BYU COMMS 482 - Midterm Test With
Complete Solution
The distinction between high, folk, and popular culture is: (select all that
apply) - ANSWER -Size of their audiences
and
Means by which they are transmitted
Popular culture is often referred to as a mirror that when looked into shows
images that are somewhat altered or distorted. Why is this the case? -
ANSWER Because only portions of our realities, interests, values and desires
are reflected back to us
According to the text, the messages and subtle themes behind popular
culture (Select all that apply) - ANSWER -Shape us
and
-Reflect values we already hold
It would be accurate to say that the author of this chapter approaches the
definition of religion by - ANSWER Leaving it intentionally broad so as to
study unconventional religions as well
, The chapter notes that heroes in popular culture often function as
supersaviors that replace the Christ figure. For instance, film often presents
plots where a community is threatened by evil and normal institutions are
not able to contend with the threat. A superhero arrives to intervene and
restore the community to its paradisal condition. According to the chapter,
this is referred to as - ANSWER The American mono-myth
According to the chapter, when religion is presented as entertainment, this is
an example of - ANSWER Popular culture in religion
According to the author, sports may provide a functional religion for sports
fans, and such events as the Super Bowl may have public rituals, private rites,
myths and symbol systems through which followers interpret the world. This
would be an example of - ANSWER Popular culture as religion
Movies such as "The Passion of the Christ," "Ten Commandments," and even
"E.T.," with the allegorical Christ figure of the extraterrestrial being, would be
examples of - ANSWER Religion in popular culture
A type of culture that is most often transmitted orally would be - ANSWER
Folk culture
The author of this chapter believes that we need not arrive at one conclusive
Complete Solution
The distinction between high, folk, and popular culture is: (select all that
apply) - ANSWER -Size of their audiences
and
Means by which they are transmitted
Popular culture is often referred to as a mirror that when looked into shows
images that are somewhat altered or distorted. Why is this the case? -
ANSWER Because only portions of our realities, interests, values and desires
are reflected back to us
According to the text, the messages and subtle themes behind popular
culture (Select all that apply) - ANSWER -Shape us
and
-Reflect values we already hold
It would be accurate to say that the author of this chapter approaches the
definition of religion by - ANSWER Leaving it intentionally broad so as to
study unconventional religions as well
, The chapter notes that heroes in popular culture often function as
supersaviors that replace the Christ figure. For instance, film often presents
plots where a community is threatened by evil and normal institutions are
not able to contend with the threat. A superhero arrives to intervene and
restore the community to its paradisal condition. According to the chapter,
this is referred to as - ANSWER The American mono-myth
According to the chapter, when religion is presented as entertainment, this is
an example of - ANSWER Popular culture in religion
According to the author, sports may provide a functional religion for sports
fans, and such events as the Super Bowl may have public rituals, private rites,
myths and symbol systems through which followers interpret the world. This
would be an example of - ANSWER Popular culture as religion
Movies such as "The Passion of the Christ," "Ten Commandments," and even
"E.T.," with the allegorical Christ figure of the extraterrestrial being, would be
examples of - ANSWER Religion in popular culture
A type of culture that is most often transmitted orally would be - ANSWER
Folk culture
The author of this chapter believes that we need not arrive at one conclusive
