Deck 13: Religion

Question 1

The realm of religious social life that involves mostly secular activities is the __________.

A) profane
B) sacred
C) spiritual
D) pagan

Answer 1

profane

Question 2

The religious space reserved for awe, reverence, and communication with nonsecular forces is the __________.

A) profane
B) sacred
C) spiritual
D) pagan

Answer 2

sacred

Question 3

An example of a "personal experience" in religion is __________.

A) attending church
B) participating in a Catholic Mass
C) being born again as a Christian
D) chanting or drumming

Answer 3

being born again as a Christian

Question 4

An example of a religious belief is __________.

A) being on time to work
B) teaching your children the ABCs
C) reading about current events
D) the ten commandments

Question 5

An example of a behavior confirming your religious beliefs is __________.

A) reading an uplifting book
B) prayer/meditation
C) talking to your neighbors
D) singing to the radio

Question 6

A person who claims to have strong religious beliefs but does not act on them lacks __________.

A) morality
B) values
C) religiosity
D) judgment

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of an act of civil religion?

A) attending a football game
B) saying the Pledge of Allegiance
C) attending a "Me Too" rally
D) going to a concert

Question 8

A set of secular values that have sacred overtones is referred to as __________.

A) the profane
B) religion
C) religiosity
D) civil religion

Question 9

Which of the following countries is among the six that house the majority of the Islamic religion?

A) Iraq
B) Indonesia
C) Iran
D) Afghanistan

Question 10

The most prolific religion in the world is concentrated in which two areas?

A) China and India
B) the United States and Europe
C) the Middle East and Asia
D) the United States and Israel

Question 11

Which religion, although well known, comprises less than 1 percent of the world's population?

A) Buddhism
B) Judaism
C) Islam
D) Hindu

Question 12

In the United States, what percentage of adults have no specific religious belief?

A) 20 percent
B) 18 percent
C) 15 percent
D) 10 percent

Question 13

In the United States, what percentage of adults are Christian?

A) 15 percent
B) 55 percent
C) 70 percent
D) 85 percent

Question 14

According to the functional perspective, worship of religious symbols functions to __________.

A) deflect attention from lower classes
B) worship society
C) end oppression and inequality
D) establish religious identity

Question 15

According to the functional perspective, participation in religious activities and provision of emotional and social support through religion function to increase __________.

A) power to the capitalists
B) liberation of people
C) religious socialization
D) social cohesion

Question 16

Which sociologist referred to religion as "the opium of the people"?

A) Charles Wright Mills
B) Karl Marx
C) Émile Durkheim
D) Max Weber

Question 17

Conflict theorists believe that religion is harmful to society because it __________.

A) usually asks people to donate money
B) decreases social cohesion
C) perpetuates the status quo
D) pushes ideas on people

Question 18

The Christian religious movement that is known for trying to free people from oppression is the __________ movement.

A) abolitionist
B) liberation theology
C) restoration
D) temperance

Question 19

Liberation theology started in __________ and involved the Catholic church.

A) North America
B) South America
C) Europe
D) Asia

Question 20

According to symbolic interactionists, religious identity comes from __________.

A) liberation
B) believing in the afterlife
C) religious socialization
D) belonging to a religious group

Question 21

Religious socialization most often focuses on __________.

A) the afterlife and proper conduct
B) repenting when you sin
C) giving homage to past prophets
D) worshiping idols

Question 22

Which religion is likely the first known Abrahamic religion?

A) Christianity
B) Judaism
C) Islam
D) Roman Catholicism

Question 23

Which early Eastern religion believes in dharma?

A) Buddhism
B) Confucianism
C) Islam
D) Hinduism

Question 24

Which religious organization is characterized as a well-established subgroup within a religion?

A) denomination
B) sect
C) cult
D) state religion

Question 25

Which religious organization is usually against the government?

A) denomination
B) sect
C) cult
D) state religion

Question 26

Which U.S. president had a controversy over his religious beliefs interfering with his political decisions?

A) Ronald Reagan
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Gerald Ford
D) John F. Kennedy

Question 27

Which U.S. president was assumed by some people to be Muslim?

A) Bill Clinton
B) Barack Obama
C) George W. Bush
D) John F. Kennedy

Question 28

The religious right is known for which of the following beliefs?

