ANT 101 Week 4 Quiz 1

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Week 4 - Quiz

Question 1

In larger societies, communal religions serve to  

·         celebrate social cohesion.  

·         raise individual concerns.  

·         assert hierarchy.  

·         dissolve social ties.

 

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT true of the West African Ashanti state?  

·         The king was only a figurehead.  

·         Suicide was a crime.  

·         Only the king or his representatives could legitimately use force.  

·         All crimes were punishable by death.

 

Question 3

A sorcerer is  

·         a male witch.  

·         a synonym for shaman.  

·         a person with the innate ability to harm others, sometimes without even intending to do so.  

·         a person who has learned to use supernatural power to harm human beings.

 

Question 4

In which of the following circumstances is women’s political power greatest?  

·         When they have the right to hold political office.  

·         When their society is industrialized. 

·         When boys are socialized to respect them.   

·         When they are economically productive and control economic resources.

 

Question 5

A shaman is a  

·         ritual specialist. 

·         witch. 

·         secular expert. 

·         politician.

 

Question 6

Ecclesiastical religions differ from the other forms of religious organization in that they 

·         are loosely organized.  

·         do not include any communal ritual practices.  

·         do not include any shamanistic ritual practices.  

·         have full-time religious practitioners who serve congregations.

 

Question 7

According to research by Guy Swanson, polytheism is most likely to be fund in societies with  

·         social classes.  

·         egalitarian structure.  

·         no occupational specialties.  

·         few occupational specialties.

 

Question 8

According to research by Bourguignon and Greenberg, spirit possession—a common religious explanation for illness—is most likely in a society where people are expected to be  

·         dominant. 

·         assertive.  

·         independent.   

·         submissive and compliant.

 

Question 9

The defining characteristic of a state is which of the following?  

·         The presence of governing authorities with power outside their own kinship group.  

·         The monopoly by government of the right to use legal force.  

·         The presence of markets. 

·         The presence of agriculture.

 

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT part of Carniero’s interpretation of the origin of states?  

·         Competition for limited resources precipitated their development.  

·         Population growth was an important factor in their origin.  

·         They arose in environmentally circumscribed areas.   

·         They arose from the need to control irrigation.