REL321- Arizona State University- TEST 1
TEST 1-
1- Freud characterizes religion as “illusions, fulfillments of the oldest strongest and most urgent wishes of mankind” in his 1927 work titled…
The Sociology of Religion
The Future of an Illusion
Violence and the Sacred
Significations: Signs and Symbols and Images in the Interpretation of Religion
2- According to Albanese, trickster figures often have taken the form(s) of a…
Hare
Raven
Coyote
all of the above
3- Which of the following best describes the Diné religious focus on relationships?
While human-animal relationships are important, human-human relationships are more important
The goal of Diné religious practice is to maintain a good relationship with the spirits. This may mean neglecting human-human, human-Earth, or human-animal relationship
Diné religion teaches that humans, animals, spirits, the Earth, and other natural figures, are related
4- In Navajo Diné religion, Changing Woman…
relays messages to various Diné heroes in various myths
represents the power of renewal inherent in the earth
performs healing rituals
5- What is the Diné term for the spirits called “Holy People”?
Earth Surface
Hóchxó
Healer
Diyin Dine’é
6- According to Albanese, the “manyness of religions” means…
pluralism
postpluralism
all of the above
none of the above
7- Albanese names four tentative “parts” of religious systems. Which of the following is NOT one of those parts?
Creed
Code
Orientation
cultus
8- Which group is thought to be the ancestors of contemporary Inuit who migrated from Siberia to North America?
ThTThule
Diné
Sivullirmiut
Lakota
9- True or False: along with speaking languages in the language family “Inuit,” many Inuit people also speak English and French
True
False
10- To what language family does the Diné language belong?
Athabascan
Inuit
Romance
Semitic
What is the best English translation of the Diné concept “hózhó”?
Harmonious conditions
Unharmonious conditions
Holy People
Changing Woman
True or false: a student who finds a portion of the class materials offensive is excused from engaging those materials
True
False
Which of the following best describes the Inuit religious view of hunting?
Hunting is only practical
Hunting is only spiritual. The animal is not used for anything practical
The Inuit develop a special relationship with the animals they hunt that is both spiritual and practical
The Inuit only hunt for sport
Apak is the woman who begins the film The Journals of Knud Rasmussen. She states that her father, Avva, was a…
Shaman
Well-known hunter
European
master Igloo builder
According to Albanese, extraordinary religion helps people transcend…
Hate
their everyday culture and concerns
violence
their class struggles
How does Mircea Eliade describe the process by which humans engage the sacred realm?
The sacred shows itself to humans
This sacred NEVER shows itself to humans
The sacred does not exist
According to Gaustad and Schmidt, speaking historically, Native American religions generally believed that “this world and the world beyond” were…
(Note that this is still true today)
separate or independent
NOT separate or independent
True or False: According to Gaustad and Schmidt, pluralism was reduced by the European “invasion of Amerca.”
True
False
At the end of The Journals of Knud Fasmussen, Avva (the main man in the film) converts to Christianity and dismisses the Inuit spirits. The spirits react by…
Laughing
Crying
Dancing
Dying
Which definition(s) of religion did I describe as most relevant to this course?
Charles Long’s idea that religion is “orientation—orientation in the ultimate sense, that is, how one comes to terms with the ultimate significance of one’s place in the world”
Catherine Bell’s description of religion as “ideas, convictions, and practices related to the sense of a reality other than the quotidian, the day-to-day”
all of the above
Which of the following best describes Karl Marx’s view of religion?
Religion is an “intuition of the universe.”
The word “religion” describes experiences with the sacred when one is alone
Religion is a feel-good mechanism so economically oppressed people can escape their suffering
Religion provides the illusion of security that reflects people’s need for fatherly love.
The Inuit religion teaches a spiritual connection with the Inuit homeland. What is the name of the Inuit homeland?
Inuit Thule
Inuk
Inuit Nunangat
The Angakoq, or Shaman, of the Inuit is a leader of ritual, healer, diviner, and communicator with the spirits. How is the Angakoq chosen?
He displays himself as the best at skinning seals
He is elected by his community
He is chosen as a child by an older Angakoq
He is chosen on his 13th birthday by hunting the largest Narwhale.
According to Albanese, Ordinary Religion is more or less synonymous with…
Culture
Transcendence
Creeds
Inuit
According to Albanese, Native Americans have thought of a world to which they were bound by ties of…
Orientations
Friendship
common cause
kinship
This question regards The Journal of Knud Rasmussen. During the Church service, one of the Inuit converts to Christianity states that “Shamans serve…”
God
Jesus
the whale spirits
Satan
