Question 1

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," motorcycles are associated with _____________in American culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperation 
B)  freedom 
C)  veterans 
D)  criminal behavior 
A)  cooperation 
B)  freedom 
C)  veterans 
D)  criminal behavior

Question 2

In "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," Mueller notes that the Lébou recognize several different kinds of rab; only the __________ are the type that attach themselves to humans in a troublesome way.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kumba Bang 
B)  Lumbay 
C)  Diop 
D)  Faru rab 
A)  Kumba Bang 
B)  Lumbay 
C)  Diop 
D)  Faru rab

Question 3

Religious specialists who mediate between people and the supernatural are called

Accepted Answer

A)  witches. 
B)  shamans. 
C)  diviners. 
D)  priests. 
A)  witches. 
B)  shamans. 
C)  diviners. 
D)  priests.

Question 4

In "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," Miner points out that the fundamental belief that underlies Nacireman body ritual is

Accepted Answer

A)  that the human body is ugly and subject to disability and disease. 
B)  the concern about the beauty of the body. 
C)  that the health of the body depends on the health of the mind. 
D)  that disease of the body is caused by a person's failure to take care of it properly. 
A)  that the human body is ugly and subject to disability and disease. 
B)  the concern about the beauty of the body. 
C)  that the health of the body depends on the health of the mind. 
D)  that disease of the body is caused by a person's failure to take care of it properly.

Question 5

According to Mueller in "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," if visiting a marabou cannot rid a girl or woman of a troublesome rab,the next step is to

Accepted Answer

A)  make a sacrifice of small animals. 
B)  take baths in holy water. 
C)  participate in an elaborate ritual called an ndepp. 
D)  dress conservatively while awake and while sleeping. 
A)  make a sacrifice of small animals. 
B)  take baths in holy water. 
C)  participate in an elaborate ritual called an ndepp. 
D)  dress conservatively while awake and while sleeping.

Question 6

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," the term liminality refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the emotional content of ritual. 
B)  a ritual period that is different from normal, everyday time. 
C)  the patterned, repetitive aspects of ritual. 
D)  the special social myths reenacted by ritual. 
A)  the emotional content of ritual. 
B)  a ritual period that is different from normal, everyday time. 
C)  the patterned, repetitive aspects of ritual. 
D)  the special social myths reenacted by ritual.

Question 7

During one season when Gmelch was playing baseball,he refrained from eating pancakes.This is an example of what anthropologists call

Accepted Answer

A)  a taboo. 
B)  mana. 
C)  charms. 
D)  a ritual. 
A)  a taboo. 
B)  mana. 
C)  charms. 
D)  a ritual.

Question 8

Gmelch notes in "Baseball Magic" that fetishes are often associated with baseball magic.These are

Accepted Answer

A)  things to be avoided. 
B)  repetitive actions. 
C)  lucky charms. 
D)  sayings. 
A)  things to be avoided. 
B)  repetitive actions. 
C)  lucky charms. 
D)  sayings.

Question 9

According to Mueller "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," the traditional part of Dakar boasts a Senegalese culture of terenga,which makes it difficult to

Accepted Answer

A)  speak to anyone outside of your social class. 
B)  go anywhere without being invited to share a meal, even with complete strangers. 
C)  communicate in any language other than the native language of Wolof. 
D)  practice any religion other than Islam. 
A)  speak to anyone outside of your social class. 
B)  go anywhere without being invited to share a meal, even with complete strangers. 
C)  communicate in any language other than the native language of Wolof. 
D)  practice any religion other than Islam.

Question 10

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  mothers are the only people who can teach their children body rituals. 
B)  fathers tend to put a curse on their children when they try to teach them body rituals. 
C)  holy-mouth-men, unless they are given a large gift, will harm children. 
D)  mothers are likely to put a curse on their children when they teach them body rituals. 
A)  mothers are the only people who can teach their children body rituals. 
B)  fathers tend to put a curse on their children when they try to teach them body rituals. 
C)  holy-mouth-men, unless they are given a large gift, will harm children. 
D)  mothers are likely to put a curse on their children when they teach them body rituals.

Question 11

In "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," Dubisch argues that participation in the Run for the Wall

Accepted Answer

A)  is like a rite of passage, moving normal veterans into a select group of war advocates. 
B)  is a needless glorification of war. 
C)  is a personally transforming experience, partly designed to heal personal wounds. 
D)  is not effective as a form of protest. 
A)  is like a rite of passage, moving normal veterans into a select group of war advocates. 
B)  is a needless glorification of war. 
C)  is a personally transforming experience, partly designed to heal personal wounds. 
D)  is not effective as a form of protest.

Question 12

The cultural knowledge of the supernatural that people use to cope with the ultimate problems of human existence is called

Accepted Answer

A)  personified supernatural power. 
B)  mana. 
C)  transcendental values. 
D)  religion. 
A)  personified supernatural power. 
B)  mana. 
C)  transcendental values. 
D)  religion.

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," motorcycles are associated with _____________in American culture.

In "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," Mueller notes that the Lébou recognize several different kinds of rab; only the __________ are the type that attach themselves to humans in a troublesome way.

Religious specialists who mediate between people and the supernatural are called

In "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," Miner points out that the fundamental belief that underlies Nacireman body ritual is

According to Mueller in "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," if visiting a marabou cannot rid a girl or woman of a troublesome rab,the next step is to

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," the term liminality refers to

During one season when Gmelch was playing baseball,he refrained from eating pancakes.This is an example of what anthropologists call

Gmelch notes in "Baseball Magic" that fetishes are often associated with baseball magic.These are

According to Mueller "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," the traditional part of Dakar boasts a Senegalese culture of terenga,which makes it difficult to

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema believe that

In "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," Dubisch argues that participation in the Run for the Wall

The cultural knowledge of the supernatural that people use to cope with the ultimate problems of human existence is called

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Exam 8: Religion, magic, and Worldview

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," motorcycles are associated with _____________in American culture.

In "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," Mueller notes that the Lébou recognize several different kinds of rab; only the __________ are the type that attach themselves to humans in a troublesome way.

Religious specialists who mediate between people and the supernatural are called

In "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," Miner points out that the fundamental belief that underlies Nacireman body ritual is

According to Mueller in "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," if visiting a marabou cannot rid a girl or woman of a troublesome rab,the next step is to

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," the term liminality refers to

During one season when Gmelch was playing baseball,he refrained from eating pancakes.This is an example of what anthropologists call

Gmelch notes in "Baseball Magic" that fetishes are often associated with baseball magic.These are

According to Mueller "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," the traditional part of Dakar boasts a Senegalese culture of terenga,which makes it difficult to

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema believe that

In "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," Dubisch argues that participation in the Run for the Wall

The cultural knowledge of the supernatural that people use to cope with the ultimate problems of human existence is called

Culture and Ethnography

Language and Communication

Ecology and Subsistence

Economic Systems

Kinship and Family

Roles and Inequality

Law and Politics

Globalization

Using and Doing Anthropology

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