Question 1

What are three ways that magic is similar to religion?

Accepted Answer

Magic and religion share several similar

Question 2

It is often difficult to recognize supernatural beliefs and practices in other cultures because you are

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A)  using a holistic view. 
B)  being ethnocentric. 
C)  being culturally relativistic. 
D)  using an emic perspective. 
A)  using a holistic view. 
B)  being ethnocentric. 
C)  being culturally relativistic. 
D)  using an emic perspective.

Question 3

Introduced by Arnold Van Gennep, this term is used to describe the activities and rituals that mark important changes in individuals' social role and status:

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A)  rites of intensification 
B)  separation rites 
C)  rites of passage 
D)  reincorporating rites 
A)  rites of intensification 
B)  separation rites 
C)  rites of passage 
D)  reincorporating rites

Question 4

The Ghost Dance religion in North America is an example of a

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A)  rite of passage. 
B)  revitalization movement. 
C)  rite of intensification. 
D)  separation rite. 
A)  rite of passage. 
B)  revitalization movement. 
C)  rite of intensification. 
D)  separation rite.

Question 5

The quote from the Kasidah ("All faith is false, all faith is true.Truth is a shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own.") illustrates the following anthropological position taken in the text:

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A)  holism. 
B)  cultural ethnocentrism. 
C)  cultural relativism. 
D)  cultural integration. 
A)  holism. 
B)  cultural ethnocentrism. 
C)  cultural relativism. 
D)  cultural integration.

Question 6

If a Yanomamo anthropologist were to study from an etic view the religious beliefs and practices of a small North American community, she would refer to the person in the local Lutheran church who leads the Sunday service as a

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A)  pastor. 
B)  priest. 
C)  shaman. 
D)  deacon. 
A)  pastor. 
B)  priest. 
C)  shaman. 
D)  deacon.

Question 7

Polytheistic belief systems can be defined as belief systems

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A)  consisting of one all-powerful god or goddess. 
B)  where special knowledge is held by shamans. 
C)  where both supernatural forces and beings are found. 
D)  consisting of multiple gods or goddesses. 
A)  consisting of one all-powerful god or goddess. 
B)  where special knowledge is held by shamans. 
C)  where both supernatural forces and beings are found. 
D)  consisting of multiple gods or goddesses.

Question 8

Yanomamo shamans use which of the following methods to contact the spirit world?

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A)  prolonged and physically demanding dancing 
B)  listening to rhythmic music 
C)  dream interpretation 
D)  mind-altering drugs 
A)  prolonged and physically demanding dancing 
B)  listening to rhythmic music 
C)  dream interpretation 
D)  mind-altering drugs

Question 9

A part-time practitioner who has special abilities for handling supernatural forces is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  priest. 
B)  shaman. 
C)  mana. 
D)  churinga. 
A)  priest. 
B)  shaman. 
C)  mana. 
D)  churinga.

Question 10

If a culture believes that a god wants a deceased person to join him in the afterlife, this would be an example of what supernatural function? The

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A)  explanatory function. 
B)  supportive function. 
C)  revitalizing function. 
D)  ecological function. 
A)  explanatory function. 
B)  supportive function. 
C)  revitalizing function. 
D)  ecological function.

Question 11

Melanesian cargo cults which function to bring scattered groups together into religious and political unity illustrates this concept:

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A)  reincorporating. 
B)  rites of passage. 
C)  rites of intensification. 
D)  revitalization movements. 
A)  reincorporating. 
B)  rites of passage. 
C)  rites of intensification. 
D)  revitalization movements.

Question 12

Explain the functions of revitalization movements (or cargo cults), and cite a specific example.

Accepted Answer

Revitalization movements, also known as

Question 13

Compare and evaluate the social, psychological, and ecological functions approach with the Durkheim-based approach to functional analysis of supernaturalism.

Accepted Answer

The social, psychological, and ecologica

Question 14

Objects considered important to a culture's supernatural beliefs and practices may include

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A)  incense. 
B)  trees. 
C)  rocks. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  incense. 
B)  trees. 
C)  rocks. 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

Tricksters are distinguished by the fact that they

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A)  intend to hurt people. 
B)  play practical jokes. 
C)  become ghosts when they die. 
D)  are all-powerful. 
A)  intend to hurt people. 
B)  play practical jokes. 
C)  become ghosts when they die. 
D)  are all-powerful.

