Question 1

What is Shinto an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  monotheism 
B)  polytheism 
C)  animism 
D)  simple supernaturalism 
A)  monotheism 
B)  polytheism 
C)  animism 
D)  simple supernaturalism

Question 2

Conflict theorists such as Karl Marx view religion as serving positive functions in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How would the secularization debate be explained from a postmodern perspective?

Accepted Answer

The structural conditions of postmoderni

Question 4

Stephen was married in a Roman Catholic church,despite not attending weekly services.He does practise yoga for its spiritual benefits and believes in some tenets of Taoism.What has Stephen adopted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestantism 
B)  agnosticism 
C)  religious fragments 
D)  atheism 
A)  Protestantism 
B)  agnosticism 
C)  religious fragments 
D)  atheism

Question 5

Describe some of the important issues raised by feminist perspectives on religion.

Accepted Answer

For many feminist scholars,men and women

Question 6

Which organization does NOT ordain female priests/rabbis?

Accepted Answer

A)  United Church 
B)  Anglican Church 
C)  Reform Judaism 
D)  Roman Catholic Church 
A)  United Church 
B)  Anglican Church 
C)  Reform Judaism 
D)  Roman Catholic Church

Question 7

Which concept would explain Canadians drawing on religion to fulfill rites of passage such as baptisms,weddings,and funerals?

Accepted Answer

A)  secular humanism 
B)  religious consumption 
C)  secularization 
D)  religious commitment 
A)  secular humanism 
B)  religious consumption 
C)  secularization 
D)  religious commitment

Question 8

Faith requires evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In what sense does religious ideology justify the status quo and block social change?

Accepted Answer

The capitalist class uses religious ideo

Question 10

Eating fish on Friday is an example of what kind of practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  ritual 
B)  spiritual 
C)  sacred 
D)  mundane 
A)  ritual 
B)  spiritual 
C)  sacred 
D)  mundane

Question 11

As of 2000,according to Bibby,what percentage of Canadian adults believed in ESP?

Accepted Answer

A)  45 percent 
B)  66 percent 
C)  29 percent 
D)  21 percent 
A)  45 percent 
B)  66 percent 
C)  29 percent 
D)  21 percent

Question 12

Hannah believes in Christ and Vishnu.What type of religion does Hannah practise?

Accepted Answer

A)  nontheistic 
B)  animism 
C)  polytheism 
D)  monotheism 
A)  nontheistic 
B)  animism 
C)  polytheism 
D)  monotheism

Question 13

Which of the following statements does NOT describe the effects of religiosity?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with strong religious belief systems are more compassionate and tolerant. 
B)  People with a strong religious commitment are better at coping with illness. 
C)  People with a strong religious commitment are less likely to engage in criminal activity. 
D)  People who attend church weekly are more satisfied with their lives. 
A)  People with strong religious belief systems are more compassionate and tolerant. 
B)  People with a strong religious commitment are better at coping with illness. 
C)  People with a strong religious commitment are less likely to engage in criminal activity. 
D)  People who attend church weekly are more satisfied with their lives.

Question 14

Which of the following does NOT acknowledge specific gods or spirits but focuses on impersonal forces that may exist in people or natural objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  simple supernaturalism 
B)  monotheism 
C)  theism 
D)  polytheism 
A)  simple supernaturalism 
B)  monotheism 
C)  theism 
D)  polytheism

Question 15

Rational choice perspective views religion as irrational.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Religious nationalism combines the religious and the political.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which statement accurately depicts the representation of women in the ministry in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United and Anglican churches have significant numbers of female clergy. 
B)  Aboriginal Canadian religions do not give status to women in spiritual leadership. 
C)  Reform Judaism has ordained women as rabbis since 2000. 
D)  The Roman Catholic Church allows women to serve as clergy,providing they are unmarried. 
A)  The United and Anglican churches have significant numbers of female clergy. 
B)  Aboriginal Canadian religions do not give status to women in spiritual leadership. 
C)  Reform Judaism has ordained women as rabbis since 2000. 
D)  The Roman Catholic Church allows women to serve as clergy,providing they are unmarried.

Question 18

Sean is studying how the negative effects of globalization influence religiosity.Which theoretical perspective would be best suited to this inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  postmodernism 
B)  feminism 
C)  conflict 
D)  symbolic interactionist 
A)  postmodernism 
B)  feminism 
C)  conflict 
D)  symbolic interactionist

Question 19

What are some of the reasons for the decline of organized religion?

Accepted Answer

The alienation of women,the ch

Question 20

What kind of category of religion is transcendent idealism?

Accepted Answer

A)  polytheistic 
B)  nontheistic 
C)  monotheistic 
D)  masstheistic 
A)  polytheistic 
B)  nontheistic 
C)  monotheistic 
D)  masstheistic

Exam 17: Religion

What is Shinto an example of?

Conflict theorists such as Karl Marx view religion as serving positive functions in society.

How would the secularization debate be explained from a postmodern perspective?

Stephen was married in a Roman Catholic church,despite not attending weekly services.He does practise yoga for its spiritual benefits and believes in some tenets of Taoism.What has Stephen adopted?

Describe some of the important issues raised by feminist perspectives on religion.

Which organization does NOT ordain female priests/rabbis?

Which concept would explain Canadians drawing on religion to fulfill rites of passage such as baptisms,weddings,and funerals?

Faith requires evidence.

In what sense does religious ideology justify the status quo and block social change?

Eating fish on Friday is an example of what kind of practice?

As of 2000,according to Bibby,what percentage of Canadian adults believed in ESP?

Hannah believes in Christ and Vishnu.What type of religion does Hannah practise?

Which of the following statements does NOT describe the effects of religiosity?

Which of the following does NOT acknowledge specific gods or spirits but focuses on impersonal forces that may exist in people or natural objects?

Rational choice perspective views religion as irrational.

Religious nationalism combines the religious and the political.

Which statement accurately depicts the representation of women in the ministry in Canada?

Sean is studying how the negative effects of globalization influence religiosity.Which theoretical perspective would be best suited to this inquiry?

What are some of the reasons for the decline of organized religion?

What kind of category of religion is transcendent idealism?

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