Deck 12: Religion and Spirituality

Question 1

Religion can be both empowering and oppressive to women.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Women are excluded from most sacred rituals in protestant religions.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Christian imperialism is one motivation for missionary work around the world.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The Christian Right interpret the Christian creation story as evidence that women should hold positions of power in their denominations.

Question 5

The rule against interracial dating at Bob Jones University was repealed as late as 1995.

Question 6

Working as missionaries has invariably put women in positions of marginalization and dependence.

Question 7

The Quakers have ordained women for a long time.

Question 8

The Catholic Church only recently ordained women within the last 5 years.

Question 9

Sharia is the sacred law of the wiccan tradition.

Question 10

Susan

Question 11

Feminist Mormon Housewives is a pro-social justice website.

Question 12

The term "white fragility," which was coined by Robin DiAngelo, can be defined as an emotional state for white people in which the stress of being confronted by white privilege is intolerable.

Question 13

Who organized anti-lynching activism in the early 1920s?

A) Jesse Daniel Ames
B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C) Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza
D) Mary Daly

Question 14

The act that required Indian woman to be burned at their husbands' funeral pyres is known as

A) Santeria
B) Sati
C) Sakandi
D) Sufi

Question 15

What protestant denomination has been embroiled in a public controversy between fundamentalist and moderate leaders over religious and secular issues affecting women?

A) Unitarian Universalists
B) Presbyterians
C) Southern Baptists
D) United Church of Christ

Question 16

Who was called the Great Mother in ancient Babylonian mythology?

A) Marduk
B) Sophia
C) Venus
D) Tiamat

Question 17

In 2013 the leaders of Exodus International did which of the following?

A) Stepped up action to "retrain" LGBQ individuals into heteronormativity
B) Apologized to the LGBQ community for their activity
C) Initiated policies against priests who sexually abused their parishioners
D) Lobbied the Vatican to reform policies allowing women to serve as priests

Question 18

Susan Shaw defines "Christian fragility" as

A) A term to describe the fact that Christians have more fragile bones than members of other religious groups
B) The fragile nature of a Christian's relationship with God
C) The fragile nature of Christians' relationships with each other
D) The intense, defensive reactions conservative Christians have when their Truth is challenged

Question 19

In the U.S., Christian privilege includes which of the following?

A) Holidays embedded in the work calendar
B) Foods our religion allows us to eat are easily accessible
C) Lack of familiarity with the holidays celebrated by other religious groups
D) Holidays recognized and celebrated in schools
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 20

Exploring new metaphors for deity can be fruitful because

A) Using the same terms over and over gets boring
B) Eve ate the fruit from the Tree of Life
C) No one image or analogy can capture the nature of deity
D) Metaphors allow us to consider deity in new ways
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 21

Reading "Introduction to The Woman's Bible" Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-Stanton makes the case for women's ordination in the introduction to The Woman's Bible.

Question 22

Reading "Introduction to The Woman's Bible" Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-In the introduction to The Woman's Bible, Stanton argues that the Bible has been used to subjugate women.

Question 23

Reading "Introduction to The Woman's Bible" Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-Stanton questions whether or not the Bible is the "veritable 'Word of God'" in her introduction to The Woman's Bible.

Question 24

Reading "Introduction to The Woman's Bible" Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-In the introduction to The Woman's Bible, Stanton argues that the Bible has been used to forbid women from doing which of the following?

A) Participating in the suffrage movement
B) Participating in the abolition movement
C) Holding equal positions in the church
D) Challenging the civil and political degradation of women
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 25

Reading "Introduction to The Woman's Bible" Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-In the introduction to The Women's Bible, Stanton does which of the following?

A) Demands equal rights for women based on legal theory
B) Demands equal rights for women based on scripture
C) Recounts the ways that scripture has been used to keep women from participating in public life
D) Recounts her own experiences as a young Christian girl

Question 26

Reading "God Says Yes to Me" Kaylin Haught
-In her poem "God Says Yes to Me," Kaylin Haught imagines her God as a kind, elderly man.

Question 27

Reading "God Says Yes to Me" Kaylin Haught
-In Kaylin Haught's poem "God Says Yes to Me," which of the following names does God call her?

