Question 1

A church is a type of social organization well integrated into the larger society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Religion is a social institution that is best defined as involving:

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A)   beliefs and practices concerning what is sacred.
B)   ideas about good and evil.
C)   a series of beliefs about creation.
D)   norms about how to live.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following religious organizations began as a cult?

Accepted Answer

A)   Islam
B)   Christianity
C)   Judaism
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

In the United States, people who hold fundamentalist beliefs generally support traditional, otherworldly religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Karl Marx investigated the positive functions of religion for social life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Karl Marx investigated the positive functions of religion for social life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Christianity is one religion that has never experienced internal divisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Members of a sect accept the surrounding society as good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following religious organizations began as a cult?

Accepted Answer

A)   Islam
B)   Christianity
C)   Judaism
D)   All of the above are correct.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following typically forms as a breakaway group from some established religious organization?

Accepted Answer

A)   sect
B)   church
C)   cult
D)   state churchE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Animism is the belief that:

Accepted Answer

A)   God has a plan for the entire world.
B)   everything in the world is a conscious, living force that is able to affect us.
C)   nothing is sacred.
D)   people can find little meaning in their everyday lives.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

What is secularization? Is secularization a reality in the United States? That is, is religion getting weaker, stronger, or simply changing its character? Provide evidence to support your arguments.

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Question 13

What are two ways in which Eastern and Western religions differ?

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Question 14

Which of the following nations stands out as the most religious of all high-income countries?

Accepted Answer

A)   Japan
B)   Sweden
C)   the United States
D)   FranceE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Faith is a way of knowing based on:

Accepted Answer

A)   scientific research.
B)   human senses.
C)   cultural common sense.
D)   conviction or belief in things unseen.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following concepts refers to the fusion of Christian principles with political activism, often Marxist in character?

Accepted Answer

A)   evangelism
B)   liberal Christianity
C)   liberation theology
D)   fundamentalismE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

In the United States, a majority of people (52.1 percent)  claim to be:

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A)   Catholic.
B)   Jewish.
C)   Protestant.
D)   Muslim.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Compared to Eastern religions, Western religions make a more clear distinction between the sacred and profane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All through the South, the largest number of Protestants are of which denomination?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lutheran
B)   Baptist
C)   Methodist
D)   EpiscopalianE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

In the United States, the Muslim population includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   most Arab Americans
B)   many Asian Americans
C)   some African Americans
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 19: Religion

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A church is a type of social organization well integrated into the larger society.

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Which of the following concepts refers to the fusion of Christian principles with political activism, often Marxist in character?

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Karl Marx investigated the positive functions of religion for social life.

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Religion is a social institution that is best defined as involving:

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Which of the following religious organizations began as a cult?

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Christianity is one religion that has never experienced internal divisions.

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Members of a sect accept the surrounding society as good.

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Which of the following typically forms as a breakaway group from some established religious organization?

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What is secularization? Is secularization a reality in the United States? That is, is religion getting weaker, stronger, or simply changing its character? Provide evidence to support your arguments.

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In the United States, the Muslim population includes which of the following?

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In the United States, a majority of people (52.1 percent) claim to be:

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Which of the following nations stands out as the most religious of all high-income countries?

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In the United States, people who hold fundamentalist beliefs generally support traditional, otherworldly religion.

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Faith is a way of knowing based on:

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Karl Marx investigated the positive functions of religion for social life.

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What are two ways in which Eastern and Western religions differ?

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Animism is the belief that:

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