Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Many followers of Vodou worship in Christian churches on Sunday mornings.
2. Vodou believers worship only Olorun.
3. In Vodou religion, the "Lord of the Dead" is frequently represented by phallic symbols.
4. Followers of Vodou believe in the revival of the dead.
5. Confucianism came to North America with the first Chinese, who arrived to participate in California's gold rush.
1. TRUE - It’s not uncommon for Vodou followers to worship in churches on Sunday morning and in a Vodou sanctuary on Sunday night.
2. FALSE - Vodou is a typical example of a religion centered on different groups of gods. These deities are called loas, meaning "divinities" or "mysteries."
3. TRUE - In Vodou religion, the "Lord of the Dead" is charged with sexual energy and is frequently represented by phallic symbols.
4. TRUE - Vodou blurs the distinction between the living and the dead. It believes that a human body can be revived by an especially powerful magician after the spirit of the dead has departed, and then used as a slave for the magician’s purposes.
5. TRUE - Daoism came to North America with the first Chinese, who arrived to participate in California's gold rush.
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