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.   both linear and rectilinear
B.   neither linear nor orbicular
C.   wiggly
D.   circular
E.   linear
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 obtain what they need by bartering rather than using currency
C.   small-scale societies that survive by hunting-gathering or simple agricultural methods
D.   large-scale societies that survive by hunting-gathering or simple agricultural methods
Question #3
Before agriculture and urbanization, humans organized themselves into
A.   clans based on gender
B.   clans based on gender
C.   hunter-gatherer societies
D.   trade-bearing societies
Question #4
The idea that the group lives in the individual relates to indigenous peoples' orientation of
A.   a collective identity
B.   no identity
C.   an individual identity
D.   a personal 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.   rational attitudes and awareness of other societies
C.   literacy and increasingly complex myth and ritual
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.   Uluru
B.   Mardu
C.   Aboriginal
D.   Dreamtime
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 well-being of ancestors in the afterlife
C.   the birth and survival of children
D.   the rising of the sun and moon
Question #8
Some Western urbanites want to study with shamans because they see traditional shamanic practices as
A.   open and modern
B.   feminine in nature
C.   the last remaining spiritual frontier on earth
D.   proper and contained
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.   divination
B.   beseechment
C.   prayer
D.   storytelling
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.   introduction of hallucinogenic substances
B.   introduction of new diseases
C.   plundering of native people's riches
D.   enslavement of native peoples

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