Question 1

Which statement about religion in the United States is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberals are more religious than conservatives. 
B)  People under 40 are more religious than people over 40. 
C)  Blacks are more religious than Whites. 
D)  New Englanders are more religious than Southerners. 
E)  Urban dwellers are more religious than rural dwellers. 
A)  Liberals are more religious than conservatives. 
B)  People under 40 are more religious than people over 40. 
C)  Blacks are more religious than Whites. 
D)  New Englanders are more religious than Southerners. 
E)  Urban dwellers are more religious than rural dwellers.

Question 2

What four principal patterns of religious organizations were identified by Wallace?

Accepted Answer

They are individuali

Question 3

Contemporary witches are Satanists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Through the expert witness of anthropologist John Hostetler,the Amish won a landmark court decision in 1972.What was the nature of the court decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed them to refrain from seeking medical attention for their children when they were sick. 
B)  It allowed them to use buggies and horses on Pennsylvania public roads. 
C)  It allowed their children to leave public school after eighth grade. 
D)  It formally recognized Amish church marriage as a legal institution. 
E)  It allowed Amish to separate their houses and farms and close off their villages to tourists. 
A)  It allowed them to refrain from seeking medical attention for their children when they were sick. 
B)  It allowed them to use buggies and horses on Pennsylvania public roads. 
C)  It allowed their children to leave public school after eighth grade. 
D)  It formally recognized Amish church marriage as a legal institution. 
E)  It allowed Amish to separate their houses and farms and close off their villages to tourists.

Question 5

Which statement about religion in the U.S.is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evangelical Protestants are the largest single denomination. 
B)  The fastest-growing groups are Catholics from Mexico. 
C)  Approximately 24% of all U.S. residents are Jewish. 
D)  Men are more likely than women to describe themselves as religious. 
E)  The smallest denomination in the United States is Jehovah's Witnesses. 
A)  Evangelical Protestants are the largest single denomination. 
B)  The fastest-growing groups are Catholics from Mexico. 
C)  Approximately 24% of all U.S. residents are Jewish. 
D)  Men are more likely than women to describe themselves as religious. 
E)  The smallest denomination in the United States is Jehovah's Witnesses.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a major religious trend in the world today?

Accepted Answer

A)  people are blending elements of more than one religion 
B)  the increase in Christian church membership in developing countries 
C)  the vast growth of cyber-churches 
D)  the rise of Islamic religious nationalism 
E)  the decline of Christian church membership in Europe 
A)  people are blending elements of more than one religion 
B)  the increase in Christian church membership in developing countries 
C)  the vast growth of cyber-churches 
D)  the rise of Islamic religious nationalism 
E)  the decline of Christian church membership in Europe

Question 7

All forms of religion are alike in that they are founded on a belief in the supernatural.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are some of the differences and the similarities between Christian and Islamic fundamentalism?

Accepted Answer

Christian and Islamic fundamentalism hav

Question 9

Why did Robert Marett believe that animism was not the earliest form of religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  He did not believe that "primitive" peoples had any form of religion. 
B)  He believed that "primitive" peoples did not make the intellectual distinction between body and soul that is required for animism. 
C)  He collected artifacts that proved that the earliest form of religion was polytheism. 
D)  He believed that early cultures worshipped themselves as gods. 
E)  He believed that God created Adam and Eve and that monotheism was the only true way. 
A)  He did not believe that "primitive" peoples had any form of religion. 
B)  He believed that "primitive" peoples did not make the intellectual distinction between body and soul that is required for animism. 
C)  He collected artifacts that proved that the earliest form of religion was polytheism. 
D)  He believed that early cultures worshipped themselves as gods. 
E)  He believed that God created Adam and Eve and that monotheism was the only true way.

Question 10

Sorcery,involving the use of potions and medicines,is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  inborn capacity to harm others. 
B)  involuntary capacity to harm others. 
C)  often unconscious capacity to harm others. 
D)  deliberate attempt to bring about harm through the use of supernatural powers. 
E)  modern-day movement associated with Wicca and covens. 
A)  inborn capacity to harm others. 
B)  involuntary capacity to harm others. 
C)  often unconscious capacity to harm others. 
D)  deliberate attempt to bring about harm through the use of supernatural powers. 
E)  modern-day movement associated with Wicca and covens.

Question 11

Which of the following does not describe witchcraft,as it is defined by anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is always viewed negatively. 
B)  It can harm through evil thoughts. 
C)  It relies only on psychic power to harm people. 
D)  It leaves no visible evidence of its existence. 
E)  It is believed to be deliberate and intentional. 
A)  It is always viewed negatively. 
B)  It can harm through evil thoughts. 
C)  It relies only on psychic power to harm people. 
D)  It leaves no visible evidence of its existence. 
E)  It is believed to be deliberate and intentional.

Question 12

All of the following are modifications that were made for a new clinic for Chinese immigrants in New York except:

Accepted Answer

A)  they are staffed only four days a week because Chinese go to the doctor only Sunday through Wednesdays. 
B)  walls were painted yellow and pink and the color white was avoided. 
C)  hospital chefs learned to make rice porridge because it was favored by the Chinese. 
D)  they waited to open on a date that was not considered unlucky. 
E)  they believed these changes and modifications would reduce patient anxiety. 
A)  they are staffed only four days a week because Chinese go to the doctor only Sunday through Wednesdays. 
B)  walls were painted yellow and pink and the color white was avoided. 
C)  hospital chefs learned to make rice porridge because it was favored by the Chinese. 
D)  they waited to open on a date that was not considered unlucky. 
E)  they believed these changes and modifications would reduce patient anxiety.

