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Performances of Homer’s Iliad would originally have been accompanied by a four-stringed lyre.

Steelpan drums developed as Afro-Trinidadian youth began building drums out of garbage can lids in the 1930s.

8. People that have a single allele (gene copy) for sickle cell anemia are typically not sick from the disease and are said to be carriers of sickle cell trait. These people will more often live in the malaria belt of sub-Saharan Africa. The most likely explanation for this is ________.        

32. Positive chemotaxis is a feedback system that signals leukocyte migration into damaged areas.

The Ottoman courts cultivated a rich musical tradition referred to as:

The shared experience of singing or hearing the anthem binds people together.

Of the 54 countries in Africa, five of them begin with the letter “G”.  What fraction of African countries begin with the letter “G”?

2.  A person exhibiting suppression of immunity and clotting disorder as well as low oxygen-carrying capacity is likely suffering from which of the following?        

Although the roots of Chinese opera extend back thousands of years, ______ is the most popular of the many forms.

Multiply the fractions and write the answer in the simplest form: