Quiz 1

Question 1

Hypersensitive agency- detection device

HADD

Answer 1

In the face of ambiguous environmental stimuli humans tend to believe in unseen agents

Question 2

Many scientist claim that HADD is an

Answer 2

Evolutionary adaption designed to protect the species from harm

Those who have it survive
Those who don’t get eaten

Question 3

HADD and our perception of gods

Answer 3

Tendency to see agents behind natural phenomena

Tendency to see false positives (see an agent when there is none) means that events cry out for agent behind them

Question 4

New religious movement

Answer 4

Recently developed religions
The Native American church
Crisis movements (the ghost dance)

Question 5

Indian spirituality

Answer 5

Land as mother
Unity
Superior to majority religion

Question 6

Pine ridge

Answer 6

Reservation today
Low employment
Bad living conditions

Question 7

Doctrine of discovery

Answer 7

Christians have the right of discovery to possess all land held by non christians
1823 still in effect

Question 8

Ghost dance

Answer 8

Revival movement 
Renew broken and violated world
Return dead humans and animals
Reset time before Europeans
Bring peace prosperity and unity to native people through the religion

Wintu? All tribes

Question 9

Wounded knee massacare

Answer 9

Final clash

Native Americans fought back

Question 10

Boarding schools

Answer 10

Result of wounded knee

Suppression of native culture and religion until 1978

Question 11

Reservations today

Answer 11

Very bad conditions

Question 12

Seven sacred rites

Answer 12

The sun dance is one
Puberty ceremony
Lakota religion

Question 13

Great law of peace

Answer 13

Cultural milestone

Question 14

Sun dance

Answer 14

Originally infuse warriors and hunters with spiritual power
Now ritual of spiritual renewal to help endure reservation life and retain cultural identity

Lakota
7 sacred rites

Question 15

Unity of life and of universe

Answer 15

No compartmentalizations like in majority America

Question 16

Good mind

Answer 16

Central principle for Haudenosaunee

Also
Peace
Thankfulness
Connection to and repeat for the land

Question 17

Navajo sand painting ritual

Answer 17

Watch video

Question 18

Divination

Answer 18

Attempt to gain hidden knowledge

Sacrifice- have to give to get

Question 19

Spirit possession

Answer 19

Way to get power

Question 20

Focus on power

Answer 20

How to harness
Divination
Sacrifice
Spirit and body possession

Question 21

Sacrifice

Answer 21

Must bring sacrifice to the divine

The gods need to eat too

Question 22

Reciprocal religion

Answer 22

Have to give in order to receive

Question 23

Witch V healer

Answer 23

Both make use of neutral supernatural power
Witch use it for negative ends
To harm others or elevate self

Question 24

Yoruba

Answer 24

Indigenous/tribal religion

West Africa

Question 25

Yoruba religion

Answer 25

High God: olodumare Intermediate spirits: Orisha Focus on this life Power (Ashe)

Question 26

Olodumare

Answer 26

Distant supreme god who rules from on high Inaccessible Don't worship directly Delegates creation to underlings

Question 27

Orisha

Answer 27

Intermediate spirits

Question 28

Ashe

Answer 28

Power to get things

Question 29

Eshu

Answer 29

Messenger Connection between heaven and earth Messenger bringing sacrifice to the divine Trickster

Question 30

Ifa (orunmila)

Answer 30

Wisdom and destiny Brings messages from above Knows destinies of humans and Orisha