Question 1

Human universals refer to biological characteristics of human beings that reflect a common biology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Northwest Coast,East African Cattle,and Melanesia are names of culture areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

From the etic perspective,Western medicine sees kuru as an infectious disease.From the emic perspective,the Fore believe that kuru is caused by the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Anthropologists study societies as systematic sums of their parts,a concept known as:

Accepted Answer

A) relativism 
B) ethnology 
C) holism 
D) postmodernism 
A) relativism 
B) ethnology 
C) holism 
D) postmodernism

Question 5

An example of an ethnography is:

Accepted Answer

A) Goodall's study of chimpanzee behavior 
B) Herskovits's study of economic anthropology 
C) Johanson's study of the fossil hominids from Hadar 
D) Malinowski's study of the Trobriand Islanders 
A) Goodall's study of chimpanzee behavior 
B) Herskovits's study of economic anthropology 
C) Johanson's study of the fossil hominids from Hadar 
D) Malinowski's study of the Trobriand Islanders

Question 6

Some neuroscientists conclude that the brain is capable of creating religious experiences.Which of the following is evidence for this conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A) People suffering from temporal lobe epilepsy often report intense religious experiences as part of their attacks. 
B) People who report having intense religious experiences often report having had brain trauma or brain injury in childhood. 
C) Brain scans of people in deep meditation show a decreased activity in the parietal lobe of the brain,in an area responsible for giving us a sense of our orientation in space and time. 
D) All of the above. 
A) People suffering from temporal lobe epilepsy often report intense religious experiences as part of their attacks. 
B) People who report having intense religious experiences often report having had brain trauma or brain injury in childhood. 
C) Brain scans of people in deep meditation show a decreased activity in the parietal lobe of the brain,in an area responsible for giving us a sense of our orientation in space and time. 
D) All of the above.

Question 7

In an analytic definition of religion,the study of the organization and leadership of a religious system represents the:

Accepted Answer

A) social dimension 
B) ritual dimension 
C) institutional dimension 
D) narrative dimension 
A) social dimension 
B) ritual dimension 
C) institutional dimension 
D) narrative dimension

Question 8

Kuru,a disease found among the Fore,is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) microscopic particles transmitted through cannibalism 
B) a parasite transmitted through poorly-cooked pork 
C) a hereditary factor passed on through the mother to her children 
D) toxins introduced by Indonesian mining operations 
A) microscopic particles transmitted through cannibalism 
B) a parasite transmitted through poorly-cooked pork 
C) a hereditary factor passed on through the mother to her children 
D) toxins introduced by Indonesian mining operations

Question 9

The concept of animatism refers to a belief:

Accepted Answer

A) in spirit beings 
B) that it is impossible to prove the existence of a supernatural power 
C) that humans are set off from the animal world 
D) in an impersonal supernatural power 
A) in spirit beings 
B) that it is impossible to prove the existence of a supernatural power 
C) that humans are set off from the animal world 
D) in an impersonal supernatural power

Question 10

Two main ways that anthropologists organize societies are by:

Accepted Answer

A) culture area and food getting strategies 
B) level of religious complexity and gender stratification 
C) gender ratio and child rearing strategies 
D) kinship system and language spoken 
A) culture area and food getting strategies 
B) level of religious complexity and gender stratification 
C) gender ratio and child rearing strategies 
D) kinship system and language spoken

Question 11

Gods and ghosts are examples of anthropomorphic supernatural beings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An anthropologist travels to the Fore of New Guinea and produces an ethnography.This ethnography is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) comparison of Fore society with other New Guinea societies 
B) a description of Fore society and culture 
C) analysis of the Fore language 
D) analysis of the biological and genetic characteristics of the Fore people 
A) comparison of Fore society with other New Guinea societies 
B) a description of Fore society and culture 
C) analysis of the Fore language 
D) analysis of the biological and genetic characteristics of the Fore people

Question 13

Which of the following anthropologists is most closely associated with the functionalist approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Melford Spiro 
B) Edward Tyler 
C) Alfred Radcliff-Brown 
D) Bronislaw Malinowski 
A) Melford Spiro 
B) Edward Tyler 
C) Alfred Radcliff-Brown 
D) Bronislaw Malinowski

Question 14

Who wrote,"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature"?

