Primitivists believed:

A. man's happiness and well-being decreased in direct proportion to his degree of civilization.

B. man's happiness and well-being increased in direct proportion to his degree of civilization.

C. man possessed important similarities to apes and thus should act as such.

D. None of the above

E. All of the above

Answer: A. man's happiness and well-being decreased in direct proportion to his degree of civilization.

Explanation: Primitivist are individuals who have the belief that pre technological (primitive) era is more superior than their own technological era. They are of the belief that civilization (technological advancements) does more bad than good i. e less happiness and well being as civilization increase.

They celebrate unrestrained expression of primitive cultures.