Question 1

Palestinians include all but which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  residents of refugee camps surrounding Israel 
B)  residents of territories occupied by Israel 
C)  citizens of other states calling themselves Palestinians 
D)  Jewish citizens of Israel 
E)  Muslim citizens of Israel 
A)  residents of refugee camps surrounding Israel 
B)  residents of territories occupied by Israel 
C)  citizens of other states calling themselves Palestinians 
D)  Jewish citizens of Israel 
E)  Muslim citizens of Israel

Question 2

Israel has controlled all of Jerusalem since

Accepted Answer

A)  partition of Palestine by the United Nations in 1947. 
B)  the withdrawal of British rule in 1948. 
C)  the Arab-Israeli armistice of 1949. 
D)  the Six-Day War in 1967. 
E)  the Egyptian and Israeli peace treaty of 1979. 
A)  partition of Palestine by the United Nations in 1947. 
B)  the withdrawal of British rule in 1948. 
C)  the Arab-Israeli armistice of 1949. 
D)  the Six-Day War in 1967. 
E)  the Egyptian and Israeli peace treaty of 1979.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Do you believe there is a workable solution to the territorial claims of the Palestinians and Israelis? What approach would you take if you were asked to serve as an arbitrator between these two countries?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which Christian denomination is known for an ornate,Byzantine style of church?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jehovah's Witness 
B)  Protestant 
C)  Catholic 
D)  Eastern Orthodox 
E)  Latter Day Saints 
A)  Jehovah's Witness 
B)  Protestant 
C)  Catholic 
D)  Eastern Orthodox 
E)  Latter Day Saints

Question 6

For many people on Earth,religion serves as a source of

Accepted Answer

A)  key values and beliefs. 
B)  ethnic identification. 
C)  material culture. 
D)  literary tradition. 
E)  popular culture. 
A)  key values and beliefs. 
B)  ethnic identification. 
C)  material culture. 
D)  literary tradition. 
E)  popular culture.

Question 7

Compare the impact of Christianity and Islam on the landscape,especially their holy sites.

Accepted Answer

The impact of Christianity and Islam on

Question 8

The largest religious affiliation in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman Catholic. 
B)  Evangelical Protestant. 
C)  Mormon. 
D)  Mainline Protestant. 
E)  Historically Black Protestant. 
A)  Roman Catholic. 
B)  Evangelical Protestant. 
C)  Mormon. 
D)  Mainline Protestant. 
E)  Historically Black Protestant.

Question 9

Lutherans are clustered in the ________ United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  northeastern 
B)  southern 
C)  southwestern 
D)  upper midwestern 
E)  northwestern 
A)  northeastern 
B)  southern 
C)  southwestern 
D)  upper midwestern 
E)  northwestern

Question 10

What major universalizing religion originated in present-day India?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Christianity first diffused from its hearth through

Accepted Answer

A)  contagious diffusion. 
B)  hierarchical diffusion. 
C)  relocation diffusion. 
D)  expansion diffusion. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  contagious diffusion. 
B)  hierarchical diffusion. 
C)  relocation diffusion. 
D)  expansion diffusion. 
E)  All of the above

Question 12

The widely dispersed Jews observe holidays based on the ________ calendar as a way to connect with the ethnic roots of their religion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gregorian 
B)  Jewish 
C)  Julian 
D)  Hebrew 
E)  agricultural 
A)  Gregorian 
B)  Jewish 
C)  Julian 
D)  Hebrew 
E)  agricultural

Question 13

Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult religious conflict to resolve because

Accepted Answer

A)  sacred sites to Jews and Muslims are literally built one on top the other. 
B)  the population of Jerusalem is majority Christian but surrounded by majority Jewish and Muslim populations on either side. 
C)  the Israeli government has separated the most sacred sites with a massive concrete wall. 
D)  Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. 
E)  Jews and Muslims have never co-existed peacefully. 
A)  sacred sites to Jews and Muslims are literally built one on top the other. 
B)  the population of Jerusalem is majority Christian but surrounded by majority Jewish and Muslim populations on either side. 
C)  the Israeli government has separated the most sacred sites with a massive concrete wall. 
D)  Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. 
E)  Jews and Muslims have never co-existed peacefully.

