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.   linear
C.   neither linear nor orbicular
D.   wiggly
E.   both linear and rectilinear
Question #2
“Simple subsistence peoples” refers to
A.   large-scale societies that survive by hunting-gathering or simple agricultural methods
B.   large-scale societies that obtain what they need by bartering rather than using currency
C.   small-scale societies that obtain what they need by bartering rather than using currency
D.   small-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.   clans based on gender
C.   clans based on gender
D.   hunter-gatherer societies
Question #4
The idea that the group lives in the individual relates to indigenous peoples' orientation of
A.   a personal identity
B.   no identity
C.   an individual identity
D.   a collective identity
Question #5
The progressive complexity in the mastery of tools was accompanied by what two features?
A.   rational attitudes and awareness of other societies
B.   development of writing and observance of religious rituals
C.   development of language ability and presence of religion
D.   literacy and increasingly complex myth and ritual
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.   Surrealtime
E.   Uluru
Question #7
Objects called Venus figurines that were found across Eurasia in late prehistory were likely related to concerns about
A.   the well-being of ancestors in the afterlife
B.   the success of crops
C.   the rising of the sun and moon
D.   the birth and survival of children
Question #8
Some Western urbanites want to study with shamans because they see traditional shamanic practices as
A.   feminine in nature
B.   the last remaining spiritual frontier on earth
C.   proper and contained
D.   open and modern
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.   prayer
B.   storytelling
C.   beseechment
D.   divination
Question #10
The term “indigenous religions” implies that the social and religious lives of a group are
A.   well developed
B.   rooted deeply to a given place
C.   primitive
D.   very poor
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 hallucinogenic substances
C.   introduction of new diseases
D.   enslavement of native peoples

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