1. What makes studying basic religions a challenge for scholars?
There are too many written sources to read and assimilate
We have no archaeological evidence to work with
Archaeological evidence subject to many different interpretations
There are no living members of basic religions to study
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Question 2
1. What is magic used for in basic religions?
Entertain people living dull agrarian lives
Control nature for the good of some and detriment of others
Attain life after death
None of the above
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Question 3
1. Muslim and Jewish avoidance of pork might be related to the basic concept of –
divination
totem
sacrifice
taboo
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Question 4
1. The most important archaeological evidence for understanding Neanderthal people is
burial sites
temples
egaliths
cave paintings
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Question 5
1. Basic religious attitudes toward ancestors can be described as –
forgetfulness
dread and flattery
envy and jealousty
contemp and hostility
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Question 6
1. The development of agriculture in the Neolithic period –
immediately followed the ice age
greatly influenced the evolution of religion by increasing leisure time
involved the Neanderthal people
None of the above
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Question 7
1. Animists believe
that rocks or other inanimate things cannot hurt humans
that trees or other living things cannot hurt humans
all things have spirits which humans can communicate
None of the above
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Question 8
1. Fetishism is a type of
ancestor worship
totem
taboo
an object of power to ward off evil and bring good luck
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Question 9
1. Shamans in basic religions
were not very important
are believed to have the ability to predict the future
were not greatly respected
none of the above
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Question 10
1. Megaliths
are mysterious stone monuments
had nothing to do with Neolithic societies
are not presentative of Stonehedge
can not be found on Easter Island
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Question 11
1. Of all the rites of passage used in basic religions, the one given the most attention is
marriage
death
passage from childhood to adulthood
puberty
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Question 12
1. As an activity of basic religion, reading tea leaves is
a rite of passage
taboo
divination
myth
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Question 13
1. As an activity of basic religion, marriage is
a rite of passage
taboo
divination
myth
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Question 14
1. As an activity of basic religion, telling the story of the sun god is
a rite of passage
taboo
divination
myth
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Question 15
1. As an activity of basic religion, consulting the flight pattern of birds is
a rite of passage
taboo
divination
myth
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Question 16
1. In basic religion, the characteristic of symbolizing one’s group with a bear involves –
ritual
totem
magic
ancestor veneration
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Question 17
1. In basic religion, the characteristic of leaving food at grave sites involves –
ritual
totem
magic
ancestor veneration
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Question 18
1. In basic religion, the characteristic of a pilgrimage to reenact a god’s journey involves
ritual
totem
magic
ancestor veneration
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Question 19
1. in basic religion, the characteristic of dancing in a circle to guarantee rain involves –
ritual
totem
magic
ancestor veneration
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Question 20
1. Hidden wall paintings, like those found in France, significance was most likely to
entertain the tribesmen
initiate women into the tribe
predict events of sucessful hunts
stay warm in the winter months
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Question 21
1. Among the curers of the Acholi of Uganda, the “jok” is the terms for –
the curse
the illness
the divination of the illness
the evil spirits
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Question 22
1. Among the curers of the Acholi of Uganda, the “ajwaka” is the terms for –
the herbal remedy
the blessing
the healer
the diviner
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Question 23
1. According to the Yoruba creation story, the High God Olorun –
creates the world from the ground
provides direct assistance to the newly created human race
tries unsuccessfully to delegate the task of creation
destroys the “orisha” and brings order to the world
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Question 24
1. According to traditional African belief, illness, misfortune and death –
happen by accident
are illusions that ultimately have no reality
are signs htat the high god is unhappy with one’s moral decisions
are likely caused by witchcraft, curses, and spells
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Question 25
1. According to many African religions, the dead –
gradually fade into nothingness
retain an active interest in the living
ascend to the heavenly place of light
are reincarnated as animals or humans
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Question 26
1. A twenty-five year civil war (1983-2005) in the Sudan occurred betweeen –
The Nuer people and Muslims
The Yoruba people and Muslims
The Yoruba people and the Nuer people
Christians and Muslims
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Question 27
1. Which of the following is not accurate about African Religions
Most are generally all the same with little variation from place to place
Consider it taboo to waste food and/or drink by throwing it on the ground
Human sacrifice plays a very large role in most of their religions
generally believe that children are a blessing from the spirit world
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Question 28
1. The most common leader/specialist in African religions is the
spiritual curer
diviner
chief-king
prophet
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Question 29
1. The religions which have posed the greatest challenges to traditional African religions have included all, except
Islam
Roman Catholic and Othodox Christianity
Protestant Christianity
Hinduism
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Question 30
1. Term used in African religions for a supreme god who created the world and then withdrew from active participation and thus did not participate fully in the activities of the world
Yahweh
Ahura Mazda
High God
Eloheim
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Question 31
1. A religious act of pouring water or food on the ground to placate the gods or spirits
Rite of Passage
Fetish
Libation
none of the above
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Question 32
1. The one who must never become ill, or suffer a wound, or even bleed, for this would bring suffering and death
Chief-King
Shaman
Witchdoctor
Oracle
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Question 33
1. An object used to control nature in a magical fashion
Wand
Crown
Fetish
Divining Rod
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Question 34
1. The functionlary who is sought out to discover the source of spells or curses
Witchdoctor
Shaman
Chief-king
Oracle
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Question 35
1. A widely practiced operation performed on those to be initiated into adulthood and is often regarded as a test of courage
Tatooing
circumcision
piercing one’s ear
piercing one’s nose
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Question 36
1. The approprimate percentage of Africans today who adhere top non-African religious traditions
20
30
40
50
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Question 37
1. The fastest growing religion in Africa today is
Christianity
Islam
Tribal
none of the above
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Question 38
1. African religions involve, in terms of beliefs and practices
little diversity
some diversity
great diversity
none of the above
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Question 39
1. The source of illness, misfortune and death in African tribal religions
witchcraft and socery
the god or gods
nature
none of the above
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Question 40
1. Traditional African marriage ceremonies –
have little religious meaning
do not involve priests or diviners
are invested with deep and complex meaning
none of the above
