Question 1

Voodoo dolls are used to perform contagious magic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Religion can be a powerful means of controlling society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Full-time priests are an essential part of communal religions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The Musée du Quai Branly is unique because

Accepted Answer

A) it was founded during the Roman Empire. 
B) it provides context for how the artifacts were used in their original culture. 
C) it was inspired by the founder of anthropology, Anthony F.C.Wallace. 
D) it is the only museum that holds fossils of the earliest hominins. 
E) it holds the largest collection of Van Gogh paintings. 
A) it was founded during the Roman Empire. 
B) it provides context for how the artifacts were used in their original culture. 
C) it was inspired by the founder of anthropology, Anthony F.C.Wallace. 
D) it is the only museum that holds fossils of the earliest hominins. 
E) it holds the largest collection of Van Gogh paintings.

Question 5

Malinowski found that the Trobriand Islanders used magic

Accepted Answer

A) as a means of increasing social solidarity. 
B) to increase the bountifulness of the yam harvest. 
C) in psychologically stressful situations, such as sailing. 
D) as a means of leveling Europeans who refused to redistribute their wealth. 
E) to kill their adversaries during intertribal warfare. 
A) as a means of increasing social solidarity. 
B) to increase the bountifulness of the yam harvest. 
C) in psychologically stressful situations, such as sailing. 
D) as a means of leveling Europeans who refused to redistribute their wealth. 
E) to kill their adversaries during intertribal warfare.

Question 6

What term refers to a custom or social action that operates to reduce status differences and bring standouts in line with community norms?

Accepted Answer

A) Rite of passage 
B) Revitalization movement 
C) Syncretism 
D) Taboo 
E) Leveling mechanism 
A) Rite of passage 
B) Revitalization movement 
C) Syncretism 
D) Taboo 
E) Leveling mechanism

Question 7

Polytheism refers to

Accepted Answer

A) belief in a single, all-powerful god. 
B) the second stage of a revitalization movement. 
C) the third phase of a rite of passage. 
D) belief in a force that animates all living things. 
E) belief in multiple gods. 
A) belief in a single, all-powerful god. 
B) the second stage of a revitalization movement. 
C) the third phase of a rite of passage. 
D) belief in a force that animates all living things. 
E) belief in multiple gods.

Question 8

According to Tylor, what is the sequence through which religion evolved?

Accepted Answer

A) Olympianism, polytheism, monotheism 
B) Animism, polytheism, monotheism 
C) Mana, polytheism, monotheism 
D) Animism, cargo cults, monotheism 
E) Polytheism, animism, monotheism 
A) Olympianism, polytheism, monotheism 
B) Animism, polytheism, monotheism 
C) Mana, polytheism, monotheism 
D) Animism, cargo cults, monotheism 
E) Polytheism, animism, monotheism

Question 9

What are the similarities and differences between shamanistic and communal religions? How do both compare to Olympian religions and monotheism?

Accepted Answer

Shamanistic and communal religions share

Question 10

Is religion becoming more or less important in contemporary American society? Why? If you believe that religion is becoming less important, what is replacing it?

Accepted Answer

Religion is becoming less important in c

Question 11

Sequences of words and actions that are used during rituals are known as

Accepted Answer

A) ritual scripts. 
B) rites of passage. 
C) taboos. 
D) liturgical orders. 
E) communitas. 
A) ritual scripts. 
B) rites of passage. 
C) taboos. 
D) liturgical orders. 
E) communitas.

Question 12

The use of voodoo dolls is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) imitative magic. 
B) contagious magic. 
C) taboo. 
D) animism. 
E) superstition. 
A) imitative magic. 
B) contagious magic. 
C) taboo. 
D) animism. 
E) superstition.

Question 13

Why were the bodies and possessions of Polynesian chiefs considered taboo?

Accepted Answer

A) Chiefs were the primary totems for Polynesian descent groups. 
B) Chiefs occupied a liminal place in society. 
C) Chiefs were considered to be ritually unpure. 
D) Chiefs were practitioners of contagious magic. 
E) Chiefs were imbued with a great amount of mana. 
A) Chiefs were the primary totems for Polynesian descent groups. 
B) Chiefs occupied a liminal place in society. 
C) Chiefs were considered to be ritually unpure. 
D) Chiefs were practitioners of contagious magic. 
E) Chiefs were imbued with a great amount of mana.

