Question 1

In Buddhism, what do the four noble truths emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  profit and long life 
B)  success and happiness 
C)  materialism and power 
D)  self-denial and compassion 
A)  profit and long life 
B)  success and happiness 
C)  materialism and power 
D)  self-denial and compassion D

Question 2

What do shunning, excommunication, and being stricken from the rolls have in common?

Accepted Answer

They are all negative sanctions for violating church law and not showing remorse or asking for forgiveness.

Question 3

As a state religion in past centuries, Lutheranism was to Sweden as ________ was to Switzerland.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman Catholicism 
B)  Calvinism 
C)  Lutheranism 
D)  Presbyterianism 
A)  Roman Catholicism 
B)  Calvinism 
C)  Lutheranism 
D)  Presbyterianism B

Question 4

What is the belief that all objects in the world have spirits, some of which are dangerous?

Accepted Answer

A)  animism 
B)  ecclesia 
C)  new age religion 
D)  evangelism 
A)  animism 
B)  ecclesia 
C)  new age religion 
D)  evangelism

Question 5

How does religion provide a means of social control?

Accepted Answer

Religions establish norms that apply to

Question 6

Why is evangelism important to sects and cults?

Accepted Answer

Evangelism is an attempt to wi

Question 7

Conflict theorists see religion as being the means of social change and an instrument to establish a perfect society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What does incorporating religious teachings into criminal law, such as prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages before noon on Sunday, illustrate about religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides emotional comfort. 
B)  It is a means of social solidarity. 
C)  It is a means of adaptation. 
D)  It is a means of social control. 
A)  It provides emotional comfort. 
B)  It is a means of social solidarity. 
C)  It is a means of adaptation. 
D)  It is a means of social control.

Question 9

What does the spirit of capitalism refer to, as proposed by Max Weber?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a doctrine emphasizing conspicuous consumption and individual success. 
B)  It is a new approach to work and money that emphasizes investment to make profit. 
C)  It is a doctrine legitimating the social order and the inequalities that accompany it. 
D)  It is a way of thinking about the supernatural and its part in religion. 
A)  It is a doctrine emphasizing conspicuous consumption and individual success. 
B)  It is a new approach to work and money that emphasizes investment to make profit. 
C)  It is a doctrine legitimating the social order and the inequalities that accompany it. 
D)  It is a way of thinking about the supernatural and its part in religion.

Question 10

What was the fundamental difference between Judaism and all other religions that preceded it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judaism was based on polytheism. 
B)  Judaism was based on animism. 
C)  Judaism was based on monotheism. 
D)  Judaism was a fundamental religion. 
A)  Judaism was based on polytheism. 
B)  Judaism was based on animism. 
C)  Judaism was based on monotheism. 
D)  Judaism was a fundamental religion.

Question 11

Based on Hindu beliefs, what are the three gods that serve as the creator, the destroyer, and the preserver of the universe?

Accepted Answer

Brahma, Sh

Question 12

What is the fundamental difference between Hinduism when compared to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Judaism, Islam, and

Question 13

Identify at least three major religions and the symbol that represents each of them.

Accepted Answer

Christianity is represented by the cross

Question 14

Excommunication, shunning, and being stricken from the rolls are methods various religions use to address members who violate religious doctrine and refuse to ask forgiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Hinduism, one of the central beliefs is karma, which means ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal enlightenment 
B)  born again 
C)  slain by the spirit 
D)  spiritual progress 
A)  personal enlightenment 
B)  born again 
C)  slain by the spirit 
D)  spiritual progress

Question 16

Pietro, a wealthy businessman, has been a devoted Roman Catholic his entire life. But a few months ago he received a vision from God to wage a campaign to change the policy of the church to accept women as priests and to accept a prochoice philosophy. Based on this, the Vatican has stripped Pietro of his membership in the church. Which phrase describes what has happened to Pietro?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pietro was smote by the church. 
B)  Pietro was shunned by the Vatican. 
C)  Pietro has been excommunicated. 
D)  Pietro was stricken from the rolls. 
A)  Pietro was smote by the church. 
B)  Pietro was shunned by the Vatican. 
C)  Pietro has been excommunicated. 
D)  Pietro was stricken from the rolls.

Question 17

This theologian proposed that God has predestined some people to go to heaven and others to hell at the time of their birth.

Accepted Answer

A)  John Calvin 
B)  Martin Luther 
C)  Thomas Malthus 
D)  Oral Roberts 
A)  John Calvin 
B)  Martin Luther 
C)  Thomas Malthus 
D)  Oral Roberts

Question 18

Which of the following religions has the longest history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhism 
B)  Christianity 
C)  Judaism 
D)  Islam 
A)  Buddhism 
B)  Christianity 
C)  Judaism 
D)  Islam

Question 19

What is the world's largest religion, with around 2 billion members?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Judaism 
D)  Christianity 
A)  Islam 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Judaism 
D)  Christianity

Question 20

Identify two organizations or practices that qualify as functional equivalents of religion.

Accepted Answer

Any of the following qualify:

Exam 18: Religion

In Buddhism, what do the four noble truths emphasize?

What do shunning, excommunication, and being stricken from the rolls have in common?

As a state religion in past centuries, Lutheranism was to Sweden as ________ was to Switzerland.

What is the belief that all objects in the world have spirits, some of which are dangerous?

How does religion provide a means of social control?

Why is evangelism important to sects and cults?

Conflict theorists see religion as being the means of social change and an instrument to establish a perfect society.

What does incorporating religious teachings into criminal law, such as prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages before noon on Sunday, illustrate about religion?

What does the spirit of capitalism refer to, as proposed by Max Weber?

What was the fundamental difference between Judaism and all other religions that preceded it?

Based on Hindu beliefs, what are the three gods that serve as the creator, the destroyer, and the preserver of the universe?

What is the fundamental difference between Hinduism when compared to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?

Identify at least three major religions and the symbol that represents each of them.

Excommunication, shunning, and being stricken from the rolls are methods various religions use to address members who violate religious doctrine and refuse to ask forgiveness.

In Hinduism, one of the central beliefs is karma, which means ________.

This theologian proposed that God has predestined some people to go to heaven and others to hell at the time of their birth.

Which of the following religions has the longest history?

What is the world's largest religion, with around 2 billion members?

Identify two organizations or practices that qualify as functional equivalents of religion.

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