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.   Recorded Apache placemaking stories
B.   Studied historical story-telling's impact on human cultures
Question #2
Match the social scientist to its primary arguments/works. Michel-Rolph Trouillot
A.   Studied historical story-telling's impact on human cultures
B.   Recorded Apache placemaking stories
Question #3
What is "wisdom?"
A.   A culturally-specific concept, defined by some as “a river to drink from”
B.   A type of commodity sold on the black market
C.   A term defined exclusively by Franz Boas
D.   A Greek term meaning, "to earn a bachelor's degree"
Question #4
What information can be gathered from a myth?
A.   religious practices
B.   worldview
C.   cultural practices
D.   all of these
Question #5
What is the central lesson to be learned from the Apache tale, "Snake's Water?"
A.   The ancestors practiced magic
B.   Human exist to serve animals
C.   Animals deserve respect
D.   Animals exist to serve humanity
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.   background; future
C.   historicity; magical
D.   power; divine
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.   used it to elect the next US president
B.   gave the Alamo story a new meaning
C.   gave the land back to Mexico
D.   denied the history of colonialism
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.   vodouisant
B.   acculturation
C.   assimulation
D.   domination
Question #10
Occult refers to ____________ anything that is mysterious and supernatural.
A.   True
B.   False

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