Accepted Answer

A) Edward Tylor 
B) Bronislaw Malinowski 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Sigmund Freud 
A) Edward Tylor 
B) Bronislaw Malinowski 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Sigmund Freud

Question 15

After cremating their dead,the Yanomamö grind the ashes and later add the ashes to a banana stew to be consumed.Most Americans might feel that drinking the ashes of the dead to be disgusting.On the other hand,anthropology tells us that we should not judge the customs of others by our own standards.This latter attitude towards other cultures is called:

Accepted Answer

A) holism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) cultural relativism 
D) participant observation 
A) holism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) cultural relativism 
D) participant observation

Question 16

A study of a people's religious beliefs and rituals would be a part of the study of:

Accepted Answer

A) cultural anthropology 
B) linguistics 
C) archaeology 
D) physical anthropology 
A) cultural anthropology 
B) linguistics 
C) archaeology 
D) physical anthropology

Question 17

Which of the following would not be an appropriate task for an anthropologist?

Accepted Answer

A) translating a religious text in the Navaho language 
B) excavating the ruins of a Mayan temple 
C) filming an American religious ceremony 
D) studying the chimpanzees of the Gombe National Park 
E) all of the above would be appropriate tasks 
A) translating a religious text in the Navaho language 
B) excavating the ruins of a Mayan temple 
C) filming an American religious ceremony 
D) studying the chimpanzees of the Gombe National Park 
E) all of the above would be appropriate tasks

Question 18

The Fore of New Guinea believe that the disease kuru is caused by evil forest spirits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The term supernatural refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) an attitude of reverence and respect 
B) a belief in spirit beings such as spirits and gods 
C) belief in a general supernatural force 
D) things that are above the natural and not subject to the laws of nature 
A) an attitude of reverence and respect 
B) a belief in spirit beings such as spirits and gods 
C) belief in a general supernatural force 
D) things that are above the natural and not subject to the laws of nature

Question 20

Late nineteenth century anthropologists who saw "primitive" societies as presenting an early stage in the development of religion were using the:

Accepted Answer

A) functional approach 
B) essentialist approach 
C) evolutionary approach 
D) psychoanalytic approach 
A) functional approach 
B) essentialist approach 
C) evolutionary approach 
D) psychoanalytic approach

Human universals refer to biological characteristics of human beings that reflect a common biology.

Northwest Coast,East African Cattle,and Melanesia are names of culture areas.

From the etic perspective,Western medicine sees kuru as an infectious disease.From the emic perspective,the Fore believe that kuru is caused by the:

Anthropologists study societies as systematic sums of their parts,a concept known as:

An example of an ethnography is:

Some neuroscientists conclude that the brain is capable of creating religious experiences.Which of the following is evidence for this conclusion?

In an analytic definition of religion,the study of the organization and leadership of a religious system represents the:

Kuru,a disease found among the Fore,is caused by:

The concept of animatism refers to a belief:

Two main ways that anthropologists organize societies are by:

Gods and ghosts are examples of anthropomorphic supernatural beings.

An anthropologist travels to the Fore of New Guinea and produces an ethnography.This ethnography is a(n):

Which of the following anthropologists is most closely associated with the functionalist approach?

Who wrote,"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature"?

A study of a people's religious beliefs and rituals would be a part of the study of:

Which of the following would not be an appropriate task for an anthropologist?

The Fore of New Guinea believe that the disease kuru is caused by evil forest spirits.

The term supernatural refers to:

Late nineteenth century anthropologists who saw "primitive" societies as presenting an early stage in the development of religion were using the:

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

Human universals refer to biological characteristics of human beings that reflect a common biology.

Northwest Coast,East African Cattle,and Melanesia are names of culture areas.

From the etic perspective,Western medicine sees kuru as an infectious disease.From the emic perspective,the Fore believe that kuru is caused by the:

Anthropologists study societies as systematic sums of their parts,a concept known as:

An example of an ethnography is:

Some neuroscientists conclude that the brain is capable of creating religious experiences.Which of the following is evidence for this conclusion?

In an analytic definition of religion,the study of the organization and leadership of a religious system represents the:

Kuru,a disease found among the Fore,is caused by:

The concept of animatism refers to a belief:

Two main ways that anthropologists organize societies are by:

Gods and ghosts are examples of anthropomorphic supernatural beings.

An anthropologist travels to the Fore of New Guinea and produces an ethnography.This ethnography is a(n):

Which of the following anthropologists is most closely associated with the functionalist approach?

Who wrote,"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature"?

A study of a people's religious beliefs and rituals would be a part of the study of:

Which of the following would not be an appropriate task for an anthropologist?

The Fore of New Guinea believe that the disease kuru is caused by evil forest spirits.

The term supernatural refers to:

Late nineteenth century anthropologists who saw "primitive" societies as presenting an early stage in the development of religion were using the:

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