A) Honey
B) Rebel
C) Sinner
D) Both (a) and (b)
E) Both (c) and (d)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 28

Reading "God Says Yes to Me" Kaylin Haught
-Kaylin Haught's poem "God Says Yes to Me" begins with a repetition of the phrases "I asked God if…" and "she said…, " followed by God's responses. What does the repetition of those phrases communicate about the author's relationship with God?

A) God is not listening to Haught
B) Haught does not believe in God
C) Haught talks to God a lot
D) God listens to Haught and responds to her
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 29

Reading "God Says Yes to Me" Kaylin Haught
-In her poem "God Says Yes to Me," Kaylin Haught refers to God as "she." Calling God "she" is an example of which concept from chapter 12?

A) Ordination of women
B) Construction of alternative feminine images of deity
C) Limitations religion places on women
D) Destruction of existing spiritual traditions

Question 30

Reading "God Says Yes to Me" Kaylin Haught
-In Kaylin Haught's poem "God Says Yes to Me," God tells Haught "yes" in many different ways, including, "Yes Yes Yes." God's many affirmative responses communicate which of the following ideas?

A) God is encouraging and does not place limitations on Haught
B) God praises Haught for following the rules
C) God wants Haught to be a faithful Christian
D) God wants Haught to do everything except the things forbidden to women in the Bible

Question 31

Reading "Fundamentalism and the Control of Women" Karen McCarthy Brown
-In her essay "Fundamentalism and the Control of Women," Karen McCarthy Brown argues that religious fundamentalism is a direct response to the complexity and precarious nature of the modern world.

Question 32

Reading "Fundamentalism and the Control of Women" Karen McCarthy Brown
-Believing scripture to be inerrant is to emphasize a literal interpretation of scripture (Karen McCarthy Brown/"Fundamentalism and the Control of Women").

Question 33

Reading "Fundamentalism and the Control of Women" Karen McCarthy Brown
-Whose sati attracted much attention (Karen McCarthy Brown/"Fundamentalism and the Control of Women")?

A) Roop Kanwar
B) Saj Deorala
C) Jaspal Rajput
D) Deorala Rajput

Question 34

Reading "Fundamentalism and the Control of Women" Karen McCarthy Brown
-In "Fundamentalism and the Control of Women," Karen McCarthy Brown notes that one source of fundamentalism is the failed promises of:

A) Enlightenment Reformism
B) Enlightenment Liberalism
C) Enlightenment Rationalism
D) Enlightenment Restitution

Question 35

Reading "Fundamentalism and the Control of Women" Karen McCarthy Brown
-In "Fundamentalism and the Control of Women," Karen McCarthy Brown argues that the fundamentalists assert control over women in order to

A) Punish them for their sinful natures
B) Follow the decrees of religious texts
C) Contain their will and their flesh
D) Maintain a comprehensible social order
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 36

Reading "I'm a Mormon Feminist" Jessica Finnigan and Nancy Ross
-In their essay "I'm a Mormon Feminist," Jessica Finnigan and Nancy Ross argue that the concept of a "Mormon feminist" is an oxymoron.

Question 37

Reading "I'm a Mormon Feminist" Jessica Finnigan and Nancy Ross
-In "I'm a Mormon Feminist," Jessica Finnigan and Nancy Ross argue that the Internet has played a key role in the development of Mormon feminist activism.

Question 38

Reading "I'm a Mormon Feminist" Jessica Finnigan and Nancy Ross
-Mormon feminists who remain active in the church are examples of which concept from chapter 12?

A) Addressing issues related to Christian fragility
B) Negotiating the complex dynamic of religion as empowering and oppressive to women
C) Using normative God language
D) Decolonizing religious traditions

Question 39

Reading "I'm a Mormon Feminist" Jessica Finnigan and Nancy Ross
-In their essay "I'm a Mormon Feminist," Jessica Finnigan and Nancy Ross describe which kinds of feminist activism by Mormon women?

A) Advocating for clear church positions on particular issues
B) Attempting to remove the stigma of feminism within the church
C) Using social media to share ideas and information
D) Advocating for the ordination of women
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 40

Reading "Buddhist Nuns in Nepal" Kathryn Lafever
-The word "woman" in the Tibetan language literally translates to "born low" (Kathryn Lafever/"Buddhist Nuns in Nepal").

