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1
The Maori is the so-called Eskimo culture of Canada.
A)True
B)False
2
The Ainu is a Caucasoid group in northern Japan, especially Hokkaido, known for its animistic beliefs that spirits or spiritual powers are causative in natural events.
A)True
B)False
3
Kapu is the Hawaiian term meaning "taboo" or "forbidden."
A)True
B)False
4
Libation is a strong social prohibition.
A)True
B)False
5
A shaman is a human being who contacts and attempts to manipulate the power of spirits for the tribe or group.
A)True
B)False
6
In Hawaiian culture, Makahiki is an esteemed elder who passes what he or she knows (e.g., chants) to worthy disciples.
A)True
B)False
7
In Hawaii, Pele is the goddess of fire, whose place of veneration is the volcano.
A)True
B)False
8
Distant Time is the name given by the Koyukon people of the Arctic to the holy ancient past in which the gods lived and worked.
A)True
B)False
9
Monotheism is a worldview common among indigenous religions that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits.
A)True
B)False
10
Holistic means organic, integrated; indicating a complete system, greater than the sum of its parts; in religious studies, refers to a culture whose various elements may all have religious meaning.
A)True
B)False
11
A totem is an animal (or image of animals) that is considered to be related by blood to a family or a clan and is its guardian or symbol.
A)True
B)False
12
The Inuit is a native tradition in New Zealand.
A)True
B)False
13
A totem is a long-stemmed sacred pipe used primarily by many native peoples of North America; it is smoked as a token of peace.
A)True
B)False
14
Libation is the act of pouring a liquid as an offering to a god.
A)True
B)False
15
Kapu is the traditional Hawaiian observance of the four-month winter period.
A)True
B)False
16
Kupuna is a foretelling of the future or a discovery of the unknown by magical means.
A)True
B)False
17
Black Elk was 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)True
B)False
18
Yoruba is a native or oral tradition in Africa.
A)True
B)False
19
Hogon is the traditional Dogon religion.
A)True
B)False
20
After a religious revolt, Spain reestablished control over the Pueblo peoples in 1680.
A)True
B)False
21
Pueblo peoples consider kachinas to be spirits of animals, people, plants or other beings that can act as guardian spirits.
A)True
B)False
22
Woven rugs with geometric patterns are a distinctive part of Navaho healing rituals.
A)True
B)False







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