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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
the only way to transcend the caste system is through good karma and reincarnation
any woman who commits adultery is to be stoned to death
after a high caste man dies, his wife is expected to throw herself on his funeral pyre
any man who commits adultery forfeits his marriage and his property
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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