Question 1

_________________________________ has the largest Jewish population in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) Los Angeles 
B) Jerusalem 
C) Buenos Aires 
D) New York 
E) London 
A) Los Angeles 
B) Jerusalem 
C) Buenos Aires 
D) New York 
E) London

Question 2

Magic involves the manipulation of powers for good or evil,whereas witchcraft involves the possession of an innate power which is used for _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) religious purposes 
B) scientific reasons 
C) evil 
D) traditional societies 
E) societies that lack religion 
A) religious purposes 
B) scientific reasons 
C) evil 
D) traditional societies 
E) societies that lack religion

Question 3

Match between columns
                        Premises: Mende
Ibibio
Navajo
Penobscot
Inuit

Accepted Answer

The Answer of A people of Artic Canada who practice is...

Question 4

The Church of Zion has a primarily Zulu membership in South Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The cultural boundary between the sacred and the ordinary is always obvious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Religion,magic,and witchcraft are all similar in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A) They all disappear once modern education and scientific training expand. 
B) They all share the common goal of improving social relationships within a community. 
C) They are all associated with morose nonconformists who try to destroy society. 
D) They provide explanation of events and are mechanisms of social control. 
E) They are all morally neutral. 
A) They all disappear once modern education and scientific training expand. 
B) They all share the common goal of improving social relationships within a community. 
C) They are all associated with morose nonconformists who try to destroy society. 
D) They provide explanation of events and are mechanisms of social control. 
E) They are all morally neutral.

Question 7

In the 19ᵗʰ century _______________,author of one of the most widely read anthropological books of all time,The Golden Bough,made a strong distinction between religion and magic.

Accepted Answer

A) Sir James G. Frazer 
B) Sir Edward Tylor 
C) Arnold Van Gennep 
D) Sir Richard Attenborough 
E) Sir Richard Burton 
A) Sir James G. Frazer 
B) Sir Edward Tylor 
C) Arnold Van Gennep 
D) Sir Richard Attenborough 
E) Sir Richard Burton

Question 8

Religion is viewed most simply as organized belief in the supernatural,and all fulfill numerous social and psychological needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The widespread occurrence of shamanism and the remarkable similarities between shamanistic traditions wherever found are consequences of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) culture 
B) universal neurological inheritance 
C) similar ecclesiastical organization 
D) diffusion 
E) hallucinatory drugs 
A) culture 
B) universal neurological inheritance 
C) similar ecclesiastical organization 
D) diffusion 
E) hallucinatory drugs

Question 10

Which of the following is least likely to be extensively involved in formal religious beliefs and activities?

Accepted Answer

A) single women with ten children living below the poverty line,who dropped out of school at age 14 
B) members of food foraging societies with limited scientific knowledge 
C) peasants in a feudal society 
D) members of lower classes in an urban-industrial society 
E) wealthy members of urban-industrial societies with advanced scientific knowledge 
A) single women with ten children living below the poverty line,who dropped out of school at age 14 
B) members of food foraging societies with limited scientific knowledge 
C) peasants in a feudal society 
D) members of lower classes in an urban-industrial society 
E) wealthy members of urban-industrial societies with advanced scientific knowledge

Question 11

The anthropologist Arnold Van Gennep analyzed ceremonies that help individuals through crucial stages of their life cycles.He said that each ceremony may be analytically divided into three stages,_______________,transition,and incorporation.

Accepted Answer

A) inculcation 
B) separation 
C) revitalization 
D) intensification 
E) initiation 
A) inculcation 
B) separation 
C) revitalization 
D) intensification 
E) initiation

Question 12

_______________,like other early pastoral nomadic tribes of the Middle East,described their deity in masculine,authoritarian terms.

Accepted Answer

A) Sunni 
B) Shiite 
C) Israelites 
D) Bakhtiari 
E) Nuer 
A) Sunni 
B) Shiite 
C) Israelites 
D) Bakhtiari 
E) Nuer

Question 13

Which choice below best fills in the following blank? A good example of animism exists among Inuit of Artic Canada.They believe that nature is animated by supernatural beings separable from the ________________________ they inhabit.

