Question 1

Totemic narratives among the Australian aborigines describe journeys taken by totemic creatures in the past.On these journeys the creatures:

Accepted Answer

A) created by naming the plants and animals 
B) produced geological features including water holes 
C) through their behavior established customs that characterize contemporary Australian culture 
D) all of the above 
A) created by naming the plants and animals 
B) produced geological features including water holes 
C) through their behavior established customs that characterize contemporary Australian culture 
D) all of the above

Question 2

The background of the sarcophagus cover at Palenque depicts the:

Accepted Answer

A) trials of the Otherworld 
B) Cosmic Tree 
C) founding of Palenque 
D) life of the king 
A) trials of the Otherworld 
B) Cosmic Tree 
C) founding of Palenque 
D) life of the king

Question 3

An example of a symbol is:

Accepted Answer

A) black as the color of mourning 
B) the swastika woven into Navaho rugs 
C) the American flag 
D) all of the above 
A) black as the color of mourning 
B) the swastika woven into Navaho rugs 
C) the American flag 
D) all of the above

Question 4

Among the Yoruba,the orisha are distinguished by several symbols including color.The orisha are:

Accepted Answer

A) a series of shrines 
B) military regiments representing certain villages 
C) spiritual beings 
D) the many Yoruba chiefs 
A) a series of shrines 
B) military regiments representing certain villages 
C) spiritual beings 
D) the many Yoruba chiefs

Question 5

A five-pointed star is a symbol that is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) pentacle 
B) pentaquile 
C) sauvastika 
D) acrostic 
A) pentacle 
B) pentaquile 
C) sauvastika 
D) acrostic

Question 6

The swastika represents:

Accepted Answer

A) Nazi Germany 
B) the Navaho whirling log 
C) the feet of Buddha 
D) all of the above 
A) Nazi Germany 
B) the Navaho whirling log 
C) the feet of Buddha 
D) all of the above

Question 7

The Islamic calendar is a solar calendar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Differences in numbers of primary color terms in English and in Yoruba suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A) color terminology is determined by culture 
B) the Yoruba language is more primitive than English 
C) the Yoruba have a high frequency of color blindness 
D) people in tropical areas see fewer colors 
A) color terminology is determined by culture 
B) the Yoruba language is more primitive than English 
C) the Yoruba have a high frequency of color blindness 
D) people in tropical areas see fewer colors

Question 9

What are the Murngin totemic beliefs about birth and death?

Accepted Answer

The Murngin people, an indigenous group

Question 10

Lord Pakal ruled what is now called the site of Palenque.Palenque was built by the ancient:

Accepted Answer

A) Egyptians 
B) Incas 
C) Mayas 
D) Aztecs 
A) Egyptians 
B) Incas 
C) Mayas 
D) Aztecs

Question 11

An example of a membranophone is a:

Accepted Answer

A) flute 
B) rattle 
C) drum 
D) violin 
A) flute 
B) rattle 
C) drum 
D) violin

Question 12

The ability to create new symbols is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) arbitrariness 
B) openness 
C) displacement 
D) none of the above 
A) arbitrariness 
B) openness 
C) displacement 
D) none of the above

Question 13

The Mayan calendar,which consists of a solar year of 365 days operating concurrently with a year of 260 days.When both calendars run,they return to the same combinations every ____ years,an important event in the Mayan calendar.

Accepted Answer

A) 12 
B) 26 
C) 52 
D) 72 
A) 12 
B) 26 
C) 52 
D) 72

Question 14

Rituals that are performed according to a set temporal cycle are called:

Accepted Answer

A) periodic rituals 
B) calendrical rituals 
C) time sensitive rituals 
D) annual rituals 
A) periodic rituals 
B) calendrical rituals 
C) time sensitive rituals 
D) annual rituals

Question 15

Symbolic elements of dance include:

Accepted Answer

A) movement 
B) costume 
C) paraphernalia 
D) all of the above 
A) movement 
B) costume 
C) paraphernalia 
D) all of the above

Question 16

Christian groups descended from the Millerism movement of the early Nineteenth Century believed that:

