Question 1

Rituals serve the social function of creating temporary or permanent solidarity among people-forming a social community. We see this also in practices known as

Accepted Answer

A)  animism. 
B)  fundamentalism. 
C)  mana. 
D)  totemism. 
E)  liminality. 
A)  animism. 
B)  fundamentalism. 
C)  mana. 
D)  totemism. 
E)  liminality.

Question 2

Witch hunts are an example of how religion can be used to limit deviant social behavior by instilling strong motivations to behave properly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

To Kottak, the widespread U.S. belief that recreation and religion are separate domains is both ethnocentric and false. Further, it may be taking the "fun" out of religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Victor Turner, all rites of passage have three phases: separation, liminality, and incorporation. Of these three, the liminal phase-which is the most interesting-is typically characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of secular language. 
B)  no change in the social norms. 
C)  symbolic reversals of ordinary behavior. 
D)  a forming of an implicit ranking system. 
E)  intensification of the social hierarchy. 
A)  the use of secular language. 
B)  no change in the social norms. 
C)  symbolic reversals of ordinary behavior. 
D)  a forming of an implicit ranking system. 
E)  intensification of the social hierarchy.

Question 5

Antimodernism is a rejection of the modern in favor of what is perceived as an earlier, purer, better way of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Evangelical Protestantism is experiencing rapid growth in all of the following regions EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America. 
B)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Europe. 
E)  the Middle East and North Africa. 
A)  Latin America. 
B)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Europe. 
E)  the Middle East and North Africa.

Question 7

Which of the following groups see a sharp divide between themselves and other religions, as well as between a "sacred" view of life and the "secular" world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communitas 
B)  mainline Protestants 
C)  Haredi Jews 
D)  Hindus 
E)  Pentecostals 
A)  Communitas 
B)  mainline Protestants 
C)  Haredi Jews 
D)  Hindus 
E)  Pentecostals

Question 8

What is the term for the marginal or in-between phase of a rite of passage?

Accepted Answer

A)  liminality 
B)  animism 
C)  voodoo 
D)  mana 
E)  taboo 
A)  liminality 
B)  animism 
C)  voodoo 
D)  mana 
E)  taboo

Question 9

Fundamentalists are not among those who feel alienated from the perceived secularism of modern culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a problem when defining the difference between secular and sacred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secular rituals are performed in strictly religious settings. 
B)  The distinction between the supernatural and natural is not consistently made in society. 
C)  Behavior considered appropriate for religious occasions varies from culture to culture. 
D)  Some secular settings, things, and events acquire intense, powerful meaning. 
E)  All answer choices are correct. 
A)  Secular rituals are performed in strictly religious settings. 
B)  The distinction between the supernatural and natural is not consistently made in society. 
C)  Behavior considered appropriate for religious occasions varies from culture to culture. 
D)  Some secular settings, things, and events acquire intense, powerful meaning. 
E)  All answer choices are correct.

Question 11

Animism, polytheism, and monotheism are the

Accepted Answer

A)  stages of ritual, according to Victor Turner. 
B)  stages, according to Edward Tylor, through which religion evolved. 
C)  three kinds of religion that exist in the world today. 
D)  stages through which all present-day religions have passed. 
E)  names for the three psychological needs that all individuals have, thus explaining the universality of religion. 
A)  stages of ritual, according to Victor Turner. 
B)  stages, according to Edward Tylor, through which religion evolved. 
C)  three kinds of religion that exist in the world today. 
D)  stages through which all present-day religions have passed. 
E)  names for the three psychological needs that all individuals have, thus explaining the universality of religion.

Question 12

Cargo cults, syncretic religions that mix Melanesian and Christian beliefs, are

Accepted Answer

A)  just like religious fundamentalism in that they are ancient cultural phenomena enjoying a rebirth in current world affairs. 
B)  culturally defined activities associated with the transition from one place or stage of life to another. 
C)  a religious response to the expansion of the world capitalist economy, often with political and economic consequences. 
D)  cultural acts that mock the widespread but erroneous belief of European cultural supremacy. 
E)  antimodernist movements that reject anything Western. 
A)  just like religious fundamentalism in that they are ancient cultural phenomena enjoying a rebirth in current world affairs. 
B)  culturally defined activities associated with the transition from one place or stage of life to another. 
C)  a religious response to the expansion of the world capitalist economy, often with political and economic consequences. 
D)  cultural acts that mock the widespread but erroneous belief of European cultural supremacy. 
E)  antimodernist movements that reject anything Western.

Question 13

As today's forces of globalization displace people, which church has spread most quickly, offers a tightly knit egalitarian community, and adapts easily to local culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pentecostal 
B)  Jewish 
C)  mainline Protestant 
D)  Catholic 
E)  Islam 
A)  Pentecostal 
B)  Jewish 
C)  mainline Protestant 
D)  Catholic 
E)  Islam

Question 14

Like ethnicity and language, religion is

Accepted Answer

A)  a social fiction. 
B)  a topic of research that distinguishes anthropology from other disciplines. 
C)  a cultural generality. 
D)  associated with social divisions within and between societies and nations. 
E)  a phenomenon that illustrates the power of biology over culture. 
A)  a social fiction. 
B)  a topic of research that distinguishes anthropology from other disciplines. 
C)  a cultural generality. 
D)  associated with social divisions within and between societies and nations. 
E)  a phenomenon that illustrates the power of biology over culture.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about religion is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a cultural construction, therefore not a reality. 
B)  It is, in some cases, ecologically adaptive. 
C)  It is sometimes a source of conflict. 
D)  It can both create and maintain social solidarity. 
E)  It can both create and maintain divisions within society. 
A)  It is a cultural construction, therefore not a reality. 
B)  It is, in some cases, ecologically adaptive. 
C)  It is sometimes a source of conflict. 
D)  It can both create and maintain social solidarity. 
E)  It can both create and maintain divisions within society.