A) women's rights
B) choice over life
C) anti-abortion
D) right of same-sex couples to marry

Question 29

The religious right is in favor of __________.

A) teaching evolution in public schools
B) prayer at civic events
C) Catholic mass in public parks
D) abortion counseling

Question 30

Sometimes the political and the religious cross paths, as is the case __________.

A) during school graduation
B) in marriage
C) with civil religion
D) with the court system

Question 31

Most societies are __________ to keep the sacred and the profane separated.

A) organized
B) unwilling
C) reluctant
D) not committed

Question 32

Which major religious group receives the warmest sentiments on Americans' "feeling thermometers"?

A) Christians
B) Muslims
C) Hindus
D) Jews

Question 33

Overall, religious conflict in the United States is __________ than in many other countries.

A) slightly lower
B) slightly higher
C) much lower
D) much higher

Question 34

What evidence suggests that anti-atheism exists in the United States?

A) Anti-atheist movements are prolific.
B) Only one person in Congress is not affiliated with a religion.
C) There are numerous churches in every community.
D) The wording of the U.S. Constitution supports anti-atheism.

Question 35

A(n) __________ is a person who asserts that no supreme being (god) exists; a(n) __________ is a person who believes that a god might or might not exist.

A) agnostic; atheist
B) atheist; agnostic
C) polytheist; monotheist
D) monotheist; polytheist

Question 36

Islamophobia in the United States has its first roots in the __________.

A) Barbary Wars
B) rise of ISIS
C) Filipino war
D) 9/11 attacks

Question 37

Muslim Americans are __________ about their future in America.

A) pessimistic
B) optimistic
C) ambivalent
D) worried

Question 38

Martin Luther King Jr. famously lamented the __________ in Christian churches.

A) segregation
B) politics
C) desegregation
D) violence

Question 39

There is increased diversification in the Catholic church recently due to __________.

A) neighborhood organizations
B) mega-churches
C) immigration
D) styles of worship

Question 40

Continued segregation in churches today may be due to __________.

A) open-door policies
B) the size of mega-churches
C) immigration
D) differing styles of worship

Question 41

If more women than men are found in studies to be religious, Marx would say that it is because women turn to religion for __________.

A) connection to others
B) affirmation
C) comfort from oppression
D) friendship

Question 42

What evidence supports the claim that women tend to be more religious than men?

A) Self-reports of religiosity show that women report placing a higher importance on religion.
B) The number of women who attend church is larger than the number of men who attend church.
C) Women are more empathetic than men.
D) Women commit fewer crimes and are therefore more religious.

Question 43

What did Pope John Paul II say about the difference between men and women in Catholic church roles?

A) Women and men have different characteristics and are best suited for different roles.
B) Men and women are not equal in the sight of God.
C) Women can lead, but God does not call for it.
D) Men and women are equal and should serve in church roles similarly.

Question 44

Which religions have opened the door to women being ordained or similar in the religion?

A) Mennonites
B) Judaism
C) Mormonism
D) Catholicism

Question 45

A radical change from one religion to another usually has something to do with __________.

A) terrorism
B) wealth gained from marrying into a religious family
C) a fundamental change in identity
D) wanting to move to another country

Question 46

Which religious group is losing adherents at the greatest rate in the United States?

A) Protestants
B) Jews
C) Catholics
D) Nones

Question 47

Which of the following is true about the majority of people in the Nones religious beliefs category?

A) Each person has unique beliefs about religious concepts.
B) They regularly attend church.
C) They never pray.
D) There is no religious socialization in their past.

Question 48

The number of Nones is growing, most likely due to __________.

A) specific beliefs
B) habits of church attendance
C) past socialization of religiosity
D) age

Question 49

Which religion has the highest education level among its constituents?

A) Catholicism
B) Hinduism
C) Judaism
D) Unitarianism

Question 50

Most churches are full of formal organizational rules. This leads to __________.

A) many people being needed in the leadership
B) people breaking the rules
C) change occurring slowly
D) the need for financing

Question 51

Describe the connection between religion and politics.

Question 52

Identify and explain the factors slowing diversification in religion.

Question 53

Distinguish between the sacred and the profane in religion.

Question 54

Provide examples of the four institutional elements of religion.

Question 55

What are the main types of evidence used by sociologists to study religion?