Question 1

Many communities in the United States are accommodating for different Christian sects but less so for non-Christian sects. If Muslims in your community proposed building a new mosque in the area, what kinds of resistance or intolerance might they face, if any?

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Question 2

Wars were fought in 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973 in the land once known as Palestine. Discuss the role of territorial expansion and contraction in these wars, and propose a territorial solution of your own that might bring more peace and stability to the region.

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Question 3

Given the Soviet Union's policies toward religion discussed in this chapter, a historian could hypothesize that in the United States, Cold War opposition to the Soviet Union was accompanied by a heightened

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A)  emphasis on religion as an area in which the United States was deficient. 
B)  emphasis in nonreligious policies and programs. 
C)  emphasis on religion as a weapon against "Godless communism." 
D)  disregard for religious practices in Christian churches. 
E)  concern for scientific practices rather than religious practices.

Question 4

Which branch of Islam is the largest in Iran and Lebanon?

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Question 5

The Ganges is the most holy river for Muslims.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When geographers study the sites where religions originated as well as the processes by which those religions diffused to other locations, they are focusing on the

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A)  spatial connections in religion. 
B)  geo-religious linkages of culture. 
C)  role of history in the social sciences. 
D)  lack of spatial connections in religion. 
E)  loss of historical processes in the formations of religions.

Question 7

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

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Question 8

Some of the violence linked to religion in Israel and Palestine is also linked to

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A)  the immigration of Tibetan Buddhists into the area. 
B)  the ordination of women as leaders in some Protestant Christian denominations. 
C)  the existence of Mecca and Medina. 
D)  a belief in the equitable sharing of resources regardless of religious affiliation. 
E)  ethnic groups, resources, and disputes over the control of land.

Question 9

Using examples from more than 200 years ago, how has religion been a source of territorial conflict among people?

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Question 10

Buddhism is the most important religion in India.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

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

Question 12

The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet is the

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A)  Dalai Buddha. 
B)  Kublai Khan. 
C)  Panchen Buddha. 
D)  Dalai Lama. 
E)  Buddha.

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the situation of religion in Tibet?

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A)  Only a few practice Buddhism; the majority observe Confucianism. 
B)  Tibetan leaders have a high degree of local control over the policies of their province. 
C)  The population has become almost entirely atheist since the Chinese invasion. 
D)  Its spiritual leader is in exile and the government discourages observance. 
E)  Freedom of religion is protected by provincial law.

Question 14

Which of the following is currently the most important religion in the homeland of the man who founded it?

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

Question 15

Israel has controlled all of Jerusalem since

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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 16

The situation in Northern Ireland is the result of

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A)  counties in Northern Ireland voting to remain in the United Kingdom. 
B)  Catholic protest against discrimination by Protestants. 
C)  British colonial control which contributed to poor economic conditions. 
D)  violence committed by extreme partisans on both sides. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 17

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

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A)  animist 
B)  ethnic 
C)  traditional 
D)  universalizing 
E)  Judaism, Shintoism, and Daoism

Question 18

The concept of a ghetto originally referred to the area of a city

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A)  inside the walls. 
B)  inhabited by the lowest-income people. 
C)  where Jews were forced to live. 
D)  where most blacks lived. 
E)  where the untouchable caste lived.

Question 19

The majority of people in Lebanon are Jewish.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The world's largest universalizing religion is

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A)  Buddhism. 
B)  Christianity. 
C)  Hinduism. 
D)  Islam. 
E)  Shintoism.

Exam 6: Religions

Many communities in the United States are accommodating for different Christian sects but less so for non-Christian sects. If Muslims in your community proposed building a new mosque in the area, what kinds of resistance or intolerance might they face, if any?

Wars were fought in 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973 in the land once known as Palestine. Discuss the role of territorial expansion and contraction in these wars, and propose a territorial solution of your own that might bring more peace and stability to the region.

Given the Soviet Union's policies toward religion discussed in this chapter, a historian could hypothesize that in the United States, Cold War opposition to the Soviet Union was accompanied by a heightened

Which branch of Islam is the largest in Iran and Lebanon?

The Ganges is the most holy river for Muslims.

When geographers study the sites where religions originated as well as the processes by which those religions diffused to other locations, they are focusing on the

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

Some of the violence linked to religion in Israel and Palestine is also linked to

Using examples from more than 200 years ago, how has religion been a source of territorial conflict among people?

Buddhism is the most important religion in India.

Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet is the

Which of the following best describes the situation of religion in Tibet?

Which of the following is currently the most important religion in the homeland of the man who founded it?

Israel has controlled all of Jerusalem since

The situation in Northern Ireland is the result of

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

The concept of a ghetto originally referred to the area of a city

The majority of people in Lebanon are Jewish.

The world's largest universalizing religion is