Exam 2: Encountering Indigenous Religions: Ways to Tribal Life

A semi-historical myth is meant to explain how things have come to be as they are now.

The gods of Vodou are called loas, meaning:

Which of the following is a key element of animism?

The use of history to study indigenous peoples is limited.

The Yoruba high god is usually known as the:

A tribal member with special abilities and the authority to act as an intermediary between the people and the world of gods and spirits is called a:

What made horses important for the life of the Plains Indian tribes?

What animal is the totem of the tribe featured in the Twilight series?

Manaism is preanimistic, because:

Twilight, a fantasy novel series, deals with what indigenous tribe?

Spell-workers are often called what in the southern United States?

Which figure is known by different names in different tribes, the most common being holy man, medicine man, and healer?

What is an informal term for indigenous religions suggesting that they have a stronger connection to the natural environment than do other religions?

Which of the following statements is true of totemism?

In Vodou religion, the "Lord of the Dead" is frequently represented by phallic symbols.

Why did the Sioux people set up their camps in circles?

In the context of raising children in indigenous religions, indigenous traditions are:

Yoruba is unimportant for the Western Hemisphere.

Which of the following is a similarity between Vodou and the Brazilian religions Candomblé and Umbanda, Cuban Santería, or Jamaican Rastafarianism?

What is the term Jean-Jacques Rousseau used for indigenous peoples, who, he held, are naturally good?