Question 1

Sand paintings are an important element in Navaho therapy rituals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Alcohol is used by the Huichol to achieve an altered state of consciousness during their pilgrimage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When a Yanomamö girl begins to menstruate for the first time,she is isolated in a small room built alone one side of the house.During the time of isolation,she must speak in whispers,not scratch herself,and is taught who to behave as a mature woman.The phase of a rite of passage is known as:

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A)  transition
B)  separation
C)  peripheralization
D)  incorporationE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Rituals that reinforce community standards of behavior and community cohesiveness are:

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A)  rites of passage
B)  social rites of intensification
C)  revitalization rituals
D)  salvation ritualsE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

A characteristic of the state of liminality is:

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A)  sexual continence
B)  sacredness
C)  absence of rank
D)  all of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Rituals provide a mechanism by which people can control their lives to some extent,especially in difficult and unpredictable situations.How?

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Question 7

A technological ritual is one that is involved with:

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A)  controlling an aspect of nature such as bringing rain
B)  moving people into new social categories or statuses
C)  curing illness and death
D)  causing the death of an individualE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The way in which hunters treat their prey is a reflection of their worldview.What is the relationship between nature and people among the Lakota and Inuit?

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Question 9

Religiously based causes of illness include:

Accepted Answer

A)  soul loss
B)  witchcraft
C)  spirit intrusion
D)  all of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Ideological rituals include:

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting & gathering rites of intensification
B)  therapy rituals
C)  social rites of intensification
D)  salvation ritualsE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 11

Rituals that mark an individual's changing statuses as he or she moves through life's various stages are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  rites of passage
B)  puberty rituals
C)  stage ceremonies
D)  change of life ceremoniesE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Liminality refers to a set of features that characterize a person in which phase of a rite of passage:

Accepted Answer

A)  transition
B)  separation
C)  peripheralization
D)  incorporationE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

The Huichol journey:

Accepted Answer

A)  reenacts the journey of the Ancient Ones
B)  involves each person assuming the identify of a god
C)  includes the eating of peyote which enables the Huichol to see what the gods see
D)  all of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Physical alterations of the human body function to:

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A)  separate humans from nonhuman animals
B)  identify particular affiliations with certain groups
C)  mark completion of some type of ritual,including initiation rituals
D)  all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The rite of passage that revolves around the White Painted Woman is found among the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Yanomamö
B)  Apache
C)  Gururumba
D)  HaidaE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Examples of ideological rituals include therapy and salvation rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A prescriptive ritual that one that is:

Accepted Answer

A)  performed because of the will or desire of a deity
B)  associated with critical events in the life of an individual
C)  involved with an altered state of consciousness
D)  celebrated on a ritual calendarE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

A regular Sunday morning Christian service would be classified primarily as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  rites of passage
B)  social rites of intensification
C)  revitalization rituals
D)  salvation ritualsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The Navaho "Blessing Way" is performed,in part,to reestablish harmony with the universe so that an ill person might be cured of the illness.This is an example of a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  technological ritual
B)  ideological ritual
C)  therapy ritual
D)  revitalization ritualE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The anthropological study of medicinal plants is part of:

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnobotany
B)  ethnomusicology
C)  anthrobotany
D)  arboretumologyE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Physical alterations of the human body function to:

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The Navaho "Blessing Way" is performed,in part,to reestablish harmony with the universe so that an ill person might be cured of the illness.This is an example of a(n) :

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Examples of ideological rituals include therapy and salvation rituals.

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The anthropological study of medicinal plants is part of:

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Ideological rituals include:

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Rituals that mark an individual's changing statuses as he or she moves through life's various stages are called:

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A characteristic of the state of liminality is:

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When a Yanomamö girl begins to menstruate for the first time,she is isolated in a small room built alone one side of the house.During the time of isolation,she must speak in whispers,not scratch herself,and is taught who to behave as a mature woman.The phase of a rite of passage is known as:

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A prescriptive ritual that one that is:

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A technological ritual is one that is involved with:

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Liminality refers to a set of features that characterize a person in which phase of a rite of passage:

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Rituals provide a mechanism by which people can control their lives to some extent,especially in difficult and unpredictable situations.How?

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The way in which hunters treat their prey is a reflection of their worldview.What is the relationship between nature and people among the Lakota and Inuit?

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Religiously based causes of illness include:

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The rite of passage that revolves around the White Painted Woman is found among the:

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Rituals that reinforce community standards of behavior and community cohesiveness are:

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Alcohol is used by the Huichol to achieve an altered state of consciousness during their pilgrimage.

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