WEEK 4 QUIZ Compared with societies that have shamanic religions
Question 2. 1. Compared with societies that have shamanic religions, societies in which communal religions are common tend to have (Points : 1) slightly smaller local groups.
slightly larger local groups.
similar sized local groups.
developed social classes.
Question 2. 2. According to Otterbein, internal warfare is particularly common in which of the following? (Points : 1)
Foraging bands and horticultural tribes
Agricultural chiefdoms alone
Agricultural chiefdoms and pastoral tribes
Pastoral tribes alone
Question 3. 3. Which of the following is NOT part of Carniero’s interpretation of the origin of states? (Points : 1)
They arose from the need to control irrigation.
They arose in environmentally circumscribed areas.
Population growth was an important factor in their origin.
Competition for limited resources precipitated their development.
Question 4. 4. Which of the following is characteristic of a chiefdom? (Points : 1)
Its government cannot legitimately use force.
The authority of its government is derived from the family.
It lacks a monopoly over legal authority.
Its officials may exercise authority only over their own kin.
Question 5. 5. Which of the following is NOT true of Victor Turner’s concept of communitas? (Points : 1)
It is potentially dangerous and disruptive to society.
It challenges the basic system of social hierarchy, rank, and power differences within society.
It is typically a temporary state.
It is a sense of fellowship that poses no threat to the social order.
Question 6. 6. According to research by Divale, the major factor in limiting population in foraging and horticultural societies appears to have been (Points : 1)
female infanticide.
high male death rates in battle.
prolonged sexual abstinence after the birth of each child.
poor nutrition.
Question 7. 7. Which of the following was NOT true of the West African Ashanti state? (Points : 1)
All crimes were punishable by death.
Only the king or his representatives could legitimately use force.
Suicide was a crime.
The king was only a figurehead.
Question 8. 8. Which of the following is a typical legal authority of families in tribal societies? (Points : 1)
The punishment of family members
The defense of the community
The policing of the community
The conduct of all trials
Question 9. 9. A shaman is a (Points : 1)
politician.
secular expert.
witch.
ritual specialist.
Question 10. 10. Ecclesiastical religions differ from the other forms of religious organization in that they (Points : 1)
have full-time religious practitioners who serve congregations.
do not include any shamanistic ritual practices.
do not include any communal ritual practices.
are loosely organized.
Question 2. 1. Compared with societies that have shamanic religions, societies in which communal religions are common tend to have (Points : 1) slightly smaller local groups.
slightly larger local groups.
similar sized local groups.
developed social classes.
Question 2. 2. According to Otterbein, internal warfare is particularly common in which of the following? (Points : 1)
Foraging bands and horticultural tribes
Agricultural chiefdoms alone
Agricultural chiefdoms and pastoral tribes
Pastoral tribes alone
Question 3. 3. Which of the following is NOT part of Carniero’s interpretation of the origin of states? (Points : 1)
They arose from the need to control irrigation.
They arose in environmentally circumscribed areas.
Population growth was an important factor in their origin.
Competition for limited resources precipitated their development.
Question 4. 4. Which of the following is characteristic of a chiefdom? (Points : 1)
Its government cannot legitimately use force.
The authority of its government is derived from the family.
It lacks a monopoly over legal authority.
Its officials may exercise authority only over their own kin.
Question 5. 5. Which of the following is NOT true of Victor Turner’s concept of communitas? (Points : 1)
It is potentially dangerous and disruptive to society.
It challenges the basic system of social hierarchy, rank, and power differences within society.
It is typically a temporary state.
It is a sense of fellowship that poses no threat to the social order.
Question 6. 6. According to research by Divale, the major factor in limiting population in foraging and horticultural societies appears to have been (Points : 1)
female infanticide.
high male death rates in battle.
prolonged sexual abstinence after the birth of each child.
poor nutrition.
Question 7. 7. Which of the following was NOT true of the West African Ashanti state? (Points : 1)
All crimes were punishable by death.
Only the king or his representatives could legitimately use force.
Suicide was a crime.
The king was only a figurehead.
Question 8. 8. Which of the following is a typical legal authority of families in tribal societies? (Points : 1)
The punishment of family members
The defense of the community
The policing of the community
The conduct of all trials
Question 9. 9. A shaman is a (Points : 1)
politician.
secular expert.
witch.
ritual specialist.
Question 10. 10. Ecclesiastical religions differ from the other forms of religious organization in that they (Points : 1)
have full-time religious practitioners who serve congregations.
do not include any shamanistic ritual practices.
do not include any communal ritual practices.
are loosely organized.
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