Deck 9: Religion

Question 1

Christianity and Judaism influenced Muhammad in the development of:

A) Shintoism.
B) Buddhism.
C) Confucianism.
D) Islam.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Religion helps satisfy the need for:

A) purpose.
B) meaning.
C) ritual.
D) community.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The core of Buddha's teaching is:

A) assertiveness and confidence.
B) pleasure and profit.
C) greed and success.
D) gentleness, compassion, rationality and moderation.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A central belief of Christianity is that Jesus:

A) died while fighting the Romans.
B) died to redeem the sins of humankind.
C) fled to avoid capture by the Romans.
D) was not the Messiah.

Question 5

The spread of Christianity after Jesus' death was:

A) gradual.
B) never accepted in the area of the Roman Empire.
C) relatively rapid.
D) very brief and limited.

Question 6

Bodhisattvas are people who have:

A) given up Buddha's teachings completely.
B) given up or delayed entering Nirvana.
C) learned to think of themselves before helping others.
D) converted from Buddhism to a different religion.

Question 7

John Calvin and John Knox were leaders of the:

A) first trade mission to China.
B) Orthodox Church.
C) Protestant Reformation.
D) Catholic counter-reformation.

Question 8

Which religious identification does most of the U.S. population claim?

A) Jewish
B) No religious identification
C) Protestants and Catholic Christians
D) All of the above are equally represented in the U.S. population.

Question 9

The four Gospels are thought by historians to have been written between:

A) A.D. 65 to A.D. 100.
B) A.D. 1500 to A.D. 1600.
C) 100 B.C. to 50 B.C.
D) A.D. 350 to A.D. 400.

Question 10

A major religion without a deity or a personal concept of God is:

A) Christianity.
B) Islam.
C) Buddhism.
D) Judaism.

Question 11

The French Revolution and Napoleon did much to:

A) isolate Jews in ghettos.
B) increase Jewish restrictions.
C) free Jews from the ghettos.
D) end Judaism.

Question 12

Six million Jews were killed in Europe during the:

A) Crusades.
B) Hundred Years War.
C) Holocaust.
D) Thirty Years War.

Question 13

Jews in Europe were forced to live in special sections of cities called:

A) sectors.
B) ghettos.
C) precincts.
D) wards.

Question 14

Judaism was the first great religion to:

A) develop a belief in many gods.
B) not have a belief in any creator god.
C) develop a clear concept of a single God of all.
D) be based on nature spirits.

Question 15

Which religious identification does most of the world's population claim?

A) Buddhist
B) Muslim
C) Hindu
D) Christian

Question 16

Rousseau referred to religious beliefs that lead people to want to live according to the laws of the land as:

A) public religion.
B) legal religion.
C) state religion.
D) civil religion.

Question 17

The largest percentage of Christians in the world is:

A) Greek Orthodox.
B) Roman Catholic.
C) Lutheran.
D) Protestant.

Question 18

Sikh is derived from the Hindu word meaning:

A) "source of life."
B) "expansive force."
C) "disciple."
D) "the enlightened one."

Question 19

In 2008 the entire Jewish population of the world was about:

A) 900 million.
B) 500 million.
C) 13.5 million.
D) 6.5 million.

Question 20

The holy scriptures of the Muslims is:

A) the Bible.
B) the Pentateuch.
C) the Qur'an.
D) All books are equally reverenced by Muslims.

Question 21

One of the most important differences between the Sunni and the Shiite sects of Islam is about:

A) The Prophet.
B) Mecca.
C) Ramadan.
D) the Imam's role.

Question 22

Hinduism includes the belief that all life is sacred because all life has a soul.

Question 23

Religion includes beliefs in supernatural powers.

Question 24

In India a "perfect language" was developed to preserve religious traditions. This language is called:

A) Sanskrit.
B) Arabic.
C) Chinese.
D) Greek.

Question 25

In the world, about 70% of the population identifies itself with no religious affiliation.

Question 26

Shintoism is the ancient religion of Japan.

Question 27

When Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, a new calendar beginning at year zero was introduced.

Question 28

Islam spread from Spain to the Philippines between the:

A) second century to the fourth century.
B) first century to the third century.
C) twelfth century to the fourteenth century.
D) seventh century to the eighteenth century.

Question 29

After Muhammad's death, Islam split into two factions:

A) the Shiites and the Sunni.
B) the Taoists and the Hindus.
C) the Sikhs and the Hindus.
D) the Left and the Right.

Question 30

Buddha is also called Siddhartha, "the perfected" or "completed one."

Question 31

Buddhism teaches that by right thinking and self-denial its followers can achieve Nirvana.

Question 32

The three major monotheistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Buddhism.

Question 33

In Judaism, the Torah consists of the five books of Moses.

Question 34

Religious beliefs, institutions and rituals have been a major element in most societies.

Question 35

Prejudice against the Jews is called Anti-Semitism.

Question 36

Bodhisattvas are people who have already entered Nirvana.

Question 37

Our knowledge of Jesus' teachings comes in part from the four Gospels.

Question 38

Buddha's teaching involved appeals to a higher being.

Question 39

In Hinduism only gods must die and be reborn.

Question 40

Today the percent of all Muslims who are Sunni is about:

A) 40 percent.
B) 85 percent.
C) 15.3 percent.
D) 98.2 percent.

Question 41

In her book The Mighty and the Almighty, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright argues that interfaith religious efforts are central to solving major conflicts in the world.

Question 42

Islam, like Judaism, is a religion based on divine revelation.

Question 43

In Islam there is only one clear understanding of what Islam Fundamentalism means.

Question 44

What are the central beliefs of two of the five major religions of the world?

Question 45

The pilgrimage to the Kaaba at Mecca is one of the five pillars of Islam.

Question 46

Religious beliefs usually support custom and tradition.

Question 47

What is the future of religion? Will religion continue to play a crucial role in society? Consider faith and the problems of religious institutions.

Question 48

What is the nature and influence of Islam on the world today? How important are Islamic sects and Islamic fundamentalism?

Question 49

Jihad in Arabic means a sacred war against the Western world.

Question 50

Max Weber argued that religious values and capitalism have no connection.

Question 51

Religion is always a divisive factor in societies.

Question 52

Religion is against social change because social change challenges its moral values.

Question 53

Today religion exerts almost no influence on society.

Question 54

What is the nature of religion? What role has religion played in the development of human societies?

Question 55

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of religion as an institution. What functions does it serve? What harm can religion bring?