Question 16

Which of the following kinds of religion involves part-time religious specialists in foraging societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Olympian religion 
B)  communal religion 
C)  individualistic cults 
D)  shamanistic religion 
E)  idiosyncratic belief systems 
A)  Olympian religion 
B)  communal religion 
C)  individualistic cults 
D)  shamanistic religion 
E)  idiosyncratic belief systems

Question 17

By participating in a ritual, the participants signal that they accept the common social and ethical order prescribed by their religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Worldwide, Islam is growing at a rate of about 2.9 percent annually, versus 2.3 percent for Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A syncretism is a mixture of cultural influences from a series of different cultural traditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following tend to be directed at socially marginal individuals as a method of social control?

Accepted Answer

A)  rites of passage 
B)  cargo cults 
C)  Olympian religions 
D)  witchcraft accusations 
E)  blood feuds 
A)  rites of passage 
B)  cargo cults 
C)  Olympian religions 
D)  witchcraft accusations 
E)  blood feuds

Rituals serve the social function of creating temporary or permanent solidarity among people-forming a social community. We see this also in practices known as

Witch hunts are an example of how religion can be used to limit deviant social behavior by instilling strong motivations to behave properly.

To Kottak, the widespread U.S. belief that recreation and religion are separate domains is both ethnocentric and false. Further, it may be taking the "fun" out of religion.

According to Victor Turner, all rites of passage have three phases: separation, liminality, and incorporation. Of these three, the liminal phase-which is the most interesting-is typically characterized by

Antimodernism is a rejection of the modern in favor of what is perceived as an earlier, purer, better way of life.

Evangelical Protestantism is experiencing rapid growth in all of the following regions EXCEPT

Which of the following groups see a sharp divide between themselves and other religions, as well as between a "sacred" view of life and the "secular" world?

What is the term for the marginal or in-between phase of a rite of passage?

Fundamentalists are not among those who feel alienated from the perceived secularism of modern culture.

Which of the following is NOT a problem when defining the difference between secular and sacred?

Animism, polytheism, and monotheism are the

Cargo cults, syncretic religions that mix Melanesian and Christian beliefs, are

As today's forces of globalization displace people, which church has spread most quickly, offers a tightly knit egalitarian community, and adapts easily to local culture?

Like ethnicity and language, religion is

Which of the following statements about religion is FALSE?

Which of the following kinds of religion involves part-time religious specialists in foraging societies?

By participating in a ritual, the participants signal that they accept the common social and ethical order prescribed by their religion.

Worldwide, Islam is growing at a rate of about 2.9 percent annually, versus 2.3 percent for Christianity.

A syncretism is a mixture of cultural influences from a series of different cultural traditions.

Which of the following tend to be directed at socially marginal individuals as a method of social control?

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Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

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Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

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Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

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Exam 15: Religion

Rituals serve the social function of creating temporary or permanent solidarity among people-forming a social community. We see this also in practices known as

Witch hunts are an example of how religion can be used to limit deviant social behavior by instilling strong motivations to behave properly.

To Kottak, the widespread U.S. belief that recreation and religion are separate domains is both ethnocentric and false. Further, it may be taking the "fun" out of religion.

According to Victor Turner, all rites of passage have three phases: separation, liminality, and incorporation. Of these three, the liminal phase-which is the most interesting-is typically characterized by

Antimodernism is a rejection of the modern in favor of what is perceived as an earlier, purer, better way of life.

Evangelical Protestantism is experiencing rapid growth in all of the following regions EXCEPT

Which of the following groups see a sharp divide between themselves and other religions, as well as between a "sacred" view of life and the "secular" world?

What is the term for the marginal or in-between phase of a rite of passage?

Fundamentalists are not among those who feel alienated from the perceived secularism of modern culture.

Which of the following is NOT a problem when defining the difference between secular and sacred?

Animism, polytheism, and monotheism are the

Cargo cults, syncretic religions that mix Melanesian and Christian beliefs, are

As today's forces of globalization displace people, which church has spread most quickly, offers a tightly knit egalitarian community, and adapts easily to local culture?

Like ethnicity and language, religion is

Which of the following statements about religion is FALSE?

Which of the following kinds of religion involves part-time religious specialists in foraging societies?

By participating in a ritual, the participants signal that they accept the common social and ethical order prescribed by their religion.

Worldwide, Islam is growing at a rate of about 2.9 percent annually, versus 2.3 percent for Christianity.

A syncretism is a mixture of cultural influences from a series of different cultural traditions.

Which of the following tend to be directed at socially marginal individuals as a method of social control?

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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