Question 1

Anthropologists attempt to see the world through the eyes of the people in the community they are studying.This is:

Accepted Answer

A) emic analysis 
B) functional analysis 
C) etic analysis 
D) psychosocial analysis 
A) emic analysis 
B) functional analysis 
C) etic analysis 
D) psychosocial analysis

Question 2

The Fore believe that kuru is caused by the:

Accepted Answer

A) breaking of a taboo 
B) displeasure of an ancestral spirit 
C) transmission of a microorganism 
D) activities of a sorcerer doing evil magic 
A) breaking of a taboo 
B) displeasure of an ancestral spirit 
C) transmission of a microorganism 
D) activities of a sorcerer doing evil magic

Question 3

Émile Durkheim and Alfred Radcliff-Brown are associated with the evolutionary approach to the study of religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A person who judges another society in terms of his or her own culture is said to be ethnocentric.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The idea that visions and other religious experiences are the product of brain function is what is meant by theory of mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A belief in spirit beings is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) animatism 
B) animism 
C) agnosticism 
D) anthropocentrism 
A) animatism 
B) animism 
C) agnosticism 
D) anthropocentrism

Question 7

Geographical areas wherein are found societies that share a great many characteristics are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) culture areas 
B) ethnographic zones 
C) ecological regions 
D) societal areas 
A) culture areas 
B) ethnographic zones 
C) ecological regions 
D) societal areas

Question 8

The interpretative approach,in which religion is described as a cluster of symbols that together make up a whole,was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Melford Spiro 
C) Clifford Geertz 
D) James Frazer 
A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Melford Spiro 
C) Clifford Geertz 
D) James Frazer

Question 9

Theory of mind refers to the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A) children are born with "blank slates" and slowly develop a mind through observation and trial and error 
B) people are not capable of seeing events as the result of randomness or coincidence 
C) people know,or think they know,what is going on in another people's minds 
D) the evolution of a large brain was largely responsible for the development of the human mind 
A) children are born with "blank slates" and slowly develop a mind through observation and trial and error 
B) people are not capable of seeing events as the result of randomness or coincidence 
C) people know,or think they know,what is going on in another people's minds 
D) the evolution of a large brain was largely responsible for the development of the human mind

Question 10

Sigmund Freud applied some of his concepts to the analysis of religious phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The first use of the term culture in anthropology appeared in 1871 in a book written by:

Accepted Answer

A) James Frazer 
B) Robert Edgerton 
C) Edward Tylor 
D) Melford Spiro 
A) James Frazer 
B) Robert Edgerton 
C) Edward Tylor 
D) Melford Spiro

Question 12

Karen McCarthy Brown's study of vodou in New York City is an example of an ethnography.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Wogeo of New Guinea believe that Wogeo traditions are the only valid traditions in the world and that Wogeo speech is uniquely pure.They refuse to speak the languages of the communities with which they trade because their neighbors make the sounds of dogs.This attitude is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) cultural relativism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) morality 
D) righteousness 
A) cultural relativism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) morality 
D) righteousness

Question 14

An outsider who applies his or her own cultural orientation to the analysis of another culture is performing an emic analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An analytic definition focuses on the way that religion manifests itself or is expressed in a culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The point of view that all knowledge is a human "construction," that there are multiple viewpoints and truths,and that we must be aware of our own viewpoints and biases,is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) modernity 
B) essentialism 
C) postmodernism 
D) Marxism 
A) modernity 
B) essentialism 
C) postmodernism 
D) Marxism

Question 17

The term cognition refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) unconsciousness 
B) the totality of all perceptions 
C) conscious intellectual activities including perception,reasoning,and feeling 
D) a form of psychotherapy 
A) unconsciousness 
B) the totality of all perceptions 
C) conscious intellectual activities including perception,reasoning,and feeling 
D) a form of psychotherapy

Question 18

Animatism refers to the idea of an impersonal supernatural force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Robert Edgerton believes that all cultural practices are valid and must be accepted in the context of the society's culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Culture consists of:

Accepted Answer

A) innate behavioral patterns that humans share with the apes 
B) an appreciation of the fine arts and literature 
C) nutrients upon which bacteria can grow 
D) learned and traditional patterns of behavior 
A) innate behavioral patterns that humans share with the apes 
B) an appreciation of the fine arts and literature 
C) nutrients upon which bacteria can grow 
D) learned and traditional patterns of behavior

Anthropologists attempt to see the world through the eyes of the people in the community they are studying.This is:

The Fore believe that kuru is caused by the:

Émile Durkheim and Alfred Radcliff-Brown are associated with the evolutionary approach to the study of religion.

A person who judges another society in terms of his or her own culture is said to be ethnocentric.

The idea that visions and other religious experiences are the product of brain function is what is meant by theory of mind.

A belief in spirit beings is termed:

Geographical areas wherein are found societies that share a great many characteristics are known as:

The interpretative approach,in which religion is described as a cluster of symbols that together make up a whole,was developed by:

Theory of mind refers to the idea that:

Sigmund Freud applied some of his concepts to the analysis of religious phenomena.

The first use of the term culture in anthropology appeared in 1871 in a book written by:

Karen McCarthy Brown's study of vodou in New York City is an example of an ethnography.

The Wogeo of New Guinea believe that Wogeo traditions are the only valid traditions in the world and that Wogeo speech is uniquely pure.They refuse to speak the languages of the communities with which they trade because their neighbors make the sounds of dogs.This attitude is an example of:

An outsider who applies his or her own cultural orientation to the analysis of another culture is performing an emic analysis.

An analytic definition focuses on the way that religion manifests itself or is expressed in a culture.

The point of view that all knowledge is a human "construction," that there are multiple viewpoints and truths,and that we must be aware of our own viewpoints and biases,is referred to as:

The term cognition refers to:

Animatism refers to the idea of an impersonal supernatural force.

Robert Edgerton believes that all cultural practices are valid and must be accepted in the context of the society's culture.

Culture consists of:

Mythology

Religious Symbols

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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Exam 1: The Anthropological Study of Religion

Anthropologists attempt to see the world through the eyes of the people in the community they are studying.This is:

The Fore believe that kuru is caused by the:

Émile Durkheim and Alfred Radcliff-Brown are associated with the evolutionary approach to the study of religion.

A person who judges another society in terms of his or her own culture is said to be ethnocentric.

The idea that visions and other religious experiences are the product of brain function is what is meant by theory of mind.

A belief in spirit beings is termed:

Geographical areas wherein are found societies that share a great many characteristics are known as:

The interpretative approach,in which religion is described as a cluster of symbols that together make up a whole,was developed by:

Theory of mind refers to the idea that:

Sigmund Freud applied some of his concepts to the analysis of religious phenomena.

The first use of the term culture in anthropology appeared in 1871 in a book written by:

Karen McCarthy Brown's study of vodou in New York City is an example of an ethnography.

The Wogeo of New Guinea believe that Wogeo traditions are the only valid traditions in the world and that Wogeo speech is uniquely pure.They refuse to speak the languages of the communities with which they trade because their neighbors make the sounds of dogs.This attitude is an example of:

An outsider who applies his or her own cultural orientation to the analysis of another culture is performing an emic analysis.

An analytic definition focuses on the way that religion manifests itself or is expressed in a culture.

The point of view that all knowledge is a human "construction," that there are multiple viewpoints and truths,and that we must be aware of our own viewpoints and biases,is referred to as:

The term cognition refers to:

Animatism refers to the idea of an impersonal supernatural force.

Robert Edgerton believes that all cultural practices are valid and must be accepted in the context of the society's culture.

Culture consists of:

Mythology

Religious Symbols

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

Filters