Question 1

Who asserted, "The people who have control of your stories, control of your voice, also have control of your destiny, your culture."

Accepted Answer

A)  Lenore Keeshig-Tobias 
B)  Vine Deloria, Jr. 
C)  Eshu 
D)  Chinua Achebe 
E)  Nongqawuse 
A)  Lenore Keeshig-Tobias 
B)  Vine Deloria, Jr. 
C)  Eshu 
D)  Chinua Achebe 
E)  Nongqawuse A

Question 2

Many Indigenous cultures regard life as a journey or quest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In Canada, Aboriginal children were taken from their families, often by force, and placed where?

Accepted Answer

A)  In foster homes 
B)  In monasteries run by priests 
C)  In other Aboriginal communities 
D)  In schools run by the government or churches 
E)  In the army 
A)  In foster homes 
B)  In monasteries run by priests 
C)  In other Aboriginal communities 
D)  In schools run by the government or churches 
E)  In the army D

Question 4

What does the Maori term moko mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  To tattoo 
B)  To strike 
C)  To kill 
D)  To decorate 
E)  To bless 
A)  To tattoo 
B)  To strike 
C)  To kill 
D)  To decorate 
E)  To bless

Question 5

What happens during the Sioux Sun Dance?

Accepted Answer

The Sioux Sun Dance includes a kind of s

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an example of a North American professional sports team demonstrating cultural appropriation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago Blackhawks 
B)  Cleveland Indians 
C)  Washington Redskins 
D)  Atlanta Braves 
E)  Montreal Canadiens 
A)  Chicago Blackhawks 
B)  Cleveland Indians 
C)  Washington Redskins 
D)  Atlanta Braves 
E)  Montreal Canadiens

Question 7

For Indigenous people, the act of storytelling itself is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entertainment 
B)  Sacrament 
C)  Mystical 
D)  Ritual 
E)  Typical 
A)  Entertainment 
B)  Sacrament 
C)  Mystical 
D)  Ritual 
E)  Typical

Question 8

Which of the following is a film on the theft and commercialization of Native American traditions by Non-Natives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avatar 
B)  Reel Injun 
C)  Pocahontas: The True Story 
D)  White Shamans 
E)  Whale Rider 
A)  Avatar 
B)  Reel Injun 
C)  Pocahontas: The True Story 
D)  White Shamans 
E)  Whale Rider

Question 9

What was at issue in the 1990 standoff between the Mohawk community and the town of Oka, Quebec?

Accepted Answer

A)  The town's plan to expand a golf course onto land sacred to the Mohawk 
B)  The Mohawk destruction of a residential school 
C)  The plan to turn the entire Mohawk reserve into a provincial park 
D)  The Mohawk plan to build a casino 
E)  The town's plan to build a public education centre 
A)  The town's plan to expand a golf course onto land sacred to the Mohawk 
B)  The Mohawk destruction of a residential school 
C)  The plan to turn the entire Mohawk reserve into a provincial park 
D)  The Mohawk plan to build a casino 
E)  The town's plan to build a public education centre

Question 10

Which two elements have been of central importance to cultures that have typically been considered Indigenous?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dancing and signing 
B)  Belief in God and ties to the land 
C)  Texts and rituals 
D)  Kinship and location 
E)  Social division and an established priesthood 
A)  Dancing and signing 
B)  Belief in God and ties to the land 
C)  Texts and rituals 
D)  Kinship and location 
E)  Social division and an established priesthood

Question 11

The origin stories of the Aboriginal Aborigines were mistranslated by anthropologists as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Beginning 
B)  The Recreating 
C)  The First Principle 
D)  The Awakening 
E)  The Dreaming 
A)  The Beginning 
B)  The Recreating 
C)  The First Principle 
D)  The Awakening 
E)  The Dreaming

Question 12

What are the different functions of trickster stories?

Accepted Answer

They can show us how we should behave, o

Question 13

A marae is another type of totem pole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are two examples of unacceptable terms in reference to Indigenous religions? Why are these terms, and others, problematic?

Accepted Answer

The study of Indigenous religions has pr

Question 15

The African concept of Ubuntu, which Archbishop Desmond Tutu frequently cites, says what?

Accepted Answer

A)  That Africans will one day conquer the world 
B)  That Jesus was African 
C)  That human beings were all created independently 
D)  That the Christian God is one of many 
E)  That human beings are interconnected 
A)  That Africans will one day conquer the world 
B)  That Jesus was African 
C)  That human beings were all created independently 
D)  That the Christian God is one of many 
E)  That human beings are interconnected

Question 16

What is the definition of "Indigenous religion" used by the author in your textbook?