Question 41

Reading "Buddhist Nuns in Nepal" Kathryn Lafever
-Although there have been Buddhist nuns for millennia, there is very little biographical literature written by nuns.

Question 42

Reading "Buddhist Nuns in Nepal" Kathryn Lafever
-Kathryn Lafever's research involved interviews with Buddhist nuns ("Buddhist Nuns in Nepal").

Question 43

Reading "Buddhist Nuns in Nepal" Kathryn Lafever
-In her article "Buddhist Nuns in Nepal," Kathryn Lafever argues that the nuns are empowered by which of the following?

A) Doing public speaking
B) Working in various jobs at the nunnery
C) Gaining an education
D) Naming themselves "Vajrayana nuns"
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 44

Reading "Buddhist Nuns in Nepal" Kathryn Lafever
-In her article "Buddhist Nuns in Nepal," Kathryn Lafever uses the term "situated empowerment" to describe the nuns' efforts to negotiate the particular constraints placed upon them. An example of the nuns' situated empowerment is

A) Corresponding with Western feminists
B) Using the Internet
C) Reading and analyzing Buddhist texts for themselves
D) Shaving their heads

Question 45

Reading "The Prophet's Daughters: An Interview with Syafa Almirzanah"
-The Qur'an gives women the right to pursue an education and be involved with worldly matters ("The Prophet's Daughters: An interview with Syafa Almirzanah").

Question 46

Reading "The Prophet's Daughters: An Interview with Syafa Almirzanah"
-Religious scholars such as Syafa Almirzanah do not use the example of Muhammad's wives to show the scope of women's possible participation in Islam ("The Prophet's Daughters: An interview with Syafa Almirzanah).

Question 47

Reading "The Prophet's Daughters: An Interview with Syafa Almirzanah"
-Which of the following is not an issue discussed in "The Prophet's Daughters: An Interview with Syafa Almirzanah")?

A) The monolithic nature of Islam
B) Feminism within Islam
C) Education as a key to improving women's status
D) Both (a) and (b)
E) Both (b) and (c)
F) All of these issues are discussed in the reading
G) None of these issues are discussed in the reading

Question 48

Reading "The Prophet's Daughters: An Interview with Syafa Almirzanah"
-Syafa Almirzanah's analysis of the ways Muslims interpret the Qur'an's verse on polygamy is an example of which concept from chapter 11 ("The Prophet's Daughters: An Interview with Syafa Almirzanah")?

A) Religion as oppressive to women
B) Queer Muslim activism
C) Gender and God-language
D) Reinterpretation and reconstruction

Question 49

Reading "The Prophet's Daughters: An Interview with Syafa Almirzanah"
-According to "The Prophet's Daughters: An interview with Syafa Almirzanah," Christian and Muslim women share which of the same issues?

A) A tradition of men interpreting sacred texts rather than women
B) A struggle to gain equal positions to men within their religions
C) Sexual abuse scandals surrounding church leaders
D) Describing God as both masculine and feminine
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 50

Reading "Feminists in the Temple of Orthodoxy" Yitzhak Reiter
-According to Yitzhak Reiter in "Feminists in the Temple of Orthodoxy," women in the group Women of the Wall (WoW) are challenging the right of Jewish women to pray at the Western Wall.

Question 51

Reading "Feminists in the Temple of Orthodoxy" Yitzhak Reiter
-Scholars argue that allowing women to pray at the Western Wall could cause a ripple effect that would include positive changes for women in Israeli society (Yitzhak Reiter/"Feminists in the Temple of Orthodoxy").

Question 52

Reading "Feminists in the Temple of Orthodoxy" Yitzhak Reiter
-The Women of the Wall's legal and political strategies provide a model for other groups who want to change the status quo at holy places to favor minority groups (Yitzhak Reiter/"Feminists in the Temple of Orthodoxy").

Question 53

Reading "Feminists in the Temple of Orthodoxy" Yitzhak Reiter
-The Sharanksy plan, which is a proposal intended to provide a solution to the issues of women's prayer at the Western Wall, includes which of the following aspects (Yitzhak Reiter/"Feminists in the Temple of Orthodoxy")?

