Anthropology 3600 - Magic, Shamanism and Religion » Fall 2022 » Myths Quiz

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Question #1
Match the social scientists to their primary arguments/works. Keith Basso
A.   Recorded Apache placemaking stories
B.   Studied historical story-telling’s impact on human cultures
Question #2
Match the social scientists to their primary arguments/works. Michel-Rolph Trouillot
A.   Recorded Apache placemaking stories
B.   Studied historical story-telling’s impact on human cultures
Question #3
What is the central lesson to be learned from the Apache tale, "Snake's Water?"
A.   Human exist to serve animals
B.   Animals deserve respect
C.   The ancestors practiced magic
D.   Animals exist to serve humanity
Question #4
What is the meaning behind the Apache tale “Water Lies With Mud in Open Container”?
A.   The earth provides, ancestors should be revered
B.   The ancestors committed original sin
C.   Humans were created to worship the Gods
D.   The Gods and vengeful; ancestors doubly so
Question #5
When anthropologists call a story a "myth" they aren't implying that the events didn't actually occur. Anthropologists are not interest in the___________ or falsity of myths, we are interested in the impact that stories have upon ___________ life. 
A.   historicity; magical
B.   background; future
C.   power; divine
D.   truth; human
Question #6
Michel Rolph-Trouillot emphasizes the fact that historical tales are almost exclusively defined by the most ___________ among us. 
A.   scientific
B.   historically accurate
C.   powerful
D.   powerless

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