Question 1

Confucianism and Daoism share a belief in

Accepted Answer

A)  silent meditation. 
B)  the balance of yin and yang. 
C)  correct behavior. 
D)  multiple gods. 
E)  the agricultural calendar. 
A)  silent meditation. 
B)  the balance of yin and yang. 
C)  correct behavior. 
D)  multiple gods. 
E)  the agricultural calendar.

Question 2

How do different religions incorporate natural features into their cosmogony?

Accepted Answer

Different religions incorporate natural

Question 3

Muslims are clustered in

Accepted Answer

A)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
B)  South America. 
C)  eastern Europe. 
D)  eastern Asia. 
E)  north Africa and southwest Asia. 
A)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
B)  South America. 
C)  eastern Europe. 
D)  eastern Asia. 
E)  north Africa and southwest Asia.

Question 4

Which is a branch of Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Druze 
B)  Eastern Orthodox 
C)  Shiite 
D)  Theravadist 
E)  Judaism 
A)  Druze 
B)  Eastern Orthodox 
C)  Shiite 
D)  Theravadist 
E)  Judaism

Question 5

The Baptist church is considered highly ________ because the churches are organized into self-governing congregations.Lutherans on the other hand,have a more ________ structure somewhat comparable to the Roman Catholic Church.

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomous, hierarchical 
B)  hierarchical, autonomous 
C)  organized, relaxed 
D)  hierarchical, centralized 
E)  autonomous, centralized 
A)  autonomous, hierarchical 
B)  hierarchical, autonomous 
C)  organized, relaxed 
D)  hierarchical, centralized 
E)  autonomous, centralized

Question 6

Eastern Orthodoxy is an example of a Christian

Accepted Answer

A)  branch. 
B)  denomination. 
C)  religion. 
D)  sect. 
E)  family. 
A)  branch. 
B)  denomination. 
C)  religion. 
D)  sect. 
E)  family.

Question 7

Islam

Accepted Answer

A)  is widely and evenly distributed around the world. 
B)  is the predominant religions of East Asia. 
C)  can count most of their adherents as Shiites. 
D)  has more adherents in Indonesia than any other country. 
E)  has more adherents than Christianity. 
A)  is widely and evenly distributed around the world. 
B)  is the predominant religions of East Asia. 
C)  can count most of their adherents as Shiites. 
D)  has more adherents in Indonesia than any other country. 
E)  has more adherents than Christianity.

Question 8

Hindus generally prefer

Accepted Answer

A)  burial near a temple of their choice. 
B)  burial in a natural setting such as a field or forest. 
C)  cremation rather than burial. 
D)  burial with their heads facing north. 
E)  burial at sea. 
A)  burial near a temple of their choice. 
B)  burial in a natural setting such as a field or forest. 
C)  cremation rather than burial. 
D)  burial with their heads facing north. 
E)  burial at sea.

Question 9

The territory of Israel has generally ________ since its formation in 1947.

Accepted Answer

A)  grown 
B)  shrunk 
C)  remained constant 
D)  grown, with the exception of the Sinai Peninsula, 
E)  shrunk, with the exception of the Gaza Strip, 
A)  grown 
B)  shrunk 
C)  remained constant 
D)  grown, with the exception of the Sinai Peninsula, 
E)  shrunk, with the exception of the Gaza Strip,

Question 10

The three major universalizing religions have adherents that represent

Accepted Answer

A)  about 1/4 of the global population. 
B)  more than 1/2 of the global population, but less than 2/3. 
C)  more than 3/4 of the global population, but less than 9/10. 
D)  more than 9/10 of the global population. 
E)  less than 1/4 of the global population. 
A)  about 1/4 of the global population. 
B)  more than 1/2 of the global population, but less than 2/3. 
C)  more than 3/4 of the global population, but less than 9/10. 
D)  more than 9/10 of the global population. 
E)  less than 1/4 of the global population.

Question 11

Starting with a universalizing religion,the order of divisions are

Accepted Answer

A)  branch, sect, denomination. 
B)  sect, branch, denomination. 
C)  division, branch, sect. 
D)  branch, denomination, sect. 
E)  denomination, sub-division, sect. 
A)  branch, sect, denomination. 
B)  sect, branch, denomination. 
C)  division, branch, sect. 
D)  branch, denomination, sect. 
E)  denomination, sub-division, sect.

Question 12

Most Europeans adhere to which of the three major universalizing religions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most Europeans adhere to which of the...

Question 13

The Jewish calendar is based on the ________ cycle and must add an extra ________ periodically to keep in step with the agricultural calendar.