A) Demolish the Western Wall
B) Expand the Western Wall plaza to include a second prayer area for those who are not Orthodox
C) Admit Orthodox worshippers during some times and pluralistic worshippers during other times
D) Divide the prayer space between Orthodox worshippers and pluralistic worshippers

Question 54

Reading "Feminists in the Temple of Orthodoxy" Yitzhak Reiter
-The Women of the Wall's achievements include which of the following (Yitzhak Reiter/"Feminists in the Temple of Orthodoxy")?

A) A legal order protecting their right to pray at the Western Wall for one hour per month.
B) Support of the American Jewry
C) Unifying the Reform, Conservative, and WoW movements in negotiation with the Israeli government
D) Connecting the issue of women's prayer at the Western Wall with larger issues of women's equality
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 55

Reading "How Evangelicals Became White" Kelly Brown Douglas
-According to Kelly Brown Douglas in "How Evangelicals Became White," 81% of evangelicals voted for President Trump.

Question 56

Reading "How Evangelicals Became White" Kelly Brown Douglas
-By the year 2044, the United States is expected to be majority non-white.

Question 57

Reading "How Evangelicals Became White" Kelly Brown Douglas
-The Puritans and Pilgrims had a vision of the British colonies (which are now part of the United States) as a biblically ordained Anglo-Saxon (white) nation.

Question 58

Reading "How Evangelicals Became White" Kelly Brown Douglas
-In "How Evangelicals Became White," Kelly Brown Douglas argues that white evangelicals supported Trump for which of the following reasons?

A) They are part of a historical tradition of Christian white supremacy in the U.S.
B) Their desire to maintain Christian white supremacy was greater than their desire to elect a person of strong moral character
C) They believe that Trump is truly a moral man despite reports to the contrary
D) The issue of abortion overshadowed all other concerns
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 59

Reading "How Evangelicals Became White" Kelly Brown Douglas
-According to Kelly Brown Douglas in "How Evangelicals Became White," white Christian America's election of Trump was a "death rattle" for which of the following reasons?

A) Trump is not a moral man
B) Within the next 25 years, America will be a majority non-white nation
C) Michele Bachmann endorsed Trump for the presidency
D) White supremacy is not truly Christian

Question 60

Reading "Transgressing the Father Figure" Allyson S. Dean and Whitney J. Archer
-In their article "Transgressing the Father Figure," Allyson S. Dean and Whitney J. Archer argue that drag can never be a site for investigating and creating theology because the practice of drag is inherently sinful.

Question 61

Reading "Transgressing the Father Figure" Allyson S. Dean and Whitney J. Archer
-In their article "Transgressing the Father Figure," Allyson S. Dean and Whitney J. Archer argue that their drag performance disrupted that the idea that only heterosexual men can be conduits to God

Question 62

Reading "Transgressing the Father Figure" Allyson S. Dean and Whitney J. Archer
-In their article "Transgressing the Father Figure," Allyson S. Dean and Whitney J. Archer maintain that there is a clear line between queerness and pedophilia, but that the Catholic Church does not distinguish between the two.

Question 63

Reading "Transgressing the Father Figure" Allyson S. Dean and Whitney J. Archer
-In their article "Transgressing the Father Figure," Allyson S. Dean and Whitney J. Archer argue that their drag performance interrupted the scripts for drag for which of the following reasons?

A) Drag performances usually involve men performing as queens rather than women performing as kings
B) Drag performances usually focus exclusively on the ways that men perform traditional femininity
C) Drag performances usually are not political
D) Drag performances usually do not involve songs like George Michael's "Father Figure"
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 64

Reading "Transgressing the Father Figure" Allyson S. Dean and Whitney J. Archer
-In their article "Transgressing the Father Figure," Allyson S. Dean and Whitney J. Archer argue that their drag performance interrupted the scripts for Catholicism for which of the following reasons?

A) They are women performing Catholic rituals
B) They depict an altar boy giving Communion to a priest
C) They explore the significance of the Eucharist
D) They are "queering" Catholic rituals
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above