Understanding Rituals Quiz

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What characterizes rituals as being 'formalized'?

Being spontaneous or random

Consisting of conventional symbols and events (correct)

Lacking any pattern

Changing each time they are carried out

How do rituals primarily communicate a culture's values according to the text?

By being entirely expressive

By being entirely instrumental

By influencing people and events

By expressing beliefs and myths (correct)

What does it mean for a ritual to be 'repetitive'?

Changing symbols with each repetition

Having no particular pattern

Being entirely spontaneous

Repeating the same pattern each time it is performed (correct)

What distinguishes rituals as 'instrumental' according to the text?

Acting as a means to an end, influencing people and events Signup and view all the answers

Which adjective best describes rituals that follow a specific, unchanging pattern?

Stylized Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of sacrifice in the context of the text?

To ask spirits to act on their behalf Signup and view all the answers

In the context of divination, what does Mama Lola use her 'gift of eyes' for?

To interpret responses of her clients during card readings Signup and view all the answers

Which type of magic involves things in contact with something associated with a person or object continuing to act on each other?

Contagious magic Signup and view all the answers

What is the central principle behind sympathetic magic as explained in the text?

It involves imitation of the desired effect through symbolic association Signup and view all the answers

How did Mama Lola try to influence the attitudes and trial outcome when her son was arrested, based on the text?

By writing down names and using contagious magic on individuals involved Signup and view all the answers

Understanding Rituals Quiz

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What characterizes rituals as being 'formalized'?

How do rituals primarily communicate a culture's values according to the text?

What does it mean for a ritual to be 'repetitive'?

What distinguishes rituals as 'instrumental' according to the text?

Which adjective best describes rituals that follow a specific, unchanging pattern?

What is the purpose of sacrifice in the context of the text?

In the context of divination, what does Mama Lola use her 'gift of eyes' for?

Which type of magic involves things in contact with something associated with a person or object continuing to act on each other?

What is the central principle behind sympathetic magic as explained in the text?

How did Mama Lola try to influence the attitudes and trial outcome when her son was arrested, based on the text?

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