Which of the following is true regarding fa'afafine in American Samoa?
a. Fa'afafines were extremely common in pre-Christian Samoa.
b. Christian missionaries pressured Samoans to change the practice of girls engaging in sexualized forms of entertainment, opening up the doors for fa'afafine to stand-in for the girls.
c. Christian missionaries encouraged Samoan males to express themselves by performing as women.
d. Christian missionaries tried to abolish the practice of fa'afaine and pushed them into hiding.
Question 2What was the poverty level for a family of four in 2012?
a. about 8,000
b. about 23,000
c. about 27,000
d. about 39,000
e. about 46,000
Question 3Which of the following characteristics about Samoan society best helps explain how fafafines became commonplace in contemporary Samoa?
a. Samoans make sharp distinctions between males and females.
b. Close and physically affectionate relations with same-sex people are prohibited.
c. The declining status of the aumaga has left men without a clear sense of purpose.
d. Because there is widespread unemployment in Samoa, men take on fafafine roles for status.
Question 4The poverty index is based solely on:
a. food stamp allocations.
b. money income.
c. the stock market.
d. family wealth.
e. social service contributions.
Question 5Fafafine literally means
a. transvestite.
b. intersexual.
c. in the way of women.
d. unusual to a fault.
Question 6Based upon family income distribution, in 2010, the richest fifth of U.S. families received approximately what percent of the total income for the year?
a. 3.3
b. 25
c. 50.2
d. 65.5
e. 85
Question 7In American Samoa, fafafines are
a. biological females who have taken on men's ways..
b. males with tattoos covering the lower body.
c. females with tattoos covering the lower body.
d. males who have taken on the way of women..
Question 8Hector is a master electrician. He holds a high school diploma, and owns a modest home but can't afford many luxuries. He considers himself politically conservative and fairly religious. Hector is most typical of which of the classes listed?
a. lower-middle class
b. upper-middle class
c. upper class
d. lower class
e. lower-lower class
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