Question 1

Name three different types of revitalization movements.

Accepted Answer

Answers may include mahdist movements,cargo cults,separatist Christian churches,nativistic movements,and millenarian movements.

Question 2

The predominant mode of religious organization practiced among food collectors is:

Accepted Answer

A)  ecclesiastical cults. 
B)  shamanistic cults. 
C)  communal cults. 
D)  individualistic cults. 
E)  congregational cults. 
A)  ecclesiastical cults. 
B)  shamanistic cults. 
C)  communal cults. 
D)  individualistic cults. 
E)  congregational cults. D

Question 3

Myths,which tell stories of the gods,their origins,their activities,and the moral injunctions they teach,are found:

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A)  only in large-scale industrialized societies. 
B)  only in peasant societies. 
C)  only in food-collecting societies. 
D)  in every society. 
E)  in societies where there are multiple religions. 
A)  only in large-scale industrialized societies. 
B)  only in peasant societies. 
C)  only in food-collecting societies. 
D)  in every society. 
E)  in societies where there are multiple religions. D

Question 4

Both the television and the Internet have had a great impact on religion today.Compare and contrast what you believe to be the major similarities and differences between these two types of technological and social change.

Accepted Answer

Both television and the Internet have ha

Question 5

Rites of passage are important public rituals that mark a change in a person's social position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Today in the U.S.more than 75% of the population practices religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

African American churches in the U.S.have played an important role as agents of social change in all of the following ways except:

Accepted Answer

A)  they have experienced significant decline in recent years. 
B)  they have served as rallying places for protestors and community activists. 
C)  they helped freed slaves on the Underground Railroad. 
D)  Black Muslims have been a force for change by encouraging autonomous African American communities. 
E)  they have fostered the idea of an autonomous African American community. 
A)  they have experienced significant decline in recent years. 
B)  they have served as rallying places for protestors and community activists. 
C)  they helped freed slaves on the Underground Railroad. 
D)  Black Muslims have been a force for change by encouraging autonomous African American communities. 
E)  they have fostered the idea of an autonomous African American community.

Question 8

The Kikuyu initiation ritual:

Accepted Answer

A)  involves no physical operation other than the scarring of women and men's elbows. 
B)  does not involve the separation of the initiates from their former status. 
C)  involves the incorporation of the initiate back into the society as a whole. 
D)  is held every twenty years in order to initiate one generation at a time. 
E)  occurs on evenings in which there is a full moon. 
A)  involves no physical operation other than the scarring of women and men's elbows. 
B)  does not involve the separation of the initiates from their former status. 
C)  involves the incorporation of the initiate back into the society as a whole. 
D)  is held every twenty years in order to initiate one generation at a time. 
E)  occurs on evenings in which there is a full moon.

Question 9

Which of the following is false about liberation theology,which developed during the 1970s and 1980s in South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an activist form of Catholicism. 
B)  It has led to many deaths but very little substantial change in society. 
C)  It merged theology with an activism for social justice for the poor. 
D)  It led many priests and nuns to lose their lives in political conflict. 
E)  It is a militant form of religion. 
A)  It is an activist form of Catholicism. 
B)  It has led to many deaths but very little substantial change in society. 
C)  It merged theology with an activism for social justice for the poor. 
D)  It led many priests and nuns to lose their lives in political conflict. 
E)  It is a militant form of religion.

Question 10

Explain what Marx meant by the expression "religion is the opiate of the masses."

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx used the expression "religion

Question 11

Which statement about religion in the United States is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 10% of the population claims active church membership. 
B)  People in the U.S. are less religiously active than Italians and Frenchmen. 
C)  Religion is more important to liberals and Democrats than to conservatives and Republicans. 
D)  Approximately 28% of Americans have changed their faith system since they became adults. 
E)  Asians are the subgroup for whom religion is most important. 
A)  About 10% of the population claims active church membership. 
B)  People in the U.S. are less religiously active than Italians and Frenchmen. 
C)  Religion is more important to liberals and Democrats than to conservatives and Republicans. 
D)  Approximately 28% of Americans have changed their faith system since they became adults. 
E)  Asians are the subgroup for whom religion is most important.

Question 12

What type of religious organization has full-time religious specialists?

Accepted Answer

A)  individualistic 
B)  shamanistic 
C)  communal 
D)  ecclesiastic 
E)  congregational 
A)  individualistic 
B)  shamanistic 
C)  communal 
D)  ecclesiastic 
E)  congregational

Question 13

Ancestor cults are a type of rite of solidarity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A myth that conveys morals through the stories of anthropomorphized animals is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a profane myth. 
B)  a "trickster" myth. 
C)  an origin myth. 
D)  a sacred myth. 
E)  a zoomorphic myth. 
A)  a profane myth. 
B)  a "trickster" myth. 
C)  an origin myth. 
D)  a sacred myth. 
E)  a zoomorphic myth.

