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Religious Beliefs and Symbols

Multiple Choice Quiz

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1

The Haggadah is _______________.
A)a Jewish commentary on the Torah.
B)a Hindu commentary on the Vedas.
C)a book of directions for conducting a Seder meal.
D)a book of directions for conducting Hindu worship.
2

Which of the following characterizes the relationship between ritual and feelings?
A)Rituals are always associated with reverence, awe, and dread.
B)Rituals tend to evoke heightened emotions.
C)Rituals are most often associated with feelings of guilt.
D)Rituals are not usually associated with any emotion.
3

Hopi Clowns symbolize _______________.
A)overcoming loss and grief.
B)the importance of tradition.
C)the foibles of old age.
D)youth, impetuousness, vigor, and hypersexuality, and their buffoonery.
4

Hopi Clowns should be responded to with _______________.
A)fear.
B)reverence.
C)laughter.
D)tears.
5

According to Clifford Geertz, the Navajo ethic prizes _______________.
A)calm deliberateness, untiring persistence, and dignified caution.
B)impetuous action.
C)aggressive dominance.
D)cheerful comradery.
6

Aboriginal Australian totemic rituals _______________.
A)required cooperation among members of different local communities who belonged to the same clans.
B)were performed by the local community, since they were all members of the same clan.
C)were performed by members of different clans.
D)had no connection to kin groups.
7

According to Victor Turner, the two most important categories of religious symbols that are found in rituals are _______________.
A)patriotic symbols and ethnocentric symbols.
B)mythological symbols and ideological symbols.
C)ideological symbols and emotional symbols.
D)sensory symbols and ideological symbols.
8

Which of the following is not symbolized by the Ndembu Milk Tree?
A)the conflict between men and women.
B)the Ndembu matrilineage.
C)mother's milk.
D)nurturing of child by mother as the bond that unites society.
9

Which of the following is NOT a circumstance that Guy Swanson found to be correlated with a belief that there are supernatural sanctions for moral behavior?
A)differences in wealth.
B)equality of inheritance by all children.
C)the presence of debts
D)the presence of social classes
10

As discussed by Mary Douglas, which of the following would NOT be a natural symbol?
A)eating to represent the admission of a new member of the group.
B)sexuality to express the desire for the survival of society.
C)cutting one's hair to represent chastity.
D)using stones to represent weaknesses.