Question 1

Which of the following is true about globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a relatively new phenomenon. 
B)  It is no longer a politically correct term. 
C)  It has been occurring for centuries. 
D)  It has recently slowed dramatically with a growing counter-culture against technology. 
A)  It is a relatively new phenomenon. 
B)  It is no longer a politically correct term. 
C)  It has been occurring for centuries. 
D)  It has recently slowed dramatically with a growing counter-culture against technology. C

Question 2

How are religions best studied?

Accepted Answer

A)  within the nation-state construct 
B)  with a transnational perspective 
C)  comparatively 
D)  as unique entities 
A)  within the nation-state construct 
B)  with a transnational perspective 
C)  comparatively 
D)  as unique entities B

Question 3

Who is Tonantzin?

Accepted Answer

A)  an Aztec goddess of fertility 
B)  the leader of a Mexican resistance movement against Spain 
C)  the first Mexican Catholic priest 
D)  another name for the Virgin of Guadalupe 
A)  an Aztec goddess of fertility 
B)  the leader of a Mexican resistance movement against Spain 
C)  the first Mexican Catholic priest 
D)  another name for the Virgin of Guadalupe A

Question 4

Which of the following is an Afro-American tradition that developed as a distinct religious stream alongside, but sometimes integrating with, Catholicism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Umbanda 
B)  Santeria 
C)  Voudun 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Umbanda 
B)  Santeria 
C)  Voudun 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

What purpose does Afro-Brazilian trance serve?

Accepted Answer

A)  provides space for individuals to act out their emotions 
B)  cultivates healing 
C)  delivers answers to questions about illnesses 
D)  all of the above 
A)  provides space for individuals to act out their emotions 
B)  cultivates healing 
C)  delivers answers to questions about illnesses 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

What is one argument for why Rio's urban poor are drawn to the African-American religious tradition of Umbanda?

Accepted Answer

A)  Survival calls for imaginative solutions provided by Umbanda. 
B)  By practicing Umbanda, the urban poor resist marginalization. 
C)  By practicing Umbanda, the urban poor resist nationalism. 
D)  Umbanda is the only religious tradition Rio's urban poor have been introduced to. 
A)  Survival calls for imaginative solutions provided by Umbanda. 
B)  By practicing Umbanda, the urban poor resist marginalization. 
C)  By practicing Umbanda, the urban poor resist nationalism. 
D)  Umbanda is the only religious tradition Rio's urban poor have been introduced to.

Question 7

Why is it significant that Garifuna in New York City often self-identify as black.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Garifuna cannot successfully claim other identities that they feel they belong with. 
B)  They de-emphasize religious connections with the African diaspora. 
C)  This shows how race works as the overarching way to categorize other peoples in the US. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  The Garifuna cannot successfully claim other identities that they feel they belong with. 
B)  They de-emphasize religious connections with the African diaspora. 
C)  This shows how race works as the overarching way to categorize other peoples in the US. 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Anthropologist Eric Wolf argued that the symbols of the Virgin as nurture and Christ as struggle reflect what in Mexican life?

Accepted Answer

A)  family relationships, particular that of the child and parent 
B)  Spain's religious ideologies taken up in Mexico 
C)  secret Mexican resistance symbols 
D)  all of the above 
A)  family relationships, particular that of the child and parent 
B)  Spain's religious ideologies taken up in Mexico 
C)  secret Mexican resistance symbols 
D)  all of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of syncretism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Holy Communion 
B)  Japanese cultural practice of mixing Chinese Confucianism, Buddhists teachings, Christian ceremonies, and Shinto practices 
C)  American slave-owners forcing slaves to convert to Protestantism 
D)  the transatlantic slave trade 
A)  Holy Communion 
B)  Japanese cultural practice of mixing Chinese Confucianism, Buddhists teachings, Christian ceremonies, and Shinto practices 
C)  American slave-owners forcing slaves to convert to Protestantism 
D)  the transatlantic slave trade

Which of the following is true about globalization?

How are religions best studied?

Who is Tonantzin?

Which of the following is an Afro-American tradition that developed as a distinct religious stream alongside, but sometimes integrating with, Catholicism?

What purpose does Afro-Brazilian trance serve?

What is one argument for why Rio's urban poor are drawn to the African-American religious tradition of Umbanda?

Why is it significant that Garifuna in New York City often self-identify as black.

Anthropologist Eric Wolf argued that the symbols of the Virgin as nurture and Christ as struggle reflect what in Mexican life?

Which of the following is an example of syncretism?

Studying Religion Through Practice

Social Theory and the Anthropology of Religion

Authority and Centralization

States, Secularisms and Religions

Meanings and Materiality

Material Transformations in Catholicism

Embodiment and Materiality in Healing

Embodied Harmfulness

Boundaries: Shaping Time, Space, and Selves

Speech and Grace in Protestantism

Revelation and Authority in Islam

Virtual Religion

Migration and Diaspora

Religious Mobilizing

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Exam 7: Transatlantic Religions

Which of the following is true about globalization?

How are religions best studied?

Who is Tonantzin?

Which of the following is an Afro-American tradition that developed as a distinct religious stream alongside, but sometimes integrating with, Catholicism?

What purpose does Afro-Brazilian trance serve?

What is one argument for why Rio's urban poor are drawn to the African-American religious tradition of Umbanda?

Why is it significant that Garifuna in New York City often self-identify as black.

Anthropologist Eric Wolf argued that the symbols of the Virgin as nurture and Christ as struggle reflect what in Mexican life?

Which of the following is an example of syncretism?

Studying Religion Through Practice

Social Theory and the Anthropology of Religion

Authority and Centralization

States, Secularisms and Religions

Meanings and Materiality

Material Transformations in Catholicism

Embodiment and Materiality in Healing

Embodied Harmfulness

Boundaries: Shaping Time, Space, and Selves

Speech and Grace in Protestantism

Revelation and Authority in Islam

Virtual Religion

Migration and Diaspora

Religious Mobilizing

Filters