Multiple Choice
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The term "Mantu" was used by Naskapi for
a. | souls in humans, animals, and nature. | b. | soul in humans, to distinguish from
animals. | c. | soul in animals, to distinguish from humans. |
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2.
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Native Americans always
a. | called the Absolute the "Great White Spirit." | b. | lived simply by
hunting and gathering. | c. | always had a story about Noah and the
Ark. | d. | varied somewhat in names and functions of sacred
beings. |
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3.
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The ukubuyisa idlozi
a. | is the rite of mourning a Zulu chief by washing spears. | b. | is a Zulu
diviner. | c. | is the Zulu ritual of bringing home an ancestor after mourning. | d. | is a Zulu princess
of heaven. |
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The Izinayaga zezulu
a. | is a female deity of the Basongye. | b. | is the Zulu name for a
diviner. | c. | is the Zulu deity who herds storms. | d. | is a female deity of the
Yoruba. |
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Among Basongye, witches are
a. | creations of Efile Mukulu but serve Kafilefile. | b. | wild
animals. | c. | always executed. | d. | creations of Kafilefile but serve Efile
Mukulu. |
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Among the Basongye, sorcerers
a. | are only ancestors. | b. | can employ spirits to harm or avoid harming
people. | c. | are called mankishi. | d. | are the same as witches or
buchi. |
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7.
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The Basongye of Africa have
a. | Kafilefile, who is good and Efile Mukulu, who is bad. | b. | two gods who are
good. | c. | two gods who are bad. | d. | Efile Mukulu, who is good and Kafilefile, who
is bad. |
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8.
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The Yoruba god who is a trickster and a messenger
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9.
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Communing with chief ancestors of the Zulu kraal is a responsibility
a. | of a headman, who is not a priest. | b. | shared equally by all members of a
kraal. | c. | of a priest who is not a headman. | d. | of the inhabitant of the umnumzane, who is both
headman and priest.
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10.
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One medicine produced after death of a chief is made by killing
a. | a tiger. | b. | a cow | c. | a
goat | d. | an abathakati.
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11.
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In Zulu society, a spirit-possessed person, man or woman, who discovers
people's destinies is
a. | an umsamo. | b. | an abathakati. | c. | a
diviner. | d. | an Ihlambo
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12.
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Women and girls of the Zulus are
a. | assisted by Inkosazana. | b. | always Isagomas | c. | always
Umnayama. | d. | protected by the god Ubuthongo.
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13.
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Izinyanga Zezulu is the Zulu deity who
a. | herds clouds as boys herd cattle. | b. | washes spears in the Ihlambo
ceremony. | c. | shears sheep as women gather wool. | d. | brings home the ancestor Ukubuyisa
idlozi.
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14.
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In Yoruba religion, the chief deity of the sky is
a. | Isangoma. | b. | Inkosana. | c. | Inkosi
Yezulu | d. | Olorun.
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The trickster and messenger god that Yoruba religion considers amoral is
a. | Ife. | b. | Esu. | c. | Orisha-nla. | d. | Oba.
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True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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16.
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Wisakon was Powhatan medicine.
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17.
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Kachinas are dancers of the Hopi.
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18.
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Among Native Americans, monogamy was usual.
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19.
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Kivas are places where kachinas dance.
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20.
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Among the Powhatans, strong medicine was in care of their priests.
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21.
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Among Zulu peoples, diviners can discover people's destinies.
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22.
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Basongye think everything is in the Hands of Efile Mukulu.
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23.
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Zulus consider dreams and visions ways of receiving communications from deities,
spirits, and ancestors.
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24.
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Orisha-nla is a Yoruba creation god.
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25.
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Among the Yoruba peoples, a diviner, rather than a chief is responsible for
sacred rites of the community.
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26.
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Marriage is important among Zulu peoples.
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27.
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The Yoruba believe in a unified universe permeated by divine energy
(ase).
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28.
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African peoples consider rites of passage important.
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