Anthropology 121 -. Anthropology of Religion » Spring 2023 » Unit 5 Quiz

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Question #1
Match the social scientist to its primary arguments/works. Keith Basso
A.   Studied historical story-telling's impact on human cultures
B.   Recorded Apache placemaking stories
Question #2
Match the social scientist to its 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 "wisdom?"
A.   A term defined exclusively by Franz Boas
B.   A culturally-specific concept, defined by some as “a river to drink from”
C.   A Greek term meaning, "to earn a bachelor's degree"
D.   A type of commodity sold on the black market
Question #4
What information can be gathered from a myth?
A.   worldview
B.   religious practices
C.   all of these
D.   cultural practices
Question #5
What is the central lesson to be learned from the Apache tale, "Snake's Water?"
A.   Animals deserve respect
B.   Animals exist to serve humanity
C.   Human exist to serve animals
D.   The ancestors practiced magic
Question #6
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.   truth; human
B.   power; divine
C.   historicity; magical
D.   background; future
Question #7
According to Michel-Rolph Trouillot, the story of The Alamo was re-claimed by the secessionist Republic of Texas in order to motivate the army and they "_____________."
A.   gave the Alamo story a new meaning
B.   denied the history of colonialism
C.   used it to elect the next US president
D.   gave the land back to Mexico
Question #8
Syncretism happens when different cultural traditions come together and merge their attributes to form something new.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #9
__________ refers to the situation where one group completely wipes out the traditions of the other group.
A.   acculturation
B.   domination
C.   vodouisant
D.   assimulation
Question #10
Occult refers to ____________ anything that is mysterious and supernatural.
A.   False
B.   True

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