Question 1

What are cults?

Accepted Answer

Cults are small groups of people deeply committed to a religious vision that rejects mainstream culture and society.

Question 2

Brym and Lie regard Confucianism as:

Accepted Answer

A) one of the major world religions. 
B) a formal institutionalized religion. 
C) as a worldview or a philosophy of life. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) one of the major world religions. 
B) a formal institutionalized religion. 
C) as a worldview or a philosophy of life. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. C

Question 3

What type of religious organization in the United States today recruits nearly all its members from among the college educated and seeks converts almost exclusively on college campuses?

Accepted Answer

A) churches 
B) sects 
C) cults 
D) denominations 
E) ecclesia 
A) churches 
B) sects 
C) cults 
D) denominations 
E) ecclesia C

Question 4

What are fundamentalists?

Accepted Answer

Fundamentalists interpret thei

Question 5

When people live together they come to share common sentiments and values,which Durkheim called:

Accepted Answer

A) the collective conscience 
B) collective effervescence 
C) the sacred 
D) the profane 
E) totems 
A) the collective conscience 
B) collective effervescence 
C) the sacred 
D) the profane 
E) totems

Question 6

Critics of Durkheim's analysis of religion base their criticisms on the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A) it overemphasizes religion's role in maintaining the religious order 
B) it underemphasizes religion's role in maintaining religious order 
C) it underemphasizes religion's role in maintaining social cohesion 
D) religion may increase social inequality while it increases social cohesion 
E) religious development usually decreases social inequality 
A) it overemphasizes religion's role in maintaining the religious order 
B) it underemphasizes religion's role in maintaining religious order 
C) it underemphasizes religion's role in maintaining social cohesion 
D) religion may increase social inequality while it increases social cohesion 
E) religious development usually decreases social inequality

Question 7

Explain the Super Bowl using Durkheim's ideas about religion and religious practice.

Accepted Answer

Durkheim's ideas about religion and reli

Question 8

Most of the five major religions are major in the sense that:

Accepted Answer

A) they have had a big impact on world history. 
B) they are seen more as a worldview than a religion. 
C) they have had overwhelmingly positive effects on society. 
D) they control the lives of millions of individuals. 
E) all of the above. 
A) they have had a big impact on world history. 
B) they are seen more as a worldview than a religion. 
C) they have had overwhelmingly positive effects on society. 
D) they control the lives of millions of individuals. 
E) all of the above.

Question 9

In 2000,in a General Social Survey,____ of respondents said they had NO doubt that God exists.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 per cent 
B) 35 per cent 
C) 41 per cent 
D) 51 per cent 
E) 66 per cent 
A) 20 per cent 
B) 35 per cent 
C) 41 per cent 
D) 51 per cent 
E) 66 per cent

Question 10

Among the various groups that denounced the film and book,Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001,conservative Protestants made which of the following claim (s)?

Accepted Answer

A) The film and book glorifies witchcraft. 
B) The film and book made evil look innocent. 
C) The film and book subtly draws children into an unhealthy interest in a darker working that is occultic and dangerous to physical,psychological and spiritual life. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) The film and book glorifies witchcraft. 
B) The film and book made evil look innocent. 
C) The film and book subtly draws children into an unhealthy interest in a darker working that is occultic and dangerous to physical,psychological and spiritual life. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 11

Since the 1960s,fundamentalist religious organizations have rapidly increased their membership:

Accepted Answer

A) especially among Catholics 
B) especially among Lutherans 
C) especially among the working class 
D) especially among Protestants 
A) especially among Catholics 
B) especially among Lutherans 
C) especially among the working class 
D) especially among Protestants

Question 12

In the 1950s and 1960s,black churches formed the breeding ground of:

Accepted Answer

A) fundamentalism. 
B) secularization. 
C) religious revivalism. 
D) the Civil Rights movement. 
E) American Civil Liberties Union. 
A) fundamentalism. 
B) secularization. 
C) religious revivalism. 
D) the Civil Rights movement. 
E) American Civil Liberties Union.

Question 13

What are state-supported churches called?

Accepted Answer

A) sects 
B) ecclesia 
C) denominations 
D) synagogues 
E) temples 
A) sects 
B) ecclesia 
C) denominations 
D) synagogues 
E) temples

Question 14

According to data from the General Social Survey,church attendance is ____ among African Americans than European Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) higher 
B) lower 
C) the same 
D) sometimes higher,sometimes lower 
A) higher 
B) lower 
C) the same 
D) sometimes higher,sometimes lower

Question 15

What is a collective conscience?

Accepted Answer

A) Common sentiments and values that people share as a result of living together. 
B) A feeling of guilt that emerges in the presence of a collective. 
C) A transcendence of social influences in order to be closer to one's religion. 
D) The shaming of an individual by a social group in an attempt to sanction. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Common sentiments and values that people share as a result of living together. 
B) A feeling of guilt that emerges in the presence of a collective. 
C) A transcendence of social influences in order to be closer to one's religion. 
D) The shaming of an individual by a social group in an attempt to sanction. 
E) None of the above.

Question 16

Who called religion "the opium of the people"?

Accepted Answer

A) Durkheim 
B) Marx 
C) Weber 
D) Brym 
E) Bellah 
A) Durkheim 
B) Marx 
C) Weber 
D) Brym 
E) Bellah

Question 17

Weber proved the usefulness of an exclusively economic interpretation of the development of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which is NOT true of Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

A) Hinduism teaches reincarnation. 
B) Hindus believe in many gods. 
C) Hinduism bears the stamp of many other religions. 
D) Hinduism developed into a system of rituals and sacrifices. 
E) none of these choices.They are all true. 
A) Hinduism teaches reincarnation. 
B) Hindus believe in many gods. 
C) Hinduism bears the stamp of many other religions. 
D) Hinduism developed into a system of rituals and sacrifices. 
E) none of these choices.They are all true.

Question 19

What is a church?

Accepted Answer

A church is a bureaucratic rel

Question 20

Compare and contrast churches,sects,and cults.

Accepted Answer

Churches, sects, and cults are all relig

Exam 16: Religion

What are cults?

Brym and Lie regard Confucianism as:

What type of religious organization in the United States today recruits nearly all its members from among the college educated and seeks converts almost exclusively on college campuses?

What are fundamentalists?

When people live together they come to share common sentiments and values,which Durkheim called:

Critics of Durkheim's analysis of religion base their criticisms on the fact that:

Explain the Super Bowl using Durkheim's ideas about religion and religious practice.

Most of the five major religions are major in the sense that:

In 2000,in a General Social Survey,____ of respondents said they had NO doubt that God exists.

Among the various groups that denounced the film and book,Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001,conservative Protestants made which of the following claim (s)?

Since the 1960s,fundamentalist religious organizations have rapidly increased their membership:

In the 1950s and 1960s,black churches formed the breeding ground of:

What are state-supported churches called?

According to data from the General Social Survey,church attendance is ____ among African Americans than European Americans.

What is a collective conscience?

Who called religion "the opium of the people"?

Weber proved the usefulness of an exclusively economic interpretation of the development of capitalism.

Which is NOT true of Hinduism?

What is a church?

Compare and contrast churches,sects,and cults.

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