Question 1

The &#34;first&#34; fundamentalism arose out of&#10;A)Iranian Islam.&#10;B)French Catholicism.&#10;C)Indian Hinduism.&#10;D)U)S.Protestantism.

Accepted Answer

The "first" fundamentalism arose out of U.S. Protestantism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in response to modernist ideas challenging traditional Christian beliefs.

Question 2

&#34;Modern&#34; fundamentalism resurged in which decade?&#10;A)1960s&#10;B)1970s&#10;C)1980s&#10;D)1990s

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The resurgence of "modern" fundamentalism is often traced back to the 1970s, a period marked by significant political, social, and economic changes that contributed to a revival of conservative religious movements across various faiths globally.

Question 3

According to Riesbrodt's definition of fundamentalism,it is primarily&#10;A)an urban movement.&#10;B)a rural movement.&#10;C)composed of the less educated.&#10;D)lead by unmarried men.

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Riesbrodt's definition of fundamentalism characterizes it as primarily an urban movement, reflecting its emergence and spread in urban settings where traditional beliefs often clash with modern, secular values.

Question 4

The &#34;first&#34; fundamentalism was characterized by what type of conflict?&#10;A)interreligious&#10;B)conflict between religion and the secular state&#10;C)intrareligious&#10;D)conflict between religion and atheists

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Question 5

The definition of religious fundamentalism is&#10;A)clear-easy to understand for most people.&#10;B)settled-scholars agree on how to best define the phenomenon.&#10;C)contested-not yet an agreed-upon definition.&#10;D)unknown-no definitions have yet been offered.

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Religious fundamentalism is a contested concept, and there is no universally accepted definition of it. Different scholars have defined it differently based on their theoretical perspectives and research findings, leading to a lack of consensus on what exactly constitutes religious fundamentalism.

Question 6

The &#34;first&#34; fundamentalism was first and foremost a&#10;A)protest against pluralism.&#10;B)protest against atheism.&#10;C)political movement.&#10;D)religious movement.

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The "first" fundamentalism was primarily a religious movement. It emerged among conservative Protestant Christians in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a response to perceived threats to the authority and inspiration of the Bible, including critical scholarship, modernist theology, and social and cultural change. Its adherents sought to defend traditional Christian beliefs and practices against what they saw as the erosion of moral and spiritual values in society. While fundamentalism later developed political dimensions, its original impulse was religious.

Question 7

What does modernity have to do with fundamentalism?&#10;A)It is like water on fire-it puts an end to fundamentalism.&#10;B)It greatly reduces the influence of fundamentalism.&#10;C)It co-exists peacefully with fundamentalism.&#10;D)It is the fuel for the rise of fundamentalism.

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Modernity, with its concepts of individualism, secularism, and globalization, can be seen as threatening to traditional beliefs and values associated with fundamentalism. Fundamentalist movements often arise in response to these perceived threats to their cultural, religious, and moral identities. Thus, modernity can be seen as the fuel for the rise of fundamentalism.

Question 8

Which best describes &#34;secularization&#34; according to Max Weber?&#10;A)the demystifying of the world&#10;B)denying God or the supernatural&#10;C)watching sports instead of worshipping&#10;D)creating rational,complex systems

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Max Weber believed that secularization was the demystifying of the world, in which traditional religious beliefs and practices were replaced by rational, scientific, and bureaucratic modes of thinking and organization.

Question 9

According to research on fundamentalism,there are how many characteristics that describe fundamentalist groups?&#10;A)3&#10;B)6&#10;C)9&#10;D)12

Accepted Answer

Research on fundamentalism often identifies nine characteristics that describe fundamentalist groups. These characteristics help in understanding the beliefs, behaviors, and motivations of these groups across different religions and ideologies.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true about fundamentalism?&#10;A)It is found primarily in the United States and Iran.&#10;B)It is found on nearly every continent on earth.&#10;C)It is found only in Christianity and Islam.&#10;D)It is found in all religions.

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Fundamentalism is a global phenomenon that can be found in various forms across nearly every continent, affecting multiple religions and belief systems, not limited to any specific region or faith.

Question 11

What region stands alone as the most secular?&#10;A)Africa&#10;B)Asia&#10;C)Europe&#10;D)Latin America

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Question 12

In what time period did the &#34;first&#34; fundamentalism arise?&#10;A)about 1870-1925&#10;B)about 1610-1665&#10;C)about 1975-1985&#10;D)about 1725-1750

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Question 13

Some scholars argue that rather than studying fundamentalism we should study&#10;A)religious liberalism.&#10;B)sectarianism.&#10;C)religious leaders.&#10;D)nationalism.

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Question 14

Religious violence,Mark Juergensmeyer argues,is&#10;A)theater.&#10;B)senseless.&#10;C)targeted.&#10;D)ultimately anti-religious.

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Question 15

The &#34;first unmistakable indicator&#34; of the rise of modern fundamentalism was&#10;A)the Iranian Revolution.&#10;B)the pro-life movement in the U.S.&#10;C)the Liberation Movement in Latin America.&#10;D)the Hindu Revolution in India.

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Question 16

According to scholars,the most fully developed fundamentalisms are&#10;A)the Abrahamic religions.&#10;B)Islam and Buddhism.&#10;C)Christianity and Hinduism.&#10;D)the world religions.

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Question 17

Religious fundamentalists often see themselves engaged in a cosmic war with what end goal?&#10;A)a full-scale theocracy&#10;B)the death of secularist governments,atheists,and higher education&#10;C)religion restored to a position at the center of public consciousness&#10;D)Heaven/Nirvana

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Question 18

Most religious fundamentalist groups are&#10;A)universally violent.&#10;B)selectively violent.&#10;C)rarely violent.&#10;D)not violent.

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Question 19

Which best describes the relationship between modernity and fundamentalism over the past few decades?&#10;A)They are unrelated.&#10;B)The more of one,the less of the other.&#10;C)The more of one,the more of the other.&#10;D)At least for the last few decades,there has been no typical relationship.

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