Anthropology MCQs

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Q271.
As stated in "The Adaptive Value of Religious Ritual, every known culture practices some form of

a.

Religion

b.

Ostracism

c.

Economic exploitation

d.

Ritual sacrifice

Discuss
Answer: (a).Religion
Q272.
The process of using ritual means to reveal things hidden to ordinary perception such as information about future events, sources of illness, and witches are called

a.

Divination

b.

Spiritual power

c.

Leader

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (a).Divination
Q273.
Fact may be defined as

a.

A commonly shared reality

b.

What everyone knows as true

c.

Verified and verifiable statement

d.

That speaks itself

Discuss
Answer: (c).Verified and verifiable statement
Q274.
Another component for copying with the environmental crisis since is a cross cultural humans are spiritual animals are called

a.

Feminist

b.

Ecologist

c.

Religion

d.

Economy

Discuss
Answer: (c).Religion
Q275.
Durkheim's major study was about

a.

Anthropology

b.

Religion

c.

People

d.

Humanity

Discuss
Answer: (b).Religion
Q276.

Which of the following is a universal feature of the shamanism?

a.

A person inherits the position of shaman and is never selected

b.

Training to be a shaman is brief and is completed before reaching adulthood

c.

Shamanic practices involve direct contact with the spirits

d.

Shamans always use their power to heal others and never to harm

Discuss
Answer: (c).Shamanic practices involve direct contact with the spirits
Q277.
As maintained in "The Adaptive Value of Religious Ritual," rituals promote group cohesion by

a.

Involving all members of the group regardless of rank

b.

Requiring members to engage in behavior that is too costly to fake

c.

Convincing individuals that their survival is at stake

d.

Showing that the results of participation are more rewarding than nonparticipation

Discuss
Answer: (b).Requiring members to engage in behavior that is too costly to fake
Q278.
The worship of one God

a.

The worship of many gods

b.

The followers of a magician

c.

Monotheism

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (c).Monotheism
Q279.
Shamanism is the study of shamans and shamanisms has been plagued with the

a.

Opposition of Christian theologians

b.

Variations in shamanistic practices

c.

Difficulty in creating a satisfactory standardized definition

d.

Many languages required to study the field

Discuss
Answer: (b).Variations in shamanistic practices
Q280.
Significant Others" is the term coined by

a.

Max Weber

b.

Ferdinand Tonnies

c.

George H. Mead?

d.

Harry Stack Sullivan

Discuss
Answer: (d).Harry Stack Sullivan
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