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Chapter 2 Self Quiz - Multiple Choice
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Before agriculture and urbanization, humans organized themselves into
Clans based on gender.
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Tribes based on skin color.
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Hunter–gatherer societies.
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Trade-bearing societies.
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In the prehistoric worldview, time was viewed as being
Linear.
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Circular.
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Neither linear nor circular.
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Both linear and circular.
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In oral cultures, history was preserved, in part, through
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Bone relays.
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Shared stories.
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Chance.
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The term "axis mundi" refers to
Ancestors.
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The latitude and longitude of a society's location.
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Physical objects and sites where people believed they had sacred experiences.
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Ancient myths.
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The most basic expressions of religion include
Ritual, ability to create meaning, sacred space, and devotion.
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Interpretation of symbols, devotion, and ritual.
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Myth, doctrine, and ritual.
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Devotion, participation in church sect, and ability to tell a story.
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The progressive complexity in the mastery of tools was accompanied by what two features?
Development of language ability and presence of religion.
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Development of writing and observance of religious rituals.
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Rational attitudes and awareness of other societies.
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Literacy and increasingly complex myth and ritual.
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For indigenous societies, being religious meant
Participating in the oral tradition of telling stories.
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Experiencing an embodied engagement with the world.
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Perpetuating creeds and doctrines passed down from previous generations.
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Interpreting credal texts correctly.
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For humans before the modern era, which of the following was an acceptable representation of ultimate reality?
A dictate from the gods.
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Only thoughts while fully awake and conscious.
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Dreams and visions.
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The material world.
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Groups of related individuals in indigenous societies usually consisted of
6 to 8 individuals.
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A dozen individuals.
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Around 50 individuals.
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75 to 80 individuals.
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Objects called Venus figurines that were found across Eurasia in late prehistory were likely related to concerns about the
Success of crops.
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Rising of the sun and moon.
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Well-being of ancestors in the afterlife.
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Birth and survival of children.
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A shaman would NOT
Be trained by the local priest.
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Be considered a folk healer.
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Be called a witch doctor.
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All of the above.
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In indigenous societies, people used a totem to
Promote collective solidarity, maintain right relations with ancestors, and ensure the group of a bountiful food supply.
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Establish indigenous identities, replace making sacrifices to the gods, and ensure the group of a bountiful food supply.
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Regulate relations with outsiders, assert their personal identity, and express their ideology.
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Establish indigenous identities, promote collective solidarity, and regulate relations with outsiders.
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The term "shaman" originally came from a group of hunters and reindeer herders in
Norway.
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Finland.
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Siberia.
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Antarctica.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the disastrous consequences of modern European colonialism on indigenous societies?
Introduction of new diseases.
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Enslavement of native peoples.
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Plundering of native peoples' riches.
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Introduction of hallucinogenic substances.
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According to Kung San belief, why would the soul of a person who has died return to earth as a ghost?
To try to sicken loved ones so they arrive in the afterlife quicker.
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To alleviate the pain and suffering of their loved ones.
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To heal the community.
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To feel closer to friends and family.
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According to French sociologist Émile Durkheim, religion's power to _______ keeps it central in human life.
Bind us together.
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Heal us.
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Convert us.
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Tell us how to live.
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Which of the following would NOT be required for a protective spirit to help a shaman?
Increase healing power.
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Negotiate with evil spirits.
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Hold a burial ceremony.
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Perform heroic spirit flights.
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Which of the following is NOT an example of an indigenous religion?
Animism.
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Kung San.
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Yanomami.
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Lakota Sioux.
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In the record of human history, the first known mode of religious life is clearly bound to
Social life.
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Recreation.
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Stories.
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Ancestor veneration.
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Providing answers to such problems as whether the ghost of a dead child is causing family troubles, where a soul might be residing, or what can be done to gain the favor of a god who can help end a drought is a method of communication called
Storytelling.
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Prayer.
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Divination.
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Beseechment.
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The term "indigenous religions" implies that the social and religious lives of a group are
Very poor.
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Well developed.
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Primitive.
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Rooted deeply to a given place.
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Some Western urbanites want to study with shamans because they see traditional shamanic practices as
Feminine in nature.
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Proper and contained.
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Open and modern.
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The last remaining spiritual frontier on earth.
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Which of the following was NOT a major concern in indigenous societies?
Fertility
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Gender boundaries
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Trade
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Group boundaries
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