Question 1

Which branch of Islam is the largest in Iran?

Accepted Answer

Shiite

Question 2

Adherents to the Bahá'í faith have built Houses of Worship on every populated continent

Accepted Answer

A)  to demonstrate the global extent of the religion. 
B)  because of a religious taboo on crossing oceans. 
C)  to memorialize the missionary travels of its prophet. 
D)  to symbolize the five pillars of its faith. 
E)  all with entrances facing east. 
A)  to demonstrate the global extent of the religion. 
B)  because of a religious taboo on crossing oceans. 
C)  to memorialize the missionary travels of its prophet. 
D)  to symbolize the five pillars of its faith. 
E)  all with entrances facing east. A

Question 3

What are some of the differences in geographic origins between universalizing and ethnic religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Universalizing religions tend to have a precise hearth based on the life of an individual. 
B)  Ethnic religions tend to have very detailed and clear origins. 
C)  The hearths where the largest universalizing religions originated are all in Africa. 
D)  Ethnic religions tend to point to one individual as the founder. 
E)  Universalizing religions tend to be monotheistic while ethnic religions are not. 
A)  Universalizing religions tend to have a precise hearth based on the life of an individual. 
B)  Ethnic religions tend to have very detailed and clear origins. 
C)  The hearths where the largest universalizing religions originated are all in Africa. 
D)  Ethnic religions tend to point to one individual as the founder. 
E)  Universalizing religions tend to be monotheistic while ethnic religions are not. A

Question 4

Baptists are clustered in the ________ United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  northeastern 
B)  southeastern 
C)  southwestern 
D)  upper midwestern 
E)  Baptists are not spatially clustered. 
A)  northeastern 
B)  southeastern 
C)  southwestern 
D)  upper midwestern 
E)  Baptists are not spatially clustered.

Question 5

Of the following religious branches,which one has a single living authority who speaks for the entire branch?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern Orthodoxy 
B)  Theravada Buddhism 
C)  Shaktism 
D)  Roman Catholicism 
E)  Protestantism 
A)  Eastern Orthodoxy 
B)  Theravada Buddhism 
C)  Shaktism 
D)  Roman Catholicism 
E)  Protestantism

Question 6

The barrier between Israel and the West Bank

Accepted Answer

A)  has been ruled as illegal by both Israeli and international courts. 
B)  is welcomed by both sides. 
C)  represents the natural landscape feature of the Jordan River. 
D)  follows the previous border between Israel and Jordan. 
E)  is more than one thousand miles long. 
A)  has been ruled as illegal by both Israeli and international courts. 
B)  is welcomed by both sides. 
C)  represents the natural landscape feature of the Jordan River. 
D)  follows the previous border between Israel and Jordan. 
E)  is more than one thousand miles long.

Question 7

Which best describes how tensions and conflict may arise when universalizing and ethnic religions are in one geographic space?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnic religions worry that they may have too many new converts. 
B)  There may be a clash between languages that makes common worship difficult. 
C)  The new and established religions are both competing for converts. 
D)  There may be a clash between cultural values and beliefs that lead to conflict. 
E)  The adherents of the universalizing religion are always the minority and therefore highly discriminated against. 
A)  Ethnic religions worry that they may have too many new converts. 
B)  There may be a clash between languages that makes common worship difficult. 
C)  The new and established religions are both competing for converts. 
D)  There may be a clash between cultural values and beliefs that lead to conflict. 
E)  The adherents of the universalizing religion are always the minority and therefore highly discriminated against.

Question 8

Confucianism and Taoism share a cosmogony that

Accepted Answer

A)  the universe is made up of two forces, yin and yang. 
B)  the universe is made up of one dominant force. 
C)  God created the universe and people can serve God my making good use the created materials. 
D)  the creation and destruction of the universe is cyclic. 
E)  the universe has four aspects: light, darkness, life, and energy. 
A)  the universe is made up of two forces, yin and yang. 
B)  the universe is made up of one dominant force. 
C)  God created the universe and people can serve God my making good use the created materials. 
D)  the creation and destruction of the universe is cyclic. 
E)  the universe has four aspects: light, darkness, life, and energy.

Question 9

What is the world's largest ethnic religion? In what country do 97 percent of the adherents of this religion live?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The largest branch of Islam in Iran is

Accepted Answer

A)  Druze. 
B)  Eastern Orthodoxy. 
C)  Sikh. 
D)  Sunni. 
E)  Shiite. 
A)  Druze. 
B)  Eastern Orthodoxy. 
C)  Sikh. 
D)  Sunni. 
E)  Shiite.

Question 11

Religion is a particularly good example of the tension between globalization and local diversity because

Accepted Answer

A)  migrants leave their religion behind when they migrate to a new area. 
B)  many people follow more than one religion. 
C)  all religions are in competition to convert as many people as possible. 
D)  religion represents core cultural values and beliefs that may conflict with others. 
A)  migrants leave their religion behind when they migrate to a new area. 
B)  many people follow more than one religion. 
C)  all religions are in competition to convert as many people as possible. 
D)  religion represents core cultural values and beliefs that may conflict with others.

