Question 1

Max Weber argued that the spread of capitalism was closely linked to the ethics and values of Catholicism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Bronislaw Malinowski found that the Trobriand Islanders used magic when sailing, a hazardous activity. He proposed that

Accepted Answer

A)  because people can't control matters such as wind, weather, and the fish supply, they turn to magic. 
B)  magic emboldened people to take more risks. 
C)  magic was a surprisingly effective stand-in for proper fishing skills and experience, because it made people confident in their capabilities. 
D)  magic actually reduced the fishing success of the Trobriand Islanders, but at least they did not feel directly responsible, since then they could blame it on bad luck. 
E)  people turn to magic to instill psychological stress on their competitors, especially when the fish supply is very low. 
A)  because people can't control matters such as wind, weather, and the fish supply, they turn to magic. 
B)  magic emboldened people to take more risks. 
C)  magic was a surprisingly effective stand-in for proper fishing skills and experience, because it made people confident in their capabilities. 
D)  magic actually reduced the fishing success of the Trobriand Islanders, but at least they did not feel directly responsible, since then they could blame it on bad luck. 
E)  people turn to magic to instill psychological stress on their competitors, especially when the fish supply is very low. A

Question 3

After Christians and Muslims, the largest spiritual group consists of those who lack any religious affiliation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The cargo cults of Melanesia functioned to integrate Melanesians and set the stage for the formation of political parties and economic interest groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Like Catholicism, Pentecostalism is egalitarian, and adherents need no special education to preach or run a church.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Shamans are full-time religious practitioners generally found in state-level societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following kinds of religion involves full-time religious specialists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Olympian religion 
B)  communal religion 
C)  shamanistic religion 
D)  individualistic cult 
E)  idiosyncratic belief system 
A)  Olympian religion 
B)  communal religion 
C)  shamanistic religion 
D)  individualistic cult 
E)  idiosyncratic belief system

Question 8

Which of the following is true about rites of passage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rites of passage only worsen the anxieties caused by other aspects of religion. 
B)  Beliefs and rituals can, ironically, both diminish and create anxiety and a sense of insecurity and danger. 
C)  Despite their prevalence during the time that Victor Turner did his research, rites of passage have disappeared with the advent of modern life. 
D)  Rites of passage would be effective in diminishing anxiety and fear if they did not involve the liminal phase. 
E)  Participants in rites of passage are only tricked into believing that there was a big change in their lives. 
A)  Rites of passage only worsen the anxieties caused by other aspects of religion. 
B)  Beliefs and rituals can, ironically, both diminish and create anxiety and a sense of insecurity and danger. 
C)  Despite their prevalence during the time that Victor Turner did his research, rites of passage have disappeared with the advent of modern life. 
D)  Rites of passage would be effective in diminishing anxiety and fear if they did not involve the liminal phase. 
E)  Participants in rites of passage are only tricked into believing that there was a big change in their lives.

Question 9

Both induction into the U.S. Marine Corps and the vision quest of certain North American Indian societies are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  a structural analysis of religion. 
B)  binary opposition. 
C)  genetic programming. 
D)  rites of passage. 
E)  a generalized exchange. 
A)  a structural analysis of religion. 
B)  binary opposition. 
C)  genetic programming. 
D)  rites of passage. 
E)  a generalized exchange.

Question 10

Which of the following describes a church's ability to become locally relevant as it spreads throughout the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  homogenization 
B)  fundamentalism 
C)  hybridization 
D)  globalization 
E)  antimodernism 
A)  homogenization 
B)  fundamentalism 
C)  hybridization 
D)  globalization 
E)  antimodernism

Question 11

Émile Durkheim, an early scholar of religion, stressed what he termed religious effervescence. Anthropologists too have stressed

Accepted Answer

A)  the collective as well as individual universality of religion. 
B)  the qualities that make religion present in some societies but not in others. 
C)  the analysis of the use of behavior-altering drugs in religious experience. 
D)  that religious worlds are real and significant to those who construct and inhabit them. 
E)  that proper analysis requires separation of collective re-creation from collective religion. 
A)  the collective as well as individual universality of religion. 
B)  the qualities that make religion present in some societies but not in others. 
C)  the analysis of the use of behavior-altering drugs in religious experience. 
D)  that religious worlds are real and significant to those who construct and inhabit them. 
E)  that proper analysis requires separation of collective re-creation from collective religion.

Question 12

According to Edward Tylor, religion evolved from polytheism to animism to monotheism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Animism, belief in souls or doubles, is thought by some to be the earliest form of religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Religion can be used as a powerful means of controlling society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is communitas?

