Question 1

The assignment of meaning to a symbol is always based upon what the symbol looks like or sounds like.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Symbols are arbitrary,that is,new symbols can be created when necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Among the Yoruba,the orisha are distinguished by several symbols including color.The orisha are:

Accepted Answer

A) a series of shrines 
B) military regiments representing certain villages 
C) spiritual beings 
D) the many Yoruba chiefs 
A) a series of shrines 
B) military regiments representing certain villages 
C) spiritual beings 
D) the many Yoruba chiefs C

Question 4

Totemic narratives among the Australian aborigines describe journeys taken by totemic creatures in the past.On these journeys the creatures:

Accepted Answer

A) created by naming the plants and animals 
B) produced geological features including water holes 
C) through their behavior established customs that characterize contemporary Australian culture 
D) all of the above 
A) created by naming the plants and animals 
B) produced geological features including water holes 
C) through their behavior established customs that characterize contemporary Australian culture 
D) all of the above

Question 5

Lord Pakal died and was entombed in the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque on August 31,1123 B.C.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All languages have a similar set of basic color terms in terms of number and meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Lord Pakal ruled what is now called the site of Palenque.Palenque was built by the ancient:

Accepted Answer

A) Egyptians 
B) Incas 
C) Mayas 
D) Aztecs 
A) Egyptians 
B) Incas 
C) Mayas 
D) Aztecs

Question 8

A five-pointed star is a symbol that is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) pentacle 
B) pentaquile 
C) sauvastika 
D) acrostic 
A) pentacle 
B) pentaquile 
C) sauvastika 
D) acrostic

Question 9

The psychoduct found in Lord Pakal's tomb connected the tomb to the temple on top of the pyramid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Symbolic elements of dance include:

Accepted Answer

A) movement 
B) costume 
C) paraphernalia 
D) all of the above 
A) movement 
B) costume 
C) paraphernalia 
D) all of the above

Question 11

Among the Australian Aborigines,increase rituals are rituals designed to increase one's personal wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

While English users distinguish 11 primary colors,the number of color terms found in the Yoruba language is:

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 7 
C) 10 
D) 14 
A) 3 
B) 7 
C) 10 
D) 14

Question 13

Displacement is a characteristic of symbols.This term refers to the fact that a symbol:

Accepted Answer

A) can be used to discuss things remote from the speaker in space and time 
B) does not have any direct relationship to the thing it symbolizes 
C) can be created at will 
D) none of the above 
A) can be used to discuss things remote from the speaker in space and time 
B) does not have any direct relationship to the thing it symbolizes 
C) can be created at will 
D) none of the above

Question 14

Christian groups descended from the Millerism movement of the early Nineteenth Century believed that:

Accepted Answer

A) life on earth was created by extraterrestrial aliens 
B) people die and are reborn in other people or animals 
C) after death people travel to a special place and become gods 
D) the world as we know it will come to an end at some date in the future 
A) life on earth was created by extraterrestrial aliens 
B) people die and are reborn in other people or animals 
C) after death people travel to a special place and become gods 
D) the world as we know it will come to an end at some date in the future

Question 15

The swastika represents:

Accepted Answer

A) Nazi Germany 
B) the Navaho whirling log 
C) the feet of Buddha 
D) all of the above 
A) Nazi Germany 
B) the Navaho whirling log 
C) the feet of Buddha 
D) all of the above

Question 16

On the sarcophagus cover in which Lord Pakal was entombed we see the image of Lord Pakal:

Accepted Answer

A) riding into battle on an elephant 
B) at the moment of death falling into the jaws of the Otherworld 
C) sitting upon his throne 
D) killing an enemy king in battle 
A) riding into battle on an elephant 
B) at the moment of death falling into the jaws of the Otherworld 
C) sitting upon his throne 
D) killing an enemy king in battle

Question 17

The Mayan calendar,which consists of a solar year of 365 days operating concurrently with a year of 260 days.When both calendars run,they return to the same combinations every ____ years,an important event in the Mayan calendar.

