Unit 5: The Social Significance (Quiz)

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Which of the following myths explain the natural world? Scientific Myths Primitive Myths Cosmic Myths Ethnogenesis

Primitive Myths

Christianity, Buddism, and Hinduism are all examples of what kind of myth? Pagan Myths Primitive Myths Sacred Myths Scientific Myths

Sacred Myths

What is Valhalla made of? The skulls of dragons The bones of conquered warriors Spears and shields The wood from sunken Viking ships

Spears and shields

What did the eight trigrams represent according to the I-Ching? The Powers of Nature The Origin of Life The Stages of Heaven The Animals of the Realm

The Powers of Nature

What is Polytheism? The belief in one god Ancestor worship The belief in no god The belief in more than one god

The belief in more than one god

Myths and legends unite cultures by giving people a shared purpose and common belief. True False

True

The Nuremberg Chronicle tells the history of the world based on the sacred myths in the Bible. True False

True

What does ethnogenesis refer to? A common ancestry Creation of the world Divine lineage Creation after the great flood

A common ancestry

Which natural event is attributed to the spirits of the dead playing football with a walrus skull? Thunderstorms An eclipse Aurora borealis Tsunamis

Aurora borealis

Bogeyman legends were created to frighten children. True False

False

Pagan myths are usually characterized by omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent deities. True False

False

The Chinese trace their ancestral line to the Avatar of Manu. True False

False

What place is the origin of the volcano legend attributing eruptions to a deity's bad temper? Greece Hawaii Iceland North America

Hawaii

Which two cultures believed their royal families were descendents of the sun deity? Egyptian and Japanese Celtic and Incan Polynesian and Aztecs Japanese and Incan

Japanese and Incan

What drink gave immortality to those who drank it? Mead Nectar Xocolotl Green tea

Nectar


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