Life cycle events, like pilgrimages, can be best described as facilitating:
Which of the following best describes a Buddhist perspective on the afterlife?
One may achieve nirvana and end the cycle of rebirth.
One may be united with Buddha.
One may achieve eternal bardo.
One dies and returns to the earth.
CONCEPT
Death and Eternity
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What is an example of a ritual in Christianity?
Circumcision of male infants
Recitation of the Veda
Fasting during Ramadan
The ceremony of the Eucharist
CONCEPT
Overview of Ritual & Material Culture
Public protest
CONCEPT
War and Peace
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Countries like Iran are considered to be because their Supreme Leaders are considered to
be divinely guided.
heretical
secular
atheist
theocratic
CONCEPT
Religious States
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Terrorism, as one possible form of religious violence, can be defined as:
any damage that affects a group of people unintentionally,
sometimes more neutrally called "collateral damage."
a physical attack designed to destroy an enemy group's material
resources, such as military equipment.
any threat or action intended to instill fear in civilian populations
and achieve social, political, or religious aims.
any form of subjugation from the perspective of those subjected.
CONCEPT
Religious Wars & Violence
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Which of the following is a way in which religious traditions transmit teachings about morals and
ethics?
Architecture
Music
Oral traditions
Mass media
CONCEPT
Overview of Morality & Ethics
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Which religious tradition views marriage as one of the "Five Relationships?"
Jainism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
CONCEPT
Marriage, Family, and Sexuality
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Murtis are objects of religious worship found in the tradition, in which the is present
in the image.
Ojibwe; ancestor
Muslim; worshipper
Hindu; deity
Buddhist; soul
CONCEPT
Sacred Objects
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What is the predominant religious tradition of the Americas?
Christian
Muslim
Secular
Buddhist
CONCEPT
Many "Worlds" in One
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Which religion teaches that the environment was made for people to have dominion over?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Christianity
Buddhism
CONCEPT
The Environment
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Which of the following is true of a state religion?
It is viewed as the true religion by everyone who lives within
a country.
It is adopted as the official religion by a country.
It is when a religion is associated with a specific ethnic group.
It is when a state is ruled by a religious leader.
CONCEPT
National Religions
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Which of the following is an accurate statement about women in religious leadership roles?
Most religions try to relegate women to the domestic sphere,
which is one way of keeping tradition alive.
Women are not allowed to be leaders in any religion.
Christianity has not allowed women to serve in leadership roles,
and this continues today.
Reform, Reconstructionist, and Conservative Judaism ordain
women as rabbis.
CONCEPT
Gender
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In the business place, laws help bring people of different religions together and give a safe
place for diversity.
non-compete
canonical
anti-discrimination
oikonomia
CONCEPT
Economics
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Which of the following terms refers to a sacred journey to a particular place, such as a shrine or an
important geographical location?
Pilgrimage
Passover
Belief that God does not exist
A non-religious answer to many ultimate questions
From the Latin word for “nothing”
Belief that God is unimportant
CONCEPT
Humanism, Atheism, and Nihilism
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Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the separation of church and state?
The best form of the state is one that is based upon the Ten
Commandments.
While many states can be described as secular, theocracies are the
most common form of government.
While the state power and religious ideology may be officially
separated, they often remain culturally intertwined.
The best state is the one that remains completely unguided
by religious ideology.
CONCEPT
Separation of Church and State
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In 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that Native Americans:
had the right to practice animal sacrifice for religious reasons.
did not have any First Amendment religious protections at all.
had the right to use peyote as a religious sacrament, even if it
is against the law.
did not have an exemption from laws prohibiting the use of
peyote, even though it is a religious sacrament.
CONCEPT
Religious & Political Issues
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Which of the following best describes liberation theology?
A Roman Catholic movement that seeks to "liberate" people
from false religions and lead them to Catholicism
An ecumenical movement that uses Jesus' teachings to encourage
people to break down religiously motivated barriers and worship
together
A Roman Catholic movement, in which Jesus' teachings are held to
demand or strongly encourage social action
An ecumenical movement that heavily emphasizes one's
personal relationship with God, often leading to a distrust of
community rituals
CONCEPT
Liberation Theology, Economic Inequality, and Social Justice
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What is monogamy, in the context of marriage?
A marriage between two people
A marriage that is recognized by the state, but not the church
A marriage between more than two people
A marriage in which a person is married more than once
CONCEPT
Family Structure
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In an atheistic state, the government:
encourages spiritual worship.
is neutral on the matter of religion.
selects a single state religion.
actively discourages religiosity.
CONCEPT
Atheistic States
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Which ethical code corresponds with Buddhism?
Decalogue
Nirvana
Noble Eightfold Path
Sharia
CONCEPT
Duties and Law
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Which philosopher argued that religion was born out of fear?
Socrates
Vico
Aristotle
Plato
CONCEPT
Fear and Wonder: Ultimate Questions
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Equality as a social principle was emphasized by what religious leader in the 6th century?
Jesus
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the government is led by religious leaders who are considered to
be divinely guided.
CONCEPT
Law
the separation of church and state is even more strictly enforced.
the government is led by a hereditary king or queen.
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Religion may help to provide a society with what is called , or shared moral sense, that binds
the members of a society together and encourages social and political stability.
sensus communis
toleration
ecumenicalism
