Question 1

A church is a type of social organization that is well integrated into the larger society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following concepts was used by Emile Durkheim to refer to an object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred?

Accepted Answer

A) totem 
B) icon 
C) profanity 
D) symbol 
A) totem 
B) icon 
C) profanity 
D) symbol

Question 3

A totem is any object defined by members of a society as profane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The concept "karma" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the Christian belief in salvation. 
B) the Hindu belief in the progress of the human soul. 
C) the Muslim desire to do God's will. 
D) the first five books of the Jewish Bible. 
A) the Christian belief in salvation. 
B) the Hindu belief in the progress of the human soul. 
C) the Muslim desire to do God's will. 
D) the first five books of the Jewish Bible.

Question 5

"Seekers" who pursue "New Age" spirituality believe that everything and everyone is connected by a divine force or plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following would you expect to be the least stable type of religious organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) cult 
B) church 
C) denomination 
D) state church 
A) cult 
B) church 
C) denomination 
D) state church

Question 7

To Muslims,Muhammad was not a divine being but Allah's messenger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Karl Marx believed that religion

Accepted Answer

A) focuses life on the present rather than the future. 
B) supports social inequality. 
C) treats existing society as secular. 
D) was a sure sign that revolutionary change was coming. 
A) focuses life on the present rather than the future. 
B) supports social inequality. 
C) treats existing society as secular. 
D) was a sure sign that revolutionary change was coming.

Question 9

Ritual refers to activity in which the sacred is embodied in formal,ceremonial behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following nations stands out as the most religious of all high-income countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan 
B) Sweden 
C) the United States 
D) France 
A) Japan 
B) Sweden 
C) the United States 
D) France

Question 11

A charismatic leader is most likely to be found in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) church 
B) cult 
C) denomination 
D) state church 
A) church 
B) cult 
C) denomination 
D) state church

Question 12

Following Max Weber's analysis of religion,we could say industrial capitalism is

Accepted Answer

A) disenchanted religion. 
B) a traditional religion. 
C) support for patriarchy. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) disenchanted religion. 
B) a traditional religion. 
C) support for patriarchy. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 13

Confucianism is closely linked to the traditional culture of

Accepted Answer

A) India. 
B) China. 
C) Japan. 
D) Iran. 
A) India. 
B) China. 
C) Japan. 
D) Iran.

Question 14

Churches place greater importance on the personal experience of conversion than sects do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is the oldest of the world religions discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The United States is a less religious society than,say,Japan or Sweden.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Durkheim pointed to three functions of religion for society.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A) fostering social cohesion 
B) fostering social conflict 
C) providing social control 
D) providing meaning and purpose 
A) fostering social cohesion 
B) fostering social conflict 
C) providing social control 
D) providing meaning and purpose

Question 18

Max Weber carried out historical analysis of the rise of the Industrial Revolution and capitalism that linked this change to

Accepted Answer

A) religious warfare. 
B) divine intervention in the world. 
C) religious values and beliefs,especially those associated with Calvinism. 
D) the birth of science. 
A) religious warfare. 
B) divine intervention in the world. 
C) religious values and beliefs,especially those associated with Calvinism. 
D) the birth of science.

Question 19

An analysis of how religion supports the interests of a society's elites would fall under which of the following theoretical approaches?

Accepted Answer

A) structural-functional approach 
B) symbolic-interaction approach 
C) social-conflict approach 
D) social-exchange approach 
A) structural-functional approach 
B) symbolic-interaction approach 
C) social-conflict approach 
D) social-exchange approach

Question 20

Judaism has the most followers of all world religions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Religion

A church is a type of social organization that is well integrated into the larger society.

Which of the following concepts was used by Emile Durkheim to refer to an object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred?

A totem is any object defined by members of a society as profane.

The concept "karma" refers to

"Seekers" who pursue "New Age" spirituality believe that everything and everyone is connected by a divine force or plan.

Which of the following would you expect to be the least stable type of religious organizations?

To Muslims,Muhammad was not a divine being but Allah's messenger.

Karl Marx believed that religion

Ritual refers to activity in which the sacred is embodied in formal,ceremonial behavior.

Which of the following nations stands out as the most religious of all high-income countries?

A charismatic leader is most likely to be found in which of the following?

Following Max Weber's analysis of religion,we could say industrial capitalism is

Confucianism is closely linked to the traditional culture of

Churches place greater importance on the personal experience of conversion than sects do.

Which of the following is the oldest of the world religions discussed in the text?

The United States is a less religious society than,say,Japan or Sweden.

Durkheim pointed to three functions of religion for society.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Max Weber carried out historical analysis of the rise of the Industrial Revolution and capitalism that linked this change to

An analysis of how religion supports the interests of a society's elites would fall under which of the following theoretical approaches?

Judaism has the most followers of all world religions.

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