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Questions

1. In Western religions, the community tends to be more:

inclusive

exclusive

indifferent

2. The evolutionary view of religion emerges as:

animism-polytheism-monotheism

polytheism-monotheism-animism

monotheism-animism-polytheism

3. Theologian regarded as the supreme teacher of Catholic doctrine:

Aquinas

Augustine

Abelard

4. The religion of the Gita and Upanishads:

5. The possible root(s) of the word "religion" is from:

English only

Greek only

both Greek & Latin

Latin only

6. What is the first Abrahamic religion?

Christianity

Judaism

Islam

7. Psychologist who developed the idea of religion being part of a person's self-actualization?

Freud

Jung

Maslow

Allport

8. Which of the following is not one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

baptism

pilgrimage

prayer

confession

fasting

9. In the philosophical/theological perspective of the origin and development of religion, having an innate idea of God, means that a person:

develops the idea through revelation.

is born with the idea.

learns about the idea in nature.

10. Please wr*te short answer

What is the religion of the Four Noble Truths?

11. Psychiatrist who claimed that religion could be overcome through therapy.

Jung

Adler

Freud

12. Please wr*te short answer

What is the religion of Allah as God?

13. What is the most diverse branch of Christianity?

Protestantism

Catholicism

Orthodox

14. Eastern religions tend to view time as being:

everlasting

linear

cyclical

15. Please wr*te short answer

She developed the strong group/weak group categories in religion

16. The German theologian who initiated the Protestant Reformation:

John Calvin

Martin Luther

William of Ockham

17. Please wr*te short answer

What is the religion of the Torah?

18. Lao-Tzu is associated with what religion?

Buddhism

Confuciansim

Taoism

19. Please wr*te a a short answer

Popular British professor/author who wrote The Chronicles of Narnia:

20. A definition of "religion" involves several components:

True

False

21. Fill in the blank

Organized or institutional religion is usually initiated by a ________________________leader.

22. What religion is organized into the church?

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

23. Modern philosopher who is known for his claim that "God is dead."

Nietzsche

Hegel

Wittgenstein

24. Please wr*te short answer

What is an indication or example that an ancient culture was religious in some measure?

25. True or false, "Buddha" is considered to be a title.

True

False

26. The anthropologist who promoted the idea of animism as the origin of religion:

Taylor

Frazer

Schmidt

27. In early Greek philosophy he was critical of polytheism and claimed that God was one and unchangeable:

Herodotus

Hesiod

Xenophanes

28. Confucianism centered around the two ideas of producing excellent individuals who in turn would develop a harmonious:

29. What religion is associated with nirvana?

Hinduism

Buddhism

Taoism

30. What is the religion of the Qur'an?

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Hinduism

31. To examine all aspects of religion with a value free orientation is to approach the study in what type of manner?

subjective

objective

32. Philosopher whose school of thought analyzed the language of religion:

Wittgenstein

Hegel

Kant

33. Early Christian theologian who is known for his doctrine of "original sin" and who greatly influenced both Catholics and Protestants down through the centuries.

Abelard

Aquinas

Augustine

34. What belief in Christianity is unique from all other religions?

Evangelistic activity

The Trinity

The nature of Jesus