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GSLT 290 – Quiz 6
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Animism does not exist in societies that have been exposed to science.
Selected Answer: False
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Rituals may be religious or secular.
Selected Answer: True
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Most North Americans believe in cognatic descent.
Selected Answer: True
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
A taboo is a spirit or force that exists in a plant, animal, or element of nature.
Selected Answer: False
Question 5
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0 out of 2 points
Which definition of religion most closely fits with Clifford Geertz s approach? Religion is
Selected
Answer: a worldview in which people personify cosmic forces and deal with them in
ways that match the power structures of their society
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Affinal kin are created through
Selected Answer: marriage
Question 7
0 out of 2 points
When it comes to religion, anthropological fieldwork must
Selected
Answer: consider what people do and say in social contexts, and ignore their
interactions with the supernatural
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Rituals are always
Selected Answer: patterned and repeated
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
A myth is any story with sacred significance.
Selected Answer: True
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
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Which of the following is NOT true of performing rituals?
Selected Answer: they help people avoid behaviors that could bring about harm
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Matrilineality is less common than patrilineality.
Selected Answer: True
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
Anthropology focuses on the social dimension of religion (as opposed to the theological or
esoteric dimensions).
Selected Answer: True
Question 13
0 out of 2 points
Taking medication for diabetes is a magical practice because the patient doesn t fully
understand how the medicine works.
Selected Answer: True
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
A synonym for rite of passage is life-cycle ritual.
Selected Answer: True
Question 15
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2 out of 2 points
Cognatic descent systems count which of a person s ancestors?
Selected Answer: both maternal and paternal ancestors
