Anthropology 305 - Anthropology of Religion » Fall 2019 » Quiz 10

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Question #1
In Roman Catholicism, souls travel to one of two places: Heaven or Hell.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Reincarnation means that souls are reborn as animals.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism state that life is imperfect and inevitably involves suffering.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
The Tana Toraja separate biological and social death in that social death occurs some time after biological death.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
The distinction between a soul and a ghost is not always a clear one.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
The term ethnocannibalistic anthropophagers refers to societies who eat the bodies of one’s own group.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
In the United States, the routine embalming of bodies developed during the Civil War.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
The term secondary burial refers to:
A.   any burial for those lower in the social stratification
B.   a separate burial for specific body parts (e.g., the head and hands)
C.   a burial for a person who dies out of grief after the passing of their spouse
D.   a later burial during which the remains are dug up, processed, and reburied
Question #9
All of the following statements about the African Burial Ground are correct except:
A.   most of the remains are those of adults 
B.   the bodies were buried with their heads oriented to the west so that on the Judgment Day they will sit up and face the rising sun
C.   individuals were buried in coffins
D.   the cemetery dates to the 1700s
Question #10
Death rituals or funerals serve many purposes among which is (are):
A.   determining the fate of the soul
B.   channeling the expressions of grief    
C.   All of these answers are correct. 
D.   protecting the community from ghosts
Question #11
Wade Davis believes that from an etic perspective, Haitain zombies really:
A.   have been given a powder containing tetrodotoxin 
B.   did not exist
C.   were in it for the fame and wealth
D.   were animated from the dead to work in the fields
Question #12
The Viking draugr was a(n):
A.   soul that resided in Valhalla after dying in battle
B.   ghost seeking revenge for its own death
C.   reanimated corpse, much like a zombie
D.   animated corpse that could wander the countryside, much like a vampire
Question #13
From an etic perspective, the appearance of exhumed bodies thought to be vampires were actually the result of the:
A.   acidic nature of the soil found in some eastern European cemeteries
B.   mutilation of bodies by people wanting the village to believe in vampires
C.   real work of supernatural forces
D.   natural process of decay
Question #14
Much of Dani behavior, including the fear of traveling outside of the village at night, is based upon their belief in the existence of:
A.   ghosts
B.   sorcerers
C.    souls
D.   zombies
Question #15
The Beng of West Africa believe that during the first several years of a baby’s life:
A.   the baby’s soul is transitioning from the afterlife to this world
B.   the baby has no soul and is therefore not talked to
C.   animals must be sacrificed so that one of the animal souls becomes the baby’s
D.   the egungun dancers must drum the baby’s soul into its body

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