Accepted Answer

A)  a social inequality that is accepted even by those who are less privileged 
B)  anxiety 
C)  the Latin word for mana 
D)  a collective liminality 
E)  the supernatural 
A)  a social inequality that is accepted even by those who are less privileged 
B)  anxiety 
C)  the Latin word for mana 
D)  a collective liminality 
E)  the supernatural

Question 16

According to Bronislaw Malinowski, religion provides people with emotional comfort during problematic times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What kind of religion is based on the idea that each human has a double that is active during sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  mana 
B)  totemism 
C)  animatism 
D)  polytheism 
E)  animism 
A)  mana 
B)  totemism 
C)  animatism 
D)  polytheism 
E)  animism

Question 18

Based on people's claimed religions, Christianity is the world's largest, with some 2.3 billion adherents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Religion and magic don't just explain things and help people accomplish goals-they also enter the realm of human feelings. In other words,

Accepted Answer

A)  they serve emotional needs as well as cognitive (i.e., explanatory) ones. 
B)  they are psychologically and cognitively relevant, but these realms are well contained and have no effect beyond the mental well-being of the practitioner. 
C)  they often lead to extreme psychological disruption and even mental illness. 
D)  religion helps reduce differences by promoting brotherly love. 
E)  they determine the emotional well-being of all their practitioners. 
A)  they serve emotional needs as well as cognitive (i.e., explanatory) ones. 
B)  they are psychologically and cognitively relevant, but these realms are well contained and have no effect beyond the mental well-being of the practitioner. 
C)  they often lead to extreme psychological disruption and even mental illness. 
D)  religion helps reduce differences by promoting brotherly love. 
E)  they determine the emotional well-being of all their practitioners.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT among contemporary rites of passage?

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage 
B)  baptism 
C)  initiation 
D)  fasting 
E)  bat mitzvah 
A)  marriage 
B)  baptism 
C)  initiation 
D)  fasting 
E)  bat mitzvah

Max Weber argued that the spread of capitalism was closely linked to the ethics and values of Catholicism.

Bronislaw Malinowski found that the Trobriand Islanders used magic when sailing, a hazardous activity. He proposed that

After Christians and Muslims, the largest spiritual group consists of those who lack any religious affiliation.

The cargo cults of Melanesia functioned to integrate Melanesians and set the stage for the formation of political parties and economic interest groups.

Like Catholicism, Pentecostalism is egalitarian, and adherents need no special education to preach or run a church.

Shamans are full-time religious practitioners generally found in state-level societies.

Which of the following kinds of religion involves full-time religious specialists?

Which of the following is true about rites of passage?

Both induction into the U.S. Marine Corps and the vision quest of certain North American Indian societies are examples of

Which of the following describes a church's ability to become locally relevant as it spreads throughout the world?

Émile Durkheim, an early scholar of religion, stressed what he termed religious effervescence. Anthropologists too have stressed

According to Edward Tylor, religion evolved from polytheism to animism to monotheism.

Animism, belief in souls or doubles, is thought by some to be the earliest form of religion.

Religion can be used as a powerful means of controlling society.

What is communitas?

According to Bronislaw Malinowski, religion provides people with emotional comfort during problematic times.

What kind of religion is based on the idea that each human has a double that is active during sleep?

Based on people's claimed religions, Christianity is the world's largest, with some 2.3 billion adherents.

Religion and magic don't just explain things and help people accomplish goals-they also enter the realm of human feelings. In other words,

Which of the following is NOT among contemporary rites of passage?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 15: Religion

Max Weber argued that the spread of capitalism was closely linked to the ethics and values of Catholicism.

Bronislaw Malinowski found that the Trobriand Islanders used magic when sailing, a hazardous activity. He proposed that

After Christians and Muslims, the largest spiritual group consists of those who lack any religious affiliation.

The cargo cults of Melanesia functioned to integrate Melanesians and set the stage for the formation of political parties and economic interest groups.

Like Catholicism, Pentecostalism is egalitarian, and adherents need no special education to preach or run a church.

Shamans are full-time religious practitioners generally found in state-level societies.

Which of the following kinds of religion involves full-time religious specialists?

Which of the following is true about rites of passage?

Both induction into the U.S. Marine Corps and the vision quest of certain North American Indian societies are examples of

Which of the following describes a church's ability to become locally relevant as it spreads throughout the world?

Émile Durkheim, an early scholar of religion, stressed what he termed religious effervescence. Anthropologists too have stressed

According to Edward Tylor, religion evolved from polytheism to animism to monotheism.

Animism, belief in souls or doubles, is thought by some to be the earliest form of religion.

Religion can be used as a powerful means of controlling society.

What is communitas?

According to Bronislaw Malinowski, religion provides people with emotional comfort during problematic times.

What kind of religion is based on the idea that each human has a double that is active during sleep?

Based on people's claimed religions, Christianity is the world's largest, with some 2.3 billion adherents.

Religion and magic don't just explain things and help people accomplish goals-they also enter the realm of human feelings. In other words,

Which of the following is NOT among contemporary rites of passage?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters