Question 1

Explain what a new religious movement is.

Accepted Answer

A new religious movement (NRM) is a term

Question 2

What is the revised secularization thesis?

Accepted Answer

The revised secularization thesis refers

Question 3

What does the expression "religion is the opium of the people" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once people are committed to a religion, they cannot escape. 
B)  The satisfaction derived from participation in religion is intense. 
C)  The real effect of religion is due to the euphoric feeling it produces. 
D)  Religion calms people into accepting their fate on earth. 
A)  Once people are committed to a religion, they cannot escape. 
B)  The satisfaction derived from participation in religion is intense. 
C)  The real effect of religion is due to the euphoric feeling it produces. 
D)  Religion calms people into accepting their fate on earth.

Question 4

According to William James, religion is the common human response to the fact that all human beings must die.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following best reflects a key similarity in scriptures from the major world religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have promoted class equality. 
B)  They are similar to Weber's idea of bureaucracy. 
C)  They have placed women in subordinate positions. 
D)  They all have versions of the Protestant ethic in their teachings. 
A)  They have promoted class equality. 
B)  They are similar to Weber's idea of bureaucracy. 
C)  They have placed women in subordinate positions. 
D)  They all have versions of the Protestant ethic in their teachings.

Question 6

A novice born-again Christian attends a charismatic prayer group. The small group stands to pray, then someone starts to speak in tongues, and the whole group starts singing in unison. The novice feels a transcendent presence. Which of the following terms applies to this social phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  collective sacredness 
B)  collective projection 
C)  collective effervescence 
D)  collective delusion 
A)  collective sacredness 
B)  collective projection 
C)  collective effervescence 
D)  collective delusion

Question 7

What did Durkheim believe was the central function of religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  to ritualize the profane 
B)  to manifest collective unconsciousness 
C)  to create a collective unconsciousness 
D)  to reinforce social solidarity 
A)  to ritualize the profane 
B)  to manifest collective unconsciousness 
C)  to create a collective unconsciousness 
D)  to reinforce social solidarity

Question 8

Masoud is a very devout Muslim, praying five times per day, fasting during Ramadan, and making his pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. In sociological terms, what do these practices indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  his level of spirituality 
B)  his level of religiosity 
C)  his level of spiritual awareness 
D)  his level of activity 
A)  his level of spirituality 
B)  his level of religiosity 
C)  his level of spiritual awareness 
D)  his level of activity

Question 9

Father Benoit blesses the baptismal water before the baptism of the Sillettis' newborn son. In Durkheimian terms, what is Father Benoit doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  performing a ritual 
B)  redeeming the profane 
C)  enveloping the sacred 
D)  creating a totem 
A)  performing a ritual 
B)  redeeming the profane 
C)  enveloping the sacred 
D)  creating a totem

Question 10

In 1651, Thomas Hobbes described life as "poore, nasty, brutish, and short." What was the average life expectancy of most people in medieval Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 years 
B)  35 years 
C)  45 years 
D)  55 years 
A)  25 years 
B)  35 years 
C)  45 years 
D)  55 years

Question 11

According to Freud, how do people acquire religious beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religion is genetically encoded; we are "…wired for God." 
B)  Religion is something that must be forced on people. 
C)  Religion is very much a learned phenomenon. 
D)  Religion is something we adapt to without much reflection. 
A)  Religion is genetically encoded; we are "…wired for God." 
B)  Religion is something that must be forced on people. 
C)  Religion is very much a learned phenomenon. 
D)  Religion is something we adapt to without much reflection.

Question 12

For many Canadians, watching a fellow Canadian win a medal in the Olympics is an event that makes them feel ecstatic and like they are part of something much bigger than their individual selves. From a Durkheimian perspective, which of the following terms best reflects this feeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  false consciousness 
B)  ritual collectiveness 
C)  collective effervescence 
D)  conscious congregation 
A)  false consciousness 
B)  ritual collectiveness 
C)  collective effervescence 
D)  conscious congregation

Question 13

Which of the following questions would sociologists of religion be most interested in discussing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is creationism true? 
B)  What is the nature of God? 
C)  Are Canadian youth religious today? 
D)  How valuable is evolutionary theory? 
A)  Is creationism true? 
B)  What is the nature of God? 
C)  Are Canadian youth religious today? 
D)  How valuable is evolutionary theory?

Question 14

Damien drinks a glass of red wine every night after he finishes his dinner. What would Durkheim consider his wine to be an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a ritual 
B)  the profane 
C)  the sacred 
D)  a totem 
A)  a ritual 
B)  the profane 
C)  the sacred 
D)  a totem

Question 15

Shannon was excitedly telling her friends about attending a church service where she felt the presence of God. Mark dismissed her account by asserting that what she felt wasn't God, but rather the collective conscience of the people in attendance. Whose perspective of religion had Mark adopted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 16

According to the textbook, what term is used to refer to the differing assortment of religions and religious beliefs in a given region?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious pluralism 
B)  religious diversity 
C)  religious inclusiveness 
D)  multicultural religiosity 
A)  religious pluralism 
B)  religious diversity 
C)  religious inclusiveness 
D)  multicultural religiosity

Question 17

The term "sect" has been replaced with the term "new religious movement."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which religion arose 3800 to 4000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Thomas and his children were visited at home by dozens of family members and friends in the week after the death and burial of his wife Esther. What were all these people participating in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shiva 
B)  Rosh Hashanah 
C)  Yom Kippur 
D)  Shavuot 
A)  Shiva 
B)  Rosh Hashanah 
C)  Yom Kippur 
D)  Shavuot

Question 20

Who scores highest on measures of religiosity in Canada today and why?

Accepted Answer

The group that scores highest on measure

Exam 16: Religion

Explain what a new religious movement is.

What is the revised secularization thesis?

What does the expression "religion is the opium of the people" mean?

According to William James, religion is the common human response to the fact that all human beings must die.

Which of the following best reflects a key similarity in scriptures from the major world religions?

A novice born-again Christian attends a charismatic prayer group. The small group stands to pray, then someone starts to speak in tongues, and the whole group starts singing in unison. The novice feels a transcendent presence. Which of the following terms applies to this social phenomenon?

What did Durkheim believe was the central function of religion?

Masoud is a very devout Muslim, praying five times per day, fasting during Ramadan, and making his pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. In sociological terms, what do these practices indicate?

Father Benoit blesses the baptismal water before the baptism of the Sillettis' newborn son. In Durkheimian terms, what is Father Benoit doing?

In 1651, Thomas Hobbes described life as "poore, nasty, brutish, and short." What was the average life expectancy of most people in medieval Europe?

According to Freud, how do people acquire religious beliefs?

For many Canadians, watching a fellow Canadian win a medal in the Olympics is an event that makes them feel ecstatic and like they are part of something much bigger than their individual selves. From a Durkheimian perspective, which of the following terms best reflects this feeling?

Which of the following questions would sociologists of religion be most interested in discussing?

Damien drinks a glass of red wine every night after he finishes his dinner. What would Durkheim consider his wine to be an example of?

Shannon was excitedly telling her friends about attending a church service where she felt the presence of God. Mark dismissed her account by asserting that what she felt wasn't God, but rather the collective conscience of the people in attendance. Whose perspective of religion had Mark adopted?

According to the textbook, what term is used to refer to the differing assortment of religions and religious beliefs in a given region?

The term "sect" has been replaced with the term "new religious movement."

Which religion arose 3800 to 4000 years ago?

Thomas and his children were visited at home by dozens of family members and friends in the week after the death and burial of his wife Esther. What were all these people participating in?

Who scores highest on measures of religiosity in Canada today and why?

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