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TERMS about RELIGION
TERMS about RELIGION
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Common terms that are used in the study of religion
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A term that describes a group of people who have separated from an established religion
Catholicism
sect
secular
tenet
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Which of the following does not include four of the five common elements of religion:
call, code, change, cult
code, cult, creed, call
code, community, creed, call
code, cult, change, creed
3
A form of religion that upholds a strict belief in the literal interpretation of a sacred text
sect
pantheism
myth
fundamentalism
4
Means "to bind closely together"
religio
ritual
cultus
religare
5
This describes a person who is unsure of the existence of a god or gods
atheist
adherent
agnostic
pantheist
6
Cosmogony refers to
the belief in one god.
a religion's origin story.
the belief in many gods.
the study of the universe.
7
Which of the following does not make up 75% of the world's religious population?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
8
Rabbis, priests, imams, and shaman would be considered
rituals of a faith.
tenets of a faith.
specialists of a faith.
sects of the faith.
9
The ancient Egyptians did not believe in the afterlife.
False
True
10
The goddess of fertility and life in ancient Egypt was
Isis.
Horus.
Osiris.
Amun-Ra.
11
The religion with the highest number of followers in the world is
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
12
Pantheon refers to
rituals performed to honor the gods
the worship of gods
all the gods of a particular religion collectively
the 12 major Greek gods
13
The measurement of years BC and AD have been replaced with ___ and ___, respectively.
None of the above
BCE and ADE
Common Era and Before Common Era
Before Common Error and Common Error
14
Approximately _____% of the world's population identifies as non-believers.
5
20
25
15
15
The sacred text of Zoroastrianism is
the Qu'ran.
the Book of the Dead.
the Bible.
the Avesta.
16
Belief in the existence of a god or gods
adherents
atheism
pantheism
theism
17
The
ankh
represents
fertility in the Zoroastrian faith.
the pharaoh as god-king.
power in the ancient Egyptian religion.
life in the ancient Egyptian religion.
18
The Zoroastrianism motto is
good thoughts, good words, good deeds.
humans have free will and can choose to do good or evil.
good thoughts, good deeds, good words.
good deeds bring good thoughts.
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The symbol of Zoroastrianism is
the Zaruthustra.
the Tower of Silence.
the fravashi.
the ankh.
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Tenets of a faith refers to
the beliefs or principles of the religion
the specialists who practice the religion
the interpretation of the texts
the followers of the religion
