Question

Nambikwara, semi-nomads of western Brazil sanction-polygamy for their ..............

• A. Young bachelors
• B. Married lay men
• C. All men both married and unmarried
• D. Headman

Hint:

Polygamy is permitted for the headmen.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Fill the blank from the text.
The sentence in the passage has the same shape as the question and ends with the word that fills the blank.

Step 2: Read that word.
It is headmen, the leaders of the band.

Step 3: Match.
The singular form headman is option 4.

Step 4: Check the logic.
Giving many wives to everyone would remove the shortage the author describes. The privilege belongs to leaders alone, which confirms the choice.

Final Answer:
Nambikwara allow polygamy for the headman. \[\boxed{\text{Option 4}}\]