Question 15

Wicca is a "new" religion.Discuss how Wicca has grown and the process that it has undergone in its development as an official religion.Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Wicca, often referred to as a "new" reli

Question 16

Which statement about religion in the United States is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. places a high value on organized religion. 
B)  A higher percentage of U.S. population is affiliated with a religious organization than Western European countries. 
C)  Church membership in the U.S. has grown steadily over the last two hundred years. 
D)  About 60% of Americans claim that religion plays an important role in their lives. 
E)  Membership in religious organizations in the U.S. has declined slightly over the last 15 years. 
A)  The U.S. places a high value on organized religion. 
B)  A higher percentage of U.S. population is affiliated with a religious organization than Western European countries. 
C)  Church membership in the U.S. has grown steadily over the last two hundred years. 
D)  About 60% of Americans claim that religion plays an important role in their lives. 
E)  Membership in religious organizations in the U.S. has declined slightly over the last 15 years.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about the Amish in the U.S.is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They place a high value on infant baptism. 
B)  They practice strict endogamy. 
C)  They strive to live their lives in harmony with nature. 
D)  They use excommunication as a way to discipline errant members. 
E)  They maintain a disciplined church community. 
A)  They place a high value on infant baptism. 
B)  They practice strict endogamy. 
C)  They strive to live their lives in harmony with nature. 
D)  They use excommunication as a way to discipline errant members. 
E)  They maintain a disciplined church community.

Question 18

People perform religious rituals as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a way of invoking supernatural beings to control those forces over which they feel they have no control. 
B)  a practice with as little emotion as possible, because they seldom really believe rituals are effective. 
C)  a way of demonstrating the strong control they have over their own lives. 
D)  a way to demonstrate social importance and validation for their lives. 
E)  a way to obtain political, social, and economic power. 
A)  a way of invoking supernatural beings to control those forces over which they feel they have no control. 
B)  a practice with as little emotion as possible, because they seldom really believe rituals are effective. 
C)  a way of demonstrating the strong control they have over their own lives. 
D)  a way to demonstrate social importance and validation for their lives. 
E)  a way to obtain political, social, and economic power.

Question 19

How is the ancestor cult considered to be a type of rite of solidarity?

Accepted Answer

After death,ancestors are beli

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of something that would be used for imitative magic?

Accepted Answer

A)  hair 
B)  nail clippings 
C)  voodoo doll 
D)  teeth 
E)  a dirty handkerchief 
A)  hair 
B)  nail clippings 
C)  voodoo doll 
D)  teeth 
E)  a dirty handkerchief

Name three different types of revitalization movements.

The predominant mode of religious organization practiced among food collectors is:

Myths,which tell stories of the gods,their origins,their activities,and the moral injunctions they teach,are found:

Both the television and the Internet have had a great impact on religion today.Compare and contrast what you believe to be the major similarities and differences between these two types of technological and social change.

Rites of passage are important public rituals that mark a change in a person's social position.

Today in the U.S.more than 75% of the population practices religion.

African American churches in the U.S.have played an important role as agents of social change in all of the following ways except:

The Kikuyu initiation ritual:

Which of the following is false about liberation theology,which developed during the 1970s and 1980s in South America?

Explain what Marx meant by the expression "religion is the opiate of the masses."

Which statement about religion in the United States is true?

What type of religious organization has full-time religious specialists?

Ancestor cults are a type of rite of solidarity.

A myth that conveys morals through the stories of anthropomorphized animals is:

Wicca is a "new" religion.Discuss how Wicca has grown and the process that it has undergone in its development as an official religion.Give examples.

Which statement about religion in the United States is false?

Which of the following statements about the Amish in the U.S.is not true?

People perform religious rituals as:

How is the ancestor cult considered to be a type of rite of solidarity?

Which of the following is an example of something that would be used for imitative magic?

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Exam 14: Supernatural Beliefs

Name three different types of revitalization movements.

The predominant mode of religious organization practiced among food collectors is:

Myths,which tell stories of the gods,their origins,their activities,and the moral injunctions they teach,are found:

Both the television and the Internet have had a great impact on religion today.Compare and contrast what you believe to be the major similarities and differences between these two types of technological and social change.

Rites of passage are important public rituals that mark a change in a person's social position.

Today in the U.S.more than 75% of the population practices religion.

African American churches in the U.S.have played an important role as agents of social change in all of the following ways except:

The Kikuyu initiation ritual:

Which of the following is false about liberation theology,which developed during the 1970s and 1980s in South America?

Explain what Marx meant by the expression "religion is the opiate of the masses."

Which statement about religion in the United States is true?

What type of religious organization has full-time religious specialists?

Ancestor cults are a type of rite of solidarity.

A myth that conveys morals through the stories of anthropomorphized animals is:

Wicca is a "new" religion.Discuss how Wicca has grown and the process that it has undergone in its development as an official religion.Give examples.

Which statement about religion in the United States is false?

Which of the following statements about the Amish in the U.S.is not true?

People perform religious rituals as:

How is the ancestor cult considered to be a type of rite of solidarity?

Which of the following is an example of something that would be used for imitative magic?

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters