Chapters 1 and 2 World Religions, Davis

Question 1

The stated purpose of human sacrifices by the Aztecs was to

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nourish the sun so it would last longer

Question 2

Place, object or person that is believed to connect heaven and earth (regarded as earth center)

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axis mundi

Question 3

The Australian Aborigines believe that the spiritual essence of the Ancestors.

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both a and b

Question 4

Yoruba priests who help people learn the future.

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diviners

Question 5

The belief in many gods

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polytheism

Question 6

Mischievous supernatural being containing both good and evil who tends to disrupt life

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trickster figure

Question 7

Which of the following is one of the ritual practitioners or mediators in the Yoruba religion?

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All of the above

Question 8

The supreme but distant god of the Yoruba

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Olorun

Question 9

The capacity for seeing things from another's perspective

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empathy

Question 10

Which of the following did Aztecs NOT believe about the current sun?

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that it would always shine

Question 11

The belief that God is in everything

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pantheism

Question 12

The Lakota believe Wakan Tanka

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is sixteen separate deities

Question 13

The belief in one God

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monotheism

Question 14

The dimension of religion addressing how we are to act while living in the world, Right/wrong

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ethical

Question 15

Australian Aborigines initiation rituals are not meant to

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provide comfort and companionship to the initiate

Question 16

The understanding of the nature of the universe is called

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cosmology

Question 17

A formal worship practice, often re-enacting a myth

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ritual

Question 18

The Lakota name for the supreme reality.

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Wakan Tanka

Question 19

Overcoming the limitations imposed by the human condition

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transcendence

Question 20

What was considered an acceptable alternative to human sacrifice by the Aztecs?

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devout, flattering prayer (language)

Question 21

All major world religions teach the same beliefs about what happens when we die

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False

Question 22

The Lakota trickster figure.

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Inktomi

Question 23

In a vision quest, the vision generally arrives in the form of

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an animal or some other natural object or force

Question 24

System dictating certain things and activities are set aside for specific members of group

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taboo

Question 25

According to the Catholic Church, if you're not Christian, you definitely don't go to heaven.

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False

Question 26

Believing they contained divine force,which two parts of humans did Aztecs focus to sacrifice

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heart and head

Question 27

A natural form, such as an animal or rock, that symbolizes an Ancestor

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totem

Question 28

A religion that does not hold a belief in a personal god or gods is

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non-theistic

Question 29

The hundreds of deities worshiped by the Yoruba

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orisha

Question 30

The Plains Indians begin a vision quest at a

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sweat lodge

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Chapters 1 and 2 World Religions, Davis

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