Question 1

Branislaw Malinowski theorized that magic rituals serve to help the person who practices them to:

Accepted Answer

A) keep his mind off the upcoming activity 
B) try to control or eliminate the elements of chance and uncertainty 
C) fit into his society's norms 
D) remove the supernatural influence on everyday endeavors 
A) keep his mind off the upcoming activity 
B) try to control or eliminate the elements of chance and uncertainty 
C) fit into his society's norms 
D) remove the supernatural influence on everyday endeavors

Question 2

Magic is most frequently found in situations that are:

Accepted Answer

A) unpredictable 
B) reasonably reliable 
C) associated with those at the fringes of society 
D) associated with the politically powerful 
A) unpredictable 
B) reasonably reliable 
C) associated with those at the fringes of society 
D) associated with the politically powerful

Question 3

The Law of Similarity states that:

Accepted Answer

A) magic depends on the apparent association between things 
B) things that were once in contact continue to be connected 
C) things that are alike are the same 
D) none of the above 
A) magic depends on the apparent association between things 
B) things that were once in contact continue to be connected 
C) things that are alike are the same 
D) none of the above

Question 4

Inspirational fortuitous forms of divination include:

Accepted Answer

A) astrology 
B) prophecy 
C) omens 
D) mediums (psychics) 
A) astrology 
B) prophecy 
C) omens 
D) mediums (psychics)

Question 5

Émile Durkheim did not consider magic to be part of religion because:

Accepted Answer

A) religion involves the whole community but magic focuses on an individual 
B) magic is not performed by religious specialists 
C) magic does not involve gods and spirits 
D) magic does not involve the performance of rituals 
A) religion involves the whole community but magic focuses on an individual 
B) magic is not performed by religious specialists 
C) magic does not involve gods and spirits 
D) magic does not involve the performance of rituals

Question 6

The origins of Astrology appear to have been in:

Accepted Answer

A) Egypt 
B) India 
C) Babylonia 
D) Iran 
A) Egypt 
B) India 
C) Babylonia 
D) Iran

Question 7

Among the Trobriand Islanders,a "man with knowledge" is one who possesses technological knowledge as well as knowledge of magic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Among Australian aborigines,the family will react to what they believe is an impending death by:

Accepted Answer

A) singing ancestral songs 
B) withdrawing from the dying person 
C) withholding food and water 
D) all of the above 
A) singing ancestral songs 
B) withdrawing from the dying person 
C) withholding food and water 
D) all of the above

Question 9

To people who practice magic it appears never to fail because:

Accepted Answer

A) if you do not get the expected result it is because you did not do it right 
B) if it does fail,someone else was doing countermagic 
C) humans tend to remember successes and forget failures 
D) all of the above 
A) if you do not get the expected result it is because you did not do it right 
B) if it does fail,someone else was doing countermagic 
C) humans tend to remember successes and forget failures 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Noninspirational fortuitous forms of divination include:

Accepted Answer

A) astrology 
B) prophecy 
C) omens 
D) mediums (psychics) 
A) astrology 
B) prophecy 
C) omens 
D) mediums (psychics)

Question 11

Magic-like rituals are an important part of the behavior of athletes in athletic competition.Certain ritual behaviors,such as wearing the same clothing or washing one's hands after a losing inning,are:

Accepted Answer

A) learned and passed down in particular baseball teams 
B) adopted because the player associated certain activities with success 
C) purchased from magical specialists 
D) none of the above 
A) learned and passed down in particular baseball teams 
B) adopted because the player associated certain activities with success 
C) purchased from magical specialists 
D) none of the above

Question 12

Important features of magic are that magic:

Accepted Answer

A) creates hypotheses and theories 
B) comes to testable conclusions 
C) deals only with empirical observations 
D) assumes a causal relationship between things that look similar 
A) creates hypotheses and theories 
B) comes to testable conclusions 
C) deals only with empirical observations 
D) assumes a causal relationship between things that look similar

Question 13

Divination refers to method for:

