Question 1

Fundamentalist Christians, Jews and Muslims all share many features.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Where there are state religions there are also:

Accepted Answer

A)  religions based on households 
B)  no other religions are allowed 
C)  revitalization movements 
D)  fundamentalist groups 
E)  missionaries from other systems 
A)  religions based on households 
B)  no other religions are allowed 
C)  revitalization movements 
D)  fundamentalist groups 
E)  missionaries from other systems A

Question 3

In state systems:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a definite separation of religion and state 
B)  the state's main role is to support the religion 
C)  the religion's main role is to support the state 
D)  the priests are the same as the rulers 
E)  revitalization movements provide the religions 
A)  there is a definite separation of religion and state 
B)  the state's main role is to support the religion 
C)  the religion's main role is to support the state 
D)  the priests are the same as the rulers 
E)  revitalization movements provide the religions C

Question 4

Bedouin tribesmen allowed the Sanusi to occupy their land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Italy invaded Libya during the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The reason fundamentalism came to Afghanistan was:

Accepted Answer

A)  oil money 
B)  patronage from the Saudi Royal family 
C)  European and American colonialism 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  oil money 
B)  patronage from the Saudi Royal family 
C)  European and American colonialism 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

During the first two decades of the 20th century most of the Middle East belonged to the Ottoman Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Britain controlled Egypt during much of the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To understand any religion we have to avoid using our own categories of thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One anthropologist likened Europe to a giant octopus reaching out to seize and exploit all of Africa and Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Germany invaded North Africa during the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One main difference between household and capitalist production is:

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalist production takes only necessary value 
B)  the household system takes no surplus value 
C)  the capitalist system returns more than it takes 
D)  households don't pay taxes 
E)  firms hire workers 
A)  capitalist production takes only necessary value 
B)  the household system takes no surplus value 
C)  the capitalist system returns more than it takes 
D)  households don't pay taxes 
E)  firms hire workers

Question 13

The English wanted to control Egypt for:

Accepted Answer

A)  its oil 
B)  its part in the Ottoman Empire 
C)  the Suez Canal 
D)  its control of Libya 
E)  its control of Algeria 
A)  its oil 
B)  its part in the Ottoman Empire 
C)  the Suez Canal 
D)  its control of Libya 
E)  its control of Algeria

Question 14

Explain the relationship between states, belief, stratification and religion.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between states, belief,

Question 15

France invaded Algeria during the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the relationship between feasting for Lisu and being egalitarian using both emic and etic understandings.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between feasting for th

Question 17

In a state religion, if a statement is counter-experiential:

Accepted Answer

A)  it can never be used in a religious argument because it's false 
B)  it may be a component of belief 
C)  you can think it as long as you don't act on it 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  it can never be used in a religious argument because it's false 
B)  it may be a component of belief 
C)  you can think it as long as you don't act on it 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

The Wahab doctrines are the official religion of the Saudi state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Those who most closely agree with the creation science arguments are:

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamentalist Muslims 
B)  anthropologists 
C)  biologists 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  fundamentalist Muslims 
B)  anthropologists 
C)  biologists 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

Fundamentally, everyone believes in one god.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Fundamentalist Christians, Jews and Muslims all share many features.

Where there are state religions there are also:

In state systems:

Bedouin tribesmen allowed the Sanusi to occupy their land.

Italy invaded Libya during the 20th century.

The reason fundamentalism came to Afghanistan was:

During the first two decades of the 20th century most of the Middle East belonged to the Ottoman Empire.

Britain controlled Egypt during much of the 20th century.

To understand any religion we have to avoid using our own categories of thought.

One anthropologist likened Europe to a giant octopus reaching out to seize and exploit all of Africa and Asia.

Germany invaded North Africa during the 20th century.

One main difference between household and capitalist production is:

The English wanted to control Egypt for:

Explain the relationship between states, belief, stratification and religion.

France invaded Algeria during the 20th century.

Discuss the relationship between feasting for Lisu and being egalitarian using both emic and etic understandings.

In a state religion, if a statement is counter-experiential:

The Wahab doctrines are the official religion of the Saudi state.

Those who most closely agree with the creation science arguments are:

Fundamentally, everyone believes in one god.

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Exam 8: The Anthropology of Religion

Fundamentalist Christians, Jews and Muslims all share many features.

Where there are state religions there are also:

In state systems:

Bedouin tribesmen allowed the Sanusi to occupy their land.

Italy invaded Libya during the 20th century.

The reason fundamentalism came to Afghanistan was:

During the first two decades of the 20th century most of the Middle East belonged to the Ottoman Empire.

Britain controlled Egypt during much of the 20th century.

To understand any religion we have to avoid using our own categories of thought.

One anthropologist likened Europe to a giant octopus reaching out to seize and exploit all of Africa and Asia.

Germany invaded North Africa during the 20th century.

One main difference between household and capitalist production is:

The English wanted to control Egypt for:

Explain the relationship between states, belief, stratification and religion.

France invaded Algeria during the 20th century.

Discuss the relationship between feasting for Lisu and being egalitarian using both emic and etic understandings.

In a state religion, if a statement is counter-experiential:

The Wahab doctrines are the official religion of the Saudi state.

Those who most closely agree with the creation science arguments are:

Fundamentally, everyone believes in one god.

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

How States Work

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters