Question 1

According to Weber,the Protestant ethic had wholly unexpected economic consequences.Where it took root,and where economic conditions were favorable:

Accepted Answer

A) religious revivals swept the countries 
B) early capitalism grew robustly 
C) road construction increased dramatically 
D) churches proliferated in the countryside 
E) churches proliferated in urban areas 
A) religious revivals swept the countries 
B) early capitalism grew robustly 
C) road construction increased dramatically 
D) churches proliferated in the countryside 
E) churches proliferated in urban areas

Question 2

Sociologists of religion are concerned with the truth of religion in general or of the value of any religious belief or practice in particular.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Even in urban settings,strictly enforced rules concerning dress,diet,prayer,and intimate contact with outsiders can separate members from the larger society.This is an example of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) cult 
B) sect 
C) charismatic 
D) ecclesia 
E) fundamentalist 
A) cult 
B) sect 
C) charismatic 
D) ecclesia 
E) fundamentalist

Question 4

Which theorist equated religion with a drug based on the argument that religion often tranquilizes the underprivileged into accepting their lot in life?

Accepted Answer

A) Emile Durkheim 
B) Max Weber 
C) Thomas Hobbes 
D) John Calvin 
E) Karl Marx 
A) Emile Durkheim 
B) Max Weber 
C) Thomas Hobbes 
D) John Calvin 
E) Karl Marx

Question 5

Religious organizations that are generally led by a charismatic person and tend to recruit members from only one segment of the stratification system are known as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of the five major religions is characterized by the lack of a charismatic leader who helped turn the religion into a world religion?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Judaism and Catholicism were considered rational religions for which two reasons?

Accepted Answer

The followers of Judaism and C

Question 8

Durkheim called objects that symbolize the sacred:

Accepted Answer

A) profanity 
B) collective effervescences 
C) rituals 
D) profane 
E) totems 
A) profanity 
B) collective effervescences 
C) rituals 
D) profane 
E) totems

Question 9

Followers of Protestant theologian John Calvin stressed the need to engage in intense worldly activity,to display industry,punctuality,and frugality in their everyday lives.Max Weber called these beliefs the:

Accepted Answer

A) the Protestant ethic 
B) the Puritan thesis 
C) the spirit of labour 
D) Protest ethics 
E) Shakerism 
A) the Protestant ethic 
B) the Puritan thesis 
C) the spirit of labour 
D) Protest ethics 
E) Shakerism

Question 10

Compare and contrast the secularization and revised secularization thesis.

Accepted Answer

The secularization thesis and the revise

Question 11

The way in which people practice religion:

Accepted Answer

A) takes only a few forms 
B) take only a few forms within a culture but many forms across cultures 
C) is essentially the same in every culture 
D) takes thousands of forms in a country like the United States 
E) if without form 
A) takes only a few forms 
B) take only a few forms within a culture but many forms across cultures 
C) is essentially the same in every culture 
D) takes thousands of forms in a country like the United States 
E) if without form

Question 12

When compared to other postindustrial countries,the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A) one of the least religious 
B) one of the most religious 
C) about as religious as most other postindustrial countries 
D) one of the most secular 
A) one of the least religious 
B) one of the most religious 
C) about as religious as most other postindustrial countries 
D) one of the most secular

Question 13

What kind of religious organizations integrate themselves into the mainstream by recruiting members from all classes of society?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Based on an analysis of data from the General Social Survey,who attends religious services most frequently?

Accepted Answer

A) older people 
B) younger people 
C) middle-aged people 
D) men 
E) women 
A) older people 
B) younger people 
C) middle-aged people 
D) men 
E) women

Question 15

Which type of religious organizations interprets their scriptures literally,and seeks to establish a direct personal relationship with their higher beings?

Accepted Answer

A) orthodox religious organizations 
B) liberation organizations 
C) fundamentalists 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) orthodox religious organizations 
B) liberation organizations 
C) fundamentalists 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 16

Churches that are pluralistic,allow diversity,and are tolerant of nonmembers are ____?

Accepted Answer

A) sectarian 
B) ecclesiastical 
C) denominational 
D) multicultural 
E) relativistic 
A) sectarian 
B) ecclesiastical 
C) denominational 
D) multicultural 
E) relativistic

Question 17

The percentage of Americans who reported that religion is important in their lives fell from 75 per cent in the middle of the 20th century to around 50 per cent at century's end.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following are measures of religiosity?

Accepted Answer

A) strength of religious beliefs 
B) emotional attachment to a religion 
C) knowledge about a religion 
D) frequency of performing religious rituals and applying religious principles in daily life 
E) all of these choices 
A) strength of religious beliefs 
B) emotional attachment to a religion 
C) knowledge about a religion 
D) frequency of performing religious rituals and applying religious principles in daily life 
E) all of these choices

Question 19

Construct your own question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and the answer.

Accepted Answer

One possible question drawing on relevan

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of the categories into which sociologists divide religious groups?

Accepted Answer

A) churches 
B) sects 
C) cults 
D) denominations 
E) none of these choices,i.e.,they are all categories into which sociologists divide religious groups 
A) churches 
B) sects 
C) cults 
D) denominations 
E) none of these choices,i.e.,they are all categories into which sociologists divide religious groups

Exam 16: Religion

According to Weber,the Protestant ethic had wholly unexpected economic consequences.Where it took root,and where economic conditions were favorable:

Sociologists of religion are concerned with the truth of religion in general or of the value of any religious belief or practice in particular.

Even in urban settings,strictly enforced rules concerning dress,diet,prayer,and intimate contact with outsiders can separate members from the larger society.This is an example of a(n):

Which theorist equated religion with a drug based on the argument that religion often tranquilizes the underprivileged into accepting their lot in life?

Religious organizations that are generally led by a charismatic person and tend to recruit members from only one segment of the stratification system are known as:

Which of the five major religions is characterized by the lack of a charismatic leader who helped turn the religion into a world religion?

Judaism and Catholicism were considered rational religions for which two reasons?

Durkheim called objects that symbolize the sacred:

Followers of Protestant theologian John Calvin stressed the need to engage in intense worldly activity,to display industry,punctuality,and frugality in their everyday lives.Max Weber called these beliefs the:

Compare and contrast the secularization and revised secularization thesis.

The way in which people practice religion:

When compared to other postindustrial countries,the United States is:

What kind of religious organizations integrate themselves into the mainstream by recruiting members from all classes of society?

Based on an analysis of data from the General Social Survey,who attends religious services most frequently?

Which type of religious organizations interprets their scriptures literally,and seeks to establish a direct personal relationship with their higher beings?

Churches that are pluralistic,allow diversity,and are tolerant of nonmembers are ____?

The percentage of Americans who reported that religion is important in their lives fell from 75 per cent in the middle of the 20th century to around 50 per cent at century's end.

Which of the following are measures of religiosity?

Construct your own question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and the answer.

Which of the following is NOT one of the categories into which sociologists divide religious groups?

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