Question 1

In 2009 more than one-half of Canadians aged 15-29 indicated that they had no religious affiliations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In Durkheimian terms,what is the Vancouver Canucks' logo?

Accepted Answer

A)  a ritual 
B)  a totem 
C)  a sacrament 
D)  a routinization of charisma 
A)  a ritual 
B)  a totem 
C)  a sacrament 
D)  a routinization of charisma

Question 3

Astrid is a member of the largest religious group in Canada today.Which religious group is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  the United Church 
B)  the Roman Catholic Church 
C)  the Jewish Congress 
D)  the Sunni Muslims 
A)  the United Church 
B)  the Roman Catholic Church 
C)  the Jewish Congress 
D)  the Sunni Muslims

Question 4

What term would Durkheim use to describe what people are in touch with when they transcend everyday life in a sharing of experiences and values with a larger group of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  the collective unconscious 
B)  false consciousness 
C)  collective conscience 
D)  totem creation 
A)  the collective unconscious 
B)  false consciousness 
C)  collective conscience 
D)  totem creation

Question 5

Darius points out to his friends that every major religion has been involved in wars.Which theory is contradicted by this fact?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  feminism 
D)  Marxism 
A)  functionalism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  feminism 
D)  Marxism

Question 6

Following confession at church,Edna is given a small cup of grape juice to sip from.What would Durkheim consider her juice 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 7

What is a civil religion?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is a civil religion?...

Question 8

Karl Marx believed that religion is the "opium of the people" because it tranquilizes the working class into accepting their lot in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was one effect of the differentiation of worldly institutions like education from religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It made religion more applicable to the non-spiritual aspects of people's lives. 
B)  It caused people to look to other places for moral guidance. 
C)  It caused people to look increasingly at religion for moral guidance. 
D)  It encouraged people to remain closer to strict interpretations of religious beliefs. 
A)  It made religion more applicable to the non-spiritual aspects of people's lives. 
B)  It caused people to look to other places for moral guidance. 
C)  It caused people to look increasingly at religion for moral guidance. 
D)  It encouraged people to remain closer to strict interpretations of religious beliefs.

Question 10

Outline Max Weber's analysis of the Protestant ethic.

Accepted Answer

Max Weber's analysis of the Protestant e

Question 11

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 12

Which of the following best reflects a key similarity across the world's great religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not develop from charismatic personalities. 
B)  They are similar to Weber's idea of bureaucracy. 
C)  They preach the inevitability of social inequality. 
D)  They all have versions of the Protestant ethic in their teachings. 
A)  They did not develop from charismatic personalities. 
B)  They are similar to Weber's idea of bureaucracy. 
C)  They preach the inevitability of social inequality. 
D)  They all have versions of the Protestant ethic in their teachings.

Question 13

Among the religious,which of the following groups is most likely to report an increase in participation today?

Accepted Answer

A)  members of the United Church 
B)  Unitarian Universalists 
C)  Metropolitan Community Church members 
D)  Evangelical Christians 
A)  members of the United Church 
B)  Unitarian Universalists 
C)  Metropolitan Community Church members 
D)  Evangelical Christians

Question 14

George tells his mother that religious activities should be more widely available for people who demand them.Which model does his statement illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the market model 
B)  the sect model 
C)  the institution model 
D)  the ritual model 
A)  the market model 
B)  the sect model 
C)  the institution model 
D)  the ritual model

Question 15

Compare and contrast the positions of Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx on the nature and consequences of religious practice.

Accepted Answer

Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx had differi

Question 16

Manitobans Lars and Ingrid are practising Lutherans.What do they belong to?

Accepted Answer

A)  a denomination 
B)  an ecclesia 
C)  a cult 
D)  a sect 
A)  a denomination 
B)  an ecclesia 
C)  a cult 
D)  a sect

Question 17

What is the collective conscience?

Accepted Answer

The concept of collective conscience ref

Question 18

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 19

Bobbi argues that religions today are nothing but suppliers of various services.She points to the counselling and social networking that many churches offer as proof of her views.Which model are her views central to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ritual model 
B)  the sect model 
C)  the institution model 
D)  the market model 
A)  the ritual model 
B)  the sect model 
C)  the institution model 
D)  the market model

Question 20

Janna belongs to a religion that is state sponsored.According to the textbook,which religion does she practise?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Falun Gong 
A)  Christianity 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Falun Gong

Exam 16: Religion

In 2009 more than one-half of Canadians aged 15-29 indicated that they had no religious affiliations.

In Durkheimian terms,what is the Vancouver Canucks' logo?

Astrid is a member of the largest religious group in Canada today.Which religious group is it?

What term would Durkheim use to describe what people are in touch with when they transcend everyday life in a sharing of experiences and values with a larger group of people?

Darius points out to his friends that every major religion has been involved in wars.Which theory is contradicted by this fact?

Following confession at church,Edna is given a small cup of grape juice to sip from.What would Durkheim consider her juice to be an example of?

What is a civil religion?

Karl Marx believed that religion is the "opium of the people" because it tranquilizes the working class into accepting their lot in life.

What was one effect of the differentiation of worldly institutions like education from religion?

Outline Max Weber's analysis of the Protestant ethic.

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

Which of the following best reflects a key similarity across the world's great religions?

Among the religious,which of the following groups is most likely to report an increase in participation today?

George tells his mother that religious activities should be more widely available for people who demand them.Which model does his statement illustrate?

Compare and contrast the positions of Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx on the nature and consequences of religious practice.

Manitobans Lars and Ingrid are practising Lutherans.What do they belong to?

What is the collective conscience?

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

Bobbi argues that religions today are nothing but suppliers of various services.She points to the counselling and social networking that many churches offer as proof of her views.Which model are her views central to?

Janna belongs to a religion that is state sponsored.According to the textbook,which religion does she practise?

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