Question 1

In "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," Dubisch notes thathe term liminality defines an emotional state thais sparked by ritual ceremony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema believe that

Accepted Answer

A) mothers are the only people who can teach their children body rituals. 
B) fathers tend to put a curse on their children when they try to teach them body rituals. 
C) holy-mouth-men, unless they are given a large gift, will harm children. 
D) mothers are likely to put a curse on their children when they teach them body rituals. 
A) mothers are the only people who can teach their children body rituals. 
B) fathers tend to put a curse on their children when they try to teach them body rituals. 
C) holy-mouth-men, unless they are given a large gift, will harm children. 
D) mothers are likely to put a curse on their children when they teach them body rituals. D

Question 3

During one season when Gmelch was playing baseball, he refrained from eating pancakes.This is an example owhaanthropologists call

Accepted Answer

A) a taboo. 
B) mana. 
C) charms. 
D) a ritual. 
A) a taboo. 
B) mana. 
C) charms. 
D) a ritual. A

Question 4

According to Mueller in "The WorsLover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," the people othe Lébou districoDakar believe thafaru rab have the power to, among other things, prevenwomen from speaking, give them sexual dreams, and trigger infertility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," Miner observes thathe Nacirema enjoy eating a variety ofoods thahave been purified by dipping them in a ritual vessel filled with boiling oil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Magic, according to Malinowski, occurs in response to

Accepted Answer

A) anger. 
B) frustration. 
C) anxiety. 
D) social pressure. 
A) anger. 
B) frustration. 
C) anxiety. 
D) social pressure.

Question 7

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema often undergo _________ procedures in order to care for their bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) month-long 
B) painful 
C) ineffective 
D) sophisticated 
A) month-long 
B) painful 
C) ineffective 
D) sophisticated

Question 8

Folk concepts oghosts, spirits, ancestral beings, and gods are, according to mosanthropologists, signs obeliein

Accepted Answer

A) the supernatural. 
B) taboo. 
C) magic. 
D) impersonal supernatural force. 
A) the supernatural. 
B) taboo. 
C) magic. 
D) impersonal supernatural force.

Question 9

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema regularly look forward to entering a local shrine, called the latipso, to have their bodies renewed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Gmelch in "Baseball Magic," baseball players often include personal rituals, taboos, and fetishes in their practice omagic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Religion helps people cope with ultimate problems otheir existence such as the meaning olife, death, evil, and transcendenvalues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," Dubisch notes thathe carnival period preceding Lenmeets the criteria oa ritual because it

Accepted Answer

A) protects individuals. 
B) moves individuals from one social status to another. 
C) maintains order in the world. 
D) designates a period of time when special activities are permitted. 
A) protects individuals. 
B) moves individuals from one social status to another. 
C) maintains order in the world. 
D) designates a period of time when special activities are permitted.

Question 13

In "Baseball Magic," Gmelch observes thapitchers have the moscontrol over the outcome owhathey do in baseball, and therefore use the leasmagic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," the ritual for the soldiers missing in Vietnam is especially powerful because othe mountainous location oLimon, Colorado.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When a religious specialisreads the cracks in the burned scapula (shoulder blade) oa sheep to predicfuture events, the acwould be called

Accepted Answer

A) divination. 
B) sorcery. 
C) magic. 
D) witchcraft. 
A) divination. 
B) sorcery. 
C) magic. 
D) witchcraft.

Question 16

According to Rachel Mueller in "The WorsLover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," the more common religion in Senegal is the Sufi secoIslam.However, iis nouncommon for young women to be possessed by jealous and vindictive "boyfriend spirits" called faru rab, who make women accrazy and take ofall otheir clothes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In "The WorsLover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," Mueller notes that, in Lébou religious tradition, the rab originally coexisted in harmony with humans, bubecame angered by their practice oIslam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," motorcycles are associated with _____________in American culture.

Accepted Answer

A) cooperation 
B) freedom 
C) veterans 
D) criminal behavior 
A) cooperation 
B) freedom 
C) veterans 
D) criminal behavior

Question 19

In "Baseball Magic," Gmelch quotes a theory by anthropologisBronislaw Malinowski thaargues for the association between magic and uncertainty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Religious specialists who mediate between people and the supernatural are called

Accepted Answer

A) witches. 
B) shamans. 
C) diviners. 
D) priests. 
A) witches. 
B) shamans. 
C) diviners. 
D) priests.

