Question 1

Which of the following is least likely to be extensively involved in formal religious beliefs and activities?

Accepted Answer

A) Horticulturalists in a tropical rain forest environment 
B) Members of food-foraging societies with limited scientific knowledge 
C) Peasants in a feudal society 
D) Members of lower classes in an urban-industrial society 
E) Wealthy members of urban-industrial societies with advanced scientific knowledge 
A) Horticulturalists in a tropical rain forest environment 
B) Members of food-foraging societies with limited scientific knowledge 
C) Peasants in a feudal society 
D) Members of lower classes in an urban-industrial society 
E) Wealthy members of urban-industrial societies with advanced scientific knowledge

Question 2

The belief in ancestral spirits is associated with a dualistic approach of body/matter versus mind/soul.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Mount Kailash is a sacred site for many religious traditions.In all of the following religious traditions it is a taboo to climb Mount Kailash except:

Accepted Answer

A) Jainism. 
B) Buddhism. 
C) Hinduism. 
D) Islam. 
E) Bönpo. 
A) Jainism. 
B) Buddhism. 
C) Hinduism. 
D) Islam. 
E) Bönpo.

Question 4

A sacred narrative that explains the fundamentals of human existence is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) legend. 
B) parable. 
C) religious text. 
D) ritual. 
E) myth. 
A) legend. 
B) parable. 
C) religious text. 
D) ritual. 
E) myth.

Question 5

One of the largest pilgrimages in the world is the hajj,a Hindu pilgrimage to a sacred temple.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Deceased ancestors have no importance in the patrilineal society of traditional China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ju/'hoansi healers possess the powerful healing force called n/um,which generally remains dormant in a healer until an effort is made to activate.Among the ways to activate n/um are all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) solo singing. 
B) trance dance. 
C) use of hallucinogens. 
D) instrument playing. 
E) medicinal curing ceremony. 
A) solo singing. 
B) trance dance. 
C) use of hallucinogens. 
D) instrument playing. 
E) medicinal curing ceremony.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about revitalization movements is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) The purpose of revitalization movements is to reform society. 
B) Revitalization movements always fail because they require too much change to be tolerated. 
C) All known major religions,including Judaism,Christianity,and Islam,began as revitalization movements. 
D) Revitalization movements may be completely unrealistic. 
E) Revitalization movements may be adaptive and give rise to long-lasting religions. 
A) The purpose of revitalization movements is to reform society. 
B) Revitalization movements always fail because they require too much change to be tolerated. 
C) All known major religions,including Judaism,Christianity,and Islam,began as revitalization movements. 
D) Revitalization movements may be completely unrealistic. 
E) Revitalization movements may be adaptive and give rise to long-lasting religions.

Question 9

Vodou is an example of what type of religion?

Accepted Answer

A) Mixed 
B) Reactionary 
C) Syncretic 
D) Juxtaposed 
E) Assimilated 
A) Mixed 
B) Reactionary 
C) Syncretic 
D) Juxtaposed 
E) Assimilated

Question 10

Chiromancy is divination based on the "reading" of:

Accepted Answer

A) palms. 
B) shoulder blades. 
C) tea leaves. 
D) pebbles. 
E) smoke patterns. 
A) palms. 
B) shoulder blades. 
C) tea leaves. 
D) pebbles. 
E) smoke patterns.

Question 11

Belief in is found in societies in which women make a major contribution to the economy and are relatively equal to men in power and authority.

Accepted Answer

A) mana 
B) gods 
C) goddesses 
D) fetishes 
E) ancestral spirits 
A) mana 
B) gods 
C) goddesses 
D) fetishes 
E) ancestral spirits

Question 12

Religion,magic,and witchcraft are all similar in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A) They all disappear once modern education and scientific training expand. 
B) They all share the common goal of improving social relationships within a community. 
C) They are all associated with morose nonconformists who try to destroy society. 
D) They provide explanation of events and are mechanisms of social control. 
E) They are all morally neutral. 
A) They all disappear once modern education and scientific training expand. 
B) They all share the common goal of improving social relationships within a community. 
C) They are all associated with morose nonconformists who try to destroy society. 
D) They provide explanation of events and are mechanisms of social control. 
E) They are all morally neutral.

Question 13

Among food foragers,religion tends to be inseparable from daily life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If someone takes a handful of pebbles and scatters them in order to read the pattern or design as a prediction,it is called:

Accepted Answer

A) chiromancy. 
B) scapulamancy. 
C) pyromancy. 
D) geomancy. 
E) hydromancy. 
A) chiromancy. 
B) scapulamancy. 
C) pyromancy. 
D) geomancy. 
E) hydromancy.

