Stark argues that if one truely believes that ritual is the essence of religion, (and not belief in the supernatural,) then sacrifice is very hard to understand because sacrifice seems irrational. (why deprive yourself? )
a. true
b. false

the right answer is the end of world war ii

after the end of a global wwii all the nations involved, in an attempt to create an organization to maintain world peace. this agreement would work settling international disputes via negotiation and arbitration instead of leading the issues escalate to another war.

he believed that congress would be better not dealing with "lobbyists", or people who seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue, since historically, they had problems with these kinds of people. he thought lobbying produces benefits, but should be carefully monitored.