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Question 1:

The religious practice of inducing an ecstatic spiritual state through physical manipulation is known as ________.
a) sacrifice
b) exhortation
c) physiological exercise
d) meditation

Question 2:

The idea that superhuman power lies inside certain objects or people and can be transferred from one to another is known as ________.
a) taboo
b) mana
c) prayer
d) exhortation

Question 3:

The Huichol peyote hunt ________.
a) is a rite of passage for young Huichol men
b) provides the resources needed to hunt deer and grow maize
c) represents the union of mind, body, and emotion
d) involves only emotional and psychological experiences

Question 4:

According to the Azande of central Africa, witchcraft ________.
a) helps the Azande understand why certain events happen
b) is avenged through punishment and retribution
c) involves powerful witches that target victims out of malice
d) beliefs are regarded as taboo

Question 5:

The modern secular state ________.
a) originates from religion centered on orthodoxy
b) is closely tied to a capitalist economy
c) emphasizes the individual responsibility and agency of every citizen
d) all of the above

Question 6:

________ is the relationship that links all of the parts of a semantic domain to one another.
a) Metaphorical entailments
b) Metonymy
c) Societal metaphor
d) Revitalization

Question 7:

The definition of religion ________.
a) should start with the informant’s account of what exists and what does not
b) always involves an element of the supernatural
c) should be based mostly around beliefs, not actions
d) is dictated by spiritual leaders

Question 8:

________ is a set of beliefs and practices designed to control the visible or invisible world for specific purposes.
a) Religion
b) Witchcraft
c) Mana
d) Magic

Question 9:

According to cultural anthropologist Sherry Ortner, ________ symbols represent the whole semantic domain and invite us to consider the various elements within it.
a) semantic
b) subjective
c) summarizing
d) elaborating

Question 10:

________ metaphors are symbolic representations that are widely understood within a culture and central to that culture’s world view.
a) Societal
b) Organic
c) Key
d) Technological

Question 11:

Shamans are potentially dangerous figures because of their direct connection to spiritual or cosmic powers.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Syncretism is always the result of resistance against imposed ideas.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Only those who hold power are able to impose world views on society.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Secularism is the inevitable outcome of cultural evolution.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

According to Talal Asad, orthopraxy requires the support and commitment of a like-minded community.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Metaphorical entailments are derived from the metaphorical predicate.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

According to Sherry Ortner, elaborating symbols represent an entire semantic domain.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Personification—attributing human characteristics to non-human entities—is a form of societal metaphors.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

The Protestant Reformation is an example of syncretism.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Priests have the power to contact invisible powers directly on behalf of individuals or groups.
a) True
b) False

Question 21:

Nativism is the rejection of traditional beliefs.
a) True
b) False

Question 22:

Oracles are invisible forces to which people address questions and whose responses they believe to be truthful.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Cultural Anthropology, Third Edition: Chapter 10