Accepted Answer

A) controlling the behavior of spirits and deities 
B) controlling events of nature 
C) obtaining information about the normally unknowable 
D) curing illness 
A) controlling the behavior of spirits and deities 
B) controlling events of nature 
C) obtaining information about the normally unknowable 
D) curing illness

Question 14

The doctrine of signatures tells us that:

Accepted Answer

A) plants have signs that proclaim their use 
B) the future can be read in a person's signature 
C) cures occur when a person touches the correct sign painted on a cave wall 
D) certain hand gestures must be avoided or else the individual will fall ill 
A) plants have signs that proclaim their use 
B) the future can be read in a person's signature 
C) cures occur when a person touches the correct sign painted on a cave wall 
D) certain hand gestures must be avoided or else the individual will fall ill

Question 15

Edward Tylor did not include magic in his definition of religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Fore believe that kuru is caused by sorcery based on homeopathic magic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In benge or the poison oracle of the Azande poison is fed to pigs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Magic that is based upon the Law of Similarity is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) contagious magic 
B) homeopathic magic 
C) sympathetic magic 
D) none of the above 
A) contagious magic 
B) homeopathic magic 
C) sympathetic magic 
D) none of the above

Question 19

Possession and prophecy are examples of deliberate inspirational divination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Tarot cards and the reading of palms are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) mechanical type of divination 
B) possession 
C) omens 
D) ordeals 
A) mechanical type of divination 
B) possession 
C) omens 
D) ordeals

Branislaw Malinowski theorized that magic rituals serve to help the person who practices them to:

Magic is most frequently found in situations that are:

The Law of Similarity states that:

Inspirational fortuitous forms of divination include:

Émile Durkheim did not consider magic to be part of religion because:

The origins of Astrology appear to have been in:

Among the Trobriand Islanders,a "man with knowledge" is one who possesses technological knowledge as well as knowledge of magic.

Among Australian aborigines,the family will react to what they believe is an impending death by:

To people who practice magic it appears never to fail because:

Noninspirational fortuitous forms of divination include:

Magic-like rituals are an important part of the behavior of athletes in athletic competition.Certain ritual behaviors,such as wearing the same clothing or washing one's hands after a losing inning,are:

Important features of magic are that magic:

Divination refers to method for:

The doctrine of signatures tells us that:

Edward Tylor did not include magic in his definition of religion.

The Fore believe that kuru is caused by sorcery based on homeopathic magic.

In benge or the poison oracle of the Azande poison is fed to pigs.

Magic that is based upon the Law of Similarity is termed:

Possession and prophecy are examples of deliberate inspirational divination.

Tarot cards and the reading of palms are examples of:

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Exam 7: Magic and Divination

Branislaw Malinowski theorized that magic rituals serve to help the person who practices them to:

Magic is most frequently found in situations that are:

The Law of Similarity states that:

Inspirational fortuitous forms of divination include:

Émile Durkheim did not consider magic to be part of religion because:

The origins of Astrology appear to have been in:

Among the Trobriand Islanders,a "man with knowledge" is one who possesses technological knowledge as well as knowledge of magic.

Among Australian aborigines,the family will react to what they believe is an impending death by:

To people who practice magic it appears never to fail because:

Noninspirational fortuitous forms of divination include:

Magic-like rituals are an important part of the behavior of athletes in athletic competition.Certain ritual behaviors,such as wearing the same clothing or washing one's hands after a losing inning,are:

Important features of magic are that magic:

Divination refers to method for:

The doctrine of signatures tells us that:

Edward Tylor did not include magic in his definition of religion.

The Fore believe that kuru is caused by sorcery based on homeopathic magic.

In benge or the poison oracle of the Azande poison is fed to pigs.

Magic that is based upon the Law of Similarity is termed:

Possession and prophecy are examples of deliberate inspirational divination.

Tarot cards and the reading of palms are examples of:

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Mythology

Religious Symbols

Ritual

Altered States of Consciousness and Religious Specialists

Religious Specialists

Souls,ghosts,and Death

Gods and Spirits

Witchcraft

Syncretism and Religious Movements

Filters