Quiz 9

A  refers to Neo-Pagan rituals in the 20th century

B  refers to witchcraft activity in New Guinea during the 16th and 17th centuries

C  took place in Europe during the 15th through
17th centuries

D  is the term used by E. E. Evans-Pritchard to
refer to certain witchcraft activities found in African tribal societies

A  a 17th century heretic being executed by the
church for hearsay

B  None of these answers are correct.

C  a sorcerer using evil magic to kill a member of
his or her own community

D  a person accused of willing death in another
person

A  E. E. Evans-Pritchard 

B  Bronislaw Malinowski

C  Edward Tylor

D  James Frazer

A  poison may be given directly to the accused
witch

B  poison is given to young pigs who either die or
survive

C  the poison is seldom strong enough to actually kill an animal

D  sticks are dipped in poison and then placed in
termite mounds

A  reinforce and sanction accepted morality 

B  divine the future by analyzing the stars

C  communicate with the dead

D  cause seriously disruptive suspicions and
accusations between individuals

A  witchcraft is learned from a close relative and requires initiation 

B  Navaho witches are born with witchcraft
substance within their bodies

C  witches participate in healing rituals

D  witchcraft is a common factor in Navaho life that is freely talked about

A  the Nupe were influenced by Christian missionaries at the time of Witchcraze in
Europe

B  political power is vested in female chiefs who
rule through their husbands and brothers

C  Nupe wives engage in activities that their
husbands cannot control

D  women sexuality and fertility is viewed as
dangerous and powerful

A  could shift shapes, and fly through the air

B  were more likely to be women than men

C  All of these answers are correct. 

D  must be arrested, convicted, and executed

A  The dissolution of the traditional American family and its values.

B  McCarthyism 

C  illegal immigration

D  the use of alcohol during Prohibition

A  a person can cause misfortune by looking at a
person

B  it is bad form to say something complementary
about a child

C  All of these answers are correct. 

D  spitting and particular hand gestures can be
used to protect one against the evil eye

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE