Deck 7: The Geography of Religion: Space and Places of Sacredness

Question 1

The relatively structured set of beliefs and practices through which people seek mental and physical harmony with the powers of the universe is:

A) Culture
B) Religion
C) Mores
D) Values

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which is NOT true of religion?

A) It requires a belief in one god.
B) It often attempts to accommodate and influence the forces of nature, life, and death.
C) Its set of beliefs and practices are relatively structured.
D) The word religion comes from a Latin word that means "to fasten loose parts into a coherent whole."

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which sainted figure in Christianity bridged the cultures of the Spanish and the Mexicans following Cortes's conquest of Mexico in the 1500s?

A) St. Teresa of Avila
B) the Virgin of Guadalupe
C) St. Francis of Assisi
D) St. Xavier

Answer 3

B

Question 4

All of the following statements about religion are true EXCEPT:

A) Religions can be classified by proselytic and ethnic faiths.
B) Proselytic faiths can grow out of ethnic ones.
C) Ethnic faiths do not seek converts.
D) Ethnic faiths seek converts.

Question 5

Which is NOT true of all proselytic religions?

A) They actively seek new members.
B) They are sometimes called universalizing religions.
C) They are polytheistic.
D) They include Islam and Christianity.

Question 6

Judaism is an example of a(n):

A) polytheistic religion
B) proselytic religion
C) ethnic religion
D) fundamentalist sect

Question 7

Religions that actively seek new members and aim to convert all humankind are:

A) animistic
B) polytheistic
C) proselytic
D) ethnic

Question 8

A religion identified with a particular national or tribal group that does NOT seek new converts is:

A) orthodox
B) ethnic
C) syncretic
D) fundamentalist

Question 9

A religion that combines elements of two or more different belief systems is:

A) animist
B) polytheistic
C) proselytic
D) syncretic

Question 10

Which is NOT a spirit in Haitian Voudou?

A) Danbala Wedo
B) Legba
C) Ezili Danto
D) Chupacabra

Question 11

Which religion, practiced in parts of Brazil, combines elements of Catholicism with a reverence for the souls of Indians, wise men, and historical Brazilian figures?

A) Candomblé
B) Voudou
C) Umbanda
D) Dao

Question 12

The type of religion that emphasizes purity of faith and is NOT open to blending with elements of other belief systems is:

A) orthodox
B) ethnic
C) syncretic
D) fundamentalist

Question 13

An example of a syncretic faith existing in the Americas that claims millions of followers in South America is:

A) Santería in Belize
B) Umbanda in Brazil
C) Candomblé in Cuba
D) Voudou in Haiti

Question 14

Where did the Voudou (Voodoo) religion originate?

A) the Caribbean
B) West Africa
C) the Middle East
D) the southern United States

Question 15

With which Christian saint is the Voudou god Danbala usually associated?

A) St. Francis
B) St. Teresa
C) St. Patrick
D) St. Matthew

Question 16

What is a primary difference between fundamentalism and orthodoxy?

A) Fundamentalists are stronger in their faith than the orthodox.
B) Fundamentalists tend to live in cities, the orthodox in rural areas.
C) Governments are more tolerant of fundamentalists than they are of the orthodox.
D) Fundamentalists are more likely than the orthodox to express intolerance of other religions.

Question 17

Which statement is NOT true of Judaism?

A) It was the first major monotheistic faith to arise in Southwest Asia.
B) It is the parent religion of Christianity.
C) Its holy book is the Torah.
D) It has evolved from an ethnic religion into a syncretic religion.

Question 18

The Jewish holy book is the:

A) Qur'an
B) Vedas
C) Torah
D) Bible

Question 19

The term used to refer to the forced dispersal of Jews from Palestine in Roman times is:

A) pogrom
B) holocaust
C) Diaspora
D) genocide

Question 20

The Jews who settled in central and eastern Europe are known as the:

A) Ashkenazim
B) Mizrachim
C) Sephardim
D) Maronites

Question 21

The Jews who never left the Middle East and North Africa are known as the:

A) Ashkenazim
B) Mizrachim
C) Sephardim
D) Marardim

Question 22

The Jews who settled in Iberia are known as the:

A) Ashkenazim
B) Mizrachim
C) Sephardim
D) Maronites

Question 23

Which group of Jews fled the Holocaust?

