Question 1

Just 16% of the world's population claim to be _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Catholic 
B) Muslim 
C) Jewish 
D) Protestant 
E) non-religious 
A) Catholic 
B) Muslim 
C) Jewish 
D) Protestant 
E) non-religious

Question 2

Interest in horoscopes,witchcraft,and other kinds of occult or supernatural phenomena have increased in the West recently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Islamic fundamentalism is having a strong resurgence in which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Albania 
B) Iran 
C) Algeria 
D) Afghanistan 
E) all but a 
A) Albania 
B) Iran 
C) Algeria 
D) Afghanistan 
E) all but a

Question 4

Ceremonies such as bar mitzvahs,elaborate wedding ceremonies,baby showers,and graduation parties that help individuals make major changes in their lives are referred to as rites of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) transition 
B) intensification 
C) separation 
D) passage 
E) incorporation 
A) transition 
B) intensification 
C) separation 
D) passage 
E) incorporation

Question 5

_______________ is an explanation of misfortune based on the belief that certain individuals possess an innate,psychic power capable of causing harm,including sickness and death.

Accepted Answer

A) Imitative magic 
B) Contagious magic 
C) Witchcraft 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) Imitative magic 
B) Contagious magic 
C) Witchcraft 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 6

Which of the following nature-oriented religions has 310,000 adherents today in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Lutheran 
B) Buddhism 
C) Shintoism 
D) Wicca 
E) Holy Rollers 
A) Lutheran 
B) Buddhism 
C) Shintoism 
D) Wicca 
E) Holy Rollers

Question 7

A ___________________________is a spiritual movement in reaction to disruptive contact with Western capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) revitalization movement 
B) cargo cult 
C) sema 
D) dervish 
E) animata 
A) revitalization movement 
B) cargo cult 
C) sema 
D) dervish 
E) animata

Question 8

Although many North Americans suppose witchcraft is something that belongs to a less enlightened time,in fact,it is alive and well in the United States today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The major difference between animism and animatism has to do with whether the supernatural force which occupies an entity is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) personal or impersonal (a being or an impersonal force without identity) 
B) natural or supernatural 
C) a god or an ancestral spirit 
D) a priest or a shaman 
E) an example of witchcraft or of divination 
A) personal or impersonal (a being or an impersonal force without identity) 
B) natural or supernatural 
C) a god or an ancestral spirit 
D) a priest or a shaman 
E) an example of witchcraft or of divination

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) Curanderismo 
B) Magic 
C) Shamanism 
D) Voodoo 
E) Religion 
A) Curanderismo 
B) Magic 
C) Shamanism 
D) Voodoo 
E) Religion

Question 11

According to Sir James Frazer,magic is a kind of science based on misconceptions of how the world really works.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A Sufi prayer dance is called a ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Shoka 
B) Sema 
C) Dervish 
D) Mevlevi 
E) Rumi 
A) Shoka 
B) Sema 
C) Dervish 
D) Mevlevi 
E) Rumi

Question 13

In acting as a healer,the shaman _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) provides reassurance to the community through an elaborate drama that may involve trickery 
B) may use modern medical techniques 
C) may be coping with his/her own problems by becoming intensely involved with the problems of others 
D) may improve the patient's state of mind,which aids in recovery 
E) all but b 
A) provides reassurance to the community through an elaborate drama that may involve trickery 
B) may use modern medical techniques 
C) may be coping with his/her own problems by becoming intensely involved with the problems of others 
D) may improve the patient's state of mind,which aids in recovery 
E) all but b

Question 14

A _______________ is a deliberate effort by members of a society to construct a more satisfying culture.

Accepted Answer

A) divination 
B) rite of intensification 
C) fetish 
D) segmentary lineage system 
E) revitalization movement 
A) divination 
B) rite of intensification 
C) fetish 
D) segmentary lineage system 
E) revitalization movement

Just 16% of the world's population claim to be _______________.

Interest in horoscopes,witchcraft,and other kinds of occult or supernatural phenomena have increased in the West recently.

Islamic fundamentalism is having a strong resurgence in which of the following countries?

Ceremonies such as bar mitzvahs,elaborate wedding ceremonies,baby showers,and graduation parties that help individuals make major changes in their lives are referred to as rites of _______________.

_______________ is an explanation of misfortune based on the belief that certain individuals possess an innate,psychic power capable of causing harm,including sickness and death.

Which of the following nature-oriented religions has 310,000 adherents today in the United States?

A ___________________________is a spiritual movement in reaction to disruptive contact with Western capitalism.

Although many North Americans suppose witchcraft is something that belongs to a less enlightened time,in fact,it is alive and well in the United States today.

The major difference between animism and animatism has to do with whether the supernatural force which occupies an entity is _______________.

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

According to Sir James Frazer,magic is a kind of science based on misconceptions of how the world really works.

A Sufi prayer dance is called a ____________________.

In acting as a healer,the shaman _______________.

A _______________ is a deliberate effort by members of a society to construct a more satisfying culture.

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Social Identity, personality, and Gender

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Exam 13: Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

Just 16% of the world's population claim to be _______________.

Interest in horoscopes,witchcraft,and other kinds of occult or supernatural phenomena have increased in the West recently.

Islamic fundamentalism is having a strong resurgence in which of the following countries?

Ceremonies such as bar mitzvahs,elaborate wedding ceremonies,baby showers,and graduation parties that help individuals make major changes in their lives are referred to as rites of _______________.

_______________ is an explanation of misfortune based on the belief that certain individuals possess an innate,psychic power capable of causing harm,including sickness and death.

Which of the following nature-oriented religions has 310,000 adherents today in the United States?

A ___________________________is a spiritual movement in reaction to disruptive contact with Western capitalism.

Although many North Americans suppose witchcraft is something that belongs to a less enlightened time,in fact,it is alive and well in the United States today.

The major difference between animism and animatism has to do with whether the supernatural force which occupies an entity is _______________.

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

According to Sir James Frazer,magic is a kind of science based on misconceptions of how the world really works.

A Sufi prayer dance is called a ____________________.

In acting as a healer,the shaman _______________.

A _______________ is a deliberate effort by members of a society to construct a more satisfying culture.

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