Question 1

Which of the following is necessary for an individual to become a shaman?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to experience direct contact with the supernatural. 
B) A period of training and a certification by an official institution. 
C) A parent or family member who is already a shaman. 
D) An ability to cure people both in- and outside of the cultural group. 
E) An ability to play-act and lie convincingly. 
A) The ability to experience direct contact with the supernatural. 
B) A period of training and a certification by an official institution. 
C) A parent or family member who is already a shaman. 
D) An ability to cure people both in- and outside of the cultural group. 
E) An ability to play-act and lie convincingly.

Question 2

One thing that all fundamentalist groups seem to have in common is:

Accepted Answer

A) Women play major roles in their organization. 
B) Their members view the world as a cosmic struggle of good against evil. 
C) A disproportionate number of their members believe that the ends justify the means. 
D) They have restrictions on what kinds of foods they can eat. 
E) They seek political power but do not form political parties. 
A) Women play major roles in their organization. 
B) Their members view the world as a cosmic struggle of good against evil. 
C) A disproportionate number of their members believe that the ends justify the means. 
D) They have restrictions on what kinds of foods they can eat. 
E) They seek political power but do not form political parties.

Question 3

All of the following are characteristics of religion except:

Accepted Answer

A) Ritual. 
B) Stories. 
C) Symbols. 
D) Practitioners. 
E) Music. 
A) Ritual. 
B) Stories. 
C) Symbols. 
D) Practitioners. 
E) Music.

Question 4

Among the Netsilik Inuit,a tupiliq is:

Accepted Answer

A) A shaman. 
B) A chief. 
C) A stone used for meditation. 
D) An evil spirit. 
E) A symbol that represents the group. 
A) A shaman. 
B) A chief. 
C) A stone used for meditation. 
D) An evil spirit. 
E) A symbol that represents the group.

Question 5

Why do Fulani of Mali insult their children?

Accepted Answer

They believe that it

Question 6

A god is a spiritual being who:

Accepted Answer

A) Is understood to be intimately involved in the lives of those who believe in it. 
B) Is a single,most powerful creator and ruler. 
C) Is responsive to prayer and magic performed by human beings. 
D) Created or controls some aspect of the world. 
E) Rarely experiences psychological states similar to those experienced by people. 
A) Is understood to be intimately involved in the lives of those who believe in it. 
B) Is a single,most powerful creator and ruler. 
C) Is responsive to prayer and magic performed by human beings. 
D) Created or controls some aspect of the world. 
E) Rarely experiences psychological states similar to those experienced by people.

Question 7

What is mana?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a religious council that makes decisions regarding community morality. 
B) It is a Hindu term for priest. 
C) It is religious energy that is believed to be in certain people or objects. 
D) It is the sacred text of Buddhism that explains the various laws of the religious group. 
E) It is a type of food that is consumed only during Jewish ceremonies in the temple. 
A) It is a religious council that makes decisions regarding community morality. 
B) It is a Hindu term for priest. 
C) It is religious energy that is believed to be in certain people or objects. 
D) It is the sacred text of Buddhism that explains the various laws of the religious group. 
E) It is a type of food that is consumed only during Jewish ceremonies in the temple.

Question 8

The rituals of the Native American Church are based on the revival of a peyote religion that was common throughout North America in the 17ᵗʰ and 18ᵗʰ centuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The central tenant of prosperity theology is:

Accepted Answer

A) By giving everything to the poor,Christians will achieve great rewards in heaven. 
B) Money is the root of all evil. 
C) God wants Christians to be wealthy. 
D) Christians should earn money through hard work but should give at least 10 percent of their wealth to the poor. 
E) The personal wealth of Christians does not matter since true wealth and prosperity lies in the church. 
A) By giving everything to the poor,Christians will achieve great rewards in heaven. 
B) Money is the root of all evil. 
C) God wants Christians to be wealthy. 
D) Christians should earn money through hard work but should give at least 10 percent of their wealth to the poor. 
E) The personal wealth of Christians does not matter since true wealth and prosperity lies in the church.

Question 10

Which of the following correctly characterizes the Hopi growing of blue corn?

Accepted Answer

A) When they farm blue corn,they live their religious understanding of the world. 
B) They have mixed feelings when they grow blue corn because,though it is necessary to make traditional foods,it is associated with impurity and evil. 
C) Only women can grow blue corn,because only women possess generative earth powers. 
D) Hopi look down upon those who grow blue corn,because it represents both poverty and old-fashioned values. 
E) Hopi spend little time growing corn but much time growing beans,because corn has little religious significance. 
A) When they farm blue corn,they live their religious understanding of the world. 
B) They have mixed feelings when they grow blue corn because,though it is necessary to make traditional foods,it is associated with impurity and evil. 
C) Only women can grow blue corn,because only women possess generative earth powers. 
D) Hopi look down upon those who grow blue corn,because it represents both poverty and old-fashioned values. 
E) Hopi spend little time growing corn but much time growing beans,because corn has little religious significance.

Question 11

The Peyote Road refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) Interstate Highway 35,because it leads to the Texas counties where peyote grows. 
B) The rejection of "white values" by Native Americans. 
C) The code of living by which a Native American Church member guides his life. 
D) Living outside the law. 
E) The spiritual path that Ghost Dancers believed would lead to the disappearance of the Whites and the return of the Buffalo. 
A) Interstate Highway 35,because it leads to the Texas counties where peyote grows. 
B) The rejection of "white values" by Native Americans. 
C) The code of living by which a Native American Church member guides his life. 
D) Living outside the law. 
E) The spiritual path that Ghost Dancers believed would lead to the disappearance of the Whites and the return of the Buffalo.