Question 16

Describe a specific example of the cohesive [or disciplining, or supportive, or educational, or revitalizing] function of the supernatural beliefs of the _________ (fill in a name of a cultural group from assigned readings).

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One specific example of the supportive f

Question 17

"Old Man Coyote" is an example of what category of supernatural being?

Accepted Answer

A)  god 
B)  ghost 
C)  shaman 
D)  trickster 
A)  god 
B)  ghost 
C)  shaman 
D)  trickster

What are three ways that magic is similar to religion?

It is often difficult to recognize supernatural beliefs and practices in other cultures because you are

Introduced by Arnold Van Gennep, this term is used to describe the activities and rituals that mark important changes in individuals' social role and status:

The Ghost Dance religion in North America is an example of a

The quote from the Kasidah ("All faith is false, all faith is true.Truth is a shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own.") illustrates the following anthropological position taken in the text:

If a Yanomamo anthropologist were to study from an etic view the religious beliefs and practices of a small North American community, she would refer to the person in the local Lutheran church who leads the Sunday service as a

Polytheistic belief systems can be defined as belief systems

Yanomamo shamans use which of the following methods to contact the spirit world?

A part-time practitioner who has special abilities for handling supernatural forces is called a

If a culture believes that a god wants a deceased person to join him in the afterlife, this would be an example of what supernatural function? The

Melanesian cargo cults which function to bring scattered groups together into religious and political unity illustrates this concept:

Explain the functions of revitalization movements (or cargo cults), and cite a specific example.

Compare and evaluate the social, psychological, and ecological functions approach with the Durkheim-based approach to functional analysis of supernaturalism.

Objects considered important to a culture's supernatural beliefs and practices may include

Tricksters are distinguished by the fact that they

Describe a specific example of the cohesive [or disciplining, or supportive, or educational, or revitalizing] function of the supernatural beliefs of the _________ (fill in a name of a cultural group from assigned readings).

"Old Man Coyote" is an example of what category of supernatural being?

Anthropology: What Are Its Subfields and Perspectives

Culture: What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away From Home

Fieldwork: How Are Data Gathered

Language: Is This What Makes Us Human

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation I: What Challenges Face Foragers

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Marriage, Family, and Residence: What Are the Possibilities

Kinship and Descent: Are These the Ties That Bind

Gender and Sexuality: Nature or Nurture

Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

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Exam 11: Belief Systems: How Do We Explain the Unexplainable

What are three ways that magic is similar to religion?

It is often difficult to recognize supernatural beliefs and practices in other cultures because you are

Introduced by Arnold Van Gennep, this term is used to describe the activities and rituals that mark important changes in individuals' social role and status:

The Ghost Dance religion in North America is an example of a

The quote from the Kasidah ("All faith is false, all faith is true.Truth is a shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own.") illustrates the following anthropological position taken in the text:

If a Yanomamo anthropologist were to study from an etic view the religious beliefs and practices of a small North American community, she would refer to the person in the local Lutheran church who leads the Sunday service as a

Polytheistic belief systems can be defined as belief systems

Yanomamo shamans use which of the following methods to contact the spirit world?

A part-time practitioner who has special abilities for handling supernatural forces is called a

If a culture believes that a god wants a deceased person to join him in the afterlife, this would be an example of what supernatural function? The

Melanesian cargo cults which function to bring scattered groups together into religious and political unity illustrates this concept:

Explain the functions of revitalization movements (or cargo cults), and cite a specific example.

Compare and evaluate the social, psychological, and ecological functions approach with the Durkheim-based approach to functional analysis of supernaturalism.

Objects considered important to a culture's supernatural beliefs and practices may include

Tricksters are distinguished by the fact that they

Describe a specific example of the cohesive [or disciplining, or supportive, or educational, or revitalizing] function of the supernatural beliefs of the _________ (fill in a name of a cultural group from assigned readings).

"Old Man Coyote" is an example of what category of supernatural being?

Anthropology: What Are Its Subfields and Perspectives

Culture: What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away From Home

Fieldwork: How Are Data Gathered

Language: Is This What Makes Us Human

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation I: What Challenges Face Foragers

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Marriage, Family, and Residence: What Are the Possibilities

Kinship and Descent: Are These the Ties That Bind

Gender and Sexuality: Nature or Nurture

Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

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