Anthropology of Religion

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Religious Ritual

True/False Quiz


1	Shoshone curers have the personal ability to cure illnesses.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	A fetish is a minor deity.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Rituals of salvation function to influence the personality of a participant.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	When Wallace asserted that ritual was central to religion, he meant that ritual is the most distinctive part of religion that sets it off from other institutions.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Participation in ritual is a public act of acceptance of the beliefs and values the ritual symbolizes.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	According to O'Doherty, faith is absence of doubt.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Magic is believed to be more mechanical and compulsive in its effect than are petitionary rituals.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	According to the text, one function of participation in ritual is reinforcing loyalty to the group.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	As described in the text, Shoshone love magic makes use of the Law of Similarity but not the Law of Contagion.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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