Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » Spring 2020 » Quiz 11

Need help with your exam preparation?

Existing Quiz Clients Login here
Question #1
Full-time religious specialists, monumental temples, and elaborate ritual
A.   are indicative of successful missionary expeditions
B.   are compatible with every kind of social system
C.   are necessary to every real religion
D.   require the support of state-type socio-political systems
Question #2
Divination is
A.   a substitute for maps
B.   a means of becoming divine
C.   a form of magic
D.   a means of seeking answer from the supernatural
Question #3
Based on cross-cultural analysis, anthropologists have claimed which of the following as a function of religion (mark all that apply),,
A.   create and maintain social solidarity
B.   create and maintain divisions within a society
C.   codify culturally appropriate behavior
D.   help people adapt to their social and natural environment
Question #4
The hierarchical ranking of lesser gods beneath a supreme high god is indicative of
A.   a stratified society
B.   the universal similarities of human though processes
C.   a decentralized society
D.   an egalitarian social system
E.   human ingenious imagination in any society
Question #5
According to the way it is defined by most of the world's religions the supernatural is
A.   directly related to elite cultural forms
B.   human in shape
C.   masculine
D.   unverifiable
Question #6
Revitilization movements
A.   Are mostly associated with fundamentalist Christianity
B.   May be the result of cultural stress, such as crop failure
C.   Usually occur during times of economic prosperity
Question #7
Which of the following manipulates the supernatural to accomplish specific goals
A.   Animism
B.   A rite of passage
C.   Religion
D.   Magic
E.   Pantheism
Question #8
Accusations of witchcraft
A.   Occur more in times of political turmoil
B.   Are usually limited to foraging societies
C.   Are most common in foraging societies
Question #9
A monotheistic religion
A.   Usually has one good God and one bad
B.   Has only one supernatural being
C.   Has a hierarchy of supernatural beings
D.   Has only a single principal religion tenet
Question #10
The belief that nature is animated with spirits, gods, or other supernatural beings is
A.   ennui
B.   animus
C.   animatism
D.   animism
E.   animation

Need help with your exam preparation?

Existing Quiz Clients Login here