A) the Ashkenazim
B) the Mizrachim
C) the Sephardim
D) the Maronites

Question 24

The group of Jews who lost the most people to the Holocaust were the:

A) Mizrachim
B) Sephardim
C) Ashkenazim
D) Menachim

Question 25

Those Jews who lived in Spain and Portugal until 1492 are known as the:

A) Ashkenazim
B) Shiites
C) Mizrachim
D) Sephardim

Question 26

Those Jews who lived in Germany at the time of the Holocaust are known as the:

A) Ashkenazim
B) Shiites
C) Mizrachim
D) Sephardim

Question 27

Those Jews who never left the Middle East are called the:

A) Ashkenazim
B) Shiites
C) Sunni
D) Mizrachim

Question 28

The majority of the world's Jews now live in:

A) Israel and North America
B) Russia and Ukraine
C) Canada and Latin America
D) Poland and Germany

Question 29

The world's largest religion, in terms of area covered and number of adherents, is:

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

Question 30

The religion that sees God as a Trinity composed of three persons is:

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

Question 31

Which city has traditionally been considered the seat of Western Christianity?

A) Madrid
B) Rome
C) Paris
D) Cairo

Question 32

Which city has traditionally been considered the seat of Eastern Christianity?

A) Athens
B) Ankara
C) Istanbul
D) Baghdad

Question 33

Which is NOT one of the three major branches of Christianity?

A) Mormonism
B) Roman Catholics
C) Eastern Christians
D) Protestants

Question 34

All of the following belong to the Eastern Christian Church EXCEPT:

A) Maronites
B) Protestants
C) Nestorians
D) Armenians

Question 35

Which is NOT a member of the Eastern Christian Church?

A) the Armenian Church
B) the Coptic Church
C) the Anglican Church
D) the Nestorians

Question 36

The Coptic Church was/is based in:

A) Saudi Arabia
B) Europe
C) Egypt
D) South Africa

Question 37

The Christians who live in India's Kerala state are the:

A) Nestorians
B) Coptics
C) Armenians
D) Maronites

Question 38

To which of the three major branches of Christianity does the Armenian Church belong?

A) Protestantism
B) Judaism
C) Roman Catholicism
D) Eastern Christianity

Question 39

-According to the maps, Shiah Islam is centered in:

A) East Africa
B) Brazil
C) Egypt
D) Iran

Question 40

Compared to all the other religious faiths listed on the maps, which two have the tiniest geographic concentration?

A) Sunni and Shiah Islam
B) Judaism and Mormonism
C) Protestantism and Catholicism
D) Buddhism and Animism

Question 41

-According to the map, which association is NOT correct?

A) North Africa: Islam
B) Southern Africa: Animism
C) North America: Christianity
D) South America: Protestantism

Question 42

-After Christianity, which religion on the chart has the largest number of adherents?

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

Question 43

-The Protestant Reformation took place in the:

A) in the1400s and 1500s
B) from 1700 to 1750
C) in the 1800s and 1900s
D) in the 2000s

Question 44

-The approximate number of members of the Roman Catholic Church is:

A) 500 million
B) 800 million
C) 1.2 billion
D) 2.3 billion

Question 45

-Approximately what portion of the world's population is Roman Catholic?

A) one-half
B) one-quarter
C) one-third
D) one-sixth

Question 46

-About how many religious denominations and cults can be found in the United States today?

A) 375
B) 850
C) 1475
D) 2000

Question 47

The U.S. South is a stronghold of:

A) Methodists
B) Lutherans
C) Seventh-Day Adventists
D) Baptists

Question 48

All of the following statements about Christianity are correct EXCEPT:

A) It is the most extensive religion.
B) It has the greatest number of believers of any faith.
C) It is fragmented.
D) Its division is twofold: Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.

Question 49

-According to the map, all of the following associations are correct EXCEPT:

A) Southern Baptists in the U.S. Northwest
B) Lutherans in the upper Midwest of the United States
C) Mormons in the U.S. West
D) Roman Catholics in the U.S. Northeast

Question 50

-The map shows that the U.S. Northeast is a stronghold of:

A) Episcopalians
B) Catholics
C) Jews
D) Methodists

Question 51

-The core area of Mormonism is in:

A) Arizona
B) New York
C) Nevada
D) Utah

Question 52

Which U.S. state is at the core of the Mormon realm?

