Question 1

The incest taboo is unique because it is a universal restriction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Some Mexicans claim that the Spanish conquest was unnecessary because Indians had already been converted to Christianity long before.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Guadalupe myth allowed which groups of marginalized peoples a place in the social order after the Spanish Conquest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian men, Spanish women and the disabled. 
B)  Indians and recently freed slaves. 
C)  Indians, illegitimate children of Spanish fathers and Indian mothers, and the disabled. 
D)  Indians, illegitimate children of Spanish fathers and Indian mothers, and people who had lost their status within the Indian or Spanish community. 
A)  Indian men, Spanish women and the disabled. 
B)  Indians and recently freed slaves. 
C)  Indians, illegitimate children of Spanish fathers and Indian mothers, and the disabled. 
D)  Indians, illegitimate children of Spanish fathers and Indian mothers, and people who had lost their status within the Indian or Spanish community.

Question 4

Greetz asserts that evil in Javanese culture is derived from ________ and is manifested in the form of________:

Accepted Answer

A)  unbridled passion and lack of self-control; witchcraft against others 
B)  lack of understanding of religion; not worshiping 
C)  not watching wajang puppet theatre; hermitic behaviors 
D)  participating in trance dancing, possession 
A)  unbridled passion and lack of self-control; witchcraft against others 
B)  lack of understanding of religion; not worshiping 
C)  not watching wajang puppet theatre; hermitic behaviors 
D)  participating in trance dancing, possession

Question 5

According to Daugherty, group support features prominently in holiness-type churches, even though activities in the larger community and other social programs are avoided.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the rituals discussed by Daugherty, the snakes are always handled with love and fear, and there is never any attempt to kill them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the myth told by Urmilaji and recorded by Narayan about auspicious marriages all five daughters-in-law and the one daughter approach the man to receive blessings and positive wishes,

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Geertz would argue that Anthropology does all the following to/for philosophical investigationEXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Replace it 
B)  Intellectually exhaust it 
C)  Make it relevant 
D)  Provide an empirical basis for it 
A)  Replace it 
B)  Intellectually exhaust it 
C)  Make it relevant 
D)  Provide an empirical basis for it

Question 9

The two geese in the myth told by Urmilaji and recorded by Narayan represent both a marriage and the bonds of brother and sister.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Daugherty refers to the Holy Ghost as the "great equalizer"because

Accepted Answer

A)  The ritual of serpent-handling assures worth and creates a sense of power for the "undesirable poor." 
B)  Holiness-type churches ask that only the "true believers" be rewarded-thus setting the scales straight. 
C)  The concept of the Holy Ghost that holiness-type churches work with is identical to other figures in mainstream Christian traditions. 
D)  Because the Holy Ghost is expected to mete out justice by showing non-believers the error of their ways. 
A)  The ritual of serpent-handling assures worth and creates a sense of power for the "undesirable poor." 
B)  Holiness-type churches ask that only the "true believers" be rewarded-thus setting the scales straight. 
C)  The concept of the Holy Ghost that holiness-type churches work with is identical to other figures in mainstream Christian traditions. 
D)  Because the Holy Ghost is expected to mete out justice by showing non-believers the error of their ways.

Question 11

The "ethos"or a religion of religions group is __________, while the "worldview"of a religion or religious group is _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethics and reasoning of a culture; based upon geographic location. 
B)  Moral and aesthetic aspects of a culture; the cognitive and existential aspects of a culture. 
C)  Composed of sacred texts, intangible or unspoken rules of a culture. 
D)  Moral and aesthetic aspects of a culture, economic principles dictated by the religion of a culture. 
A)  Ethics and reasoning of a culture; based upon geographic location. 
B)  Moral and aesthetic aspects of a culture; the cognitive and existential aspects of a culture. 
C)  Composed of sacred texts, intangible or unspoken rules of a culture. 
D)  Moral and aesthetic aspects of a culture, economic principles dictated by the religion of a culture.

