What does the word "polygamy" most probably mean in the first sentence?

[材料题] (1)Polygamy is a funny thingDfunny ha ha, as well as peculiar. One thinks of the 19th-century Mormon leader, Brigham Young, with his 55 wives (in those days, they said, women married Young). Devout (虔敬的) Mormons hold that a message from God told Young to go ahead and start collecting wives. Skeptics (怀疑者), of course, say that there was something else to this. In any case, it proved to be an efficient means of enabling Mormons to outnumber skeptics. And in fairness, some of his wives were elderly women whom he married out of kindness and not because he was attracted to them.(2)I find it very curious that Western countries, despite how much they pride themselves for their liberalism (人文自由主义) about what willing adults do with one another, have been slow to permit willing adults to marry each other at a rate more than one at a time.(3)What business is it of the states how many people I marry? And by the way, if one can enter into a common law marriage by living with someone for seven years, can one enter into a c

单项选择题1.What does the word "polygamy" most probably mean in the first sentence?: A、Funny stories.; B、Interesting events.; C、Having more than one wife at the same time.; D、Organizing a social act.

单项选择题2.According to the passage, which one of the following statements is true?: A、In the 19th century, polygamy was considered a regular practice.; B、Young's wives were all very beautiful and attractive.; C、Polygamy began in the 1800s.; D、Some people think that polygamy is a good idea.

单项选择题3.The author thinks that the government ______________.: A、should stop polygamy and promote monogamy (一夫一妻制); B、should not stop polygamy while promoting monogamy; C、should establish laws against polygamy; D、should stop both monogamy and polygamy

单项选择题4.Which one of the following statements is true according to the passage?: A、Most men welcome the idea of polygamy out of curiosity.; B、Most men like to have more than one wife for sexual purposes.; C、Most women do not like the idea of polygamy.; D、The author thinks that polygamy is needed for the modern world.

单项选择题5.What does the phrase "a raw deal" mean in the last paragraph?: A、A new experience.; B、An unfair treatment.; C、An activity which is not agreed on.; D、A heavy blow.

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