Question 1

The Afro-Latin religious traditions coalesced primarily during the:

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A)  16th and 17th centuries 
B)  17th and 18th centuries 
C)  18th and 19th centuries 
D)  19th and 20th centuries 
A)  16th and 17th centuries 
B)  17th and 18th centuries 
C)  18th and 19th centuries 
D)  19th and 20th centuries C

Question 2

The Virgin of Copacabana is the patron saint of Mexico.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Candomblé, santería and vodou are monolithic traditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The Virgin Mary has sometimes served as an icon of resistance for the LatiAmerican and Caribbean peoples.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following describe some form of the cargo system except:

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A)  colonial policies largely shaped the form and content of the civil-religious hierarchy 
B)  political and religious offices intersect and parallel each other so that the sponsor rotates between positions 
C)  community members are expected to occupy ranked cargos during the course of their life cycle 
D)  numerous communities compete together to fulfill roles within a single civil religious tradition 
A)  colonial policies largely shaped the form and content of the civil-religious hierarchy 
B)  political and religious offices intersect and parallel each other so that the sponsor rotates between positions 
C)  community members are expected to occupy ranked cargos during the course of their life cycle 
D)  numerous communities compete together to fulfill roles within a single civil religious tradition

Question 6

The Afro-Latin religious tradition is associated primarily with:

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A)  the upper class 
B)  recent migrants from African countries 
C)  the working class 
D)  the poor and disenfranchised 
A)  the upper class 
B)  recent migrants from African countries 
C)  the working class 
D)  the poor and disenfranchised

Question 7

The most important supernatural beings in the Afro-Latin religions are thintermediaries between mortals and creator gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not usually an example of popular Catholicism?

Accepted Answer

A)  national rituals sponsored on behalf of the Virgin Mary in Argentina 
B)  use of mountain spirits as part of the celebration in the Andes 
C)  adoration of Christ in a Mass in Nicaragua 
D)  use of guinea pig in the Last Supper painting in Ecuador 
A)  national rituals sponsored on behalf of the Virgin Mary in Argentina 
B)  use of mountain spirits as part of the celebration in the Andes 
C)  adoration of Christ in a Mass in Nicaragua 
D)  use of guinea pig in the Last Supper painting in Ecuador

Question 9

The Devil is an important supernatural deity in popular Catholicism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Douglas (1987), what is the distinction between alcoholism an"constructive drinking"?

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Question 11

Describe how Spanish colonizers manipulated indigenous religious systems iorder to proselytize Christianity. Use at least three examples.

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Question 12

What is an orisha or an iwa?

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Question 13

In Vodou, the Virgin Mary is identified especially with:

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A)  Pachamama 
B)  Ezili 
C)  Guadalupe 
D)  Copacabana 
A)  Pachamama 
B)  Ezili 
C)  Guadalupe 
D)  Copacabana

Question 14

Actually, there is no such thing as "problem drinking" in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Religious conversion is often a highly gendered process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What aspects of continuity existed within many of the African religious traditionthat facilitated their emergence into a pan-African religious tradition in the NeWorld?

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Question 17

By the late 1980s, more than 10% of Latin America's population identified itself anon-Catholic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Popular Catholicism is best described as:

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A)  a fusion of medieval Catholicism and diverse indigenous and African traditions 
B)  a fusion of modern Catholicism with medieval practices of conversion in a polytheistic religious tradition 
C)  modern Catholicism designed to benefit the conversion of the masses, allowing all people a way to believe 
D)  a form of Catholicism which is anti-Roman and anti-church, created solely by African and indigenous peoples 
A)  a fusion of medieval Catholicism and diverse indigenous and African traditions 
B)  a fusion of modern Catholicism with medieval practices of conversion in a polytheistic religious tradition 
C)  modern Catholicism designed to benefit the conversion of the masses, allowing all people a way to believe 
D)  a form of Catholicism which is anti-Roman and anti-church, created solely by African and indigenous peoples

Question 19

Discuss the primary reasons why some Andean villagers in highland Ecuador havopted to convert to Protestantism and also evangelical churches. Use at least threexamples.

