Anthropology 305 - Anthropology of Religion » Fall 2019 » Quiz 9

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Question #1
In many parts of Africa today, AIDS is being blamed on the activity of witchcraft.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Like Zande witches, Navaho witches are born with a physical substance within their bodies that are responsible for their witchcraft.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
Among the Azande, the diagnosis of an illness is confirmed by a medium through spirit possession.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Witches in small-scale societies derived their power from the knowledge and use of spells.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
The Azande confirm the identity of a witch through autopsy after the witch has died or through autopsy of a blood relative of the same sex.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Which of the following is true about the concept of the evil eye?
A.   a person can cause misfortune by looking at a person
B.   it is bad form to say something complementary about a child
C.   All of these answers are correct. 
D.   spitting and particular hand gestures can be used to protect one against the evil eye
Question #7
Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible used the Salem trials as an allegory for:
A.   The dissolution of the traditional American family and its values.
B.   the use of alcohol during Prohibition
C.   illegal immigration
D.   McCarthyism 
Question #8
The book Malleus Maleficarum stated that witches:
A.   must be arrested, convicted, and executed
B.   All of these answers are correct. 
C.   could shift shapes, and fly through the air
D.   were more likely to be women than men
Question #9
In contrast to the Gwari of West Africa, Nupe witches are always female. It appears to be due to the fact that:
A.   political power is vested in female chiefs who rule through their husbands and brothers
B.   women sexuality and fertility is viewed as dangerous and powerful
C.   the Nupe were influenced by Christian missionaries at the time of Witchcraze in Europe
D.   Nupe wives engage in activities that their husbands cannot control
Question #10
Which of the following is true about Navaho witchcraft?
A.   witches participate in healing rituals
B.   witchcraft is learned from a close relative and requires initiation 
C.   Navaho witches are born with witchcraft substance within their bodies
D.   witchcraft is a common factor in Navaho life that is freely talked about
Question #11
Witchcraft among the Azande functions to:
A.   reinforce and sanction accepted morality 
B.   divine the future by analyzing the stars
C.   communicate with the dead
D.   cause seriously disruptive suspicions and accusations between individuals
Question #12
Which of the following is true about benge, the poison oracle?
A.   the poison is seldom strong enough to actually kill an animal
B.   poison is given to young pigs who either die or survive
C.   sticks are dipped in poison and then placed in termite mounds
D.   poison may be given directly to the accused witch
Question #13
The study of witchcraft among the Azande of southern Sudan was conducted in the 1920s by:
A.   E. E. Evans-Pritchard 
B.   James Frazer
C.   Bronislaw Malinowski
D.   Edward Tylor
Question #14
The term witchcraft has several meanings. Which of the following is not an example of witchcraft?
A.   a person accused of willing death in another person
B.   a 17th century heretic being executed by the church for hearsay
C.   a sorcerer using evil magic to kill a member of his or her own community
D.   None of these answers are correct.
Question #15
The Witchcraze:
A.   took place in Europe during the 15th through 17th centuries
B.   refers to witchcraft activity in New Guinea during the 16th and 17th centuries
C.   refers to Neo-Pagan rituals in the 20th century
D.   is the term used by E. E. Evans-Pritchard to refer to certain witchcraft activities found in African tribal societies

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