Question 12

Monkey,hyena,spider,and coyote (and sometimes bunny)are:

Accepted Answer

A) Agricultural pests. 
B) Animals frequently identified with passage to an afterlife. 
C) Animals frequently present as "sidekicks" of powerful gods. 
D) Animals that are often identified symbolically with fertility. 
E) Animals that are frequently identified with trickster gods. 
A) Agricultural pests. 
B) Animals frequently identified with passage to an afterlife. 
C) Animals frequently present as "sidekicks" of powerful gods. 
D) Animals that are often identified symbolically with fertility. 
E) Animals that are frequently identified with trickster gods.

Question 13

Some population experts believe that people have large families because they cannot conceptualize the number of children they have.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Trickster spirits are interested in their own benefit rather than that of the people who believe in them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

To the extent that religion reinforces the social order:

Accepted Answer

A) It can be a catalyst for change. 
B) It provides solace to the poor. 
C) It is irrelevant in society. 
D) It usually serves the interests of the wealthy and powerful. 
E) The majority of people are unlikely to believe in it. 
A) It can be a catalyst for change. 
B) It provides solace to the poor. 
C) It is irrelevant in society. 
D) It usually serves the interests of the wealthy and powerful. 
E) The majority of people are unlikely to believe in it.

Question 16

Religion is generally a conservative force in society.That is,most times it supports the status quo.How does it do this? Write an essay in which you give several examples of the stabilizing influence of religion.

Accepted Answer

Religion has often been seen as a conser

Question 17

The Christian notion that reenacting the Last Supper stands for communion with God is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Superstition. 
B) Science. 
C) Prophecy. 
D) Magic. 
E) Symbolism. 
A) Superstition. 
B) Science. 
C) Prophecy. 
D) Magic. 
E) Symbolism.

Question 18

Which of the following correctly describes the Classical Mayan priesthood?

Accepted Answer

A) They spent their time in prayer and meditation. 
B) Their key role was as healers of the sick. 
C) They took vows of poverty and chastity. 
D) They were not considered to be particularly important by the aristocracy. 
E) They used drugs and pain rituals to reach ecstatic states. 
A) They spent their time in prayer and meditation. 
B) Their key role was as healers of the sick. 
C) They took vows of poverty and chastity. 
D) They were not considered to be particularly important by the aristocracy. 
E) They used drugs and pain rituals to reach ecstatic states.

Question 19

A critical hallmark of prayer is:

Accepted Answer

A) That it be done with reverence. 
B) That it be addressed to an all-powerful god. 
C) That its results depend on the will of the spirit world. 
D) That it be spoken aloud. 
E) That it be accompanied by some physical gesture (such as kneeling,bowing the head,clasping the hands and so on). 
A) That it be done with reverence. 
B) That it be addressed to an all-powerful god. 
C) That its results depend on the will of the spirit world. 
D) That it be spoken aloud. 
E) That it be accompanied by some physical gesture (such as kneeling,bowing the head,clasping the hands and so on).

Question 20

Most adults in any society can be considered liminal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is necessary for an individual to become a shaman?

One thing that all fundamentalist groups seem to have in common is:

All of the following are characteristics of religion except:

Among the Netsilik Inuit,a tupiliq is:

Why do Fulani of Mali insult their children?

A god is a spiritual being who:

What is mana?

The rituals of the Native American Church are based on the revival of a peyote religion that was common throughout North America in the 17ᵗʰ and 18ᵗʰ centuries.

The central tenant of prosperity theology is:

Which of the following correctly characterizes the Hopi growing of blue corn?

The Peyote Road refers to:

Monkey,hyena,spider,and coyote (and sometimes bunny)are:

Some population experts believe that people have large families because they cannot conceptualize the number of children they have.

Trickster spirits are interested in their own benefit rather than that of the people who believe in them.

To the extent that religion reinforces the social order:

Religion is generally a conservative force in society.That is,most times it supports the status quo.How does it do this? Write an essay in which you give several examples of the stabilizing influence of religion.

The Christian notion that reenacting the Last Supper stands for communion with God is an example of:

Which of the following correctly describes the Classical Mayan priesthood?

A critical hallmark of prayer is:

Most adults in any society can be considered liminal.

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Exam 12: Religion

Which of the following is necessary for an individual to become a shaman?

One thing that all fundamentalist groups seem to have in common is:

All of the following are characteristics of religion except:

Among the Netsilik Inuit,a tupiliq is:

Why do Fulani of Mali insult their children?

A god is a spiritual being who:

What is mana?

The rituals of the Native American Church are based on the revival of a peyote religion that was common throughout North America in the 17ᵗʰ and 18ᵗʰ centuries.

The central tenant of prosperity theology is:

Which of the following correctly characterizes the Hopi growing of blue corn?

The Peyote Road refers to:

Monkey,hyena,spider,and coyote (and sometimes bunny)are:

Some population experts believe that people have large families because they cannot conceptualize the number of children they have.

Trickster spirits are interested in their own benefit rather than that of the people who believe in them.

To the extent that religion reinforces the social order:

Religion is generally a conservative force in society.That is,most times it supports the status quo.How does it do this? Write an essay in which you give several examples of the stabilizing influence of religion.

The Christian notion that reenacting the Last Supper stands for communion with God is an example of:

Which of the following correctly describes the Classical Mayan priesthood?

A critical hallmark of prayer is:

Most adults in any society can be considered liminal.

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

Filters