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1
After the seal has been killed, the Alaskan Inuit offer seals a drink of water in order to
A)honor the soul of the seal.
B)show their bond with nature.
C)appease the goddess Sedna.
D)practice the appropriate ritual associated with dying people.
2
The Branch Davidian group, which underwent the siege at Waco, and the Heaven's Gate cult, who committed suicide after the comet Hale-Bopp passed by the earth, are both examples of
A)established religions.
B)revitalization movements.
C)polytheistic belief systems.
D)shamanistic practitioners.
3
Historically and cross-culturally, witches are
A)individuals who cast spells and use magic.
B)people who follow the Wiccan religion.
C)supernatural beings.
D)always female.
4
Statements such as "It is Karma," or "It is the will of Allah" illustrate which function of supernaturalism?
A)euphoric
B)cohesive
C)revitalizing
D)explanatory
5
Belief systems function in all of the following ways EXCEPT to
A)discipline those who behave in inappropriate ways.
B)provide a sense of well-being
C)counteract scientific teachings.
D)contribute to resource management.
6
The textbook uses the term supernaturalism rather than religion because
A)some cultures don't have any formal religion.
B)religions are always organized and formal.
C)the term religion invokes some ethnocentric ideas.
D)religion doesn't include magic.
7
The Berawan of Borneo believe that a person's soul
A)breaks apart and wanders the jungle after death of the physical body.
B)lingers until the body has decomposed leaving only bones.
C)immediately leaves the body after death and goes to a place of tranquility.
D)releases from the body after ritual cremation.
8
Sometimes individuals who become shamans are chosen because
A)of their apparent ability to survive an extraordinary event, like getting hit by lightning.
B)they are popular in the community and able to fit in well with societal norms.
C)they are exceptional hunters.
D)they are men.
9
A celebration of a nation's "birthday" is
A)a rite of intensification
B)a rite of passage
C)performed several times in an individual's lifetime.
D)useful for revitalizing a community.
10
All of the following are distinct phases found with rites of passage EXCEPT
A)separation
B)transition
C)cohesion
D)reincorporation
11
Which of the following is a rite of passage?
A)molimo ceremony
B)party after a ball game
C)Portuguese Festa blessing of the cows
D)graduation party





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