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Question 20

The vast majority of Haitians that have migrated recently from their homeland havsettled in:

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A)  south Florida and New York City 
B)  New York City and Detroit 
C)  south Florida and Los Angeles 
D)  Los Angeles and New York City 
A)  south Florida and New York City 
B)  New York City and Detroit 
C)  south Florida and Los Angeles 
D)  Los Angeles and New York City

The Afro-Latin religious traditions coalesced primarily during the:

The Virgin of Copacabana is the patron saint of Mexico.

Candomblé, santería and vodou are monolithic traditions.

The Virgin Mary has sometimes served as an icon of resistance for the LatiAmerican and Caribbean peoples.

All of the following describe some form of the cargo system except:

The Afro-Latin religious tradition is associated primarily with:

The most important supernatural beings in the Afro-Latin religions are thintermediaries between mortals and creator gods.

Which of the following is not usually an example of popular Catholicism?

The Devil is an important supernatural deity in popular Catholicism.

According to Douglas (1987), what is the distinction between alcoholism an"constructive drinking"?

Describe how Spanish colonizers manipulated indigenous religious systems iorder to proselytize Christianity. Use at least three examples.

What is an orisha or an iwa?

In Vodou, the Virgin Mary is identified especially with:

Actually, there is no such thing as "problem drinking" in Latin America.

Religious conversion is often a highly gendered process.

What aspects of continuity existed within many of the African religious traditionthat facilitated their emergence into a pan-African religious tradition in the NeWorld?

By the late 1980s, more than 10% of Latin America's population identified itself anon-Catholic.

Popular Catholicism is best described as:

Discuss the primary reasons why some Andean villagers in highland Ecuador havopted to convert to Protestantism and also evangelical churches. Use at least threexamples.

The vast majority of Haitians that have migrated recently from their homeland havsettled in:

Anthropology, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Introducing Latin America and the Caribbean

Society and Culture Before the Europeans

Conquest, Colonialism, and Resistance

Cultural Politics of Race and Ethnicity

Cultural Constructions of Gender and Sexuality

Striving for Health and Coping with Illness

Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Expression

Perspectives in Globalization

Manifestations of Popular Culture

Violence, Memory, and Striving for a Just World

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Exam 7: Religion and Everyday Life

The Afro-Latin religious traditions coalesced primarily during the:

The Virgin of Copacabana is the patron saint of Mexico.

Candomblé, santería and vodou are monolithic traditions.

The Virgin Mary has sometimes served as an icon of resistance for the LatiAmerican and Caribbean peoples.

All of the following describe some form of the cargo system except:

The Afro-Latin religious tradition is associated primarily with:

The most important supernatural beings in the Afro-Latin religions are thintermediaries between mortals and creator gods.

Which of the following is not usually an example of popular Catholicism?

The Devil is an important supernatural deity in popular Catholicism.

According to Douglas (1987), what is the distinction between alcoholism an"constructive drinking"?

Describe how Spanish colonizers manipulated indigenous religious systems iorder to proselytize Christianity. Use at least three examples.

What is an orisha or an iwa?

In Vodou, the Virgin Mary is identified especially with:

Actually, there is no such thing as "problem drinking" in Latin America.

Religious conversion is often a highly gendered process.

What aspects of continuity existed within many of the African religious traditionthat facilitated their emergence into a pan-African religious tradition in the NeWorld?

By the late 1980s, more than 10% of Latin America's population identified itself anon-Catholic.

Popular Catholicism is best described as:

Discuss the primary reasons why some Andean villagers in highland Ecuador havopted to convert to Protestantism and also evangelical churches. Use at least threexamples.

The vast majority of Haitians that have migrated recently from their homeland havsettled in:

Anthropology, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Introducing Latin America and the Caribbean

Society and Culture Before the Europeans

Conquest, Colonialism, and Resistance

Cultural Politics of Race and Ethnicity

Cultural Constructions of Gender and Sexuality

Striving for Health and Coping with Illness

Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Expression

Perspectives in Globalization

Manifestations of Popular Culture

Violence, Memory, and Striving for a Just World

Filters