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_____________ wrote extensively about religious revitalization movements. |
| | A) | Edward Sapir |
| | B) | Michael Lambeck |
| | C) | Charles Y. Glock |
| | D) | Anthony F.C. Wallace |
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At the heart of Tibetan Buddhism is |
| | A) | the study of theology and other religious texts by "scholar monks." |
| | B) | the government of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). |
| | C) | the monastery and the institution of the monk. |
| | D) | the lay community organized around temples. |
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In the first phase of the Sino-Tibet relationship from 1951-1959, Beijing's policy focused on |
| | A) | destroying the dominance of the state holding elite, including that of the monasteries. |
| | B) | gradually winning over the majority of the Tibetan elite before trying to persuade the masses. |
| | C) | bringing an end to all religious practice, be it lay or monastic--essentially a suspension of all religious activity. |
| | D) | religiopolitical confrontation and bargaining. |
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In 1987, the Dalai Lama's government-in-exile developed a new political approach to the Tibet Question, |
| | A) | adopting concessions that opted for cultural freedom and an end to religious leadership in exile. |
| | B) | moving to negotiate with China on a nation-to-nation basis. |
| | C) | appealing to the international community in Europe and the United States with the Dalai Lama himself carrying the political message. |
| | D) | giving up over half of Tibet's original territory in exchange for an end to the illegal occupation. |
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Handsome Lake is an example of |
| | A) | a revitalization movement. |
| | B) | a prophet who managed to successfully reformulate cultural forms. |
| | C) | a period of cultural distortion among the Seneca of New York. |
| | D) | a "cargo cult." |
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A successful revitalization movement depends upon the completion of ________ different functions. |
| | A) | three |
| | B) | four |
| | C) | six |
| | D) | nine |
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The psychological processes of mazeway resynthesis and hysterical conversion are central to a defining feature of revitalization movements: |
| | A) | enormous support drawn from the disenfranchised masses. |
| | B) | militant persistence. |
| | C) | the suddenness and rapidity of the change. |
| | D) | an almost heretical belief in an imminent cataclysmic end of the world, followed by cultural regeneration. |
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When James Mooney met Wovoka, or Jack Wilson, as he came to be called, he was |
| | A) | a young, handsome Northern Paiute man with a commanding presence. |
| | B) | an established elder and weather doctor among the Northern Paiute. |
| | C) | an elder traveling preacher and circle dance leader from the Teton Sioux. |
| | D) | working for the Mormon Church as an Arapaho native outreach evangelist. |
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Jack Wilson achieved prophetic status after |
| | A) | a life changing experience and vision received after years of deviance and apathy in his young adulthood. |
| | B) | traveling to visit the Sioux where he was exposed, and later converted, to the Ghost Dance religion. |
| | C) | he received a divine revelation during a weather doctoring service aimed at ending a nine-year drought--a massive flood followed. |
| | D) | he received a divine revelation during a total eclipse of the sun while he lay ill with an intense fever. |
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Kehoe argues that the Ghost Dance religion, offered hope, consolation, assistance, and honor to |
| | A) | all peoples of the world, however, it was particularly appealing to Indians of the West because of the historical context. |
| | B) | all "true people," understood as the Indian tribes of the American desert. |
| | C) | all native peoples, understood by Jack as all American Indian natives. |
| | D) | those who were willing to become disciples and evangelists. |
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In anticipation of the fulfillment of prophecy signaled by the arrival of Whites in 1946, New Guinea natives proceeded to |
| | A) | celebrate excessively for almost three months. |
| | B) | slaughter all of their pigs. |
| | C) | flee the island in terror. |
| | D) | battle the invaders with anything they had, which was no match for the weapons of the foreigners. |
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Worsley contends that the extremely difficult and sometimes bizarre transition process in "post-contact" Melanesia had a lot to do with |
| | A) | the religious teachings of the Seventh Day Adventists, who were the first major missionary force in the region. |
| | B) | specific beliefs and cultural myths peculiar to the southwest Pacific. |
| | C) | a combining of native myth, Christian teaching, and native perception of Europeans and their "things," in an attempt to make sense of the situation. |
| | D) | the widely differing cultural worldviews represented in the "quasi-native" population. |
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Nigel, a Rasta living in urban Kingston, is a very affable person and he likes to engage |
| | A) | anyone who wants to chat in philosophical discussions. |
| | B) | any adult passer-by in philosophical discussions when possible. |
| | C) | his fellow Rastafarian brethren in philosophical discussions. |
| | D) | any male who shows mutual consciousness in philosophical discussions. |
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Nigel finds ___________ polluting and tries to avoid all contact in order to maintain proper health. |
| | A) | combs |
| | B) | money |
| | C) | cigarettes |
| | D) | all of the above |
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According to the brethren who gathered to reason with Nigel, sex |
| | A) | can be a very spiritual experience. |
| | B) | is the ultimate expression of love. |
| | C) | is the only way to "reason" with a woman. |
| | D) | is a performance, a duty. |
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Angel Park is a religiously motivated |
| | A) | intentionally-withdrawn community with fundamentalist beliefs similar to the Amish. |
| | B) | sectarian community that practices polygamy but still maintains many commonalities with American culture. |
| | C) | isolationist millenarian movement that has changed over an extended period of time into a more complex, multi-faceted world-view and family system in an intentional community. |
| | D) | system of adoration within the Mormon Church. |
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The 1890 Manifesto declares that |
| | A) | the U.S. Government will respect the right of adherents of the church of Latter Day Saints who reside within the "holy" ground to practice polygamy free from persecution for the future of the U.S. Government institution. |
| | B) | all truly devout, and righteous Mormons will honor the model of God and practice polygamy to fulfill their duties to the creator. |
| | C) | polygamy is a sin in the Mormon theology, and therefore prohibited for the devout. |
| | D) | Joseph Smith is a true messiah whose prophecies and religious interpretations can bring redemption for the devout through "right life". |
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According to the authors, the central tenet of the Fundamentalist Mormon philosophy and experience is |
| | A) | the practice of polygamy. |
| | B) | the adoration and reverence for the father figure. |
| | C) | the withdrawal from contemporary American culture, with self-identification and valuation formed in opposition to mainstream cultural pollution. |
| | D) | the unified community congregating within a church as a giant family. |
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Whitmore notes that accounts of UFO abductions are a rising |
| | A) | universal phenomenon. |
| | B) | phenomenon throughout the modern world. |
| | C) | phenomenon, particularly in the United States. |
| | D) | phenomenon of psychological transference in response to social stress. |
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According to Whitmore, most UFO abductees |
| | A) | are actually unidentified because most of the time people don't remember anything, as they have blocked it out. |
| | B) | have vivid memories of the experience that they are eager to share. |
| | C) | recall the abduction experience as a dream. |
| | D) | go through a period of withdrawal from society and family before they are willing to "engage" in this world again. |
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Whitmore concludes that UFO abductions are |
| | A) | fabrications of the subconscious during a dreaming state. |
| | B) | highly suggestible fabrications of the subconscious under the prompting of a ufological hypnotist. |
| | C) | highly convincing accounts of alien contact. |
| | D) | encounters with a personification of the Other, and are therefore akin to a religious experience. |
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