Question 1

What term refers to the manipulation of the supernatural to accomplish specific goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  a rite of passage 
B)  religion 
C)  magic 
D)  pantheism 
E)  animism 
A)  a rite of passage 
B)  religion 
C)  magic 
D)  pantheism 
E)  animism

Question 2

In Melanesia, mana is an essential sacred life force that resides in people, animals, plants, and objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Communitas is the strong feeling of collective unity shared by individuals at the core of a society who define themselves in opposition to the society's liminal members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Rites of passage involve three phases: separation, liminality, and totemism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Religious fundamentalism is as old as religion itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a religious discriptor term?

Accepted Answer

A)  caste 
B)  unaffiliated 
C)  syncretic 
D)  agnostic 
E)  None of the answer choices are correct, as all are religious descriptors. 
A)  caste 
B)  unaffiliated 
C)  syncretic 
D)  agnostic 
E)  None of the answer choices are correct, as all are religious descriptors.

Question 7

Like ethnicity and language, religion is associated with social divisions within and between societies and nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Antimodernism describes the rejection of the modern in favor of what is perceived to be an earlier, purer, better way of life. Fundamentalism describes antimodernist movements in various religions. Ironically,

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamentalist sentiments depend on recognition of the modern culture. 
B)  religious fundamentalism is an extremely old phenomenon that actually spurred the rise of modernism. 
C)  fundamentalist movements have both benefited from and promoted the use of technology for international networking. 
D)  religious fundamentalism is itself a modern phenomenon, based on a strong feeling among its adherents of alienation from the perceived secularism of the surrounding modern culture. 
E)  fundamentalists never lead a better way of life, precisely because they reject the benefits of modern life. 
A)  fundamentalist sentiments depend on recognition of the modern culture. 
B)  religious fundamentalism is an extremely old phenomenon that actually spurred the rise of modernism. 
C)  fundamentalist movements have both benefited from and promoted the use of technology for international networking. 
D)  religious fundamentalism is itself a modern phenomenon, based on a strong feeling among its adherents of alienation from the perceived secularism of the surrounding modern culture. 
E)  fundamentalists never lead a better way of life, precisely because they reject the benefits of modern life.

Question 9

Behaviors associated with sports fandom could be considered secular rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about religion is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religion serves only to maintain social solidarity; it does not create or maintain societal divisions. 
B)  Political leaders never mix religion with politics. 
C)  The functions of religious beliefs and practices vary with the society. 
D)  Religious beliefs can help regulate the economy. 
E)  Religion is often an instrument of societal change, even revolution. 
A)  Religion serves only to maintain social solidarity; it does not create or maintain societal divisions. 
B)  Political leaders never mix religion with politics. 
C)  The functions of religious beliefs and practices vary with the society. 
D)  Religious beliefs can help regulate the economy. 
E)  Religion is often an instrument of societal change, even revolution.

Question 11

________ magic is based on the belief that whatever is done to an object will affect a person who once had contact with it.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sequential 
B)  Serial 
C)  Contagious 
D)  Simultaneous 
E)  Imitative 
A)  Sequential 
B)  Serial 
C)  Contagious 
D)  Simultaneous 
E)  Imitative

Question 12

Émile Durkheim, an early scholar of religion, stressed what he termed religious effervescence, the bubbling up of collective emotional intensity generated by worship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Besides animism-and sometimes coexisting with it in the same society-there is a view of the supernatural as a domain of raw impersonal power, or force, that people can control under certain conditions. This conception of the supernatural is particularly prominent in Melanesia. Melanesians refer to this force as

Accepted Answer

A)  good (or bad) luck. 
B)  magic. 
C)  taboo. 
D)  The Force. 
E)  mana. 
A)  good (or bad) luck. 
B)  magic. 
C)  taboo. 
D)  The Force. 
E)  mana.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a problem with defining religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only one religion can be considered true, so all others must be classified as myth. 
B)  There are both sacred and secular rituals. 
C)  Behaviors considered appropriate for religious occasions vary between cultures. 
D)  Defining religion with reference to supernatural powers makes it difficult to classify ritual-like behavior in secular contexts. 
E)  Distinctions between supernatural and natural are not consistently made in a society, making it difficult to tell what a religion is and what isn't. 
A)  Only one religion can be considered true, so all others must be classified as myth. 
B)  There are both sacred and secular rituals. 
C)  Behaviors considered appropriate for religious occasions vary between cultures. 
D)  Defining religion with reference to supernatural powers makes it difficult to classify ritual-like behavior in secular contexts. 
E)  Distinctions between supernatural and natural are not consistently made in a society, making it difficult to tell what a religion is and what isn't.

What term refers to the manipulation of the supernatural to accomplish specific goals?

In Melanesia, mana is an essential sacred life force that resides in people, animals, plants, and objects.

Communitas is the strong feeling of collective unity shared by individuals at the core of a society who define themselves in opposition to the society's liminal members.

Rites of passage involve three phases: separation, liminality, and totemism.

Religious fundamentalism is as old as religion itself.

Which of the following is NOT a religious discriptor term?

Like ethnicity and language, religion is associated with social divisions within and between societies and nations.

Antimodernism describes the rejection of the modern in favor of what is perceived to be an earlier, purer, better way of life. Fundamentalism describes antimodernist movements in various religions. Ironically,

Behaviors associated with sports fandom could be considered secular rituals.

Which of the following statements about religion is FALSE?

________ magic is based on the belief that whatever is done to an object will affect a person who once had contact with it.

Émile Durkheim, an early scholar of religion, stressed what he termed religious effervescence, the bubbling up of collective emotional intensity generated by worship.

Which of the following is NOT a problem with defining religion?

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Exam 15: Religion

What term refers to the manipulation of the supernatural to accomplish specific goals?

In Melanesia, mana is an essential sacred life force that resides in people, animals, plants, and objects.

Communitas is the strong feeling of collective unity shared by individuals at the core of a society who define themselves in opposition to the society's liminal members.

Rites of passage involve three phases: separation, liminality, and totemism.

Religious fundamentalism is as old as religion itself.

Which of the following is NOT a religious discriptor term?

Like ethnicity and language, religion is associated with social divisions within and between societies and nations.

Antimodernism describes the rejection of the modern in favor of what is perceived to be an earlier, purer, better way of life. Fundamentalism describes antimodernist movements in various religions. Ironically,

Behaviors associated with sports fandom could be considered secular rituals.

Which of the following statements about religion is FALSE?

________ magic is based on the belief that whatever is done to an object will affect a person who once had contact with it.

Émile Durkheim, an early scholar of religion, stressed what he termed religious effervescence, the bubbling up of collective emotional intensity generated by worship.

Which of the following is NOT a problem with defining religion?

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