Question 1

What kind of religion is most frequently found among foraging bands?

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A)  Communal
B)  Shamanic
C)  Cargo cult
D)  Monotheistic
E)  PolytheisticF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Shamans are full-time religious practitioners generally found in state-level societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Contrast ritual behavior with ordinary behavior.Give examples of religious and secular rituals.What are the main differences between such kinds of ritual?

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Ritual behavior can be contrasted with o...

Question 4

What is a rite of passage? What three phases ordinarily constitute a rite of passage? Provide at least two different examples to illustrate your answer.

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A rite of passage is a ceremonial event ...

Question 5

What did Handsome Lake initiate among the Iroquois at the beginning of the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  A shamanistic cult
B)  A revitalization movement
C)  A rite of passage
D)  A structuralist movement
E)  A cargo cultF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

All rituals occur in sacred contexts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is communitas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social inequality that is accepted even by those who are less privileged
B)  A feeling of great social solidarity, equality, and togetherness
C)  Anxiety about the meaning of life
D)  The Latin word for mana
E)  The supernaturalF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Communitas is the strong feeling of collective unity shared by individuals at the core of society, who define themselves in opposition to the society's liminal members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Induction into the U.S.Marine Corps and the Native American vision quest are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  revitalization movements.
B)  generalized reciprocity.
C)  totemism.
D)  rites of passage.
E)  imitative magic.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

By participating in a ritual, performers signal that they accept a common social and moral order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who was the founder of the anthropology of religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emile Durkheim
B)  Anthony Wallace
C)  Victor Turner
D)  Edward B.Tylor
E)  Bronislaw MalinowskiF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 12

The Handsome Lake revitalization movement urged its followers to reaffirm the traditions of the Iroquois.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss two cases in which religion played an important role in social change.

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One case in which religion played an imp...

Question 14

In Melanesia, mana was a sacred force that could reside in people, animals, plants, and objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Belief in mana was especially prominent in

Accepted Answer

A)  the North Pacific coast of North America.
B)  Madagascar.
C)  ancient Greece.
D)  Melanesia.
E)  sub-Saharan Africa.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

The cargo cults of Melanesia paved the way for the unified political action of indigenous communities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The cargo cults of Melanesia predated the arrival of Europeans in the region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Religion is a cultural generality-that is, it is found in most, but not all, societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The largest religion in the world, in terms of number of practitioners, is

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhism.
B)  Islam.
C)  Judaism.
D)  Hinduism.
E)  Christianity.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following kinds of religion involves full-time religious specialists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communal religion
B)  Shamanic religion
C)  Olympian religion
D)  Mana
E)  TabooF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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