Question 1

The central tenant of prosperity theology is:

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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. C

Question 2

To the extent that religion reinforces the social order:

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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. D

Question 3

A religious cosmology,or world view,functions primarily to:

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A) Give meaning and order to the lives of believers. 
B) Differentiate primitive from civilized societies. 
C) Increase technical control over the physical environment. 
D) Increase the upper class' control of the lower class. 
E) Keep a society in a constant state of conflict. 
A) Give meaning and order to the lives of believers. 
B) Differentiate primitive from civilized societies. 
C) Increase technical control over the physical environment. 
D) Increase the upper class' control of the lower class. 
E) Keep a society in a constant state of conflict. A

Question 4

Military basic training is a good example of a rite of intensification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Name three symbols significant to the Rastafarian movement.

Accepted Answer

These may include th

Question 6

The people most likely to be attracted to a prophecy are those who:

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A) Have power in society and can make the most of it. 
B) Have the leisure time to pursue the learning that goes with prophecy. 
C) Are looking to avoid taking responsibility for their actions. 
D) Are women between the ages of 17 and 27. 
E) Are most dissatisfied with the way they believe the world is. 
A) Have power in society and can make the most of it. 
B) Have the leisure time to pursue the learning that goes with prophecy. 
C) Are looking to avoid taking responsibility for their actions. 
D) Are women between the ages of 17 and 27. 
E) Are most dissatisfied with the way they believe the world is.

Question 7

What was the role of the spirit in the vision quest?

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It was a guardian wh

Question 8

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

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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 9

All of the following are characteristics of religion except:

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

Question 10

A nativistic religious movement is:

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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 11

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 12

Modern-day Wiccans often believe that everything they do,good or bad,returns to them three-fold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In vision quest,many Native American groups used strong emotional impulse,fasting,isolation,self-mutilation,as well as other techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

What are the six characteristics of religion?

Accepted Answer

They are sacred stories;symbols and symb

Question 18

Anthropologist Sara Castle has argued that Fulani parents seem indifferent to their children because:

Accepted Answer

A) They cannot conceptualize their family size. 
B) Fulani society looks down on children and sees pregnancy as embarrassing. 
C) In such a patriarchal society,anything having to do with women is devalued and all children are seen as associated with women rather than men. 
D) They believe that showing concern for children will attract evil sorcerers or spirits. 
E) They do not believe that individuals have souls until they reach puberty. 
A) They cannot conceptualize their family size. 
B) Fulani society looks down on children and sees pregnancy as embarrassing. 
C) In such a patriarchal society,anything having to do with women is devalued and all children are seen as associated with women rather than men. 
D) They believe that showing concern for children will attract evil sorcerers or spirits. 
E) They do not believe that individuals have souls until they reach puberty.

Question 19

One of the key beliefs of the Ghost Dance movement was:

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A) The ancestors would return on an immense train. 
B) A dance had the power to turn those who did it into spirits of immense power. 
C) Native Americans could live in peace and harmony with all people. 
D) If Native Americans would use only traditional weapons,they could drive the Whites from their land. 
E) At the end of time,white people would turn black and black people would turn white. 
A) The ancestors would return on an immense train. 
B) A dance had the power to turn those who did it into spirits of immense power. 
C) Native Americans could live in peace and harmony with all people. 
D) If Native Americans would use only traditional weapons,they could drive the Whites from their land. 
E) At the end of time,white people would turn black and black people would turn white.

Question 20

What is a millenarian movement?

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It is a religious group that i

The central tenant of prosperity theology is:

To the extent that religion reinforces the social order:

A religious cosmology,or world view,functions primarily to:

Military basic training is a good example of a rite of intensification.

Name three symbols significant to the Rastafarian movement.

The people most likely to be attracted to a prophecy are those who:

What was the role of the spirit in the vision quest?

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

All of the following are characteristics of religion except:

A nativistic religious movement is:

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?

Modern-day Wiccans often believe that everything they do,good or bad,returns to them three-fold.

In vision quest,many Native American groups used strong emotional impulse,fasting,isolation,self-mutilation,as well as other techniques.

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

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

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

What are the six characteristics of religion?

Anthropologist Sara Castle has argued that Fulani parents seem indifferent to their children because:

One of the key beliefs of the Ghost Dance movement was:

What is a millenarian movement?

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Exam 12: Religion

The central tenant of prosperity theology is:

To the extent that religion reinforces the social order:

A religious cosmology,or world view,functions primarily to:

Military basic training is a good example of a rite of intensification.

Name three symbols significant to the Rastafarian movement.

The people most likely to be attracted to a prophecy are those who:

What was the role of the spirit in the vision quest?

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

All of the following are characteristics of religion except:

A nativistic religious movement is:

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?

Modern-day Wiccans often believe that everything they do,good or bad,returns to them three-fold.

In vision quest,many Native American groups used strong emotional impulse,fasting,isolation,self-mutilation,as well as other techniques.

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

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

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

What are the six characteristics of religion?

Anthropologist Sara Castle has argued that Fulani parents seem indifferent to their children because:

One of the key beliefs of the Ghost Dance movement was:

What is a millenarian movement?

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