Question 1

Totems are animals, plants, or geographical features from which members of a totemic group claim to be descended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In a rite of passage, people experiencing liminality together form a community of equals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Witchcraft accusations are often aimed at

Accepted Answer

A) powerful politicians. 
B) individuals who are widely respected in a community. 
C) socially marginal people. 
D) upstanding citizens. 
E) prominent religious leaders. 
A) powerful politicians. 
B) individuals who are widely respected in a community. 
C) socially marginal people. 
D) upstanding citizens. 
E) prominent religious leaders.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about religions is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Specific religious beliefs and practices vary cross-culturally. 
B) Religion can be an instrument of societal change, even revolution. 
C) Religion serves only to maintain social solidarity; it does not create or maintain social divisions. 
D) Religion is a cultural universal. 
E) State religions are presided over by full-time specialists. 
A) Specific religious beliefs and practices vary cross-culturally. 
B) Religion can be an instrument of societal change, even revolution. 
C) Religion serves only to maintain social solidarity; it does not create or maintain social divisions. 
D) Religion is a cultural universal. 
E) State religions are presided over by full-time specialists.

Question 5

What frequently occurs during the liminal phase of a rite of passage?

Accepted Answer

A) Reversals of ordinary behavior 
B) Intensification of social hierarchy 
C) Formation of an implicit ranking system 
D) Use of secular language 
E) No change in social norms 
A) Reversals of ordinary behavior 
B) Intensification of social hierarchy 
C) Formation of an implicit ranking system 
D) Use of secular language 
E) No change in social norms

Question 6

What term refers to the manipulation of the supernatural to accomplish specific goals?

Accepted Answer

A) Animism 
B) Magic 
C) Religion 
D) A rite of passage 
E) Pantheism 
A) Animism 
B) Magic 
C) Religion 
D) A rite of passage 
E) Pantheism

Question 7

All of the following are examples of shamans except

Accepted Answer

A) priests. 
B) curers. 
C) palm readers. 
D) astrologers. 
E) mediums. 
A) priests. 
B) curers. 
C) palm readers. 
D) astrologers. 
E) mediums.

Question 8

Belief in mana, or manalike forces, is a primitive form of religion found only among tribal societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Rites of passage involve three phases: separation, liminality, and totemism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss three ways religion may act as a form of social control.How do leaders mobilize communities and gain support for their policies? Consider the connections between religion and politics in states, both ancient and modern.

Accepted Answer

Religion can act as a form of social con

Question 11

Rites of passage usually consist of what phases?

Accepted Answer

A) Uncertainty, anxiety, and solace 
B) Ritual, purification, and absolution 
C) Separation, liminality, and incorporation 
D) Aggregation, celebration, and liturgical orders 
E) Confusion, ecstasy, and nirvana. 
A) Uncertainty, anxiety, and solace 
B) Ritual, purification, and absolution 
C) Separation, liminality, and incorporation 
D) Aggregation, celebration, and liturgical orders 
E) Confusion, ecstasy, and nirvana.

Question 12

What kind of magic is based on the belief that whatever is done to an object will affect a person who once had contact with it?

Accepted Answer

A) Contagious magic 
B) Imitative magic 
C) Serial magic 
D) Sequential magic 
E) Simultaneous magic 
A) Contagious magic 
B) Imitative magic 
C) Serial magic 
D) Sequential magic 
E) Simultaneous magic

Question 13

During the liminal phase of a rite of passage, participants occupy ambiguous social positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Tylor, what kind of religion is based on the idea that a person's body is inhabited by two entities-one that is active during the day and another (a double or soul) that is active during sleep and trances?

Accepted Answer

A) Olympianism 
B) Totemism 
C) Animism 
D) Mana 
E) Polytheism 
A) Olympianism 
B) Totemism 
C) Animism 
D) Mana 
E) Polytheism

Totems are animals, plants, or geographical features from which members of a totemic group claim to be descended.

In a rite of passage, people experiencing liminality together form a community of equals.

Witchcraft accusations are often aimed at

Which of the following statements about religions is not true?

What frequently occurs during the liminal phase of a rite of passage?

What term refers to the manipulation of the supernatural to accomplish specific goals?

All of the following are examples of shamans except

Belief in mana, or manalike forces, is a primitive form of religion found only among tribal societies.

Rites of passage involve three phases: separation, liminality, and totemism.

Discuss three ways religion may act as a form of social control.How do leaders mobilize communities and gain support for their policies? Consider the connections between religion and politics in states, both ancient and modern.

Rites of passage usually consist of what phases?

What kind of magic is based on the belief that whatever is done to an object will affect a person who once had contact with it?

During the liminal phase of a rite of passage, participants occupy ambiguous social positions.

According to Tylor, what kind of religion is based on the idea that a person's body is inhabited by two entities-one that is active during the day and another (a double or soul) that is active during sleep and trances?

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Exam 9: Religion

Totems are animals, plants, or geographical features from which members of a totemic group claim to be descended.

In a rite of passage, people experiencing liminality together form a community of equals.

Witchcraft accusations are often aimed at

Which of the following statements about religions is not true?

What frequently occurs during the liminal phase of a rite of passage?

What term refers to the manipulation of the supernatural to accomplish specific goals?

All of the following are examples of shamans except

Belief in mana, or manalike forces, is a primitive form of religion found only among tribal societies.

Rites of passage involve three phases: separation, liminality, and totemism.

Discuss three ways religion may act as a form of social control.How do leaders mobilize communities and gain support for their policies? Consider the connections between religion and politics in states, both ancient and modern.

Rites of passage usually consist of what phases?

What kind of magic is based on the belief that whatever is done to an object will affect a person who once had contact with it?

During the liminal phase of a rite of passage, participants occupy ambiguous social positions.

According to Tylor, what kind of religion is based on the idea that a person's body is inhabited by two entities-one that is active during the day and another (a double or soul) that is active during sleep and trances?

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