Question 12

Myth, symbolism, and worldview are the focus of this chapter because

Accepted Answer

A)  they are usually ignored in the systematic study of religion. 
B)  although they stand outside of religion, they indirectly affect our experience of it. 
C)  they are all "informal" religious expressions. 
D)  they are imperative to the comparative study of religion. 
A)  they are usually ignored in the systematic study of religion. 
B)  although they stand outside of religion, they indirectly affect our experience of it. 
C)  they are all "informal" religious expressions. 
D)  they are imperative to the comparative study of religion.

Question 13

In the myth told by Urmilaji and recorded by Narayan, why does the old washer woman Sunna not help the village person carry her basket of grass?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because she is tired 
B)  Because the baskets are taboo 
C)  Because she must worship before performing other duties 
D)  Because she must resurrect the husband of the girl who performed tribute to God. 
A)  Because she is tired 
B)  Because the baskets are taboo 
C)  Because she must worship before performing other duties 
D)  Because she must resurrect the husband of the girl who performed tribute to God.

The incest taboo is unique because it is a universal restriction.

Some Mexicans claim that the Spanish conquest was unnecessary because Indians had already been converted to Christianity long before.

The Guadalupe myth allowed which groups of marginalized peoples a place in the social order after the Spanish Conquest?

Greetz asserts that evil in Javanese culture is derived from and is manifested in the form of:

According to Daugherty, group support features prominently in holiness-type churches, even though activities in the larger community and other social programs are avoided.

In the rituals discussed by Daugherty, the snakes are always handled with love and fear, and there is never any attempt to kill them.

In the myth told by Urmilaji and recorded by Narayan about auspicious marriages all five daughters-in-law and the one daughter approach the man to receive blessings and positive wishes,

Geertz would argue that Anthropology does all the following to/for philosophical investigationEXCEPT:

The two geese in the myth told by Urmilaji and recorded by Narayan represent both a marriage and the bonds of brother and sister.

Daugherty refers to the Holy Ghost as the "great equalizer"because

The "ethos"or a religion of religions group is __, while the "worldview"of a religion or religious group is _.

Myth, symbolism, and worldview are the focus of this chapter because

In the myth told by Urmilaji and recorded by Narayan, why does the old washer woman Sunna not help the village person carry her basket of grass?

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Ritual

Shamans, Priests, and Prophets

Altered States of Consciousness and the Religious Use of Drugs

Illness, Healing, and Religion

Witchcraft, Sorcery, Divination, and Magic

Death, Ancestors, Ghosts, and Souls

Religion in a Changing World: Identity, Adaptation, and Activism

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Exam 2: Myth, Symbolism, and Worldview

The incest taboo is unique because it is a universal restriction.

Some Mexicans claim that the Spanish conquest was unnecessary because Indians had already been converted to Christianity long before.

The Guadalupe myth allowed which groups of marginalized peoples a place in the social order after the Spanish Conquest?

Greetz asserts that evil in Javanese culture is derived from ________ and is manifested in the form of________:

According to Daugherty, group support features prominently in holiness-type churches, even though activities in the larger community and other social programs are avoided.

In the rituals discussed by Daugherty, the snakes are always handled with love and fear, and there is never any attempt to kill them.

In the myth told by Urmilaji and recorded by Narayan about auspicious marriages all five daughters-in-law and the one daughter approach the man to receive blessings and positive wishes,

Geertz would argue that Anthropology does all the following to/for philosophical investigationEXCEPT:

The two geese in the myth told by Urmilaji and recorded by Narayan represent both a marriage and the bonds of brother and sister.

Daugherty refers to the Holy Ghost as the "great equalizer"because

The "ethos"or a religion of religions group is __________, while the "worldview"of a religion or religious group is _________.

Myth, symbolism, and worldview are the focus of this chapter because

In the myth told by Urmilaji and recorded by Narayan, why does the old washer woman Sunna not help the village person carry her basket of grass?

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Ritual

Shamans, Priests, and Prophets

Altered States of Consciousness and the Religious Use of Drugs

Illness, Healing, and Religion

Witchcraft, Sorcery, Divination, and Magic

Death, Ancestors, Ghosts, and Souls

Religion in a Changing World: Identity, Adaptation, and Activism

Filters

Greetz asserts that evil in Javanese culture is derived from and is manifested in the form of:

The "ethos"or a religion of religions group is __, while the "worldview"of a religion or religious group is _.