Chapter 4: Ritual and Rites of Passage

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1. There are only a few religions in the world today.
- True
- False
2. Powers or phenomena that are not subject to the laws of nature are called
- ritual
- rite of passage
- supernatural
- religion
3. Religion is considered a cultural universal.
- False
- True
4. Features that unite the definition of religion include:
- belief in a cosmic order
- supported by symbols and symbolic behavior
- is widely shared in a society
- all are correct
5. For non-Western societies there is often no special term or concept of religion.
- False
- True
6. Rituals
- prevent or create transformations
- are symbolic
- reflect ideologies
- all are correct
7. Rituals that ensure a transformation from one life stage are calledto another life stage
- rites of passage
- taboo
- animism
- supernaturals
8. Sarah Tenoi is
- a Penetcostal land diver
- a Masai woman working to transform the ritual of female circumcision
- a woman who underwent the bullet ant ceremony
- a Diné woman who had a Kinaalda cermeony
9. The idea that the natural world is endowed with souls or consciousness is called
- rite of passage
- ritual
- animism
- luck
10. Rituals that mark the transition from childhood to adulthood are called
- animism
- taboos
- hunting magic
- coming-of-age ceremonies
11. The intense feeling of togetherness and ecstatic excitement that accompanies ritual is called
- kinaalda
- animatism
- ritual
- collective efforvescence
12. Bruce Hood showed that
- speaking in tongues changes brain chemistry
- most people will refuse to wear a serial killer's sweater, even if they outwardly do not believe in magic
- people want to buy Marilyn Monroe's dress
- the earliest evidence for supernatural belief goes back to the Paleolithic
13. James Frazer coined the term __________________ to refer to magic based on “like produces like”
- cultural relativity
- collective efforvescence
- principle of contagion
- sympathetic magic
14. Some of the earliest evidence for supernatural belief is
- written religious texts
- the Pyramids of Giza
- Pleistocene cave paintings possibly depicting sympathetic magic
- Stonehenge
15. Belief in supreme deities is called
- animatism
- sympathetic magic
- theism
- animism
16. Archaeologist and priest Abbe Henri Breuil suggested that ancient paintings of animals on the walls of European caves were a form of
- sympathetic hunting magic
- fertility magic
- clan warfare
- primitive writing
17. In Sulawesi, Indonesia, a person isn’t considered dead until
- their heart stops
- a death certificate is issued
- their brain stops functioning
- the ceremonial rite of passage for the dead has been conducted

Chapter 4: Ritual and Rites of Passage Quiz

1. There are only a few religions in the world today.

2. Powers or phenomena that are not subject to the laws of nature are called

3. Religion is considered a cultural universal.

4. Features that unite the definition of religion include:

5. For non-Western societies there is often no special term or concept of religion.

6. Rituals

7. Rituals that ensure a transformation from one life stage are calledto another life stage

8. Sarah Tenoi is

9. The idea that the natural world is endowed with souls or consciousness is called

10. Rituals that mark the transition from childhood to adulthood are called

11. The intense feeling of togetherness and ecstatic excitement that accompanies ritual is called

12. Bruce Hood showed that

13. James Frazer coined the term __________________ to refer to magic based on “like produces like”

14. Some of the earliest evidence for supernatural belief is

15. Belief in supreme deities is called

16. Archaeologist and priest Abbe Henri Breuil suggested that ancient paintings of animals on the walls of European caves were a form of

17. In Sulawesi, Indonesia, a person isn’t considered dead until