Question 1

A culturally prescribed avoidance is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) prohibition. 
B) taboo. 
C) avoidance. 
D) mana. 
E) ritual law. 
A) prohibition. 
B) taboo. 
C) avoidance. 
D) mana. 
E) ritual law.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a change that affects women who become a Chan monastic?

Accepted Answer

A) They devote themselves to their families unselfishly. 
B) They begin to refer to each other as "brother." 
C) They reduce their attachment to worldly things,such as music. 
D) They eat sparsely and lose weight. 
E) They shave their heads. 
A) They devote themselves to their families unselfishly. 
B) They begin to refer to each other as "brother." 
C) They reduce their attachment to worldly things,such as music. 
D) They eat sparsely and lose weight. 
E) They shave their heads.

Question 3

One of the largest desecrations of religious sites occurred during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s in China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All religions anthropomorphize the supernatural components of their pantheon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Ideologically inspired violation of a sacred site on people believed to have evil beliefs is called:

Accepted Answer

A) solicitation. 
B) desecration. 
C) avoidance. 
D) destruction. 
E) restitution. 
A) solicitation. 
B) desecration. 
C) avoidance. 
D) destruction. 
E) restitution.

Question 6

The major difference between animism and animatism has to do with whether the supernatural force that occupies an entity is:

Accepted Answer

A) personal or impersonal and without identity. 
B) natural or supernatural. 
C) a god or an ancestral spirit. 
D) a priest or a shaman. 
E) an example of witchcraft or of divination. 
A) personal or impersonal and without identity. 
B) natural or supernatural. 
C) a god or an ancestral spirit. 
D) a priest or a shaman. 
E) an example of witchcraft or of divination.

Question 7

All of the following are true about Islamic financing in the U.S.following the 2001 World Trade Center attack except:

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.Muslim home financing increased after 2001,as Muslims were eager to demonstrate their commitment to the American dream. 
B) after 2001,U.S.Muslims withdrew a great deal of their monies from charities that might be misunderstood by others. 
C) U.S.Muslims withdrew their monies to a great extent from the stock market and began investing in real estate. 
D) Muslims in the U.S.stopped reporting their income to the Internal Revenue Service. 
E) U.S.Muslims base many of their financial decisions on religious concepts. 
A) U.S.Muslim home financing increased after 2001,as Muslims were eager to demonstrate their commitment to the American dream. 
B) after 2001,U.S.Muslims withdrew a great deal of their monies from charities that might be misunderstood by others. 
C) U.S.Muslims withdrew their monies to a great extent from the stock market and began investing in real estate. 
D) Muslims in the U.S.stopped reporting their income to the Internal Revenue Service. 
E) U.S.Muslims base many of their financial decisions on religious concepts.

Question 8

The Dalai Lama is a spiritual leader of the Muslim Sufis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If a society has a taboo against eating pork and a member eats it mistakenly,what types of rituals might the person undergo to fix the transgression?

Accepted Answer

A) Rites of purification 
B) Rites of intensification 
C) Rites of passage 
D) Magical rituals 
E) Rites of rebellion 
A) Rites of purification 
B) Rites of intensification 
C) Rites of passage 
D) Magical rituals 
E) Rites of rebellion

Question 10

If religious belief reflects the structure of society,in which types of society would you expect to find widespread belief in ancestral spirits?

Accepted Answer

A) Those in which descent groups play a major role in social organization 
B) Those that have a disproportionately large number of old people 
C) Those that have a disproportionately large number of young people 
D) Those in which neolocal marital residence is the rule 
E) Those with egocentric systems such as the kindred 
A) Those in which descent groups play a major role in social organization 
B) Those that have a disproportionately large number of old people 
C) Those that have a disproportionately large number of young people 
D) Those in which neolocal marital residence is the rule 
E) Those with egocentric systems such as the kindred

Question 11

Witchcraft accusations serve as a mechanism of social control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is not a major form of establishing spiritual lineage?

Accepted Answer

A) Apprenticeship personally to a religious leader,as among Sufis 
B) Election by religious elders,as among Catholics 
C) Following a new charismatic prophet,as among the Raelians 
D) Seeking a divinely appointed individual through revelation,as among Tibetan Buddhists 
E) Claiming biological descent from a common ancestor,as among Israelites 
A) Apprenticeship personally to a religious leader,as among Sufis 
B) Election by religious elders,as among Catholics 
C) Following a new charismatic prophet,as among the Raelians 
D) Seeking a divinely appointed individual through revelation,as among Tibetan Buddhists 
E) Claiming biological descent from a common ancestor,as among Israelites

Question 13

A sick person who is given a medical explanation for his disease (for example,that he has tuberculosis)may still prefer to explain his illness as the result of witchcraft because it explains why he,and not someone else,got the disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Shamanic Complex is:

Accepted Answer

A) a psychological state in which the shaman is focused intensely on healing. 
B) the household and apprentices,as well as shaman,involved in healing. 
C) the market of magical and sorcery items that the patient must purchase for healing. 
D) the interrelationship of the shaman,patient,and community. 
E) a geographical area in which the shaman lives - believed to be a powerful symbolic field. 
A) a psychological state in which the shaman is focused intensely on healing. 
B) the household and apprentices,as well as shaman,involved in healing. 
C) the market of magical and sorcery items that the patient must purchase for healing. 
D) the interrelationship of the shaman,patient,and community. 
E) a geographical area in which the shaman lives - believed to be a powerful symbolic field.

