Introduction to Anthropology
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Anthropology provides students with a comprehensive overview of the discipline, exploring the fundamental concepts, methods, and subfields of anthropology, including cultural, biological, archaeological, and linguistic anthropology. The course examines how humans adapt to diverse environments, create complex societies, develop language, and express cultural identity, drawing on case studies from around the world. By critically analyzing human behavior, belief systems, and social organization across different cultures and time periods, students gain a deeper understanding of both human diversity and the shared aspects of humanity.
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Anthropology of Religion Magic and Witchcraft The 3rd Edition by Rebecca Stein Philip L
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Chapter 1: The Anthropological Study of Religion
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Q1) The approach to the study of religion that is concerned with the relationship between culture and personality and the connection between society and the individual is the:
A)psychosocial approach
B)the functional approach
C)the analytic approach
D)the Marxist approach
Answer: A
Q2) The point of view that all knowledge is a human "construction," that there are multiple viewpoints and truths,and that we must be aware of our own viewpoints and biases,is referred to as:
A)modernity
B)essentialism
C)postmodernism
D)Marxism
Answer: C
Q3) Gods and ghosts are examples of anthropomorphic supernatural beings.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Mythology
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Q1) In every society there are particular ways in which people perceive and interpret their reality.This is what is meant by the concept of:
A)supernatural
B)worldview
C)culture
D)sacred
Answer: B
Q2) In the Bunhongo Creation Story,Bumba vomits up the world.This is an example of the emergence myth.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The Navaho worldview suggests an exploitation of natural resources by human society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Religious Symbols
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Q1) The unit of time we call a week is an arbitrary unit.The number of days that make up a week varies among the world's societies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A totem is symbol that is associated with a particular social group.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The Islamic calendar is a solar calendar.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The Islamic calendar is:
A)lunar
B)solar
C)seasonal
D)a 260 day cycle
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Ritual
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Q1) Liminality refers to a set of features that characterize a person in which phase of a rite of passage:
A)transition
B)separation
C)peripheralization
D)incorporation
Q2) Generally speaking protective rituals tend to be performed in situations that are dangerous and unpredictable.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Ideological rituals include:
A)hunting & gathering rites of intensification
B)therapy rituals
C)social rites of intensification
D)salvation rituals
Q4) Bar mitzvahs and quinceañeras are examples of social rites of intensification.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Altered States of Consciousness and Religious Specialists
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Q1) The Holiness Church is separated from most other Christian sects by:
A)the handling of poisonous snakes
B)the drinking of poisoned beverage
C)speaking in tongues
D)all of the above
Q2) Any mental state that is different from one's usual mental state,including day dreaming,is an altered state of consciousness.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Among the Yanomamö,hallucinogenic snuff is taken by shamans in order to:
A)divine the future
B)locate the location of animals
C)entice spirits into the body
D)feed the gods
Q4) Both very loud rhythmic noise and the absence of sound are capable of creating an altered state of consciousness.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Religious Specialists
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Q1) In contrast with traditional shamanism,neoshamanism focuses on the individual,often as a self-help means of improving one's life.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Herbalists are:
A)healers
B)prophets
C)diviners
D)witches
Q3) The power of a shaman lies in her ability to successfully memorize religious texts and rituals.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Pentecostal preachers resemble shamans in that they will enter altered states of consciousness to contact the supernatural,in this case God,as a part of a healing ritual.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Magic and Divination
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Q1) The Law of Contact (Contagion)states that:
A)magic depends on the apparent association between things
B)things which are alike are the same
C)things that were once in contact continue to be connected
D)none of the above
Q2) Magic refers to the:
A)belief in a generalized supernatural power
B)belief in an ancestor that has been transformed into a god
C)use of ritual to cause injury or death
D)use of ritual to control events through supernatural mechanisms
Q3) The origins of Astrology appear to have been in:
A)Egypt
B)India
C)Babylonia
D)Iran
Q4) Image magic is an example of:
A)contagious magic
B)homeopathic magic
C)harmonious magic
D)representational magic
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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) In most societies,the fate of the soul after death depends upon the behavior of the individual when living.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The African Burial Ground is a cemetery in:
A)West Africa which has been studied by anthropo?logists
B)East Africa where secondary burials of skeletons have been found
C)New York city that contains the burials of slaves from the 18th century
D)South Africa containing cremated remains
Q4) The concept of a single soul that animates the living body and leaves upon death is found in the vast majority of societies that have been studied.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Gods and Spirits
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Q1) A goddess of agriculture is an example of a(n):
A)creator goddess
B)trickster goddess
C)attribute goddess
D)otiose goddess
Q2) An all-knowing deity is one who is:
A)omniscient
B)omnipotent
C)otiose
D)monotheistic
Q3) A study by Guy Swanson found that social characteristics of a group was predictive of the number and nature of supernatural beings
A)True
B)False
Q4) The embodiment of a god in human form is known as a(n):
A)incarnation
B)manifestation
C)avatar
D)materialization
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Chapter 10: Witchcraft
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Q1) Among the Azande witchcraft is basically evil,but it is good when it is directed at enemies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Witchcraze is a Neo-Pagan religion found in Europe and the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is an oracle used by the Azande to discover the identity of witches?
A)the rubbing board oracle
B)spirit possession by a medium
C)throwing of shells on a mat and reading the pattern formed
D)studying the internal organs of a sacrificed chicken
Q4) A granary has collapsed seriously injuring a man who was working underneath it.An Azande would be most like to blame the injury upon sorcery.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Syncretism and Religious Movements
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Q1) 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
Q2) The Branch Davidians were more of a political than a religious group.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The origins of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was that of a revitalization movement.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A remote,isolated society that nevertheless uses manufactured clothing and canned goods received from the outside is said to be assimilated.
A)True
B)False
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