Question 12

Almost 90 percent of people in the Western Hemisphere claim adherence to

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity. 
B)  Roman Catholicism. 
C)  Protestantism. 
D)  Eastern Orthodoxy. 
E)  atheism. 
A)  Christianity. 
B)  Roman Catholicism. 
C)  Protestantism. 
D)  Eastern Orthodoxy. 
E)  atheism.

Question 13

Why is Hinduism not considered a universalizing religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  because it only has 900 million adherents 
B)  because it is primarily concentrated in one geographic region 
C)  It should be; the next edition of this book will classify it as a universal religion. 
D)  There are just too many sects in Hinduism to count it as a universal religion. 
E)  because the number of adherents are difficult to count 
A)  because it only has 900 million adherents 
B)  because it is primarily concentrated in one geographic region 
C)  It should be; the next edition of this book will classify it as a universal religion. 
D)  There are just too many sects in Hinduism to count it as a universal religion. 
E)  because the number of adherents are difficult to count

Question 14

Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  having a Roman Catholic majority 
B)  having a Protestant majority 
C)  location relative to the Equator 
D)  Ethnic religions make up the majority in one but not the other. 
A)  having a Roman Catholic majority 
B)  having a Protestant majority 
C)  location relative to the Equator 
D)  Ethnic religions make up the majority in one but not the other.

Question 16

Christianity diffused

Accepted Answer

A)  through migration diffusion. 
B)  through expansion diffusion. 
C)  through both migration and expansion diffusion. 
D)  entirely by missionaries. 
E)  entirely by hierarchical diffusion. 
A)  through migration diffusion. 
B)  through expansion diffusion. 
C)  through both migration and expansion diffusion. 
D)  entirely by missionaries. 
E)  entirely by hierarchical diffusion.

Question 17

Which is not an ethnic Asian religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhism 
B)  Confucianism 
C)  Shintoism 
D)  Daoism 
E)  Hinduism 
A)  Buddhism 
B)  Confucianism 
C)  Shintoism 
D)  Daoism 
E)  Hinduism

Question 18

The world's largest ethnic religion is

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucianism. 
B)  Daoism. 
C)  Hinduism. 
D)  Shintoism. 
E)  Islam. 
A)  Confucianism. 
B)  Daoism. 
C)  Hinduism. 
D)  Shintoism. 
E)  Islam.

Question 19

The Jewish calendar

Accepted Answer

A)  does not have a leap year. 
B)  has nineteen months. 
C)  is completely out of sync with the seasons. 
D)  is based on the lunar cycle. 
E)  features holidays based on the life and death of Jesus. 
A)  does not have a leap year. 
B)  has nineteen months. 
C)  is completely out of sync with the seasons. 
D)  is based on the lunar cycle. 
E)  features holidays based on the life and death of Jesus.

Question 20

Unlike other universalizing religions,Buddhism

Accepted Answer

A)  remained concentrated in one region of the world. 
B)  was not begun by an individual founder. 
C)  was founded in China. 
D)  worships more than one god. 
E)  diffused primarily by colonization. 
A)  remained concentrated in one region of the world. 
B)  was not begun by an individual founder. 
C)  was founded in China. 
D)  worships more than one god. 
E)  diffused primarily by colonization.

Which branch of Islam is the largest in Iran?

Adherents to the Bahá'í faith have built Houses of Worship on every populated continent

What are some of the differences in geographic origins between universalizing and ethnic religions?

Baptists are clustered in the ________ United States.

Of the following religious branches,which one has a single living authority who speaks for the entire branch?

The barrier between Israel and the West Bank

Which best describes how tensions and conflict may arise when universalizing and ethnic religions are in one geographic space?

Confucianism and Taoism share a cosmogony that

What is the world's largest ethnic religion? In what country do 97 percent of the adherents of this religion live?

The largest branch of Islam in Iran is

Religion is a particularly good example of the tension between globalization and local diversity because

Almost 90 percent of people in the Western Hemisphere claim adherence to

Why is Hinduism not considered a universalizing religion?

Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?

Christianity diffused

Which is not an ethnic Asian religion?

The world's largest ethnic religion is

The Jewish calendar

Unlike other universalizing religions,Buddhism

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Exam 6: Religions

Which branch of Islam is the largest in Iran?

Adherents to the Bahá'í faith have built Houses of Worship on every populated continent

What are some of the differences in geographic origins between universalizing and ethnic religions?

Baptists are clustered in the ________ United States.

Of the following religious branches,which one has a single living authority who speaks for the entire branch?

The barrier between Israel and the West Bank

Which best describes how tensions and conflict may arise when universalizing and ethnic religions are in one geographic space?

Confucianism and Taoism share a cosmogony that

What is the world's largest ethnic religion? In what country do 97 percent of the adherents of this religion live?

The largest branch of Islam in Iran is

Religion is a particularly good example of the tension between globalization and local diversity because

Almost 90 percent of people in the Western Hemisphere claim adherence to

Why is Hinduism not considered a universalizing religion?

Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?

Christianity diffused

Which is not an ethnic Asian religion?

The world's largest ethnic religion is

The Jewish calendar

Unlike other universalizing religions,Buddhism

This Is Geography

Population and Health

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Ethnicities

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resource Issues

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