Question 14

The Taliban's measures restricting behavior is an example of religion's function as

Accepted Answer

A) a revitalization movement. 
B) shamanism. 
C) a form of social control. 
D) a mechanism to reduce fear and uncertainty. 
E) a rite of passage. 
A) a revitalization movement. 
B) shamanism. 
C) a form of social control. 
D) a mechanism to reduce fear and uncertainty. 
E) a rite of passage.

Question 15

What is the term for the marginal or in-between phase of a rite of passage?

Accepted Answer

A) Voodoo 
B) Mana 
C) Taboo 
D) Liminality 
E) Animism 
A) Voodoo 
B) Mana 
C) Taboo 
D) Liminality 
E) Animism

Question 16

According to Malinowski, religion provides people with emotional comfort during times of stress or uncertainty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Tylor, religion evolved from polytheism to animism to monotheism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements concerning mana is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Mana is a kind of bread prepared during communal rituals in Melanesia and Polynesia. 
B) The concept of mana is absent in societies with differential access to strategic resources. 
C) Most anthropologists agree that mana is the most archaic religious doctrine. 
D) Mana is concerned with supernatural beings rather than with powers or forces. 
E) In Melanesia, anyone could acquire mana, but in Polynesia mana was attached to political offices. 
A) Mana is a kind of bread prepared during communal rituals in Melanesia and Polynesia. 
B) The concept of mana is absent in societies with differential access to strategic resources. 
C) Most anthropologists agree that mana is the most archaic religious doctrine. 
D) Mana is concerned with supernatural beings rather than with powers or forces. 
E) In Melanesia, anyone could acquire mana, but in Polynesia mana was attached to political offices.

Question 19

Witch hunts are an example of how religion can be used to limit deviant social behavior by instilling strong motivations to behave in a certain manner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How do you explain the universality of religion?

Accepted Answer

The universality of religion, or the wid

Voodoo dolls are used to perform contagious magic.

Religion can be a powerful means of controlling society.

Full-time priests are an essential part of communal religions.

The Musée du Quai Branly is unique because

Malinowski found that the Trobriand Islanders used magic

What term refers to a custom or social action that operates to reduce status differences and bring standouts in line with community norms?

Polytheism refers to

According to Tylor, what is the sequence through which religion evolved?

What are the similarities and differences between shamanistic and communal religions? How do both compare to Olympian religions and monotheism?

Is religion becoming more or less important in contemporary American society? Why? If you believe that religion is becoming less important, what is replacing it?

Sequences of words and actions that are used during rituals are known as

The use of voodoo dolls is an example of

Why were the bodies and possessions of Polynesian chiefs considered taboo?

The Taliban's measures restricting behavior is an example of religion's function as

What is the term for the marginal or in-between phase of a rite of passage?

According to Malinowski, religion provides people with emotional comfort during times of stress or uncertainty.

According to Tylor, religion evolved from polytheism to animism to monotheism.

Which of the following statements concerning mana is true?

Witch hunts are an example of how religion can be used to limit deviant social behavior by instilling strong motivations to behave in a certain manner.

How do you explain the universality of religion?

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Exam 9: Religion

Voodoo dolls are used to perform contagious magic.

Religion can be a powerful means of controlling society.

Full-time priests are an essential part of communal religions.

The Musée du Quai Branly is unique because

Malinowski found that the Trobriand Islanders used magic

What term refers to a custom or social action that operates to reduce status differences and bring standouts in line with community norms?

Polytheism refers to

According to Tylor, what is the sequence through which religion evolved?

What are the similarities and differences between shamanistic and communal religions? How do both compare to Olympian religions and monotheism?

Is religion becoming more or less important in contemporary American society? Why? If you believe that religion is becoming less important, what is replacing it?

Sequences of words and actions that are used during rituals are known as

The use of voodoo dolls is an example of

Why were the bodies and possessions of Polynesian chiefs considered taboo?

The Taliban's measures restricting behavior is an example of religion's function as

What is the term for the marginal or in-between phase of a rite of passage?

According to Malinowski, religion provides people with emotional comfort during times of stress or uncertainty.

According to Tylor, religion evolved from polytheism to animism to monotheism.

Which of the following statements concerning mana is true?

Witch hunts are an example of how religion can be used to limit deviant social behavior by instilling strong motivations to behave in a certain manner.

How do you explain the universality of religion?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters