Search For Meaning - Pre-Test Quiz

Question 1

What does the term 'Atheist' mean?

Accepted Answer

Believe that there is no God or gods

Question 2

What unique agreement do Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses and David have in common?

Accepted Answer

God entered into a covenant with each of them.

Question 3

How long have Aboriginal people lived in the land called Australia?

Accepted Answer

More than 40 thousand years, possibly 150 thousand years

Question 4

What is the Islamic term for God?

Accepted Answer

Allah

Question 5

What does the word 'Islam' mean?

Accepted Answer

Submit to Allah's will

Question 6

Why do you think human beings search for meaning in their lives?

Accepted Answer

They are concerned about dying., They desire a sense of purpose/destiny., They want to know why they are here., They know there is more to life than what they do every day.

Question 7

What is a 'worldview'?

Accepted Answer

a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world.

Question 8

Which of the following are all Christian variants (types of Christians)?

Accepted Answer

Catholics, Pentecostals, Anglicans, Baptists

Question 9

Which of the following IS NOT considered a BIG question about the meaning of life?

Accepted Answer

Why do people have different cultures?

Question 10

What does the word 'Buddhism' mean?

Accepted Answer

The middle way

Question 11

What does the word 'transcendent' mean?

Accepted Answer

God above

Question 12

What does the term 'immanent' mean?

Accepted Answer

God within

Question 13

Which 3 religious traditions are all monotheistic?

Accepted Answer

Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Question 14

The major difference between Eastern religious traditions & Western religious traditions is ...

Accepted Answer

Eastern are polytheistic and Western are monotheistic.

Question 15

What is the main purpose of a 'totem' in Aboriginal Spiritualities?

Accepted Answer

To provide a real and continuous connection to the land

Question 16

What are the 4 main Characteristics of Religion?

Accepted Answer

Beliefs, Rituals, Ethics and Sacred Texts

Question 17

What does the term 'adherents' refer to in regard to religious traditions'?

Accepted Answer

Followers/ Believers who practice a particular religious tradition

Question 18

What does the term 'omnipotent' mean?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 19

What is Aboriginal 'Dreaming'?

Accepted Answer

The ultimate reality of life, the past, present and future.

Question 20

What does the word 'Aboriginal' mean?

Accepted Answer

First

Question 21

How many Aboriginal nations lived in Australia before European colonisation/invasion?

Accepted Answer

More than 900

Question 22

What is the term used for people who cannot decide if there is a God?

Accepted Answer

Agnostic

Question 23

Which of the following Aboriginal nations are custodial land owners of regions around Campbelltown and Wollongong?

Accepted Answer

Dharawal, Wiradjuri, Gumbainggyr , Ngunawal

Question 24

Humanism is the theory/ belief that

Accepted Answer

Human beings can solve all life mysteries through science.

Question 25

Why is the land so important in Aboriginal life?

Accepted Answer

They belong to the land, their mother

Question 26

Which of the following are all Social Teachings of the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

Solidarity, Stewardship

Question 27

What is the difference between Catholic and Christian?

Accepted Answer

Catholicism is a variant (section of) Christianity

Question 28

Which of the following are all MAJOR Religious Traditions of the World?

Accepted Answer

Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism

Question 29

Which of the following is a core BELIEF of Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Resurrection

Question 30

What does the term 'monotheism' mean.

Accepted Answer

One God

Question 31

Which of the following is not a type of truth?

Accepted Answer

Scientific Hypothesis

Question 32

Who was the founder of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Question 33

Which of the following is a non-religious philosophy?

Accepted Answer

Atheism

Question 34

What is the 'supernatural dimension'?

Accepted Answer

Existence beyond the physical world

Question 35

What is a 'covenant'?

Accepted Answer

An 'unbreakable' promise

Question 36

What does the term 'pantheism' mean?

Accepted Answer

the universe is a manifestation of God

Question 37

What does the word polytheistic mean?

Accepted Answer

Many gods

Question 38

Which statement most accurately identifies the meaning of life for a Christian?

Accepted Answer

Lead a Christ like life & be raised to eternal life in heaven.

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