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Question 1
Which of the following attempts to define religion have we NOT discussed this semester?
Group of answer choices
Attempts to define “religion” inevitably involve the prejudices and social position of the theorist attempting the definition and are therefore unreliable
That the purpose of studying “religion” as an academic subject is to find the best and most correct religion among many competitors
That at least attempting a working definition of “religion” is a necessary part of studying the topic
That it is impossible to define “religion” with both enough specificity and breadth to capture all religions and nothing that is not religion.
 
Question 2
Young gives the following working definition of religion: “Religion is human transformation in response to perceived ultimacy.”
What does he mean by “ultimacy” in this definition?
Group of answer choices
Churches or communities: the places where we specifically enact a religion
God or the divine: that which is greater than humanity
Nature: the existing world and cosmos
Society at large: all of humanity, whether someone believes in religion or not
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Question 3
Please match the term with its best definition
Group of answer choices
Ritual
[ Choose ]             Human transformation in response to perceived ultimacy             Repeated acts that often symbolize human interaction with the divine             The handing-on of religious knowledge and/or that knowledge itself             A group of people holding a common religious belief             Practices continued over generations for principally superstitious reasons             Belief in the divinity or sacrality of ancestors             Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and Hindu only
Religion
[ Choose ]             Human transformation in response to perceived ultimacy             Repeated acts that often symbolize human interaction with the divine             The handing-on of religious knowledge and/or that knowledge itself             A group of people holding a common religious belief             Practices continued over generations for principally superstitious reasons             Belief in the divinity or sacrality of ancestors             Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and Hindu only
Community
[ Choose ]             Human transformation in response to perceived ultimacy             Repeated acts that often symbolize human interaction with the divine             The handing-on of religious knowledge and/or that knowledge itself             A group of people holding a common religious belief             Practices continued over generations for principally superstitious reasons             Belief in the divinity or sacrality of ancestors             Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and Hindu only
Tradition
[ Choose ]             Human transformation in response to perceived ultimacy             Repeated acts that often symbolize human interaction with the divine             The handing-on of religious knowledge and/or that knowledge itself             A group of people holding a common religious belief             Practices continued over generations for principally superstitious reasons             Belief in the divinity or sacrality of ancestors             Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and Hindu only
 
Question 4
Which of the following ARE understood to be Pillars of Islam?
Group of answer choices
Fasting
The Qur’an
Charity
Prayer
 
Question 5
Which of the following characteristics do the Yoruba and Oglala religions NOT share?
Group of answer choices
Survival of the colonial encounter
Veneration of ancestors
Specific devotion to the Creator
Religion as an ordering of life
 
Question 6
Which of the following is NOT a section of the Hebrew Tanakh?
Group of answer choices
Torah
Kethuvim
Septuagint
Nevi’im
 
 
Question 7
Which of the following did the Mahavira of Jainism and the Buddha of Buddhism have in common?
Group of answer choices
Became a strict vegan upon understanding the interconnectedness of all life
Attained nirvana after years of striving
Born a prince, but left luxury over spiritual dissatisfaction
Became divine following deep spiritual revelation
 
 
Question 8
Please select the words or phrases that best complete the following:
As a                              [ Select ]                          [“Buddhist”, “Hindu”, “Christian”, “Jain”]            , Henry follows the teachings of                             [ Select ]                          [“Zoroaster”, “Jesus of Nazareth”, “Muhammad”, “Stephen Jay Gould”]            . This includes believing that God is                             [ Select ]                          [“so remote that it doesn’t matter if God really exists”, “akin to a blind watchmaker”, “a single, unified, divine being”, “loving, all-powerful, and all-knowing”]            , which can be difficult to square with the persistent existence of suffering.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Question 9
It is absolutely necessary for a belief system to have a central creator, as has been the case for each religion we’ve studied this semester.
Group of answer choices
True
False
 
 
Question 10
Which ancient stories are the basis of the religious category we call “Hindu”?
Group of answer choices
The Truth
The Vedas
The Sutras
The Sanskrit
 
 
Question 11
Which religion that we studied this semester teaches that “unsatisfactory-ness” is a fundamental characteristic of existence?
Group of answer choices
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Islam
 
Question 12
Which set of the following religions share belief in a central creator deity, a cosmic conflict between good and evil, a linear understanding of time, and belief in a final judgment?
 
Zoroastrianism, Judiasm, Christianity, Islam
Yoruba, Oglala, Buddhism
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism
 
Question 13
Which attitude best describes Europeans’ initial response to the religious practices of Africa and the Americas?
Group of answer choices
Accepting: they understood that the people they encountered were also responding to what they believed was the ultimate truth of existence
Curious: they eagerly wished to know more, because they knew that they did not have all of the answers to life’s mysteries
Dismissive: they did not think there was any religion there
Sympathetic: they knew that it would be difficult for practitioners of indigenous religions to gain a fair hearing among European authorities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Question 14
How many torahs are there in Judaism?
Group of answer choices
One: there is only one complete torah in Judaism
Two: the “written torah” is the scripture, and the “oral torah” is its interpretation
Five: each of the books of Moses is a “torah”. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy are all different torahs
Three: the torah, nevi’im, and kethuvim