Ethnography of Religion Chapter Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Ethnography of Religion explores the diverse ways in which religious beliefs, practices, and institutions are embedded in everyday life across cultures. Through the lens of anthropology, this course teaches students to employ ethnographic methods such as participant observation and in-depth interviews to study lived religion in various social contexts. Students will critically analyze ethnographic case studies from different religious traditions, considering issues such as ritual, identity, power, globalization, and secularism. The course emphasizes ethical research practice and encourages reflection on the dynamic relationship between observer and observed, ultimately providing a nuanced understanding of how religion shapes and is shaped by cultural and social processes.
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Anthropology of Religion Magic and Witchcraft The 3rd Edition by Rebecca Stein Philip L Stein
Chapter 1: The Anthropological Study of Religion
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Q1) Geographical areas wherein are found societies that share a great many characteristics are known as:
A)culture areas
B)ethnographic zones
C)ecological regions
D)societal areas
Answer: A
Q2) An anthropologist travels to the Fore of New Guinea and produces an ethnography.This ethnography is a(n):
A)comparison of Fore society with other New Guinea societies
B)a description of Fore society and culture
C)analysis of the Fore language
D)analysis of the biological and genetic characteristics of the Fore people
Answer: B
Q3) The Fore believe that kuru is caused by the:
A)breaking of a taboo
B)displeasure of an ancestral spirit
C)transmission of a microorganism
D)activities of a sorcerer doing evil magic
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Mythology
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Q1) In Islam,God spoke to Mohammad in Arabic,and Arabic is used in ritual today.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) An apocalypse is:
A)the catastrophic destruction of the world
B)the origin of the world through birth
C)a god who gave is known for trickery and deceit
D)a type of hero myth
Answer: A
Q3) An example of a legend would be:
A)the voyage of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower
B)the story of Little Red Riding Hood
C)the story of Noah and the ark
D)all of the above
Answer: A
Q4) The Christian New Testament contains an apocalyptic myth.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Religious Symbols
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Q1) All languages have a similar set of basic color terms in terms of number and meaning.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The image of Lord Pakel on the carving in Temple of the Inscriptions is evidence of contact by astronauts from other worlds.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Christian groups descended from the Millerism movement of the early Nineteenth Century believed that:
A)life on earth was created by extraterrestrial aliens
B)people die and are reborn in other people or animals
C)after death people travel to a special place and become gods
D)the world as we know it will come to an end at some date in the future
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Ritual
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Q1) Closely related to tattooing is scaring.Scarification is known as:
A)corseting
B)cicatrization
C)infibulation
D)nullification
Q2) Generally speaking protective rituals tend to be performed in situations that are dangerous and unpredictable.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The rite of passage that revolves around the White Painted Woman is found among the:
A)Yanomamö
B)Apache
C)Gururumba
D)Haida
Q4) Protective rituals are often found in situations:
A)involving soul loss
B)that involve the quest for food
C)that are dangerous and unpredictable
D)that involve a person's change in status
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Chapter 5: Altered States of Consciousness and Religious Specialists
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Q1) The Jewish Yom Kippur and the Islamic Ramadan are both characterized by:
A)fasting
B)ingestion of wine
C)spirit possession states
D)meditation
Q2) The Mayan carvings from Yaxhilán show the ingestion of drugs to achieve a hallucination of a serpent.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Characteristics of an altered state of consciousness include:
A)acceleration or slowing of time
B)sudden and unexpected displays of intense emotion
C)various parts of body may appear or feel shrunken,enlarged,dis?torted,heavy,or weightless
D)all of the above
Q4) An altered state of consciousness can be brought about through:
A)fasting
B)meditation
C)sleep deprivation
D)all of the above
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Chapter 6: Religious Specialists
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Q1) Kyta Baaly is a shaman from:
A)Korea
B)Shkha,Siberia
C)Okinawa
D)the American Southwest
Q2) All of the following are true about priests except:
A)priests are associated with temples and shrines
B)priestly offices are often inherited from father to son
C)priests obtain supernatural power from a spirit familiar
D)priests are responsible for the correct performance of rituals
Q3) Core shamanism is a concept that was developed by Carlos Castaneda.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Okinawan priests are:
A)always women from specific clans
B)communicate with the ancestors and the kami
C)practice divination and healing
D)all of the above
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Chapter 7: Magic and Divination
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Q1) In benge or the poison oracle of the Azande poison is fed to pigs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Deliberate inspirational forms of divination include:
A)mediums (psychics)
B)reading palms
C)Zande poison oracle
D)prophecy
Q3) An example of homeopathic magic is:
A)praying for a god's blessing
B)Hopi villagers performing a kachina dance
C)imitating the mating and reproduction of an animal
D)reciting an evil spell over an enemy's hair clippings
Q4) Edward Tylor did not include magic in his definition of religion.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Divination is a technique for finding out information about the unknown.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Souls,ghosts,and Death
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Q1) In some societies souls may be acquired during one's lifetime,such as through a vision.This is found among the:
A)Jivaro
B)Yanomamö
C)Shoshoni
D)Beng
Q2) The Hmong believe that at death the soul travels to the place where its placenta (afterbirth)has been buried and puts it on like an article of clothing.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A clear separation of biological and social death is found among the:
A)Beng
B)Yoruba
C)Tana Toraja
D)Hmong
Q4) Vampires and zombies as depicted in American movies are very similar to actual ethnographic examples.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Gods and Spirits
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Q1) An agnostic is one who:
A)is polytheistic
B)believes that the existence of a god in unprovable
C)believes that there is no god
D)none of the above
Q2) The way in which God is portrayed changes over time in the Tanakh.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The idea that supernatural beings reflect human behavior and provide a model for humans was developed by:
A)Guy Swanson
B)Sigmund Freud
C)John Roberts
D)Robin Horton
Q4) An important goddess found in Hinduism is:
A)Isis
B)Kali
C)Ishtar
D)all of the above
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Chapter 10: Witchcraft
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Q1) Which of the following is true about Navaho witchcraft?
A)Navaho witches are born with witchcraft substance within their bodies
B)witchcraft is a common factor in Navaho life that is freely talked about
C)witchcraft is learned from a close relative and requires initiation
D)witches participate in healing rituals
Q2) The book Malleus Maleficarum was:
A)written in the 15th century and set forth European witchcraft beliefs of the time
B)a 17th century description of witchcraft beliefs in northern Africa
C)a late 18th century anthropological study of European witchcraft
D)was written by Gerald Gardner and became the basis of much Neo-Pagan belief
Q3) Which of the following is true about Zande witchcraft beliefs?
A)witches normally depend upon magic rituals to attain their evil ends
B)witchcraft is a substance found within the body of the witch
C)some witches can use their power for beneficial ends
D)all of the above
Q4) Since the Navaho witch is a personification of evil,witchcraft serves to culturally define immoral and antisocial behavior.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Syncretism and Religious Movements
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Q1) Haitians do not use the term Vodou.Instead they refer to their religion as:
A)"serving the spirits"
B)"Haitian Catholicism"
C)"nature worship"
D)"healing"
Q2) The Witchcraze was a Neo-Pagan movement in 19th century Europe that attempted to rehabilitate healers and midwives.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Vodou resembles in many ways traditional West African religions in that Vodou is characterized by:
A)pantheon of intermediary deities
B)spirit possession
C)offerings placed on altars
D)all of the above
Q4) In Vodou,the term lwa refers to:
A)places of worship that are sacred to particular spirits
B)animals that are sacrifices to particular spirits
C)spirit beings
D)drums and musical idioms
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