Question 1

Lesser deities that often have special relationships with specific Yoruba villages are called

Accepted Answer

A) Orishas. 
B) Olorun. 
C) Nyambi. 
D) Nuer. 
A) Orishas. 
B) Olorun. 
C) Nyambi. 
D) Nuer.

Question 2

Hinduism, Buddhism, and Baha'i were brought to Africa in the nineteenth century by

Accepted Answer

A)  missionaries. 
B)  lay people. 
C)  immigrants. 
D)  nuns and priests. 
A)  missionaries. 
B)  lay people. 
C)  immigrants. 
D)  nuns and priests.

Question 3

What is one way to recognize the deities and ancestors in African traditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wash hands before eating. 
B)  Pour out a bit of a drink. 
C)  Pray before eating. 
D)  Make an extra plate of food for an ancestor or god. 
A)  Wash hands before eating. 
B)  Pour out a bit of a drink. 
C)  Pray before eating. 
D)  Make an extra plate of food for an ancestor or god.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the view of African religions with respect to the role of the creator of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  The creator actively participates in human affairs. 
B)  The creator is appealed to for daily needs. 
C)  The creator is punisher of the wicked. 
D)  The creator withdrew from the world after creation. 
A)  The creator actively participates in human affairs. 
B)  The creator is appealed to for daily needs. 
C)  The creator is punisher of the wicked. 
D)  The creator withdrew from the world after creation.

Question 5

While some African people practice circumcision at birth, most wait until

Accepted Answer

A)  adulthood. 
B)  a child is six. 
C)  puberty. 
D)  a year passes. 
A)  adulthood. 
B)  a child is six. 
C)  puberty. 
D)  a year passes.

Question 6

A situation in which one woman is the wife of several brothers is called

Accepted Answer

A)  polygamy. 
B)  polygyny. 
C)  polyandry. 
D)  androgyny. 
A)  polygamy. 
B)  polygyny. 
C)  polyandry. 
D)  androgyny.

Question 7

Islam first came to Africa during

Accepted Answer

A)  the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad. 
B)  the nineteenth century. 
C)  the twentieth century. 
D)  the first wave of European colonization. 
A)  the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad. 
B)  the nineteenth century. 
C)  the twentieth century. 
D)  the first wave of European colonization.

Question 8

Explain the stereotypes that must be overcome to properly understand the complexity of African religion.

Accepted Answer

To properly understand the complexity of

Question 9

When a monarch dies, it is believed that the former king or queen

Accepted Answer

A)  fully becomes a god. 
B)  goes to heaven. 
C)  does not enter the land of the ancestors but goes somewhere else. 
D)  will be reincarnated as a future ruler. 
A)  fully becomes a god. 
B)  goes to heaven. 
C)  does not enter the land of the ancestors but goes somewhere else. 
D)  will be reincarnated as a future ruler.

Question 10

Discuss the challenges posed to traditional African religions by Christianity and Islam, and explain some of the ways that Africans are responding to these religions.

Accepted Answer

Traditional African religions have faced

Lesser deities that often have special relationships with specific Yoruba villages are called

Hinduism, Buddhism, and Baha'i were brought to Africa in the nineteenth century by

What is one way to recognize the deities and ancestors in African traditions?

Which of the following best describes the view of African religions with respect to the role of the creator of the world?

While some African people practice circumcision at birth, most wait until

A situation in which one woman is the wife of several brothers is called

Islam first came to Africa during

Explain the stereotypes that must be overcome to properly understand the complexity of African religion.

When a monarch dies, it is believed that the former king or queen

Discuss the challenges posed to traditional African religions by Christianity and Islam, and explain some of the ways that Africans are responding to these religions.

Native American Religions

Hinduism

Buddhism

Sikhism

Jainism

Chinese Religions

Shinto

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Bahai

Filters

Exam 2: African Religions

Lesser deities that often have special relationships with specific Yoruba villages are called

Hinduism, Buddhism, and Baha'i were brought to Africa in the nineteenth century by

What is one way to recognize the deities and ancestors in African traditions?

Which of the following best describes the view of African religions with respect to the role of the creator of the world?

While some African people practice circumcision at birth, most wait until

A situation in which one woman is the wife of several brothers is called

Islam first came to Africa during

Explain the stereotypes that must be overcome to properly understand the complexity of African religion.

When a monarch dies, it is believed that the former king or queen

Discuss the challenges posed to traditional African religions by Christianity and Islam, and explain some of the ways that Africans are responding to these religions.

Native American Religions

Hinduism

Buddhism

Sikhism

Jainism

Chinese Religions

Shinto

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Bahai

Filters