Anthropology of Religion

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Religious Social Organization

True/False Quiz


1	The purpose of the Plains Indian Vision Quest was for a man to acquire a spirit partner.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	A cult institution is a small religious group that rejects the values of mainstream society.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	No religion is composed solely of an individualistic cult institution.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Soul flight is a common skill of shamans.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Priests are charismatic founders of new religions.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	The primary rule of Wicca, as embodied in the Wiccan Rede is that "Power is the First Law."
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	According to Lessa and Vogt, shamanic religions are especially common in societies with foraging subsistence economies.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Churches tend to have a less compromising approach to doctrine than do sects and cults.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Women tend to play the most prominent role as mainstream religious specialists in shamanic religions.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Churches tend to view salvation as a matter of individual worth, purity, and commitment.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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