Psychology 12: Intro to African American Psychology

Quiz for March 24, 2009

Chapter 8 – Religion and Spirituality

Your Name: _________________________

1.In a 2005 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, W.E.B. DuBois’s 1899 study was quoted, which described the Black chuch as “a centre of social intercourse to a degree unknown in white churches….Consequently all movements for social betterment are apt to centre in the churches.” To whom does this quote NOT apply?

a. Sojourner Truth

b. Martin Luther King, Jr.

c. Malcolm X

d.Barack Obama

e. None of the above

2.The majority of African Americans are:

a. Not religious (agnostic or atheist)

b. Jewish

c. Muslim

d.Christian

e. None of the above

3.According to the text (table 8.1, p. 185), Whites are MORE LIKELY than African Americans in which of the following?

a. Pray during past 7 days

b. Read Bible during past 7 days

c. Attend church on Sunday

d.Do not affiliate with a regular church

e. Religious faith is important

f. Feel responsible for telling others about religious beliefs

4.An Akan proberb states: “If you want to say something to God, say it to the ____.”

a. Hand

b. River

c. Ocean

d.Wind

e. Sky

f. Earth

5.Which of the following, if any or all, is (are) a major belief of “Traditional African Religion”?

a. Belief in a Supreme Being

b. God is Good

c. Belief in Divinities

d.Belief in Spirit Beings

e. Beliefs in Ancestors

f. Belief in the Practice of Magic and medicine

g. The Soul is Immortal

h. Little Concern with Afterlife

i. Communalism (social solidarity)

j. Provides a Moral Code

k.All of the above

l. None of the above

6.Which of the following is NOT true of contemporary African American churches? (Hint: More than one of the following may NOT be true.)

a. People who to African American churches limit their participation to Sunday services.

b. Women have an equal role with men in the functioning of the church

c. Most Black churches are “storefronts,” often located in an abandoned storefront building.

d.Funerals support grief and are often viewed as “homegoing” celebrations.

e. The pastor has great influence in the church and larger community

7.According to the text, “religious rituals and practices are a mechanism for achieving spirituality” (p. 196). Spirituality has been linked to:

a. Reducing stress

b. Disapproval of illicit drug use

c. Better grades

d.More helping behavior

e. More life satisfaction

f. Higher self-esteem

g. Less aggressive behavior

h. Better overall health

i. Longer lives

j. Homosexuality and acceptance of homosexuality

k.All of the above

l. None of the above

8.Conservative protestants believe that life opportunities are due to an individual’s free will. Thus, someone who is homeless got there because of:

a. Bad genes

b. Bad choices

c. Bad government

d.Structured inequalities in society

e. All of the above

9.The percentage of African American faculty members at American colleges and universities has grown from 4.4 percent in 1975 to ___ percent in 1997.

a. 5

b. 10

c. 15

d.19

e. None of the above

10. According to the LA Times article, two teachers were fired for having their students recite a poem about which Civil Rights figure?

____________________ (write in first and last name)