Question 13

Who is Handsome Lake and what effect did he have on the Seneca Nation?

Accepted Answer

He led a revitalizat

Question 14

Wicca,as practiced in North American cities,has all of the following characteristics except:

Accepted Answer

A)  it has a matriarchal character. 
B)  it emphasizes fertility. 
C)  it is divided into groups called covenants. 
D)  it involves visualizations and chants. 
E)  it is a growing movement today. 
A)  it has a matriarchal character. 
B)  it emphasizes fertility. 
C)  it is divided into groups called covenants. 
D)  it involves visualizations and chants. 
E)  it is a growing movement today.

Question 15

The belief that spirit beings exist and that they reside in plants and natural objects is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  animism. 
B)  animatism. 
C)  mana. 
D)  sorcery. 
E)  magic. 
A)  animism. 
B)  animatism. 
C)  mana. 
D)  sorcery. 
E)  magic.

Question 16

Animism was proposed by Robert Marett as the earliest stage in religious development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is a good way to define religion so that it can be applied across cultures? What does "supernatural" mean when it is applied cross-culturally?

Accepted Answer

A good way to define religion so that it

Question 18

Individuals benefit psychologically from religion because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  helps explain the unexplainable. 
B)  gives them answers based upon scientific authority. 
C)  provides a rational and logical framework for giving meaning to events and experiences. 
D)  makes them feel as if their increased stress levels have a function in society. 
E)  answers all questions regarding their daily lives. 
A)  helps explain the unexplainable. 
B)  gives them answers based upon scientific authority. 
C)  provides a rational and logical framework for giving meaning to events and experiences. 
D)  makes them feel as if their increased stress levels have a function in society. 
E)  answers all questions regarding their daily lives.

Question 19

What are two significant changes in the globalization of religions?

Accepted Answer

They are religious f

Question 20

Handsome Lake,a New York state Seneca Indian,did all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  prescribe new moral principles and rules of behavior. 
B)  receive a vision to stop drinking and start a revitalizing religion. 
C)  free the Seneca Indians from government reservations. 
D)  urge the adoption of European agricultural practices. 
E)  lead a revitalization movement in New York State. 
A)  prescribe new moral principles and rules of behavior. 
B)  receive a vision to stop drinking and start a revitalizing religion. 
C)  free the Seneca Indians from government reservations. 
D)  urge the adoption of European agricultural practices. 
E)  lead a revitalization movement in New York State.

Which statement about religion in the United States is true?

What four principal patterns of religious organizations were identified by Wallace?

Contemporary witches are Satanists.

Through the expert witness of anthropologist John Hostetler,the Amish won a landmark court decision in 1972.What was the nature of the court decision?

Which statement about religion in the U.S.is true?

Which of the following is not a major religious trend in the world today?

All forms of religion are alike in that they are founded on a belief in the supernatural.

What are some of the differences and the similarities between Christian and Islamic fundamentalism?

Why did Robert Marett believe that animism was not the earliest form of religion?

Sorcery,involving the use of potions and medicines,is a(n):

Which of the following does not describe witchcraft,as it is defined by anthropology?

All of the following are modifications that were made for a new clinic for Chinese immigrants in New York except:

Who is Handsome Lake and what effect did he have on the Seneca Nation?

Wicca,as practiced in North American cities,has all of the following characteristics except:

The belief that spirit beings exist and that they reside in plants and natural objects is known as:

Animism was proposed by Robert Marett as the earliest stage in religious development.

What is a good way to define religion so that it can be applied across cultures? What does "supernatural" mean when it is applied cross-culturally?

Individuals benefit psychologically from religion because it:

What are two significant changes in the globalization of religions?

Handsome Lake,a New York state Seneca Indian,did all of the following except:

What is Anthropology?

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The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

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Subsistence Patterns

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Exam 14: Supernatural Beliefs

Which statement about religion in the United States is true?

What four principal patterns of religious organizations were identified by Wallace?

Contemporary witches are Satanists.

Through the expert witness of anthropologist John Hostetler,the Amish won a landmark court decision in 1972.What was the nature of the court decision?

Which statement about religion in the U.S.is true?

Which of the following is not a major religious trend in the world today?

All forms of religion are alike in that they are founded on a belief in the supernatural.

What are some of the differences and the similarities between Christian and Islamic fundamentalism?

Why did Robert Marett believe that animism was not the earliest form of religion?

Sorcery,involving the use of potions and medicines,is a(n):

Which of the following does not describe witchcraft,as it is defined by anthropology?

All of the following are modifications that were made for a new clinic for Chinese immigrants in New York except:

Who is Handsome Lake and what effect did he have on the Seneca Nation?

Wicca,as practiced in North American cities,has all of the following characteristics except:

The belief that spirit beings exist and that they reside in plants and natural objects is known as:

Animism was proposed by Robert Marett as the earliest stage in religious development.

What is a good way to define religion so that it can be applied across cultures? What does "supernatural" mean when it is applied cross-culturally?

Individuals benefit psychologically from religion because it:

What are two significant changes in the globalization of religions?

Handsome Lake,a New York state Seneca Indian,did all of the following except:

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