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Diversity and Unity in the World's Religions
Multiple Choice Quiz
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1
The Navajo gods are called _______________.
A)
the Ancient Ones.
B)
the sacred winds.
C)
Changing Woman's Children.
D)
the Holy People.
2
Mythology is _______________.
A)
unscientific beliefs.
B)
all religious beliefs.
C)
the collective body of a religion's creation stories.
D)
religious stories about early human heroes who embody the virtues by which people should live.
3
Among the Great Basin Shoshone, the character called Coyote represented _______________.
A)
nature.
B)
evil.
C)
lack of impulse control and creativity.
D)
goodness.
4
Which of the following defines a Supreme Being?
A)
A Supreme Being is a god who exercises power over major forces in the universe.
B)
The Supreme Being is the creator of the world and of human beings.
C)
A Supreme Being is a god who has more power than all of the other gods.
D)
A Supreme Being is a god of a religion that recognizes no other gods.
5
The Akkadian myth of a war between Bel Marduk and Tiamat portrays the creation of the world as _______________.
A)
a symbolic conflict between Akkadians and their enemies.
B)
a symbolic conflict between the power of chaos and the power of order.
C)
evidence of the goodness of Bel Marduk.
D)
evidence of an inherent striving for progress in the world.
6
How do legends differ from myths?
A)
legends are usually set somewhat after the time of myth.
B)
legends are secular stories, while myths involve supernatural powers and beings.
C)
there is no real difference.
D)
myths refer to the time following the period of legends.
7
Piety values differ from moral values in which of the following ways?
A)
moral values are about sexual behavior
B)
piety values are values people follow that sometimes make them behave in immoral ways.
C)
moral values are the same as piety values
D)
moral values are rules about the proper treatment of other humans, while piety values are about how we should treat the supernatural.
8
Rituals are _______________.
A)
synonymous with habits.
B)
found only in religion.
C)
all forms of religious behavior that is meaningful.
D)
stereotyped sequences of behaviors that are associated with particular emotions.
9
The rite of passage that is least strongly associated with religion is _______________.
A)
christening or naming ceremonies.
B)
adulthood rituals
C)
marriage.
D)
funerals.
10
Iroquois beliefs that unfulfilled wishes could result in illness were _______________.
A)
the basis of a religious obligation to help people fulfill their unconscious needs.
B)
unique in the ideologies of the world.
C)
based on a secular understanding of human psychology.
D)
the result of contact with Europeans.
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