Deck 15: Religious Mobilizing

Question 1

What can we call "a deliberate, organized, conscious effort by members of a society to construct a more satisfying culture"?

A) peaceful protests
B) cult-building
C) revitalization movement
D) cultural reinvigoration

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following might be a question an anthropologist would ask about religion and violence?

A) Why do religious motives so often lead to violence?
B) What are the conditions that lead to violence in smaller- and larger-scale religious movements?
C) Which religions are the most violent?
D) How can we implement laws to constrain violent religious groups?

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What do Jesus, Joseph Smith, and Imam Mahadi have in common?

A) nothing
B) They are messiahs.
C) They were all born in what is now called the Middle East.
D) They are brothers.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The Christian belief that Christ will return to Earth and reign for 1000 years is called what?

A) doomsday
B) the rapture
C) the Last Judgement
D) millenarianism

Question 5

The US-based Moral Majority movement led by Jerry Falwell can be described as what?

A) fundamentalist
B) evangelical
C) an antifa group
D) atheist

Question 6

What transformation did Europeans bring to the Pacific Islands?

A) They seized lands that belonged to locals.
B) They built schools and hospitals.
C) They created new divisions among the local people.
D) all of the above

Question 7

Oceanic revitalization movements that held the belief that if locals engaged in some European religious practices, they would receive European trade goods came to be called what?

A) colonial trickery
B) balance restoration
C) cargo cults
D) the Great Compromise.

Question 8

Why does violence sometimes occur in revitalization movements?

A) The reasons vary from loneliness to being cut off from social networks and prestige.
B) The belief in an apocalypse triggers fear-based violence.
C) Founders are often taking revenge because of persecution.
D) Some cultures are innately more violent, and movements particular to these areas will be more violent.

Question 9

What is the term for "networks and friendships that reach across social divisions"?

A) kinship
B) social capital
C) long-distance relationships
D) constellations

Question 10

What did counterterrorist expert Marc Sageman find about why people join terrorist groups?

A) They joined because of the ideology.
B) They joined because they were already prone to violent behavior.
C) They joined because they were looking for community and companionship.
D) They were forced to join.