Western Religions

Multiple-choice

4. Insiders to a religion may be disturbed by outsiders' ________.

challenging their beliefs

false teachings

None of the above

6. What did ‘religion’ mean to the peoples of the ancient world?

Studying sacred texts to discover the divine will

Honouring gods by participating in customary practices

Union with a deity through meditation and monastic asceticism

7. ‘Daimones’ was a Greek name for ________.

minor gods

semi-gods

None of the above.

8. Ancient deities included ________.

great gods, secondary gods, and minor gods

gods, nymphs, the dead, and divinized emperors

All of the above.

9. The parts of the cosmos in Egyptian, Greek, and Mesopotamian myths are ________.

heaven and earth

heaven, earth, and a netherworld

There are no distinctive parts in these myths.

13. The Ark of the Covenant was kept in ________.

the Tabernacle

the second Temple

the city of Rome

17. Rabbinic interpretation of the Bible, following the sequence of the biblical text is called ________.

Mishnah

Gemarah

Teshuvah