Question 1

Anthropologists seek the truth in the religion they are studying, focusing on different concepts depending on their training and theoretical inclinations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The editors of this book have suggested that religion is a human universal. What other human universal do they point to as a primary impetus and factor in the worldwide emergence of religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  celestial observation 
B)  agriculture 
C)  adversity (life is hard) 
D)  divine visitation 
A)  celestial observation 
B)  agriculture 
C)  adversity (life is hard) 
D)  divine visitation C

Question 3

Harris noted that the types of spirit beings found in pre-state societies

Accepted Answer

A)  differ dramatically from the types of spirit beings found in modern religions. 
B)  were considered to be more personal than modern deities. 
C)  have their analogues or exact prototypes in modern religions. 
D)  were based entirely upon superstition. 
A)  differ dramatically from the types of spirit beings found in modern religions. 
B)  were considered to be more personal than modern deities. 
C)  have their analogues or exact prototypes in modern religions. 
D)  were based entirely upon superstition. C

Question 4

All of the following are examples of anthropologists embracing a less humanist, more scientific perspective and methodology EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Discouraging narrative and subjectivity or personal accounts in research findings. 
B)  Maintaining distance from research subjects. 
C)  Exploring and reporting how the subject or society being studied have affected the internal thoughts . and processing of the researcher. 
D)  Engaging in what Spradley describes as "passive" rather than "active" participation in the culture being studied. 
A)  Discouraging narrative and subjectivity or personal accounts in research findings. 
B)  Maintaining distance from research subjects. 
C)  Exploring and reporting how the subject or society being studied have affected the internal thoughts . and processing of the researcher. 
D)  Engaging in what Spradley describes as "passive" rather than "active" participation in the culture being studied.

Question 5

What factors influenced Moro's preconceptions of Thai Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her own religious beliefs. 
B)  Non scholarly works read while researching the subject. 
C)  Various iconic media images of the time period. 
D)  Experiences at Buddhist wats (temples) in California. 
A)  Her own religious beliefs. 
B)  Non scholarly works read while researching the subject. 
C)  Various iconic media images of the time period. 
D)  Experiences at Buddhist wats (temples) in California.

Question 6

Two issues that anthropologists encounter and struggle with in ethnographic or participant-observation fieldwork that Wagner discusses are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Loyalty and trust 
B)  Loyalty and "the exclusion syntax principle" 
C)  Loyalty and "the concrete principle" 
D)  Loyalty and avoiding anti-popular culture biases 
A)  Loyalty and trust 
B)  Loyalty and "the exclusion syntax principle" 
C)  Loyalty and "the concrete principle" 
D)  Loyalty and avoiding anti-popular culture biases

Question 7

Which anthropologist viewed religion as serving three functions corresponding to three human desires?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spiro 
B)  Durkheim 
C)  Malinowski 
D)  Tylor 
A)  Spiro 
B)  Durkheim 
C)  Malinowski 
D)  Tylor

Question 8

Why does Eller argue that a holistic approach must be used to analyze religion anthropologically?

Accepted Answer

A)  Holism is present across other disciplines of psychology and biology; anthropology had to adopt this principle 
B)  Holism provides solutions to immediate problems posed by religion 
C)  Humans have perceived and received different truths across time and space 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Holism is present across other disciplines of psychology and biology; anthropology had to adopt this principle 
B)  Holism provides solutions to immediate problems posed by religion 
C)  Humans have perceived and received different truths across time and space 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following does Harris consider to be a true religious concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  mana 
B)  luck 
C)  superstition 
D)  animism 
A)  mana 
B)  luck 
C)  superstition 
D)  animism

Question 10

According to Harris, the mystery of death is made humanly sensible through

Accepted Answer

A)  the concept of a supreme plan or order. 
B)  the concept of a soul. 
C)  the idea of divine regeneration. 
D)  natural observation. 
A)  the concept of a supreme plan or order. 
B)  the concept of a soul. 
C)  the idea of divine regeneration. 
D)  natural observation.

Question 11

Harris asserts that non-human species

Accepted Answer

A)  display sound evidence to convince us that they too hold spiritual beliefs. 
B)  do not display anything seemingly religious that it similar to human superstition. 
C)  display false associations of causality, like human superstitions, which are not to be counted as true religious behavior. 
D)  have a sense of ancestor worship. 
A)  display sound evidence to convince us that they too hold spiritual beliefs. 
B)  do not display anything seemingly religious that it similar to human superstition. 
C)  display false associations of causality, like human superstitions, which are not to be counted as true religious behavior. 
D)  have a sense of ancestor worship.

Question 12

Howells posited that there are four main characteristics that distinguish "primitive"religions from the world's "great faiths."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Anthropologists have studied the relationship and interaction between religious texts and the actual beliefs and practices of devotees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Culture Stock occurs during a set period of time and once this stage of anthropological research has been passed it is no longer an issue for researcher and their findings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How is religion distinct from the other domains of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  The objects or players in religion are non-human or non-living 
B)  The objects or players in religion are not social and are outside of society 
C)  The objects or players in religion are commoditized and are therefore not distinct from the other domains 
D)  The objects or players in religion are not affected by environment or other pervasive factors such as gender or language 
A)  The objects or players in religion are non-human or non-living 
B)  The objects or players in religion are not social and are outside of society 
C)  The objects or players in religion are commoditized and are therefore not distinct from the other domains 
D)  The objects or players in religion are not affected by environment or other pervasive factors such as gender or language

Question 16

The anthropologist must pay attention to _____ when studying religion.

