History 007 - Worlds Great Religions » 2019 » Module 2 Quiz

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Question #1
In the prehistoric worldview, time was viewed as being
A.   circular
B.   neither linear nor orbicular
C.   linear
D.   both linear and rectilinear
E.   wiggly
Question #2
“Simple subsistence peoples” refers to
A.   large-scale societies that obtain what they need by bartering rather than using currency
B.   small-scale societies that survive by hunting-gathering or simple agricultural methods
C.   small-scale societies that obtain what they need by bartering rather than using currency
D.   large-scale societies that survive by hunting-gathering or simple agricultural methods
Question #3
Before agriculture and urbanization, humans organized themselves into
A.   trade-bearing societies
B.   hunter-gatherer societies
C.   clans based on gender
D.   clans based on gender
Question #4
The idea that the group lives in the individual relates to indigenous peoples' orientation of
A.   an individual identity
B.   a personal identity
C.   no identity
D.   a collective identity
Question #5
The progressive complexity in the mastery of tools was accompanied by what two features?
A.   development of writing and observance of religious rituals
B.   literacy and increasingly complex myth and ritual
C.   rational attitudes and awareness of other societies
D.   development of language ability and presence of religion
Question #6
The creative era when supernatural beings were believed to have fashioned the indigenous Australian landscape is called the
A.   Mardu
B.   Dreamtime
C.   Aboriginal
D.   Uluru
E.   Surrealtime
Question #7
Objects called Venus figurines that were found across Eurasia in late prehistory were likely related to concerns about
A.   the success of crops
B.   the birth and survival of children
C.   the rising of the sun and moon
D.   the well-being of ancestors in the afterlife
Question #8
Some Western urbanites want to study with shamans because they see traditional shamanic practices as
A.   the last remaining spiritual frontier on earth
B.   open and modern
C.   proper and contained
D.   feminine in nature
Question #9
Providing answers to such problems as whether the ghost of a dead child is causing family troubles, where a soul might be residing, or what can be done to gain the favor of a god who can help end a drought is a method of communication called
A.   beseechment
B.   prayer
C.   storytelling
D.   divination
Question #10
The term “indigenous religions” implies that the social and religious lives of a group are
A.   very poor
B.   rooted deeply to a given place
C.   well developed
D.   primitive
Question #11
Which of the following is NOT one of the disastrous consequences of modern European colonialism on indigenous societies?
A.   plundering of native people's riches
B.   introduction of new diseases
C.   enslavement of native peoples
D.   introduction of hallucinogenic substances

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