Question 1

What is the Energy God? Provide at least two examples to help explain.

Accepted Answer

This pattern began to emerge 2,500 years

Question 2

Which term refers to those who place total authority in their scripture and read it as literal truth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humanists 
B)  Ministers 
C)  Reformists 
D)  Rationalists 
E)  Fundamentalists 
A)  Humanists 
B)  Ministers 
C)  Reformists 
D)  Rationalists 
E)  Fundamentalists

Question 3

What did many ancient cultures believed about uninhabited areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were beloved by the local gods. 
B)  They were guarded by resident spirits. 
C)  They should be used for worship. 
D)  They were wastelands. 
E)  They were doorways to other worlds. 
A)  They were beloved by the local gods. 
B)  They were guarded by resident spirits. 
C)  They should be used for worship. 
D)  They were wastelands. 
E)  They were doorways to other worlds.

Question 4

For what reason, traditionally, have rituals concerning animals been performed in many societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  To appease their spirits 
B)  To have more animals created 
C)  To make animal meat edible 
D)  To kill dangerous animals 
E)  To transform people into animals 
A)  To appease their spirits 
B)  To have more animals created 
C)  To make animal meat edible 
D)  To kill dangerous animals 
E)  To transform people into animals

Question 5

In India, serpent spirits are called nagas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which religion played an important part in the early development of monotheism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Druidism 
D)  Zoroastrianism 
E)  Shinto 
A)  Christianity 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Druidism 
D)  Zoroastrianism 
E)  Shinto

Question 7

Which gods walk on the ground, sweat, get hungry, sleep, and are hungry in every way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angels 
B)  Demons 
C)  Spirits 
D)  Shamans 
E)  Avatars 
A)  Angels 
B)  Demons 
C)  Spirits 
D)  Shamans 
E)  Avatars

Question 8

What did Bronislaw Malinowski learn about the connection between dangerous endeavours and religious ritual?

Accepted Answer

Malinowski studied the Trobriand Islande

Question 9

Ancient Greek philosophers sought to understand the first principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following may be the oldest of the mystery religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neoplatonism 
B)  Brahminism 
C)  Eleusinian 
D)  Aristotelianism 
E)  Zoroastrianism 
A)  Neoplatonism 
B)  Brahminism 
C)  Eleusinian 
D)  Aristotelianism 
E)  Zoroastrianism

Question 11

What religion started with the monotheism of Moses and incorporated the avatar pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam 
B)  Mormonism 
C)  Zoroastrianism 
D)  Christianity 
E)  Shamanism 
A)  Islam 
B)  Mormonism 
C)  Zoroastrianism 
D)  Christianity 
E)  Shamanism

Question 12

Zarathustra (or Zoroaster) wrote a collection of poems to the wise lord known by what name?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yahweh 
B)  Great Spirit 
C)  Apollo 
D)  Ahura Mazda 
E)  Zeus Pater 
A)  Yahweh 
B)  Great Spirit 
C)  Apollo 
D)  Ahura Mazda 
E)  Zeus Pater

Question 13

Why are humans religious? Briefly identify three reasons mentioned in the text.

Accepted Answer

Religion seems to grow out of human expe

Question 14

Scripturalism first manifested itself in which tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rabbinic Judaism 
B)  Roman Catholicism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Protestant Christianity 
E)  Zionist Judaism 
A)  Rabbinic Judaism 
B)  Roman Catholicism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Protestant Christianity 
E)  Zionist Judaism

Question 15

What approach assumes that people from different religious traditions can effectively communicate important parts of their faith experience to others through mutual sharing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theological 
B)  Psychological 
C)  Empirical 
D)  Rational 
E)  Interfaith 
A)  Theological 
B)  Psychological 
C)  Empirical 
D)  Rational 
E)  Interfaith

Question 16

The Japanese Obon is a children's blessing

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Russell T. McCutcheon asserts that the academic study of religion is fundamentally what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theological 
B)  Sociological 
C)  Historical 
D)  Anthropological 
E)  Psychological 
A)  Theological 
B)  Sociological 
C)  Historical 
D)  Anthropological 
E)  Psychological

Question 18

What are some of the differences between the academic study of religion and theology?

