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World Religions I. Multiple Choice: Select the best answer for each question (1 point each): 1. A revitalization movement is a deliberate, organized effort by members of a society to construct a mo... re satisfying a. religion. b. culture c. theocracy. d. new age movement. 2. Which of the below is not an example of a revitalization movement? a. Cargo Cults b. Ghost Dance c. ISKCON d. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints e. Communism 3. The stages in a revitalization movement are 1) Steady State, 2) A period of increased individual stress, 3) a period of ______________________________________________, and 4) the period of revitalization. a. cultural distortion. b. systemic psychosis. c. social alienation. d. mental disconnection. 4. When the preconditions are met, a revitalization movement may form around an individual who has undergone a personal, supernatural-inspired transformation and who is called a a. revered leader. b. charismatic prophet. c. reincarnated lama. d. chosen one. 5. ISKCON is also known as a. the Hare Krishnas. b. the Moonies. c. the Mormons. d. the Branch Davidians. 16. ISKCON and similar movements should not be considered “cults”; instead scholars refer to them as a. New Tradition Formations. b. New Religious Movements. c. Think Tanks. d. Transcendence. 7. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, founded by Joseph Smith, Is commonly called a. The Unification Church. b. The Holiness Church c. The Mormon Church. d. The Coptic Church. 8. The Shi’a branch of Islam traces its origins to the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet named a. Abu Bakr. b. Hussein. c. Uthman d. Ali. 9. ISKCON is a religion because like all religions, it has a. secretive rituals. b. a belief in the supernatural. c. fasting. d. colorful robes. 10. The event that marks the start of the Muslim calendar is called the a. Hajj. b. Kaaba. c. Hijra. d. Exodus. 11. This event takes Mohammad and his followers from Mecca to a. Ethiopia. b. Jerusalem. c. Medina. d. Isfahan. [Show More]

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