Accepted Answer

A) life on earth was created by extraterrestrial aliens 
B) people die and are reborn in other people or animals 
C) after death people travel to a special place and become gods 
D) the world as we know it will come to an end at some date in the future 
A) life on earth was created by extraterrestrial aliens 
B) people die and are reborn in other people or animals 
C) after death people travel to a special place and become gods 
D) the world as we know it will come to an end at some date in the future

Question 17

Lord Pakal died and was entombed in the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque on August 31,1123 B.C.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Units of time that are not based upon astronomical movements include the:

Accepted Answer

A) week 
B) day 
C) year 
D) month 
A) week 
B) day 
C) year 
D) month

Question 19

As seen in the carving on Lord Pakal's sarcophagus,what is the Mayan universe like?

Accepted Answer

The Mayan universe, as depicted in the c

Question 20

According to the Murngin of Australian,after death a person's spirit will:

Accepted Answer

A) travel to the land of the dead across the sea 
B) return to the ancestral clan water hole 
C) remain for a time in the land of the living as a ghost 
D) disappear forever 
A) travel to the land of the dead across the sea 
B) return to the ancestral clan water hole 
C) remain for a time in the land of the living as a ghost 
D) disappear forever

Totemic narratives among the Australian aborigines describe journeys taken by totemic creatures in the past.On these journeys the creatures:

The background of the sarcophagus cover at Palenque depicts the:

An example of a symbol is:

Among the Yoruba,the orisha are distinguished by several symbols including color.The orisha are:

A five-pointed star is a symbol that is called a:

The swastika represents:

The Islamic calendar is a solar calendar.

Differences in numbers of primary color terms in English and in Yoruba suggest that:

What are the Murngin totemic beliefs about birth and death?

Lord Pakal ruled what is now called the site of Palenque.Palenque was built by the ancient:

An example of a membranophone is a:

The ability to create new symbols is termed:

The Mayan calendar,which consists of a solar year of 365 days operating concurrently with a year of 260 days.When both calendars run,they return to the same combinations every ____ years,an important event in the Mayan calendar.

Rituals that are performed according to a set temporal cycle are called:

Symbolic elements of dance include:

Christian groups descended from the Millerism movement of the early Nineteenth Century believed that:

Lord Pakal died and was entombed in the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque on August 31,1123 B.C.

Units of time that are not based upon astronomical movements include the:

As seen in the carving on Lord Pakal's sarcophagus,what is the Mayan universe like?

According to the Murngin of Australian,after death a person's spirit will:

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Exam 3: Religious Symbols

Totemic narratives among the Australian aborigines describe journeys taken by totemic creatures in the past.On these journeys the creatures:

The background of the sarcophagus cover at Palenque depicts the:

An example of a symbol is:

Among the Yoruba,the orisha are distinguished by several symbols including color.The orisha are:

A five-pointed star is a symbol that is called a:

The swastika represents:

The Islamic calendar is a solar calendar.

Differences in numbers of primary color terms in English and in Yoruba suggest that:

What are the Murngin totemic beliefs about birth and death?

Lord Pakal ruled what is now called the site of Palenque.Palenque was built by the ancient:

An example of a membranophone is a:

The ability to create new symbols is termed:

The Mayan calendar,which consists of a solar year of 365 days operating concurrently with a year of 260 days.When both calendars run,they return to the same combinations every ____ years,an important event in the Mayan calendar.

Rituals that are performed according to a set temporal cycle are called:

Symbolic elements of dance include:

Christian groups descended from the Millerism movement of the early Nineteenth Century believed that:

Lord Pakal died and was entombed in the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque on August 31,1123 B.C.

Units of time that are not based upon astronomical movements include the:

As seen in the carving on Lord Pakal's sarcophagus,what is the Mayan universe like?

According to the Murngin of Australian,after death a person's spirit will:

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Mythology

Ritual

Altered States of Consciousness and Religious Specialists

Religious Specialists

Magic and Divination

Souls, ghosts, and Death

Gods and Spirits

Witchcraft

Syncretism and Religious Movements

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