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-cultural similarities and differences on a global level and varieties of experiences amongst members of the same society 
B)  how assertions by scholars from other disciplines are correct or incorrect 
C)  whether or not beliefs and practices provide a positive function for the society 
D)  topics the society may view as taboo 
A)  cross-cultural similarities and differences on a global level and varieties of experiences amongst members of the same society 
B)  how assertions by scholars from other disciplines are correct or incorrect 
C)  whether or not beliefs and practices provide a positive function for the society 
D)  topics the society may view as taboo

Question 17

To attempt to understand the recent amulet obsession, Moro takes into account historical cultural patterns and contemporary political and economic pressures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When A.F.C. Wallace studied various forms of religious behavior he concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in religious practice are arbitrary. 
B)  there are five major approaches to religion corresponding to five geographical regions. 
C) there are different "types," from simple to complex, of religious forms, which often correspond to the level of social structure in the society. 
D)  "primitive" belief systems lack important characteristics of religion as a genre. 
A)  differences in religious practice are arbitrary. 
B)  there are five major approaches to religion corresponding to five geographical regions. 
C) there are different "types," from simple to complex, of religious forms, which often correspond to the level of social structure in the society. 
D)  "primitive" belief systems lack important characteristics of religion as a genre.

Question 19

What makes the anthropological study of religion different from other approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of a comparative or cross cultural perspective, holism, and cultural relativity 
B)  Reliance on self-reflection 
C)  reliance on one theoretical ideology 
D)  Comparison of other cultures 
A)  Use of a comparative or cross cultural perspective, holism, and cultural relativity 
B)  Reliance on self-reflection 
C)  reliance on one theoretical ideology 
D)  Comparison of other cultures

Question 20

Harris refers to Tylor's concept of animism in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  disprove it. 
B)  demonstrate that it needs to be broadened in order to include a belief in mana and/or superstitions. 
C)  distinguish religious belief from other forms of causal beliefs. 
D)  demonstrate the difference between true religious concepts and the concept/phenomenon that Tylor studied. 
A)  disprove it. 
B)  demonstrate that it needs to be broadened in order to include a belief in mana and/or superstitions. 
C)  distinguish religious belief from other forms of causal beliefs. 
D)  demonstrate the difference between true religious concepts and the concept/phenomenon that Tylor studied.

Anthropologists seek the truth in the religion they are studying, focusing on different concepts depending on their training and theoretical inclinations.

The editors of this book have suggested that religion is a human universal. What other human universal do they point to as a primary impetus and factor in the worldwide emergence of religion?

Harris noted that the types of spirit beings found in pre-state societies

All of the following are examples of anthropologists embracing a less humanist, more scientific perspective and methodology EXCEPT:

What factors influenced Moro's preconceptions of Thai Buddhism?

Two issues that anthropologists encounter and struggle with in ethnographic or participant-observation fieldwork that Wagner discusses are:

Which anthropologist viewed religion as serving three functions corresponding to three human desires?

Why does Eller argue that a holistic approach must be used to analyze religion anthropologically?

Which of the following does Harris consider to be a true religious concept?

According to Harris, the mystery of death is made humanly sensible through

Harris asserts that non-human species

Howells posited that there are four main characteristics that distinguish "primitive"religions from the world's "great faiths."

Anthropologists have studied the relationship and interaction between religious texts and the actual beliefs and practices of devotees.

Culture Stock occurs during a set period of time and once this stage of anthropological research has been passed it is no longer an issue for researcher and their findings.

How is religion distinct from the other domains of culture?

The anthropologist must pay attention to _____ when studying religion.

To attempt to understand the recent amulet obsession, Moro takes into account historical cultural patterns and contemporary political and economic pressures.

When A.F.C. Wallace studied various forms of religious behavior he concluded that

What makes the anthropological study of religion different from other approaches?

Harris refers to Tylor's concept of animism in order to

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Death, Ancestors, Ghosts, and Souls

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Exam 1: The Anthropological Study of Religion

Anthropologists seek the truth in the religion they are studying, focusing on different concepts depending on their training and theoretical inclinations.

The editors of this book have suggested that religion is a human universal. What other human universal do they point to as a primary impetus and factor in the worldwide emergence of religion?

Harris noted that the types of spirit beings found in pre-state societies

All of the following are examples of anthropologists embracing a less humanist, more scientific perspective and methodology EXCEPT:

What factors influenced Moro's preconceptions of Thai Buddhism?

Two issues that anthropologists encounter and struggle with in ethnographic or participant-observation fieldwork that Wagner discusses are:

Which anthropologist viewed religion as serving three functions corresponding to three human desires?

Why does Eller argue that a holistic approach must be used to analyze religion anthropologically?

Which of the following does Harris consider to be a true religious concept?

According to Harris, the mystery of death is made humanly sensible through

Harris asserts that non-human species

Howells posited that there are four main characteristics that distinguish "primitive"religions from the world's "great faiths."

Anthropologists have studied the relationship and interaction between religious texts and the actual beliefs and practices of devotees.

Culture Stock occurs during a set period of time and once this stage of anthropological research has been passed it is no longer an issue for researcher and their findings.

How is religion distinct from the other domains of culture?

The anthropologist must pay attention to _____ when studying religion.

To attempt to understand the recent amulet obsession, Moro takes into account historical cultural patterns and contemporary political and economic pressures.

When A.F.C. Wallace studied various forms of religious behavior he concluded that

What makes the anthropological study of religion different from other approaches?

Harris refers to Tylor's concept of animism in order to

Myth, Symbolism, and Worldview

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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