Accepted Answer

A) 12 
B) 26 
C) 52 
D) 72 
A) 12 
B) 26 
C) 52 
D) 72

Question 18

The background of the sarcophagus cover at Palenque depicts the:

Accepted Answer

A) trials of the Otherworld 
B) Cosmic Tree 
C) founding of Palenque 
D) life of the king 
A) trials of the Otherworld 
B) Cosmic Tree 
C) founding of Palenque 
D) life of the king

Question 19

Lord Pakal,a Mayan ruler of Palenque,ruled in the:

Accepted Answer

A) fifth century 
B) seventh century 
C) thirteenth century 
D) eighteenth century 
A) fifth century 
B) seventh century 
C) thirteenth century 
D) eighteenth century

Question 20

An isolated,remote village in the highlands of New Guinea sees an airplane for the first time and creates a word to refer to it.This illustrates the fact that symbols,in this case the new word of an airplane,are:

Accepted Answer

A) arbitrary 
B) open 
C) subjective 
D) creative 
A) arbitrary 
B) open 
C) subjective 
D) creative

The assignment of meaning to a symbol is always based upon what the symbol looks like or sounds like.

Symbols are arbitrary,that is,new symbols can be created when necessary.

Among the Yoruba,the orisha are distinguished by several symbols including color.The orisha are:

Totemic narratives among the Australian aborigines describe journeys taken by totemic creatures in the past.On these journeys the creatures:

Lord Pakal died and was entombed in the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque on August 31,1123 B.C.

All languages have a similar set of basic color terms in terms of number and meaning.

Lord Pakal ruled what is now called the site of Palenque.Palenque was built by the ancient:

A five-pointed star is a symbol that is called a:

The psychoduct found in Lord Pakal's tomb connected the tomb to the temple on top of the pyramid.

Symbolic elements of dance include:

Among the Australian Aborigines,increase rituals are rituals designed to increase one's personal wealth.

While English users distinguish 11 primary colors,the number of color terms found in the Yoruba language is:

Displacement is a characteristic of symbols.This term refers to the fact that a symbol:

Christian groups descended from the Millerism movement of the early Nineteenth Century believed that:

The swastika represents:

On the sarcophagus cover in which Lord Pakal was entombed we see the image of Lord Pakal:

The Mayan calendar,which consists of a solar year of 365 days operating concurrently with a year of 260 days.When both calendars run,they return to the same combinations every ____ years,an important event in the Mayan calendar.

The background of the sarcophagus cover at Palenque depicts the:

Lord Pakal,a Mayan ruler of Palenque,ruled in the:

An isolated,remote village in the highlands of New Guinea sees an airplane for the first time and creates a word to refer to it.This illustrates the fact that symbols,in this case the new word of an airplane,are:

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Exam 3: Religious Symbols

The assignment of meaning to a symbol is always based upon what the symbol looks like or sounds like.

Symbols are arbitrary,that is,new symbols can be created when necessary.

Among the Yoruba,the orisha are distinguished by several symbols including color.The orisha are:

Totemic narratives among the Australian aborigines describe journeys taken by totemic creatures in the past.On these journeys the creatures:

Lord Pakal died and was entombed in the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque on August 31,1123 B.C.

All languages have a similar set of basic color terms in terms of number and meaning.

Lord Pakal ruled what is now called the site of Palenque.Palenque was built by the ancient:

A five-pointed star is a symbol that is called a:

The psychoduct found in Lord Pakal's tomb connected the tomb to the temple on top of the pyramid.

Symbolic elements of dance include:

Among the Australian Aborigines,increase rituals are rituals designed to increase one's personal wealth.

While English users distinguish 11 primary colors,the number of color terms found in the Yoruba language is:

Displacement is a characteristic of symbols.This term refers to the fact that a symbol:

Christian groups descended from the Millerism movement of the early Nineteenth Century believed that:

The swastika represents:

On the sarcophagus cover in which Lord Pakal was entombed we see the image of Lord Pakal:

The Mayan calendar,which consists of a solar year of 365 days operating concurrently with a year of 260 days.When both calendars run,they return to the same combinations every ____ years,an important event in the Mayan calendar.

The background of the sarcophagus cover at Palenque depicts the:

Lord Pakal,a Mayan ruler of Palenque,ruled in the:

An isolated,remote village in the highlands of New Guinea sees an airplane for the first time and creates a word to refer to it.This illustrates the fact that symbols,in this case the new word of an airplane,are:

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Mythology

Ritual

Altered States of Consciousness and Religious Specialists

Religious Specialists

Magic and Divination

Souls,ghosts,and Death

Gods and Spirits

Witchcraft

Syncretism and Religious Movements

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