Sophomore Final Exam part II

A simple prayer can be a celebration

The art of listening generally means the same as our physical ability to hear.

Symbolic thinking sees things...

Magic is the opposite of genuine ritual worship

___ thinking reduces life to what can be observed with the senses and measured.

Religious rituals first began in the biblical era.

Sacraments have three dimensions

Symbolic thinking is a skill needed to celebrate sacraments.

What does genuine ritual worship attempt to do?

All rituals are forms of worship

The meaning of ___ symbols is closely tied to a specific situation, place, or group

The word sacrifice comes from the Latin "sacrum facere" which means

Through rituals people are

Nonverbal messages are rarely as communicative as verbal messages.

Rituals are...

Universal symbols sometimes carry contradictory or complex meanings.

How are rituals different from symbols?

A ritual requires words, but not always actions.

What is necessary for a ritual to have the power to transform us?

Symbols are no physical signs that represent what can be perceived with the senses.

Not all symbols communicate the same meanings to everyone in all places or times.

Which of the following persons would most rely on literal thinking in his or her work?

Observing a ritual can be equated with participating in it.

What was the primary functions of rituals in ancient cultures?

The danger in seeing things only at a literal level is that it could

What is the best antidote for sacramental dullness?

Practical and symbolic actions are sometimes combined with one another.

Ritually reliving one's history...