Question 15

The initiation rites for male Australian aborigines include a stage when they are isolated from the rest of society and undergo a cram course in tribal lore; the trauma associated with their ordeal is part of a teaching method that ensures that they will remember what they are taught.This particular stage in the puberty ceremony would be referred to as the stage of by Arnold Van Gennep.

Accepted Answer

A) initiation 
B) intensification 
C) separation 
D) transition 
E) incorporation 
A) initiation 
B) intensification 
C) separation 
D) transition 
E) incorporation

Question 16

All of the following statements about pilgrimages are correct except:

Accepted Answer

A) a pilgrimage is a sacred journey involving religious drama. 
B) a pilgrimage demands personal sacrifices. 
C) pilgrims usually wear special clothing,carry amulets,or perform prescribed rituals along the way. 
D) pilgrims travel to sacred sites with expectations. 
E) pilgrimages are practiced by Christians,Buddhists,and Hindus,but not Muslims. 
A) a pilgrimage is a sacred journey involving religious drama. 
B) a pilgrimage demands personal sacrifices. 
C) pilgrims usually wear special clothing,carry amulets,or perform prescribed rituals along the way. 
D) pilgrims travel to sacred sites with expectations. 
E) pilgrimages are practiced by Christians,Buddhists,and Hindus,but not Muslims.

Question 17

Some societies have more taboos than others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

After a devastating tornado,a church met to pray for strength and unity during the crisis.This is an example of a rite of purification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Religion and spirituality are the same thing to anthropologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

After the death of a famous movie star,auctions may be held of his or her personal belongings.A few years ago,the sale of a popular actor's shirt almost caused a riot among teenage girls who were bidding for it.The assumption that owning,touching,or wearing a person's shirt somehow puts you in touch with him could be used as an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) internal magic. 
B) symbolic magic. 
C) imitative magic. 
D) Witchcraft. 
E) contagious magic. 
A) internal magic. 
B) symbolic magic. 
C) imitative magic. 
D) Witchcraft. 
E) contagious magic.

A culturally prescribed avoidance is a(n):

Which of the following is not a change that affects women who become a Chan monastic?

One of the largest desecrations of religious sites occurred during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s in China.

All religions anthropomorphize the supernatural components of their pantheon.

Ideologically inspired violation of a sacred site on people believed to have evil beliefs is called:

The major difference between animism and animatism has to do with whether the supernatural force that occupies an entity is:

All of the following are true about Islamic financing in the U.S.following the 2001 World Trade Center attack except:

The Dalai Lama is a spiritual leader of the Muslim Sufis.

If a society has a taboo against eating pork and a member eats it mistakenly,what types of rituals might the person undergo to fix the transgression?

If religious belief reflects the structure of society,in which types of society would you expect to find widespread belief in ancestral spirits?

Witchcraft accusations serve as a mechanism of social control.

Which of the following is not a major form of establishing spiritual lineage?

A sick person who is given a medical explanation for his disease (for example,that he has tuberculosis)may still prefer to explain his illness as the result of witchcraft because it explains why he,and not someone else,got the disease.

The Shamanic Complex is:

All of the following statements about pilgrimages are correct except:

Some societies have more taboos than others.

After a devastating tornado,a church met to pray for strength and unity during the crisis.This is an example of a rite of purification.

Religion and spirituality are the same thing to anthropologists.

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Exam 13: Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

A culturally prescribed avoidance is a(n):

Which of the following is not a change that affects women who become a Chan monastic?

One of the largest desecrations of religious sites occurred during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s in China.

All religions anthropomorphize the supernatural components of their pantheon.

Ideologically inspired violation of a sacred site on people believed to have evil beliefs is called:

The major difference between animism and animatism has to do with whether the supernatural force that occupies an entity is:

All of the following are true about Islamic financing in the U.S.following the 2001 World Trade Center attack except:

The Dalai Lama is a spiritual leader of the Muslim Sufis.

If a society has a taboo against eating pork and a member eats it mistakenly,what types of rituals might the person undergo to fix the transgression?

If religious belief reflects the structure of society,in which types of society would you expect to find widespread belief in ancestral spirits?

Witchcraft accusations serve as a mechanism of social control.

Which of the following is not a major form of establishing spiritual lineage?

A sick person who is given a medical explanation for his disease (for example,that he has tuberculosis)may still prefer to explain his illness as the result of witchcraft because it explains why he,and not someone else,got the disease.

The Shamanic Complex is:

All of the following statements about pilgrimages are correct except:

Some societies have more taboos than others.

After a devastating tornado,a church met to pray for strength and unity during the crisis.This is an example of a rite of purification.

Religion and spirituality are the same thing to anthropologists.

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

The-Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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