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1
A bias against the study of indigenous religions up until the twentieth century was
A)that too much variety exists.
B)the idea that religious art should be impermanent.
C)the assumption that they are not complex.
D)that they contain too many taboos.
2
In the worldview of animism,
A)there are no clear boundaries between the natural and the supernatural.
B)definite boundaries exist between the natural and the supernatural.
C)animals were once human beings.
D)the natural world is superior to the supernatural.
3
To believe that nature is full of spirits implies that
A)ghosts inhabit the world.
B)human beings must treat all things with care.
C)one must worship nature.
D)one must fight with the spirits.
4
Sacred time is
A)always moving forward and future-oriented.
B)a time for formal worship.
C)cyclical, returning to its origins for renewal.
D)linear and focused on the present.
5
Constructed sacred space
A)is never as effective as its natural counterpart.
B)is a means of conforming daily life to mythic events.
C)must be established near a striking natural site.
D)is often in a symbolic shape such as a circle or square.
6
Indigenous religions
A)make little distinction between a god and an ancestor.
B)make a significant distinction between a god and an ancestor.
C)often focus on a High God.
D)usually worship androgynous deities.
7
Key events in the life cycle are
A)taboo in many oral religions.
B)marked with special rituals.
C)dedicated to the ancestors.
D)downplayed in tribal cultures.
8
The Native American vision quest is an example of
A)a marriage ceremony.
B)a girl's reception into the tribe.
C)a rite of passage.
D)assisting the spirit of a dead person to move on.
9
Taboos that have been broken are often mended through
A)wearing masks for prescribed periods of time.
B)dance and music.
C)rites of passage.
D)sacrifices.
10
The term medicine man refers to
A)the keeper of the sacred pipe.
B)missionary doctors who visit tribes.
C)the chief of the tribe.
D)the shaman.
11
Navaho sand paintings are
A)a lost tribal art.
B)etched into the sides of cliffs in the Southwest.
C)temporary creations in a ritual.
D)used when other materials are unavailable.
12
A place where one can sometimes escape punishment is
A)the underworld.
B)a sanctuary.
C)the abode of the ancestors.
D)a tiki.
13
A common symbol signifying the center of the universe in many indigenous religions is
A)the sacred tree of life.
B)a lightning bolt.
C)the feather.
D)the good luck charm.
14
A human being who contacts and attempts to manipulate the power of spirits for the tribe or group.
A)taboo
B)shaman
C)libation
D)totem
15
A worldview common among indigenous religions that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits.
A)pantheism
B)exotericism
C)animism
D)monotheism
16
In Hawaii, the goddess of fire, whose place of veneration is the volcano.
A)Kapalua
B)Makahiki
C)Molokai
D)Pele
17
The act of pouring a liquid as an offering to a god.
A)shaman
B)totem
C)calumet
D)libation
18
Organic, integrated; indicating a complete system, greater than the sum of its parts; here, refers to a culture whose various elements may all have religious meaning.
A)hermetic
B)holistic
C)animistic
D)dualistic
19
An indigenous tradition in New Zealand.
A)Maori
B)Yoruba
C)Oglala
D)Inuit
20
A long-stemmed sacred pipe used primarily by many native peoples of North America; it is smoked as a token of peace.
A)calumet
B)kapu
C)totem
D)libation
21
A foretelling of the future or a discovery of the unknown by magical means.
A)shaman
B)divination
C)libation
D)taboo
22
Hawaiian term meaning "taboo" or "forbidden."
A)maui
B)heiau
C)kapu
D)pele
23
A strong social prohibition.
A)taboo
B)shaman
C)totem
D)calumet
24
A native tradition in Africa.
A)Koyukon
B)Inuit
C)Yoruba
D)Ainu
25
A visionary of the Oglala Sioux who, in his dictated autobiography, claims that there is no strong distinction between the human and animal worlds but rather a sense of kinship.
A)Maori
B)Yoruba
C)Black Elk
D)Inuit
26
The so-called Eskimo culture of Canada.
A)Maori
B)Yoruba
C)Oglala
D)Inuit
27
Literally "eye-movement," the traditional Hawaiian observance of the four-month winter period, which refers to the appearance and movement of stars.
A)Maui
B)Makahiki
C)Heiau
D)Kupuna
28
The name given by the Koyukon people of the Arctic to the holy ancient past in which the gods lived and worked.
A)God time
B)Near time
C)Distant time
D)Past time
29
A Caucasoid group in northern Japan, especially Hokkaido, known for its animistic beliefs that spirits or spiritual powers are causative in natural events.
A)Oglala
B)Maori
C)Ainu
D)Yoruba
30
In Hawaiian culture, a specialist, such as priest, midwife, or navigator.
A)kahuna
B)maui
C)makahiki
D)heiau
31
Animal (or image of animals) that is considered to be related by blood to a family or clan and is its guardian or symbol.
A)totem
B)taboo
C)calumet
D)shaman
32
Traditional Dogon religion.
A)Bago Bundo
B)Sigui
C)Omolobulo
D)Hogon
33
The year Popay (Popé), a Pueblo native religious leader, led a revolt against religious oppression.
A)1529
B)1680
C)1692
D)1848







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