Accepted Answer

A)  solar, month 
B)  solar, day 
C)  lunar, month 
D)  lunar, year 
E)  agricultural cycle, week 
A)  solar, month 
B)  solar, day 
C)  lunar, month 
D)  lunar, year 
E)  agricultural cycle, week

Question 14

Ethnic religions generally have in common

Accepted Answer

A)  some historical person who founded the religion. 
B)  unknown or unclear origins. 
C)  multiple deities. 
D)  a lack of any holy books. 
E)  precise places of origin. 
A)  some historical person who founded the religion. 
B)  unknown or unclear origins. 
C)  multiple deities. 
D)  a lack of any holy books. 
E)  precise places of origin.

Question 15

The agricultural calendar is relatively unimportant to which type of religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  animist 
B)  ethnic 
C)  pagan 
D)  universalizing 
E)  All of the above 
A)  animist 
B)  ethnic 
C)  pagan 
D)  universalizing 
E)  All of the above

Question 16

Christianity diffused hierarchically through

Accepted Answer

A)  the travels of missionaries. 
B)  the conversion of Emperor Constantine. 
C)  daily contact between believers and nonbelievers. 
D)  diffusion through India to Indonesia. 
E)  merchants traveling to China in the first century. 
A)  the travels of missionaries. 
B)  the conversion of Emperor Constantine. 
C)  daily contact between believers and nonbelievers. 
D)  diffusion through India to Indonesia. 
E)  merchants traveling to China in the first century.

Question 17

Which is not true about Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A)  has three main branches: Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana 
B)  practiced today mostly in India 
C)  clustered primarily in East Asia and Southeast Asia 
D)  Most Chinese adherents belong to the Mahayana branch. 
E)  Most Cambodian adherents belong to the Theravada branch. 
A)  has three main branches: Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana 
B)  practiced today mostly in India 
C)  clustered primarily in East Asia and Southeast Asia 
D)  Most Chinese adherents belong to the Mahayana branch. 
E)  Most Cambodian adherents belong to the Theravada branch.

Question 18

Name the two main branches of Islam.

Accepted Answer

Sunni; Shi

Question 19

Lutheranism is an example of a Christian

Accepted Answer

A)  branch. 
B)  denomination. 
C)  religion. 
D)  sect. 
E)  family. 
A)  branch. 
B)  denomination. 
C)  religion. 
D)  sect. 
E)  family.

Question 20

Compare and contrast primal-indigenous religions and animism.

Accepted Answer

Primal-indigenous religions and animism

Confucianism and Daoism share a belief in

How do different religions incorporate natural features into their cosmogony?

Muslims are clustered in

Which is a branch of Christianity?

The Baptist church is considered highly because the churches are organized into self-governing congregations.Lutherans on the other hand,have a more structure somewhat comparable to the Roman Catholic Church.

Eastern Orthodoxy is an example of a Christian

Islam

Hindus generally prefer

The territory of Israel has generally ________ since its formation in 1947.

The three major universalizing religions have adherents that represent

Starting with a universalizing religion,the order of divisions are

Most Europeans adhere to which of the three major universalizing religions?

The Jewish calendar is based on the cycle and must add an extra periodically to keep in step with the agricultural calendar.

Ethnic religions generally have in common

The agricultural calendar is relatively unimportant to which type of religions?

Christianity diffused hierarchically through

Which is not true about Buddhism?

Name the two main branches of Islam.

Lutheranism is an example of a Christian

Compare and contrast primal-indigenous religions and animism.

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Confucianism and Daoism share a belief in

How do different religions incorporate natural features into their cosmogony?

Muslims are clustered in

Which is a branch of Christianity?

The Baptist church is considered highly ________ because the churches are organized into self-governing congregations.Lutherans on the other hand,have a more ________ structure somewhat comparable to the Roman Catholic Church.

Eastern Orthodoxy is an example of a Christian

Islam

Hindus generally prefer

The territory of Israel has generally ________ since its formation in 1947.

The three major universalizing religions have adherents that represent

Starting with a universalizing religion,the order of divisions are

Most Europeans adhere to which of the three major universalizing religions?

The Jewish calendar is based on the ________ cycle and must add an extra ________ periodically to keep in step with the agricultural calendar.

Ethnic religions generally have in common

The agricultural calendar is relatively unimportant to which type of religions?

Christianity diffused hierarchically through

Which is not true about Buddhism?

Name the two main branches of Islam.

Lutheranism is an example of a Christian

Compare and contrast primal-indigenous religions and animism.

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

Filters

The Baptist church is considered highly because the churches are organized into self-governing congregations.Lutherans on the other hand,have a more structure somewhat comparable to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Jewish calendar is based on the cycle and must add an extra periodically to keep in step with the agricultural calendar.