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1
Which of the following is not true about religion?
A)It is a cultural universal.
B)It helps maintain social control.
C)It consists of beliefs and behaviors concerned with supernatural beings, powers, and forces.
D)It exists in a separate domain from recreation.
E)It can promote social change.
2
What is the term the Melanesians used for a sacred impersonal force existing in the universe?
A)anima
B)mana
C)magic
D)taboo
E)totems
3
What is the term for the supernatural techniques intended to accomplish specific aims?
A)anima
B)mana
C)magic
D)taboo
E)totems
4
What is the term that describes something set apart as sacred and off-limits to ordinary people?
A)anima
B)mana
C)magic
D)taboo
E)totems
5
For which kind of practice would the practitioner need to collect nails or hair from a particular person?
A)magic
B)imitative magic
C)contagious magic
D)Trobriand magic as defined by Malinowski
E)animism
6
Which of these practices is most associated with controlling wind, weather, and fish supply?
A)magic
B)imitative magic
C)contagious magic
D)Trobriand magic as defined by Malinowski
E)animism
7
What are the formal, stylized, repetitive, and stereotypical behaviors performed at special places at set times?
A)rites of passage
B)rituals
C)magic
D)liturgical orders
E)communitas
8
All of the following are possible during the liminal phase of a rite of passage except:
A)sexual taboos may be intensified.
B)social distinctions are forgotten.
C)the formation of a community of equals.
D)no change in lifestyle or actions occurs.
E)sexual excess is encouraged.
9
Which of the following is the intense community spirit that is developed from experiencing a rite of passage together?
A)communitas
B)incorporation
C)separation
D)liminality
E)mana
10
According to Anthony F. C. Wallace, which of the following religious types is practiced by states?
A)monotheistic
B)Olympian
C)communal
D)shamanic
E)totemistic
11
According to Anthony F. C. Wallace, which of the following religious types is practiced by food-producing tribes?
A)monotheistic
B)Olympian
C)communal
D)shamanic
E)totemistic
12
According to Anthony F. C. Wallace, which of the following religious types has a belief in zoomorphic supernatural beings?
A)monotheistic
B)Olympian
C)communal
D)shamanic
E)totemistic
13
According to Anthony F. C. Wallace, which of the following religious types has a belief in a hierarchical pantheon with powerful deities?
A)monotheistic
B)Olympian
C)communal
D)shamanic
E)totemistic
14
According to Anthony F. C. Wallace, which of the following religious types is practiced by a part-time practitioner?
A)monotheistic
B)Olympian
C)communal
D)shamanic
E)totemistic
15
According to Anthony F. C. Wallace, which of the following religious types is practiced by priests and ministers?
A)monotheistic
B)Olympian
C)communal
D)shamanic
E)totemistic







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