In "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," Dubisch notes thathe term liminality defines an emotional state thais sparked by ritual ceremony.

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema believe that

During one season when Gmelch was playing baseball, he refrained from eating pancakes.This is an example owhaanthropologists call

According to Mueller in "The WorsLover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," the people othe Lébou districoDakar believe thafaru rab have the power to, among other things, prevenwomen from speaking, give them sexual dreams, and trigger infertility.

In "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," Miner observes thathe Nacirema enjoy eating a variety ofoods thahave been purified by dipping them in a ritual vessel filled with boiling oil.

Magic, according to Malinowski, occurs in response to

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema often undergo _________ procedures in order to care for their bodies.

Folk concepts oghosts, spirits, ancestral beings, and gods are, according to mosanthropologists, signs obeliein

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema regularly look forward to entering a local shrine, called the latipso, to have their bodies renewed.

According to Gmelch in "Baseball Magic," baseball players often include personal rituals, taboos, and fetishes in their practice omagic.

Religion helps people cope with ultimate problems otheir existence such as the meaning olife, death, evil, and transcendenvalues.

In "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," Dubisch notes thathe carnival period preceding Lenmeets the criteria oa ritual because it

In "Baseball Magic," Gmelch observes thapitchers have the moscontrol over the outcome owhathey do in baseball, and therefore use the leasmagic.

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," the ritual for the soldiers missing in Vietnam is especially powerful because othe mountainous location oLimon, Colorado.

When a religious specialisreads the cracks in the burned scapula (shoulder blade) oa sheep to predicfuture events, the acwould be called

In "The WorsLover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," Mueller notes that, in Lébou religious tradition, the rab originally coexisted in harmony with humans, bubecame angered by their practice oIslam.

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," motorcycles are associated with _____________in American culture.

In "Baseball Magic," Gmelch quotes a theory by anthropologisBronislaw Malinowski thaargues for the association between magic and uncertainty.

Religious specialists who mediate between people and the supernatural are called

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Exam 8: Religion, Magic, and Worldview

In "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," Dubisch notes thathe term liminality defines an emotional state thais sparked by ritual ceremony.

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema believe that

During one season when Gmelch was playing baseball, he refrained from eating pancakes.This is an example owhaanthropologists call

According to Mueller in "The WorsLover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," the people othe Lébou districoDakar believe thafaru rab have the power to, among other things, prevenwomen from speaking, give them sexual dreams, and trigger infertility.

In "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," Miner observes thathe Nacirema enjoy eating a variety ofoods thahave been purified by dipping them in a ritual vessel filled with boiling oil.

Magic, according to Malinowski, occurs in response to

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema often undergo _________ procedures in order to care for their bodies.

Folk concepts oghosts, spirits, ancestral beings, and gods are, according to mosanthropologists, signs obeliein

According to Miner in "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," the Nacirema regularly look forward to entering a local shrine, called the latipso, to have their bodies renewed.

According to Gmelch in "Baseball Magic," baseball players often include personal rituals, taboos, and fetishes in their practice omagic.

Religion helps people cope with ultimate problems otheir existence such as the meaning olife, death, evil, and transcendenvalues.

In "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," Dubisch notes thathe carnival period preceding Lenmeets the criteria oa ritual because it

In "Baseball Magic," Gmelch observes thapitchers have the moscontrol over the outcome owhathey do in baseball, and therefore use the leasmagic.

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," the ritual for the soldiers missing in Vietnam is especially powerful because othe mountainous location oLimon, Colorado.

When a religious specialisreads the cracks in the burned scapula (shoulder blade) oa sheep to predicfuture events, the acwould be called

In "The WorsLover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," Mueller notes that, in Lébou religious tradition, the rab originally coexisted in harmony with humans, bubecame angered by their practice oIslam.

According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," motorcycles are associated with _____________in American culture.

In "Baseball Magic," Gmelch quotes a theory by anthropologisBronislaw Malinowski thaargues for the association between magic and uncertainty.

Religious specialists who mediate between people and the supernatural are called

Culture and Ethnography

Language and Communication

Ecology and Subsistence

Economic Systems

Kinship and Family

Roles and Inequality

Law and Politics

Globalization

Using and Doing Anthropology

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