BYU COMMS 482 – Midterm Exam Questions and Answers
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BYU COMMS 482 – Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers
The distinction between high, folk, and popular culture is: (select all that apply) - Ans:--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 ...
It would be accurate to say that the author of this chapter approaches the definition of religion by -
Ans:✔✔-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 - Ans:✔✔-The
American mono-myth
According to the chapter, when religion is presented as entertainment, this is an example of - Ans:✔✔-
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 - Ans:✔✔-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 - Ans:✔✔-Religion in popular culture
A type of culture that is most often transmitted orally would be - Ans:✔✔-Folk culture
The author of this chapter believes that we need not arrive at one conclusive definition of the term
"religion." - Ans:✔✔-True
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