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Religion and Social Order: Economics, Politics and Gender
Multiple Choice Quiz
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1
Each city of ancient Sumer was thought of as owned by _______________.
A)
a coalition of merchants.
B)
a god.
C)
military dictator.
D)
divine king.
2
Emile Durkheim and Guy Swanson both held that religion _______________.
A)
is a system of symbols that must be understood in terms of one another.
B)
is the product of unpredictable historical events, so each religion is unique.
C)
is a system of symbols that is intimately related to the social order.
D)
is best viewed as a system of ritual practices.
3
According to Beatrice Whiting, sorcery is most common _______________.
A)
where a judicial system is absent.
B)
where governments are tyrannical.
C)
where religious social organization is most complex.
D)
where warfare is common.
4
Women are most prominent as religious leaders in:
A)
mainstream churches.
B)
sects.
C)
shamanic religions.
D)
cults.
5
Female shamans in Korea are called:
A)
mansin.
B)
kut.
C)
Angry Spirits.
D)
Strong Women
6
Among the Ashanti, the Golden Stool was _______________.
A)
simply the throne for the king.
B)
a symbol that the king's authority was based on his control over valuable resources.
C)
a symbol of the authority of the ancestors held by the Ashanti king.
D)
a gift to the Ashanti king by the king of England.
7
According to Bernard Spilka, Ralph Hood, and Richard Gorsuch, spiritual values _______________.
A)
are often the same as core political values.
B)
are invariably different from political values in important ways.
C)
are often legitimized by political values.
D)
often spring from core political values.
8
According to Brian Wilson, the establishment of a state church by governments _______________.
A)
effectively impedes the process of secularization.
B)
increases the involvement of citizens in religious life.
C)
increases the levels of church attendance.
D)
makes the church more prominent in society but does not increase the religiosity of citizens or their participation rates in organized religion.
9
Caste among Hindus is ________________.
A)
simply a system of occupational categories.
B)
the same as the social class system of European countries.
C)
a religiously based system of social classes, each of which has its own ritual obligations and appropriate occupations.
D)
the term for theocratic government in traditional India.
10
In Highland New Guinea, gender symbolism portrayed women as _______________.
A)
more spiritual than men.
B)
the source of all religious power.
C)
spiritual partners of men.
D)
spiritually dangerous to men.
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