APHuG- Chapter 6 Religions

Question 1

A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal body:

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Denomination

Question 2

A religion that remains relatively concentrated in its spatial distribution; close ties to site

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ethnic religion

Question 3

Which is not a universalizing religion?

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Judaism

Question 4

Mecca & Medina are holy sites for many...

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Muslims

Question 5

Tensions remain high in ________ because of its importance to Muslims, Jews & Christians:

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Jerusalem

Question 6

Belief that nothing can be known about whether God exists:

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Agnosticism

Question 7

True or False: In the Hindu tradition, one can work one's way out of one's caste.

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False

Question 8

Belief that God does not exist:

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Atheism

Question 9

The Four Noble Truths, central to Buddhism, include all of the follow except:

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Nirvana can be reached by giving money to a church

Question 10

Jews typically worship in a

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synagogue/temple

Question 11

Christmas & Easter are celebrated primarily by

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All of the above

Question 12

The religion with the most adherents is ______ ; the fastest growing religion is ______ .

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Christianity; Islam

Question 13

A Muslim typically worships in a:

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mosque

Question 14

Rosh Hashanah (new year) & Yom Kippur (day of atonement) are observed by

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Jews

Question 15

During Middle Ages, neighborhood in a city set up by law to house only Jews:

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ghetto

Question 16

Belief that nothing can be known about whether or not a deity exists:

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agnosticism

Question 17

Belief that objects, or natural events, have a discrete spirit and conscious life:

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Animism

Question 18

A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally:

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Autonomous Religion

Question 19

Which is an autonomous organized religion?

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Islam

Question 20

Jesus Christ is the holiest of prophets for adherents to which faith?

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Christianity

Question 21

Muhammad is the holiest of prophets for adherents to which faith?

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Islam

Question 22

Shiva, Krishna, Rama & Vishnu are important deities in which religion?

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Hinduism

Question 23

True or False: Hinduism is monotheistic.

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false

Question 24

A leader in the Jewish faith is known as a(n)

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rabbi

Question 25

Christians typically worship in a

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church

Question 26

A religion that combines several traditions:

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syncretic

Question 27

Large rock, under golden dome, in Jerusalem; believed by Muslims, Christians &Jews to be sacred

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Dome of the Rock

Question 28

Journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes:

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pilgrimage

Question 29

Which pair are both ethnic religions?

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Judaism & Hinduism

Question 30

The caste system, a traditional part of _______ religion, has created massive social inequality

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Hindu

Question 31

Which follows this pattern: Religion, branch, denomination, sect ?

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Christianity; Protestantism; Presbyterianism; Anabaptism

Question 32

Which is not a Semitic religion?

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Shintoism

Question 33

Which of the following is a sacred & symbolic site for Jews?

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The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem (Israel)

Question 34

An individual who participates in diffusing a universalizing religion:

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missionary

Question 35

Class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned, according to religious law:

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caste

Question 36

A large and fundamental division with a religion:

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Branch

Question 37

A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those in a particular location:

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universalizing religion

Question 38

Division of a branch of a religion that unites a number of local congregations in leadership:

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denomination

Question 39

The hearth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is in

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the Middle East

Question 40

Diwali (the festival of lights) & Holi (the festival of colors) are a part of which faith?

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Hinduism

Question 41

______ & ______ have no centralized structure of religious control/administration:

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Judaism; Hinduism

Question 42

Two of the most hierarchical faiths in the world today are:

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Mormonism & Catholicism

Question 43

Ramadan is practiced within

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Islam

Question 44

Belief in only one deity:

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monotheism

Question 45

A large and fundamental division within a religion:

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branch

Question 46

The class or distinct hereditary order which a Hindu is assigned, according to religious law:

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Caste

Question 47

Which is not a monotheistic faith?

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Hinduism

Question 48

Set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe:

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cosmogony

Question 49

A follower of a polytheistic religion:

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Pagan

Question 50

The primary difference in belief between Sunni & Shia Muslims is

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which leaders are seen as legitimate heirs of Muhammad

Question 51

Which is the holy text for Muslims?

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the Koran/Quran

Question 52

Which pair are both hierarchically administrated faiths?

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Catholicism & Mormonism

Question 53

Relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination:

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sect

Question 54

Shortest & longest days of the year, due to Earth's tilt towards the sun:

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Solstice

Question 55

Belief that objects (plants, stones)/natural events (thunderstorms, earthquakes) are spiritual:

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animism

Question 56

Religious wars in Northern Ireland have been between:

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Protestant & Catholic Christians

Question 57

Protestants are clustered in...

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North America & Northwestern Europe

Question 58

This historic figure is credited with the formation of Protestantism:

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Martin Luther

Question 59

Where is the hearth of Hinduism?

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northern India

Question 60

A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe:

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Cosmology

Question 61

Literal interpretation & strict adherence to basic principles of a religion:

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fundamentalism

Question 62

All of the following are asked of Muslims (if possible) except:

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to be cremated after death

Question 63

An autonomous religion is one that:

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does not have central authority but shares ideas &cooperates

Question 64

True or False: Buddhism developed out of Hinduism.

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True

APHuG- Chapter 6 Religions

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APHuG- Chapter 6 Religions

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