Question 15

A full-time religious specialist formally recognized for his or her role in guiding the religious practices of others is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) shaman. 
B) priest or priestess. 
C) pastor. 
D) spiritual guide. 
E) preacher. 
A) shaman. 
B) priest or priestess. 
C) pastor. 
D) spiritual guide. 
E) preacher.

Question 16

People often turn to pilgrimages in the hope of reaching a specific goal,such as the healing of physical,emotional,or social ills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Muslim beliefs have an effect on Islamic banking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The African continent is 25% Christian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All of the following constitute a definition of religion except:

Accepted Answer

A) a means by which people deal with things beyond their control. 
B) a group of associated ceremonial practices. 
C) a system by which people interpret aspects of the universe. 
D) a sacred narrative that explains our origin. 
E) an organized system of ideas. 
A) a means by which people deal with things beyond their control. 
B) a group of associated ceremonial practices. 
C) a system by which people interpret aspects of the universe. 
D) a sacred narrative that explains our origin. 
E) an organized system of ideas.

Question 20

An explanation of misfortune based on the belief that certain individuals possess an innate,psychic power capable of causing harm,including sickness and death,is called:

Accepted Answer

A) sorcery. 
B) witchcraft. 
C) imitative magic. 
D) contagious magic. 
E) rites of intensification. 
A) sorcery. 
B) witchcraft. 
C) imitative magic. 
D) contagious magic. 
E) rites of intensification.

Which of the following is least likely to be extensively involved in formal religious beliefs and activities?

The belief in ancestral spirits is associated with a dualistic approach of body/matter versus mind/soul.

Mount Kailash is a sacred site for many religious traditions.In all of the following religious traditions it is a taboo to climb Mount Kailash except:

A sacred narrative that explains the fundamentals of human existence is called a:

One of the largest pilgrimages in the world is the hajj,a Hindu pilgrimage to a sacred temple.

Deceased ancestors have no importance in the patrilineal society of traditional China.

Ju/'hoansi healers possess the powerful healing force called n/um,which generally remains dormant in a healer until an effort is made to activate.Among the ways to activate n/um are all of the following except:

Which of the following statements about revitalization movements is incorrect?

Vodou is an example of what type of religion?

Chiromancy is divination based on the "reading" of:

Belief in is found in societies in which women make a major contribution to the economy and are relatively equal to men in power and authority.

Religion,magic,and witchcraft are all similar in which of the following ways?

Among food foragers,religion tends to be inseparable from daily life.

If someone takes a handful of pebbles and scatters them in order to read the pattern or design as a prediction,it is called:

A full-time religious specialist formally recognized for his or her role in guiding the religious practices of others is called a:

People often turn to pilgrimages in the hope of reaching a specific goal,such as the healing of physical,emotional,or social ills.

Muslim beliefs have an effect on Islamic banking.

The African continent is 25% Christian.

All of the following constitute a definition of religion except:

An explanation of misfortune based on the belief that certain individuals possess an innate,psychic power capable of causing harm,including sickness and death,is called:

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Exam 13: Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

Which of the following is least likely to be extensively involved in formal religious beliefs and activities?

The belief in ancestral spirits is associated with a dualistic approach of body/matter versus mind/soul.

Mount Kailash is a sacred site for many religious traditions.In all of the following religious traditions it is a taboo to climb Mount Kailash except:

A sacred narrative that explains the fundamentals of human existence is called a:

One of the largest pilgrimages in the world is the hajj,a Hindu pilgrimage to a sacred temple.

Deceased ancestors have no importance in the patrilineal society of traditional China.

Ju/'hoansi healers possess the powerful healing force called n/um,which generally remains dormant in a healer until an effort is made to activate.Among the ways to activate n/um are all of the following except:

Which of the following statements about revitalization movements is incorrect?

Vodou is an example of what type of religion?

Chiromancy is divination based on the "reading" of:

Belief in is found in societies in which women make a major contribution to the economy and are relatively equal to men in power and authority.

Religion,magic,and witchcraft are all similar in which of the following ways?

Among food foragers,religion tends to be inseparable from daily life.

If someone takes a handful of pebbles and scatters them in order to read the pattern or design as a prediction,it is called:

A full-time religious specialist formally recognized for his or her role in guiding the religious practices of others is called a:

People often turn to pilgrimages in the hope of reaching a specific goal,such as the healing of physical,emotional,or social ills.

Muslim beliefs have an effect on Islamic banking.

The African continent is 25% Christian.

All of the following constitute a definition of religion except:

An explanation of misfortune based on the belief that certain individuals possess an innate,psychic power capable of causing harm,including sickness and death,is called:

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Characteristics-Of-Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language-And-Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns-Of-Subsistence

Economic-Systems

Sex-Marriage-And-Family

Kinship-And-Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics Power War and Peace

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Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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