Question 14

Mahayanists,in contrast to Theravadists,emphasize Buddha's

Accepted Answer

A)  life of self-help. 
B)  compassion. 
C)  renouncing of worldly goods. 
D)  wisdom. 
E)  practice of meditation. 
A)  life of self-help. 
B)  compassion. 
C)  renouncing of worldly goods. 
D)  wisdom. 
E)  practice of meditation.

Question 15

An ethnic religion is

Accepted Answer

A)  based on only one language. 
B)  appealing mostly to one group of people in one place. 
C)  based on belief in one particular spiritual leader. 
D)  younger than a universalizing religion. 
A)  based on only one language. 
B)  appealing mostly to one group of people in one place. 
C)  based on belief in one particular spiritual leader. 
D)  younger than a universalizing religion.

Question 16

The United Nations partition plan dividing Palestine placed Jerusalem under

Accepted Answer

A)  a British Mandate. 
B)  Palestinian administration. 
C)  Israeli administration. 
D)  divided administration. 
E)  United Nations administration. 
A)  a British Mandate. 
B)  Palestinian administration. 
C)  Israeli administration. 
D)  divided administration. 
E)  United Nations administration.

Question 17

The belief in the existence of only one god is

Accepted Answer

A)  animism. 
B)  cosmogony. 
C)  monotheism. 
D)  polytheism. 
E)  pagan. 
A)  animism. 
B)  cosmogony. 
C)  monotheism. 
D)  polytheism. 
E)  pagan.

Question 18

Animists believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  people should complete God's creation of the Earth. 
B)  inanimate objects and natural events have spirits. 
C)  people should make complete use of the Earth's resources. 
D)  natural disasters are preventable. 
E)  enlightenment can be achieved by all people. 
A)  people should complete God's creation of the Earth. 
B)  inanimate objects and natural events have spirits. 
C)  people should make complete use of the Earth's resources. 
D)  natural disasters are preventable. 
E)  enlightenment can be achieved by all people.

Question 19

Christianity diffused contagiously 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 20

Beliefs concerning the origin of the universe are

Accepted Answer

A)  animism. 
B)  cosmogony. 
C)  monotheism. 
D)  astronomy. 
E)  polytheism. 
A)  animism. 
B)  cosmogony. 
C)  monotheism. 
D)  astronomy. 
E)  polytheism.

Palestinians include all but which of the following groups?

Israel has controlled all of Jerusalem since

Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?

Do you believe there is a workable solution to the territorial claims of the Palestinians and Israelis? What approach would you take if you were asked to serve as an arbitrator between these two countries?

Which Christian denomination is known for an ornate,Byzantine style of church?

For many people on Earth,religion serves as a source of

Compare the impact of Christianity and Islam on the landscape,especially their holy sites.

The largest religious affiliation in the United States is

Lutherans are clustered in the ________ United States.

What major universalizing religion originated in present-day India?

Christianity first diffused from its hearth through

The widely dispersed Jews observe holidays based on the ________ calendar as a way to connect with the ethnic roots of their religion.

Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult religious conflict to resolve because

Mahayanists,in contrast to Theravadists,emphasize Buddha's

An ethnic religion is

The United Nations partition plan dividing Palestine placed Jerusalem under

The belief in the existence of only one god is

Animists believe that

Christianity diffused contagiously through

Beliefs concerning the origin of the universe are

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Exam 6: Religions

Palestinians include all but which of the following groups?

Israel has controlled all of Jerusalem since

Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?

Do you believe there is a workable solution to the territorial claims of the Palestinians and Israelis? What approach would you take if you were asked to serve as an arbitrator between these two countries?

Which Christian denomination is known for an ornate,Byzantine style of church?

For many people on Earth,religion serves as a source of

Compare the impact of Christianity and Islam on the landscape,especially their holy sites.

The largest religious affiliation in the United States is

Lutherans are clustered in the ________ United States.

What major universalizing religion originated in present-day India?

Christianity first diffused from its hearth through

The widely dispersed Jews observe holidays based on the ________ calendar as a way to connect with the ethnic roots of their religion.

Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult religious conflict to resolve because

Mahayanists,in contrast to Theravadists,emphasize Buddha's

An ethnic religion is

The United Nations partition plan dividing Palestine placed Jerusalem under

The belief in the existence of only one god is

Animists believe that

Christianity diffused contagiously through

Beliefs concerning the origin of the universe are

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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