RBS Final Exam with all Correct & 100% Verified Answers
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What two types of explanations are given when humans try to make sense out of life?
✔Correct Answer-1. Synchronic
2. Diachronic
What is synchronic? What sort of questions do they answer? ✔Correct Answer-It is the
snapshot stories of your life. It captures a moment in time and it answers questions about who
we are.
What are the 6 questions of meaning answered by synchronicity? ✔Correct Answer-- Being
(component parts)
- Becoming (life cycle progress)
- Belonging (ongoing)
- a Home (lineages, and land)
- Doing (vocation and value)
- Possessions (wealth)
What is diachronic? What answer does it provide to? ✔Correct Answer-It is a movie (the
story) of history, it occurs over a time period (you can often see the change).
What are the three to meaning questions that diachronic answers? ✔Correct Answer--
Biography (everyday stories of life)
- Group History (larger story of human life)
- Cosmic Drama (foundational stories)
How does Protestant Christianity respond to animistic cultures? X4 ✔Correct Answer-- They
assume it will disappear
- Superstitious
- Excluded Middle
- Did not take it seriously
How do traditional societies view Christianity? X3 ✔Correct Answer-1. Does not give spiritual
answers for everyday life.
2. Encourages young people to reject and rebel against their family and culture.
3. Dishonors ancestors.
What are the four ways that folk religion generate fortune? ✔Correct Answer-1. Blessings and
oaths (spoken)
2. Merit (good works)
3. Magic
, 4. Powers
What are blessings/oaths? ✔Correct Answer-Oaths are conditional curses directed towards
oneself.
What is merit? ✔Correct Answer-the improvement of present and future well-being through
actions.
What is magic? ✔Correct Answer-the use of supernatural forces to control events in life.
What are the ways for positioning for positive powers? ✔Correct Answer-1. Geomancy (life -
giving cosmic breath associated with best locations for houses, temples, and graves.
Determined by diviners).
2. Luck (fortune is influenced by certain objects - rocks, feathers - that bring good or bad luck.
What types of things do people fear? X5 ✔Correct Answer-- Untimely births or deaths
- Natural calamities [hurricane/typhoon]
- Diseases [Pandemic]
- Failures
- Wars and Raids
What is aeromancy? ✔Correct Answer-observing the ripples in water
What is alectryomany? ✔Correct Answer-observing rosters in a circle
What is angang? ✔Correct Answer-seeing a person or animal on a journey
What is astragalomancy? ✔Correct Answer-casting bones to see how they fall
What is augury? ✔Correct Answer-watching the flight of birds
What is benge? ✔Correct Answer-giving poison to chickens to see if they die
What is botanomany? ✔Correct Answer-Watching how leaves blow
What is geomancy? ✔Correct Answer-reading cracks in dried mud
What is Haruspication? ✔Correct Answer-reading the entrails of sacrifices animals
What is Kleromancy? ✔Correct Answer-casting lots
What is listomancy? ✔Correct Answer-reading rock formations
What is necromancy? ✔Correct Answer-communicating with dead
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What two types of explanations are given when humans try to make sense out of life?
✔Correct Answer-1. Synchronic
2. Diachronic
What is synchronic? What sort of questions do they answer? ✔Correct Answer-It is the
snapshot stories of your life. It captures a moment in time and it answers questions about who
we are.
What are the 6 questions of meaning answered by synchronicity? ✔Correct Answer-- Being
(component parts)
- Becoming (life cycle progress)
- Belonging (ongoing)
- a Home (lineages, and land)
- Doing (vocation and value)
- Possessions (wealth)
What is diachronic? What answer does it provide to? ✔Correct Answer-It is a movie (the
story) of history, it occurs over a time period (you can often see the change).
What are the three to meaning questions that diachronic answers? ✔Correct Answer--
Biography (everyday stories of life)
- Group History (larger story of human life)
- Cosmic Drama (foundational stories)
How does Protestant Christianity respond to animistic cultures? X4 ✔Correct Answer-- They
assume it will disappear
- Superstitious
- Excluded Middle
- Did not take it seriously
How do traditional societies view Christianity? X3 ✔Correct Answer-1. Does not give spiritual
answers for everyday life.
2. Encourages young people to reject and rebel against their family and culture.
3. Dishonors ancestors.
What are the four ways that folk religion generate fortune? ✔Correct Answer-1. Blessings and
oaths (spoken)
2. Merit (good works)
3. Magic
, 4. Powers
What are blessings/oaths? ✔Correct Answer-Oaths are conditional curses directed towards
oneself.
What is merit? ✔Correct Answer-the improvement of present and future well-being through
actions.
What is magic? ✔Correct Answer-the use of supernatural forces to control events in life.
What are the ways for positioning for positive powers? ✔Correct Answer-1. Geomancy (life -
giving cosmic breath associated with best locations for houses, temples, and graves.
Determined by diviners).
2. Luck (fortune is influenced by certain objects - rocks, feathers - that bring good or bad luck.
What types of things do people fear? X5 ✔Correct Answer-- Untimely births or deaths
- Natural calamities [hurricane/typhoon]
- Diseases [Pandemic]
- Failures
- Wars and Raids
What is aeromancy? ✔Correct Answer-observing the ripples in water
What is alectryomany? ✔Correct Answer-observing rosters in a circle
What is angang? ✔Correct Answer-seeing a person or animal on a journey
What is astragalomancy? ✔Correct Answer-casting bones to see how they fall
What is augury? ✔Correct Answer-watching the flight of birds
What is benge? ✔Correct Answer-giving poison to chickens to see if they die
What is botanomany? ✔Correct Answer-Watching how leaves blow
What is geomancy? ✔Correct Answer-reading cracks in dried mud
What is Haruspication? ✔Correct Answer-reading the entrails of sacrifices animals
What is Kleromancy? ✔Correct Answer-casting lots
What is listomancy? ✔Correct Answer-reading rock formations
What is necromancy? ✔Correct Answer-communicating with dead