Accepted Answer

The academic study of religion is fundam

Question 19

Explain what is an axis mundi? Provide two examples of an axis mundi?

Accepted Answer

Scholars call special kinds of places th

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of an avatar?

Accepted Answer

A)  He/she has a special, non-sexual conception. 
B)  He/she is a saviour figure. 
C)  His/her death represents a triumph over evil. 
D)  He/she takes a fully earthly form (human or animal). 
E)  He/she maintains his or her divine status on earth. 
A)  He/she has a special, non-sexual conception. 
B)  He/she is a saviour figure. 
C)  His/her death represents a triumph over evil. 
D)  He/she takes a fully earthly form (human or animal). 
E)  He/she maintains his or her divine status on earth.

What is the Energy God? Provide at least two examples to help explain.

Which term refers to those who place total authority in their scripture and read it as literal truth?

What did many ancient cultures believed about uninhabited areas?

For what reason, traditionally, have rituals concerning animals been performed in many societies?

In India, serpent spirits are called nagas.

Which religion played an important part in the early development of monotheism?

Which gods walk on the ground, sweat, get hungry, sleep, and are hungry in every way?

What did Bronislaw Malinowski learn about the connection between dangerous endeavours and religious ritual?

Ancient Greek philosophers sought to understand the first principle.

Which of the following may be the oldest of the mystery religions?

What religion started with the monotheism of Moses and incorporated the avatar pattern?

Zarathustra (or Zoroaster) wrote a collection of poems to the wise lord known by what name?

Why are humans religious? Briefly identify three reasons mentioned in the text.

Scripturalism first manifested itself in which tradition?

What approach assumes that people from different religious traditions can effectively communicate important parts of their faith experience to others through mutual sharing?

The Japanese Obon is a children's blessing

Russell T. McCutcheon asserts that the academic study of religion is fundamentally what?

What are some of the differences between the academic study of religion and theology?

Explain what is an axis mundi? Provide two examples of an axis mundi?

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of an avatar?

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Buddhist Traditions

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Exam 1: About Religion

What is the Energy God? Provide at least two examples to help explain.

Which term refers to those who place total authority in their scripture and read it as literal truth?

What did many ancient cultures believed about uninhabited areas?

For what reason, traditionally, have rituals concerning animals been performed in many societies?

In India, serpent spirits are called nagas.

Which religion played an important part in the early development of monotheism?

Which gods walk on the ground, sweat, get hungry, sleep, and are hungry in every way?

What did Bronislaw Malinowski learn about the connection between dangerous endeavours and religious ritual?

Ancient Greek philosophers sought to understand the first principle.

Which of the following may be the oldest of the mystery religions?

What religion started with the monotheism of Moses and incorporated the avatar pattern?

Zarathustra (or Zoroaster) wrote a collection of poems to the wise lord known by what name?

Why are humans religious? Briefly identify three reasons mentioned in the text.

Scripturalism first manifested itself in which tradition?

What approach assumes that people from different religious traditions can effectively communicate important parts of their faith experience to others through mutual sharing?

The Japanese Obon is a children's blessing

Russell T. McCutcheon asserts that the academic study of religion is fundamentally what?

What are some of the differences between the academic study of religion and theology?

Explain what is an axis mundi? Provide two examples of an axis mundi?

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of an avatar?

Indigenous Traditions

Religions of Late Antiquity

Jewish Traditions

Christian Traditions

Muslim Traditions

Hindu Traditions

Sikh Traditions

Jaina Traditions

Buddhist Traditions

Chinese and Korean Traditions

Japanese Traditions

New Religions and Movements

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