
According to the Indian custom of Sati __________.
Possible Answers:
a man may legally buy and sell women, so long as the woman in question is of a lower caste
any man who commits adultery forfeits his marriage and his property
any woman who commits adultery is to be stoned to death
the only way to transcend the caste system is through good karma and reincarnation
after a high caste man dies, his wife is expected to throw herself on his funeral pyre
Correct answer:
after a high caste man dies, his wife is expected to throw herself on his funeral pyre
Explanation:
The Indian custom of Sati was practiced in India all the way up to the twentieth century. According to this custom, after a high caste man dies his widow is expected to throw herself on his funeral pyre and burn to death.
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