Which philosopher wrote that religious speculation begins with
wonder or awe?
Aristotle
Anaxagoras
Plato
Socrates
CONCEPT
Fear and Wonder: Ultimate Questions
2
The issue of women as imams is an examp
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Which philosopher wrote that religious speculation begins with
wonder or awe?
Aristotle
Anaxagoras
Plato
Socrates
CONCEPT
Fear and Wonder: Ultimate Questions
2
The issue of women as imams is an example of a gender controversy
in what religious tradition?
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Shinto
CONCEPT
Gender
3
Which of the following most correctly defines "ritual?"
A ritual is a sacred narrative, told repeatedly through the ages.
A ritual is an activity that separates us from the divine.
A ritual is the most important religious phenomenon.
A ritual is a set of actions performed mainly for their symbolic value.
CONCEPT
Overview of Ritual & Material Culture
4
Based on what you learned about the role of religion in “religious”
wars, which of the following is true?
Religion is generally the root cause of terrorism.
Religion sometimes serves as a pretext for political aggression.
Religion has been the cause of most major wars.
Religion is the only thing that can stop war.
CONCEPT
Religious Wars & Violence
5
What is "social convention?"
Customs derived from the norms or standard practices of a society.
Any gathering of like-minded people.
The ability of a person to "step outside" their own culture and interrogate it.
The actions and thoughts of humans prior to socialization, sometimes
referred to as "instinct."
CONCEPT
Social Convention
6
Which country, which is now secular, at one time in history
established Confucianism as the official state ideology?
Korea
Japan
Vietnam
China
CONCEPT
Separation of Church and State
7
When a Christian church is associated with a specific nation state, it
is called a:
Orientalism.
Oligarchy.
Civil Religion.
National Church.
CONCEPT
National Religions
8
Which of the following is an example of a lifecycle event marked by
religions?
Illness
Waking from a dream
Puberty
Graduation
CONCEPT
Life Cycle Events
9
Which of the following movements is associated with the claim that
with the "death" of God, there are no binding social, legal, or moral
obligations on human beings?
Atheism
Death of God Theology
Secular Humanism
Nihilism
CONCEPT
Humanism, Atheism, and Nihilism
10
Human conceptions of the afterlife can be said to stem largely from
thought processes when the individual is faced with what?
Other human beings
Death
Birth
Guilt
CONCEPT
Death and Eternity
11
The Kumbh Mela is a pilgrimage associated with what religious
tradition?
Buddhism
Islam
Shinto
Hinduism
CONCEPT
Pilgrimages
12
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the
relationship between religion and marriage?
Religions have debated what the ideal family structure should consist of.
Religions may have different ideas on what the ideal family structure is, but
for most it has not changed through history.
Most religions do not make mention of marriage but rather leave it to the
individual to determine.
Most religions believe that polygamy is the best family marriage structure.
CONCEPT
Family Structure
13
When religious belief and practice conflict with secular law, what
occurs?
Secular laws should always take precedence.
Problems can arise.
Religion should always take precedence.
Religious beliefs and practices never conflict with secular law.
CONCEPT
Religious & Political Issues
14
Which of the following correctly identifies the significance of
religious festivals?
Religious festivals are never seasonal.
Religious festivals are often tied to the mythology of a particular tradition.
Religious festivals are most significant if they honor a deity or some
important figure.
Religious festivals are more important than everyday acts of worship.
CONCEPT
Festivals
15
Liberation theology is seen by critics as a religiously-veiled version
of what?
Anarchism
Extreme libertarianism
Consequentialist ethical theory
Marxist redistributionism
CONCEPT
Liberation Theology, Economic Inequality, and Social Justice
16
Where do monotheistic religions, such as Christianity, Islam, and
Judaism, typically derive their ideas of right and wrong from?
Eternal truths
Oral traditions
Holy books and religious leaders
Individual conscience
CONCEPT
Overview of Morality & Ethics
17
Which of the following countries is governed by Sharia law?
Somalia
India
China
Turkey
CONCEPT
Religious States
18
The disregard for the environment found in modern industrial
nations could be interpreted as a violation of the Middle Way, a
Buddhist teaching referring to what?
The teaching that nature is of key cosmological importance, being halfway
between humans and the sacred.
The view that all life, even plant life, deserves life and ought not be used for
human purposes.
The view that the Buddha gave humans, as the beings nearest
enlightenment, full ownership over nature.
The path between extreme excess and extreme asceticism, recommended
by the Buddha to achieve liberation.
CONCEPT
The Environment
19
What is another name for the Ten Commandments?
God's word
Religious law
Decalogue
Tetragrammaton
CONCEPT
Duties and Law
20
Which of the following is an example of a peace church?
Quaker
Buddhism
Catholicism
Hinduism
CONCEPT
War and Peace
21
Hinduism sees marriage as a sacred duty, also known as what?
Vedanta
Klesha
Dharma
Advaita
CONCEPT
Marriage, Family and Sexuality
22
Which of the following best describes the concept of "sacred
object?"
An important point of doctrine, or religious belief.
Any object which has symbolic meaning.
The primary object of worship in a particular religious tradition, such as God
in Christianity.
An object which may be used by a particular religious tradition to persuade a
deity to act in a certain way.
CONCEPT
Sacred Objects
23
Social structure, and therefore religion, can be ruptured by a
militarily superior nation taking political control of another nation,
state, or territory in a practice known as (A) colonization .
A
colonization diplomacy globalization hijacking
CONCEPT
Societal Structure
24
Which of the following is true of the relationship between
architecture and religion?
Architecture is fun to look at, but is not religiously significant.
All religious spaces are aesthetically pleasing spaces.
Sacred architecture has been invested in by many traditions.
Only architecture that has been created for religious purposes is significant.
CONCEPT
Architecture
25
In its contemporary usage, what does "toleration" refer to?
The view that others can technically believe what they choose, but there
should be social repercussions for fringe beliefs.
The recognition that different people hold different religious and cultural
worldviews.
The view that anyone who believes in one God should consider themselves
allies with other monotheists.
Recognition of the right of others to believe as they choose.
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