A) Washington
B) Idaho
C) California
D) Utah

Question 53

The largest denomination of Christianity in the U.S. Midwest is:

A) Methodism
B) Lutheranism
C) Seventh-Day Adventism
D) Christian Science

Question 54

In which U.S. state are you MOST likely to find Lutherans?

A) Louisiana
B) Kansas
C) Utah
D) Minnesota

Question 55

Islam and Christianity are growing rapidly in Africa as a result of:

A) return migration
B) theocratic local governments
C) imperialist expansion
D) missionary efforts

Question 56

In which city do Muslims believe that the archangel Gabriel revealed the word of Allah to Muhammad?

A) Medina
B) Jerusalem
C) Mecca
D) Bethlehem

Question 57

The world's largest Muslim population is located in which country?

A) Saudi Arabia
B) Indonesia
C) Nigeria
D) Egypt

Question 58

What is the second-largest faith in the United States?

A) Judaism
B) Islam
C) Mormonism
D) Christianity

Question 59

Which is NOT true of fundamentalism?

A) It seeks to syncretize with other local religions.
B) It means a return to the founding principles of a religion.
C) It may mean a literal interpretation of sacred texts.
D) It is often an attempt to purify religious beliefs in the face of modern influences.

Question 60

In which region is Islam NOT a dominant religion?

A) northern Africa
B) the southern Philippines
C) Indonesia
D) Greece

Question 61

Allah is the God of:

A) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
B) Taoism
C) Shinto
D) Islam

Question 62

Islam was founded by:

A) Abraham
B) Muhammad
C) Gabriel
D) Moses

Question 63

The basis of Islamic law is found in the:

A) Ten Commandments
B) Code of Hammurabi
C) Qur'an
D) Rosetta Stone

Question 64

Which is NOT shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims?

A) a belief in one god
B) a religious text (Torah, Bible, Qur'an) that is central to the faith
C) a veneration of Abraham
D) a ban on eating products made of pork

Question 65

The holy month of Islam is:

A) Ramadan
B) zakat
C) Medina
D) Mecca

Question 66

Which is NOT a pillar of Islam?

A) almsgiving to the poor
B) religious pilgrimage
C) vegetarianism
D) fasting during Ramadan

Question 67

In which nations are Shiite Muslims the majority?

A) Oman and Yemen
B) Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
C) Libya and Egypt
D) Iran and Iraq

Question 68

Within the United States, the greatest number of religious converts convert to which religion?

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

Question 69

Which city is considered the hearth of Islam?

A) Medina
B) Constantinople
C) Sana'a
D) Mecca

Question 70

Which is NOT a pillar of Islam?

A) Pray five times per day.
B) Give alms to the poor.
C) Profess belief in Allah.
D) Make at least one pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Question 71

Of the following, the most sacred place for Muslims is:

A) Isfahan, Iran
B) Medina, Saudi Arabia
C) Mount Sinai, Egypt
D) Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Question 72

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have all of the following in common EXCEPT:

A) monotheism
B) recognition of Hebrew prophets
C) the goals of their proselytizing
D) holy sites in the Middle East

Question 73

Shiite and Sunni are:

A) Islamic subgroups
B) holy cities
C) converted Christians
D) Muslim worship sites

Question 74

Which is the world's fastest-growing religion?

A) Roman Catholicism
B) Lutheranism
C) animism
D) Islam

Question 75

Which is NOT true of Islam?

A) It is polytheistic.
B) Its adherents follow the Five Pillars of Islam.
C) It is a proselytizing religion.
D) In its desire to universalize, it resembles Christianity.

Question 76

Which is NOT a stronghold of Islam?

A) Spain
B) Indonesia
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Bangladesh

Question 77

Which of the following countries has a majority Muslim population?

A) Pakistan
B) North Korea
C) Kenya
D) Canada

Question 78

Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahman are all _____ deities.

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

Question 79

-In which city is the pilgrimage site pictured in this photo?

A) Medina
B) Mecca
C) Lourdes
D) Varanasi

Question 80

-The pilgrimage site shown here is sacred to:

A) Jews
B) Muslims
C) Catholics
D) Buddhists