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A scientist focused on the neurobiological aspects of religious experience is studied an
aspect of a field called
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physical anthropology.
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archaeology.
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linguistic anthropology.
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cultural anthropology.
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ethnography.
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Question 2
Because the term primitive, previously used to describe some religions, is considered
pejorative, anthropologists now use the term
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old-fashioned.
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tribal.
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great.
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nomadic.
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small-scale.
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Question 3
The author uses the case study of the illness suffered by the Fore people to illustrate how
holism
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can identify illegal behaviors.
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can provide a more complete understanding of a
situation.
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can identify religious traditions that are more
harmful than helpful.
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proves Marx's theory that religion is the "opiate of Incorrect
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can prevent anthropologists from understanding
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a problem within its cultural context.
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Which of the following is an example of an emic perspective?
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The Fore ate dead relatives in a primitive
ceremony.
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Fore women and children developed a disease
called kuru as a result of cannibalism.
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The infection agent causing the illness of the
Fore people was called a prion.
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The Fore disease kuru was caused by a
sorcerer who recited a spell.
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Kuru was both a medical and a sociological
problem for the Fore.
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The difference between ethnocentrism and cultural relativism is that the cultural relativism
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compares and contrasts different cultures.
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studies belief systems and makes no judgments
about the veracity of the belief.
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filters other societies through the value systems
of the anthropologist doing the study.
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studies religion in the context of capitalist class
struggles.
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does not study the psychological well-being of
people in society.
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According to Robert Edgerton, a religion would be considered maladaptive if it
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included animism.
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included the worship of multiple gods.
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included practices that caused severe
physical harm.
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did not sufficiently convince its practitioners.
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encouraged a view that other religions could
potentially be valid.
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A rule forbidding stealing would be an example of which dimension of religion?
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Experimental
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Social
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Ethical
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Institutional
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Narrative
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What did Karl Marx believe was religion's function in a capitalistic society?
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To help people understand that money would
not make them happy.
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To brainwash people into becoming
communists.
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To divert people's attention from oppression
by those in power.
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To make people more industrious by
improving their general happiness.
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To give people a tool for rising up against
authority.
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Question 9
Which approach to religion investigates the question "What role do religions play in
society?"
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Evolutionary
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Functional
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Interpretive
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Psychological
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Biological
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Question 10
Which of the following statements comes closest to describing the ideas of an agnostic,
using the word's original meaning?
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I do not believe in God.
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I believe only in one God.
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I cannot know if there is a God.
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I believe in multiple gods.
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I haven't made up my mind about God yet.
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