RELIG 210

210 Week 13 Reading Review                     Name _______________________________________

Buddhism, M,N& W 1-3

                                                                        Course/Section ____________________________

Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to read the questions carefully and answer them completely. 1 point each (1 point is extra credit)

Chapter 1

1)     What does the author mean by “strangeness”?

2)     How were early Buddhistimmigrants treated in the United States? (providea specific example)

Chapter 2

1)     How do Buddhists adapt their practices to the American environment?

2)     What Buddhist tradition seems to exert the greatest influence in the ‘60s?  Describe that influence.

Chapter 3

1)     What struggles did the convert-Buddhist community face in the ‘80s?

2)     On what does the future of ethnic-AsianBuddhism in the US depend?

210 Week 13 Reading Review                     Name _______________________________________

Buddhism, M,N& W, Hinduism

                                                                        Course/Section ____________________________

Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to read the questions carefully and answer them completely. 1 point each.

Chapter 4

1)     What does our author mean saying Hindus are “Hindus in particular”?

2)     What does the term “missionary Hinduism” describe?

Chapter 5

1)     Describe how Hinduism is a home-based tradition.

2)     How do parents pass down their traditions?

210 Week 15 Reading Review                     Name _______________________________________

M,N& W, Sikhism

                                                                        Course/Section ____________________________

Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to read the questions carefully and answer them completely. 1 point each

(Chapter 10 questions are 3 points extra credit)

Chapter 7

1)     Describe Guru Nanak’s concept of God and the twin principles through which God governs the universe.

2)     What is the Sikh relationship to the Punjab?

Chapter 8

1)     Describe the discrimination Sikhs face when they began to settle in the West Coast.

2)     What activities are offered at the Richmond Hills Gurdwara?

Albanese Chapter 10

1)     What is the “Course in Miracles” and how does it represent a shift in spirituality?

2)     Describe (with examples) the two types of New Age rituals.

3)        What is “dominion theology”?  What are its advocates responding to and what are their goals?