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Language, Belief, and Religion
Multiple Choice Quiz
Please answer all questions
1
The formulation of religious beliefs always involves _______________.
A)
the interpretation of facts.
B)
interpretation of written texts.
C)
literalism.
D)
figurativism.
2
According to the text, figurativism is:
A)
the correct approach to interpreting religious texts.
B)
an approach to interpretation that treats texts as metaphors and similes.
C)
an approach that makes it less likely that interpreters will be aware that their beliefs involve a process of interpreting.
D)
The sole approach used by liberal religious denominations.
3
Which of the following is true of
ethnocentrism
?
A)
It is the assumption that one's own culture is the natural frame of reference for understanding other ways of life.
B)
It involves judging people's behavior in terms of their own culture.
C)
It is the belief that a society prospers best if it is based on patriotism.
D)
It is the feeling of love for one's own society's way of life.
4
Cultural relativism requires that ancient texts be interpreted in which of the following ways?
A)
in ways that make them most highly applicable to the culture of the reader.
B)
at face value.
C)
metaphorically
D)
in light of the cultural context to which from which they derive.
5
Which of the following has the LEAST in common with the ritual language of liturgy?
A)
linguistic taboos.
B)
elaborated codes.
C)
restricted codes.
D)
respect for sacred things.
6
Which of the following items belongs the LEAST with the others?
A)
glossolalia.
B)
trance.
C)
stress.
D)
exhortation.
7
A translation that attempts to convey the meanings more than the words of the original text is called a(n) _______________ translation.
A)
idiomatic
B)
literal
C)
dynamic equivalence
D)
poetic
8
A paradox is a statement that is _______________.
A)
true if and only if it is false but false if and only if it is true.
B)
self-contradictory.
C)
difficult to understand.
D)
false.
9
The use of speech-like but nonmeaningful syllables rather than meaningful speech produced in musical form is called _______________.
A)
glossolalia.
B)
song.
C)
lyrics.
D)
chants.
10
Glossolalia is:
A)
discourse on doctrine.
B)
conscious production of meaningless sounds.
C)
the ecstatic production of oral sounds that have no conventional meanings.
D)
exhortation directed against rule violations.
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