Question 1

Émile Durkheim, French sociologist of religion, defined religion as:

Accepted Answer

A) "The daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable" 
B) "A set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of" 
C) "A unified system of beliefs and practices ...which unite into one single moral community" 
D) "The key to the ultimate truth about life" 
A) "The daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable" 
B) "A set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of" 
C) "A unified system of beliefs and practices ...which unite into one single moral community" 
D) "The key to the ultimate truth about life"

Question 2

The cognitive dimension of religion primarily entails:

Accepted Answer

A) analyzing, systematizing, and passing along knowledge. 
B) emphasizing the sensory element of religion. 
C) memorizing passages of sacred texts to recite during rituals. 
D) refraining from violence to achieve enlightenment. 
A) analyzing, systematizing, and passing along knowledge. 
B) emphasizing the sensory element of religion. 
C) memorizing passages of sacred texts to recite during rituals. 
D) refraining from violence to achieve enlightenment.

Question 3

Which academic discipline studies the process of a religion's beginnings, growth, diversity, decline, and so on?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychology 
B) History 
C) Biology 
D) Archaeology 
A) Psychology 
B) History 
C) Biology 
D) Archaeology

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a private religion?

Accepted Answer

A) the practices of an individual congregation 
B) the belief that the government should not interfere with the religious beliefs and practices of people 
C) a pattern of belief held by only one person 
D) a congregation that purchases its own property for building a church 
A) the practices of an individual congregation 
B) the belief that the government should not interfere with the religious beliefs and practices of people 
C) a pattern of belief held by only one person 
D) a congregation that purchases its own property for building a church

Question 5

Religious pluralism owes a great deal to the American and European experience of:

Accepted Answer

A) cultural ethnocentrism. 
B) monotheism. 
C) atheism. 
D) religious diversity. 
A) cultural ethnocentrism. 
B) monotheism. 
C) atheism. 
D) religious diversity.

Question 6

Religious violence includes indirect means such as inducing famine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The secular approach to life rejects religion because of:

Accepted Answer

A) the rising number of private religions. 
B) the lack of institutions offering religious studies as a subject. 
C) the lack of cross-cultural understanding among people. 
D) the perceived evils of extremism. 
A) the rising number of private religions. 
B) the lack of institutions offering religious studies as a subject. 
C) the lack of cross-cultural understanding among people. 
D) the perceived evils of extremism.

Question 8

What constitutes the ritual dimension of religion?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
The ritual

Question 9

The study of the past using careful scholarly methods such as archaeology is a part of what method?

Accepted Answer

A) historical-critical method 
B) empirical method 
C) quantitative method 
D) neoclassical approach 
A) historical-critical method 
B) empirical method 
C) quantitative method 
D) neoclassical approach

Émile Durkheim, French sociologist of religion, defined religion as:

The cognitive dimension of religion primarily entails:

Which academic discipline studies the process of a religion's beginnings, growth, diversity, decline, and so on?

Which of the following is an example of a private religion?

Religious pluralism owes a great deal to the American and European experience of:

Religious violence includes indirect means such as inducing famine.

The secular approach to life rejects religion because of:

What constitutes the ritual dimension of religion?

The study of the past using careful scholarly methods such as archaeology is a part of what method?

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Encountering Daoism and Confucianism: Two Views of the Eternal Way

Encountering Shinto: the Way of the Kami

Encountering Zoroastrianism: The Way of the One Wise Lord

Encountering Judaism: The Way of Gods People

Encountering Christianity: The Way of Jesus Christ

Encountering Islam: The Straight Path of the One God

Encountering New Religious Movements: Modern Ways to Alternative Meanings

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Exam 1: Beginning Your Study of World Religions

Émile Durkheim, French sociologist of religion, defined religion as:

The cognitive dimension of religion primarily entails:

Which academic discipline studies the process of a religion's beginnings, growth, diversity, decline, and so on?

Which of the following is an example of a private religion?

Religious pluralism owes a great deal to the American and European experience of:

Religious violence includes indirect means such as inducing famine.

The secular approach to life rejects religion because of:

What constitutes the ritual dimension of religion?

The study of the past using careful scholarly methods such as archaeology is a part of what method?

Encountering Indigenous Religions: Ways to Tribal Life

Encountering Hinduism: Many Paths to Liberation

Encountering Jainism: The Austere Way to Liberation

Encountering Buddhism: The Middle Path to Liberation

Encountering Sikhism: The Way of Gods Name

Encountering Daoism and Confucianism: Two Views of the Eternal Way

Encountering Shinto: the Way of the Kami

Encountering Zoroastrianism: The Way of the One Wise Lord

Encountering Judaism: The Way of Gods People

Encountering Christianity: The Way of Jesus Christ

Encountering Islam: The Straight Path of the One God

Encountering New Religious Movements: Modern Ways to Alternative Meanings

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