Accepted Answer

A) glacier 
B) animal used for food 
C) human being 
D) physical body or material substance 
E) priest 
A) glacier 
B) animal used for food 
C) human being 
D) physical body or material substance 
E) priest

Question 14

_______________ has 1.28 million adherents in the U.S.today.

Accepted Answer

A) Islam 
B) Buddhism 
C) Hinduism 
D) Judaism 
E) "New Age" religion 
A) Islam 
B) Buddhism 
C) Hinduism 
D) Judaism 
E) "New Age" religion

Question 15

The collective body of ideas,beliefs,ideals,and values that members of a culture share concerning reality is known as their _______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) religion 
B) faith 
C) tradition 
D) worldview 
E) spirituality 
A) religion 
B) faith 
C) tradition 
D) worldview 
E) spirituality

Question 16

Chan monastics are in the country of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Thailand 
B) India 
C) Nepal 
D) United States 
E) Taiwan 
A) Thailand 
B) India 
C) Nepal 
D) United States 
E) Taiwan

Question 17

Today biomedical germ theory is universally accepted in societies around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A sick person who is given a medical explanation for his disease (for example,that he has tuberculosis)may still prefer to explain his illness as the result of witchcraft because it explains why he,and not someone else,got the disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Religion is important to elite members of a society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Today in the U.S.there are 3-5 million followers of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Islam 
B) Buddhism 
C) Hinduism 
D) "New Age" beliefs 
E) Judaism 
A) Islam 
B) Buddhism 
C) Hinduism 
D) "New Age" beliefs 
E) Judaism

_________________________________ has the largest Jewish population in the world.

Magic involves the manipulation of powers for good or evil,whereas witchcraft involves the possession of an innate power which is used for _______________.

The Church of Zion has a primarily Zulu membership in South Africa.

The cultural boundary between the sacred and the ordinary is always obvious.

Religion,magic,and witchcraft are all similar in which of the following ways?

In the 19ᵗʰ century _______________,author of one of the most widely read anthropological books of all time,The Golden Bough,made a strong distinction between religion and magic.

Religion is viewed most simply as organized belief in the supernatural,and all fulfill numerous social and psychological needs.

The widespread occurrence of shamanism and the remarkable similarities between shamanistic traditions wherever found are consequences of _______________.

Which of the following is least likely to be extensively involved in formal religious beliefs and activities?

The anthropologist Arnold Van Gennep analyzed ceremonies that help individuals through crucial stages of their life cycles.He said that each ceremony may be analytically divided into three stages,_______________,transition,and incorporation.

_______________,like other early pastoral nomadic tribes of the Middle East,described their deity in masculine,authoritarian terms.

Which choice below best fills in the following blank? A good example of animism exists among Inuit of Artic Canada.They believe that nature is animated by supernatural beings separable from the ________________________ they inhabit.

_______________ has 1.28 million adherents in the U.S.today.

The collective body of ideas,beliefs,ideals,and values that members of a culture share concerning reality is known as their _______________________________.

Chan monastics are in the country of _______________.

Today biomedical germ theory is universally accepted in societies around the world.

A sick person who is given a medical explanation for his disease (for example,that he has tuberculosis)may still prefer to explain his illness as the result of witchcraft because it explains why he,and not someone else,got the disease.

Religion is important to elite members of a society.

Today in the U.S.there are 3-5 million followers of _______________.

The Essence of Anthropology

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language and Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

The Arts

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Exam 13: Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

_________________________________ has the largest Jewish population in the world.

Magic involves the manipulation of powers for good or evil,whereas witchcraft involves the possession of an innate power which is used for _______________.

The Church of Zion has a primarily Zulu membership in South Africa.

The cultural boundary between the sacred and the ordinary is always obvious.

Religion,magic,and witchcraft are all similar in which of the following ways?

In the 19ᵗʰ century _______________,author of one of the most widely read anthropological books of all time,The Golden Bough,made a strong distinction between religion and magic.

Religion is viewed most simply as organized belief in the supernatural,and all fulfill numerous social and psychological needs.

The widespread occurrence of shamanism and the remarkable similarities between shamanistic traditions wherever found are consequences of _______________.

Which of the following is least likely to be extensively involved in formal religious beliefs and activities?

The anthropologist Arnold Van Gennep analyzed ceremonies that help individuals through crucial stages of their life cycles.He said that each ceremony may be analytically divided into three stages,_______________,transition,and incorporation.

_______________,like other early pastoral nomadic tribes of the Middle East,described their deity in masculine,authoritarian terms.

Which choice below best fills in the following blank? A good example of animism exists among Inuit of Artic Canada.They believe that nature is animated by supernatural beings separable from the ________________________ they inhabit.

_______________ has 1.28 million adherents in the U.S.today.

The collective body of ideas,beliefs,ideals,and values that members of a culture share concerning reality is known as their _______________________________.

Chan monastics are in the country of _______________.

Today biomedical germ theory is universally accepted in societies around the world.

A sick person who is given a medical explanation for his disease (for example,that he has tuberculosis)may still prefer to explain his illness as the result of witchcraft because it explains why he,and not someone else,got the disease.

Religion is important to elite members of a society.

Today in the U.S.there are 3-5 million followers of _______________.

The Essence of Anthropology

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language and Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

Filters