Question 1

There is no scientific evidence that one individual can kill another through the use of sorcery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The belief systems of modern Wiccans and neopagans are derived largely from:

Accepted Answer

A) Records made during the inquisition. 
B) Traditions passed in secret since before Christianity appeared in Europe. 
C) The writings of 19th and 20th century European authors. 
D) Traditional practices shown to be successful in curing disease. 
E) Traditional African and Asian religions. 
A) Records made during the inquisition. 
B) Traditions passed in secret since before Christianity appeared in Europe. 
C) The writings of 19th and 20th century European authors. 
D) Traditional practices shown to be successful in curing disease. 
E) Traditional African and Asian religions.

Question 3

In all religions,most fundamentalist belief calls for society to return to an earlier time that believers understand as more holy than the current era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Define divination.

Accepted Answer

It is a religious ri

Question 5

In anthropology,what are the characteristics of prayer?

Accepted Answer

It is communication between pe

Question 6

In general,the American reaction to the increasing religious diversity of the United States has been:

Accepted Answer

A) Tolerance. 
B) An increase in acts of violence against non-Christians. 
C) An increase in missionary activity,both in the United States and abroad. 
D) A movement to impose religious quotas on new immigrants. 
E) Calls for increased separation of church and state. 
A) Tolerance. 
B) An increase in acts of violence against non-Christians. 
C) An increase in missionary activity,both in the United States and abroad. 
D) A movement to impose religious quotas on new immigrants. 
E) Calls for increased separation of church and state.

Question 7

A nativistic religious movement is:

Accepted Answer

A) An attempt by an economically powerful group to maintain its control of society. 
B) A religious movement that looks to the re-establishment of a past golden age. 
C) A series of rituals designed to determine who is and who is not a true member of a group. 
D) An ecclesiastical movement to convert nonbelievers. 
E) An attempt by the state to impose state religion on its citizens. 
A) An attempt by an economically powerful group to maintain its control of society. 
B) A religious movement that looks to the re-establishment of a past golden age. 
C) A series of rituals designed to determine who is and who is not a true member of a group. 
D) An ecclesiastical movement to convert nonbelievers. 
E) An attempt by the state to impose state religion on its citizens.

Question 8

The vision quest generally includes:

Accepted Answer

A) The use of hallucinogenic drugs. 
B) Physical suffering. 
C) A long voyage in the company of an elder. 
D) A belief that only the faithful will be saved. 
E) Electric shock. 
A) The use of hallucinogenic drugs. 
B) Physical suffering. 
C) A long voyage in the company of an elder. 
D) A belief that only the faithful will be saved. 
E) Electric shock.

Question 9

What are the six characteristics of religion?

Accepted Answer

They are sacred stories;symbols and symb

Question 10

Describe the conditions under which new religious movements are likely to occur.What groups,if any,in your community are likely to develop new religious practices? What factors make them good candidates for new religious messages?

Accepted Answer

New religious movements are likely to oc

Question 11

Describe three characteristics of fundamentalism.

Accepted Answer

The people see their religion as a basis

Question 12

A sorcerer who manipulates the fingernails of an intended victim to cause harm to that person is using:

Accepted Answer

A) Mythological magic. 
B) Contagious magic. 
C) Ecological magic. 
D) Psychological reductionism. 
E) Superstitious magic. 
A) Mythological magic. 
B) Contagious magic. 
C) Ecological magic. 
D) Psychological reductionism. 
E) Superstitious magic.

Question 13

Europeans saw the Melanesian cargo cults as irrational.But anthropologists studying them in the 1950s argued that they were rational responses.What evidence did they cite for this?

Accepted Answer

The cargo cults were based on Melanesian

Question 14

Why is liminality considered part of anti-structure?

Accepted Answer

It is a period in which an individual is

Question 15

Under what conditions do we expect to find the emergence of syncretic religions?

Accepted Answer

These religions tend

Question 16

People in many societies,including the Azande of East Africa,believe in a magical witchcraft substance that is:

Accepted Answer

A) Controlled by the most powerful people in society. 
B) Hidden under the central shrine of the community. 
C) Part of the bodies of those who are witches. 
D) Available to those who seek with a pure heart. 
E) Can never be found by those who actively seek it. 
A) Controlled by the most powerful people in society. 
B) Hidden under the central shrine of the community. 
C) Part of the bodies of those who are witches. 
D) Available to those who seek with a pure heart. 
E) Can never be found by those who actively seek it.

Question 17

Liminal is a state that occurs to the individual at the conclusion of a ritual sequence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Some followers of the Ghost Dance religion believed that specially painted shirts would protect them from bullets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a rite of passage?

Accepted Answer

A) Going to a college football game 
B) Taking a mid-term exam. 
C) Going to see a professor during office hours. 
D) Getting married. 
E) Traveling across the country to visit a relative. 
A) Going to a college football game 
B) Taking a mid-term exam. 
C) Going to see a professor during office hours. 
D) Getting married. 
E) Traveling across the country to visit a relative.

Question 20

Define religion.

Accepted Answer

It is a social institution characterized

There is no scientific evidence that one individual can kill another through the use of sorcery.

The belief systems of modern Wiccans and neopagans are derived largely from:

In all religions,most fundamentalist belief calls for society to return to an earlier time that believers understand as more holy than the current era.

Define divination.

In anthropology,what are the characteristics of prayer?

In general,the American reaction to the increasing religious diversity of the United States has been:

A nativistic religious movement is:

The vision quest generally includes:

What are the six characteristics of religion?

Describe the conditions under which new religious movements are likely to occur.What groups,if any,in your community are likely to develop new religious practices? What factors make them good candidates for new religious messages?

Describe three characteristics of fundamentalism.

A sorcerer who manipulates the fingernails of an intended victim to cause harm to that person is using:

Europeans saw the Melanesian cargo cults as irrational.But anthropologists studying them in the 1950s argued that they were rational responses.What evidence did they cite for this?

Why is liminality considered part of anti-structure?

Under what conditions do we expect to find the emergence of syncretic religions?

People in many societies,including the Azande of East Africa,believe in a magical witchcraft substance that is:

Liminal is a state that occurs to the individual at the conclusion of a ritual sequence.

Some followers of the Ghost Dance religion believed that specially painted shirts would protect them from bullets.

Which of the following is an example of a rite of passage?

Define religion.

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Exam 12: Religion

There is no scientific evidence that one individual can kill another through the use of sorcery.

The belief systems of modern Wiccans and neopagans are derived largely from:

In all religions,most fundamentalist belief calls for society to return to an earlier time that believers understand as more holy than the current era.

Define divination.

In anthropology,what are the characteristics of prayer?

In general,the American reaction to the increasing religious diversity of the United States has been:

A nativistic religious movement is:

The vision quest generally includes:

What are the six characteristics of religion?

Describe the conditions under which new religious movements are likely to occur.What groups,if any,in your community are likely to develop new religious practices? What factors make them good candidates for new religious messages?

Describe three characteristics of fundamentalism.

A sorcerer who manipulates the fingernails of an intended victim to cause harm to that person is using:

Europeans saw the Melanesian cargo cults as irrational.But anthropologists studying them in the 1950s argued that they were rational responses.What evidence did they cite for this?

Why is liminality considered part of anti-structure?

Under what conditions do we expect to find the emergence of syncretic religions?

People in many societies,including the Azande of East Africa,believe in a magical witchcraft substance that is:

Liminal is a state that occurs to the individual at the conclusion of a ritual sequence.

Some followers of the Ghost Dance religion believed that specially painted shirts would protect them from bullets.

Which of the following is an example of a rite of passage?

Define religion.

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