Accepted Answer

"Indigenous religion" refers to the beli

Question 17

Why did Europeans refer to Indigenous peoples as "primitive"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They assumed these traditions were dying out. 
B)  They assumed these traditions were prime, or superior. 
C)  They assumed Indigenous people were cannibalistic. 
D)  They assumed these traditions were the first and unchanging. 
E)  They assumed these traditions were concerned with human sacrifice. 
A)  They assumed these traditions were dying out. 
B)  They assumed these traditions were prime, or superior. 
C)  They assumed Indigenous people were cannibalistic. 
D)  They assumed these traditions were the first and unchanging. 
E)  They assumed these traditions were concerned with human sacrifice.

Question 18

In Indigenous communities, gender classification could be somewhat fluid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Tricksters are sometimes referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Saints 
B)  Culture Rebels 
C)  Culture Heroes 
D)  Native Misfits 
E)  Native Rebels 
A)  Native Saints 
B)  Culture Rebels 
C)  Culture Heroes 
D)  Native Misfits 
E)  Native Rebels

Question 20

What is a key problem in understanding Indigenous people and their religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have long been defined, regulated, altered, and in many instances destroyed by non-Indigenous people. 
B)  They have been completely assimilated to modern, Western culture. 
C)  They have no identifiably religious practices. 
D)  They do not want non-Indigenous people to learn about their culture. 
E)  They have been nearly entirely wiped out. 
A)  They have long been defined, regulated, altered, and in many instances destroyed by non-Indigenous people. 
B)  They have been completely assimilated to modern, Western culture. 
C)  They have no identifiably religious practices. 
D)  They do not want non-Indigenous people to learn about their culture. 
E)  They have been nearly entirely wiped out.

Who asserted, "The people who have control of your stories, control of your voice, also have control of your destiny, your culture."

Many Indigenous cultures regard life as a journey or quest.

In Canada, Aboriginal children were taken from their families, often by force, and placed where?

What does the Maori term moko mean?

What happens during the Sioux Sun Dance?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a North American professional sports team demonstrating cultural appropriation?

For Indigenous people, the act of storytelling itself is which of the following?

Which of the following is a film on the theft and commercialization of Native American traditions by Non-Natives?

What was at issue in the 1990 standoff between the Mohawk community and the town of Oka, Quebec?

Which two elements have been of central importance to cultures that have typically been considered Indigenous?

The origin stories of the Aboriginal Aborigines were mistranslated by anthropologists as which of the following?

What are the different functions of trickster stories?

A marae is another type of totem pole.

What are two examples of unacceptable terms in reference to Indigenous religions? Why are these terms, and others, problematic?

The African concept of Ubuntu, which Archbishop Desmond Tutu frequently cites, says what?

What is the definition of "Indigenous religion" used by the author in your textbook?

Why did Europeans refer to Indigenous peoples as "primitive"?

In Indigenous communities, gender classification could be somewhat fluid.

Tricksters are sometimes referred to as which of the following?

What is a key problem in understanding Indigenous people and their religions?

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Exam 2: Indigenous Traditions

Who asserted, "The people who have control of your stories, control of your voice, also have control of your destiny, your culture."

Many Indigenous cultures regard life as a journey or quest.

In Canada, Aboriginal children were taken from their families, often by force, and placed where?

What does the Maori term moko mean?

What happens during the Sioux Sun Dance?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a North American professional sports team demonstrating cultural appropriation?

For Indigenous people, the act of storytelling itself is which of the following?

Which of the following is a film on the theft and commercialization of Native American traditions by Non-Natives?

What was at issue in the 1990 standoff between the Mohawk community and the town of Oka, Quebec?

Which two elements have been of central importance to cultures that have typically been considered Indigenous?

The origin stories of the Aboriginal Aborigines were mistranslated by anthropologists as which of the following?

What are the different functions of trickster stories?

A marae is another type of totem pole.

What are two examples of unacceptable terms in reference to Indigenous religions? Why are these terms, and others, problematic?

The African concept of Ubuntu, which Archbishop Desmond Tutu frequently cites, says what?

What is the definition of "Indigenous religion" used by the author in your textbook?

Why did Europeans refer to Indigenous peoples as "primitive"?

In Indigenous communities, gender classification could be somewhat fluid.

Tricksters are sometimes referred to as which of the following?

What is a key problem in understanding Indigenous people and their religions?

About Religion

Religions of Late Antiquity

Jewish Traditions

Christian Traditions

Muslim Traditions

Hindu Traditions

Sikh Traditions

Jaina Traditions

Buddhist Traditions

Chinese and Korean Traditions

Japanese Traditions

New Religions and Movements

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