Religion and Aesthetics MCQs
Religion and Aesthetics MCQs
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1: Religious traditions that integrate both political and religious functions are known as ______.
A. Animistic religions
B. Ecstatic religions
C. Political religions
D. Ecclesiastical religions
2: Art and music allow humans to do which of the following?
A. Create and infinite number of novel combinations from a limited set of symbols
B. Extend sensory and imaginary experience into the future and back into the past
C. Invent new symbolic expressions
D. Transmit cultural knowledge across generations
3: ______ consist(s) of people’s assumed knowledge about the universe, the natural and supernatural worlds, and humanity’s place in these worlds.
A. Science
B. Literature
C. Humanities
D. Myths
4: Which mode of religiosity is deeply emotional and results from an intense personal experience that an individual has with his or her religious tradition.
A. Doctrinal mode
B. Dogmatic mode
C. Ecstatic mode
D. Imagistic mode
5: According to E.B. Tylor, ______ is the earliest religious tradition.
A. Monotheism
B. Polytheism
C. Deism
D. Animism
6: According to cognitive anthropologists and evolutionary psychologists, religion is ______.
A. A survival from an earlier time in our human history
B. Likely to be replaced by a scientific worldview
C. The product of natural selection
D. Maladaptive in the modern era
7: Cosmic religions are those which are intimately associated with ______.
A. Distant galaxies
B. Nature
C. The ingestion of hallucinogens
D. Social structure
8: The anthropological study of religion is focused on determining the truth or falsity of religious beliefs.
A. True
B. False
9: In universalistic religions, the gods are typically disinterested in the everyday moral decisions of living humans.
A. True
B. False
10: If going to college is considered a rite of passage, the commencement ceremony would mark the beginning of which phase?
A. Separation
B. Marginality
C. Aggregation
D. Structure
11: The belief that the world is populated by spiritual beings such as ghosts, souls, and demons is known as_____
A. Animism
B. Totemism
C. Both
D. None
12: A psychological disposition to project and attribute human characteristics to _____ phenomena.
A. Natural
B. Human
C. Non human
D. All of these
13: Art is a diverse range of activities and skills and the products of those activities that are used as expressions and representations of human_____
A. Emotions
B. Intellect
C. Creativity
D. All of these
14: Ecclesiastical Religion refers to religious traditions that develop in state societies and combine _____ authority.
A. Governmental
B. Cultural
C. Religious
D. Both a and c
15: Mana is a Polynesian term referring to _____ significant powers.
A. Natural
B. Original
C. Supernatural
D. None of these
16: An art form that is based on the organization of sounds in combination and in temporal relationships to produce audible works for performance in various communities is known as_____
A. Theme
B. Music
C. Notes
D. All of these
17: Myth is assumed knowledge about _____
A. Universe
B. Natural world
C. Supernatural world
D. All of these
18: Priest is a full-time, _____ specialist.
A. Formally trained
B. Male religious
C. Male and female religious
D. Both a and b
19: Priestess is a full-time, _____ religious specialist.
A. Informally trained
B. Formally trained
C. Female
D. Both b and c
20: Rituals that reinforce the divine authority of a ruler is known as_____
A. Rite of Power
B. Rite of Divine
C. Rite of Legitimation
D. Rite of Passage
21: Rituals associated with the life cycle and the movement of people between different age-status levels refer to _____
A. Rite of Power
B. Rite of Divine
C. Rite of Legitimation
D. Rite of Passage
22: Repetitive behaviors that communicate sacred symbols to members of a society refer to _____
A. Norm
B. Culture
C. Ritual
D. Both a and c
23: Secularization is the _____ in the influence of religion in a society.
A. Incline
B. Decline
C. Equality
D. Both a and b
24: Shaman are _____ religious specialists who are believed to be linked with supernatural beings and powers.
A. Full time
B. Part time
C. Only one time
D. Any of these
25: A magical strategy, often using various objects, that is believed to bring about _____ results.
A. Beneficial
B. Harmful
C. Neutral
D. Both a and b
26: Tabu is the Polynesian term for _____ of specific behaviors.
A. Hiding
B. Supporting
C. Prohibiting
D. Both b and c
27: Theocracy is a society in which people rule because of their worldly wealth and power, not because of their place in the moral and sacred order.
A. True
B. False
28: A mythical ancestor, usually a plant or an animal, that symbolizes a particular group is known as Totem.
A. True
B. False
29: _____ is a religious belief that associates a particular group with a symbolic and spiritual connection with particular natural species, objects, or other phenomena.
A. Totemism
B. Animism
C. Sorcery
D. None of these
30: Religions whose spiritual messages apply to all of humanity refers to _____
A. Ideal Religion
B. True Religion
C. Universalistic Religion
D. None of these
31: All are true about Witchcraft except _____
A. Innate psychic ability
B. Acquired psychic ability
C. Brings about harmful effects
D. All are true
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