C. Milner-Rose
Anthropology 12&208
Stein & Stein “Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft” Chapter 3
Quiz 3
Chapter Three Religious Symbols
1.
Objects and actions whose meanings are arbitrary and conventional are known as:
a. values
b. symbols
c. constraints
d. worldviews
2.
An example of a symbol is:
a. black as the color of mourning
b. the swastika woven into Navaho rugs
c. the American flag
d. all of the above
3.
Displacement is a characteristic of symbols. This term refers to the fact that a symbol:
a. can be used to discuss things remote from the speaker in space and time
b. does not have any direct relationship to the thing it symbolizes
c. can be created at will
d. none of the above
4.
An isolated, remote village in the highlands of New Guinea sees an airplane for the first time
and creates a word to refer to it. This illustrates the fact that symbols, in this case the new
word of an airplane, are:
a. arbitrary
b. open
c. subjective
d. creative
5.
The appearance of the swastika in a Navaho weaving tells us that:
a. the swastika is a universal symbol found in all human societies
b. early Germanic and Norse peoples settled the American Southwest in prehistoric times
c. the swastika is a symbol that is found in many cultures and has many meanings
d. the Navaho were engaged in trade with Germany prior to World War II
6.
The swastika represents:
a. Nazi Germany
c. the feet of Buddha
b.
d.
the Navaho whirling log
all of the above
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9.
The pentagram has been used to symbolize:
a. the Church of Satan
c. the witch’s foot
b.
d.
A five-pointed star is a symbol that is called a:
a. pentacle
b.
c. sauvastika
d.
Wicca
all of the above
pentaquile
acrostic
An early Christian symbol that predates the cross is the:
a. swastika
b.
pentagram
c. fish
d.
triangle within a circle
10. Lord Pakal ruled what is now called the site of Palenque. Palenque was built by the ancient:
a. Egyptians
b.
Incas
c. Mayas
d.
Aztecs
11. Lord Pakal, a Mayan ruler of Palenque, ruled in the:
a. fifth century
b.
c. thirteenth century
d.
seventh century
eighteenth century
12. On the sarcophagus cover in which Lord Pakal was entombed we see the image of Lord
Pakal:
a. riding into battle on an elephant
b. at the moment of death falling into the jaws of the Otherworld
c. sitting upon his throne
d. killing an enemy king in battle
13. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The symbolic nature of color is universal; white is worn by brides in all societies.
b. All societies recognize the same basic color categories.
c. Different colors are associated with different emotional states.
d. All of the above statements are true.
14. While English users distinguish 11 primary colors, the number of color terms found in the
Yoruba language is:
a. 3
b. 7
c. 10
d. 14
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15. Differences in numbers of primary color terms in English and in Yoruba suggest that:
a. color terminology is determined by culture
b. the Yoruba language is more primitive than English
c. the Yoruba have a high frequency of color blindness
d. people in tropical areas see fewer colors
16. Among the Yoruba, the orisha are distinguished by several symbols including color. The
orisha are:
a. a series of shrines
b. military regiments representing certain villages
c. spiritual beings
d. the many Yoruba chiefs
17. Units of time that are not based upon astronomical movements include the:
a. week
b. day
c. year
d. month
18. The Mayan calendar, which consists of a solar year of 365 days operating concurrently with
a year of 260 days. When both calendars run, they return to the same combinations every
______ years, an important event in the Mayan calendar.
a. 12
b. 26
c. 52
d. 72
19. Rituals that are performed according to a set temporal cycle are called:
a. periodic rituals
b. calendrical rituals
c. time sensitive rituals
d. annual rituals
20. Christian groups descended from the Millerism movement of the early Nineteenth Century
believed that:
a. life on earth was created by extraterrestrial aliens
b. people die and are reborn in other people or animals
c. after death people travel to a special place and become gods
d. the world as we know it will come to an end at some date in the future
21. The Islamic calendar is:
a. lunar
c. seasonal
b.
d.
solar
a 260 day cycle
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22. The calendar that is used for secular purposes in the industrial world today is the:
a. Julian calendar
b. Gregorian calendar
c. Hebrew calendar
d. Islamic calendar
23. Aspects of Australian totemic beliefs include:
a. a prohibition against eating one's totem
b. a time called “The Dream Time” during which totemic creatures roamed the earth
c. a kinship between people and their totem
d. all of the above
24. Totemic narratives among the Australian aborigines describe journeys taken by totemic
creatures in the past. On these journeys the creatures:
a. created by naming the plants and animals
b. produced geological features including water holes
c. through their behavior established customs that characterize contemporary Australian
culture
d. all of the above
25. According to the Murngin of Australian, after death a person’s spirit will:
a. travel to the land of the dead across the sea
b. return to the ancestral clan water hole
c. remain for a time in the land of the living as a ghost
d. disappear forever
26. Music in religious ritual functions to:
a. set a religious mood for the ritual
b. symbolically represent knowledge from the religious texts
c. facilitate the memorization and recitation of religious texts
d. all of the above
27. A shell trumpet and a flute are examples of a(n):
a. cordophone
b. aerophone
c. idiophone
d. membranophone
28. An example of a membranophone is a:
a. flute
b.
c. drum
d.
rattle
violin
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29. Symbolic elements of dance include:
a. movement
c. paraphernalia
b.
d.
costume
all of the above
True/False Questions
30. A symbol can be a physical thing, a sound, or a dance step.
31. The assignment of meaning to a symbol is always based upon what the symbol looks like or
sounds like.
32. The cross is not an early symbol of Christianity appearing in First Century Christian art.
33. The image of Lord Pakal on the carving in Temple of the Inscriptions is evidence of contact
by astronauts from other worlds.
34. Among the Australian Aborigines, increase rituals are rituals designed to increase one’s
personal wealth.
35. Types of music, such as religious music, evoke the same emotions in all societies.
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