Buddhism's adherents are

concentratedin East Asia and Southeast Asia.

Why is Hinduism not considered a universalizing religion?

Itis primarily concentrated in one geographic region.

A universalizing religion

appealsto people living in a wide variety of locations.

An ethnic religion is

appealingmostly to one group of people in one place.

Unlike other universalizing religions, Buddhism

diffused slowly and has remained concentrated in one region of the world.

Which is NOT true about Buddhism?

Itis practiced today mostly in India.

Hinduism, as an ethnic religion

has unknown or unclear origins.

What is the broad definition of religious fundamentalism?

following a literal interpretation of the bible

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1
Christianity first diffused from its hearth through
hierarchicaldiffusion.
contagiousdiffusion.
relocation diffusion.
expansiondiffusion.
2
The world's largest ethnic religion is
Confucianism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
3
The vast majority (97%) of Hindus reside in which country?
Mexico
Nepal
India
China
4
Which world religion is NOT among the largest four on Earth in terms of estimated number of adherents?
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
5
Buddhism's adherents are
distributedin an narrow band from Nepal through North Africa.
Miostly dispersedaround the world.
concentratedin East Asia and Southeast Asia.
mostlyin India and the west coast of North America.
6
The belief in the existence of only one god is
Animism
paganism
Polytheism
Monotheism
7
The world's largest universalizing religion is
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
8
Which of the following pairs are both universalizing religions?
Christianityand Islam
Buddhismand Hinduism
Islam and Hinduism
Judaismand Hinduism
9
Why is Hinduism not considered a universalizing religion?
There are too many sects in Hinduism to count it as a universal religion.
Thenumber of adherents are difficult to count.
Itis polytheistic, and universal religions must be monotheistic.
Itis primarily concentrated in one geographic region.
10
A universalizing religion
israrely transmitted through missionaries.
isbased on the physical characteristics of a particular location on Earth.
appealsto people living in a wide variety of locations.
hascelebrations based on seasonal changes.
11
The holiest city in Islam is
Jerusalem
Amritsar
Madinah
Makkah(Mecca)
12
An ethnic religion is
basedon only one language.
basedon belief in one particular spiritual leader.
isbased on the physical characteristics of a particular location on Earth.
appealingmostly to one group of people in one place.
13
Four-fifths (80%) of the world's Jewish population live in which two countries?
Israel and Iran
Egyptand Jordan
Israeland Saudi Arabia
Israel and the United States
14
Unlike other universalizing religions, Buddhism
diffusedprimarily by colonization.
diffused slowly and has remained concentrated in one region of the world.
wasbrought to the Western Hemisphere by Indian merchants.
wasfounded in China.
15
The belief in the existence of more than one god is called
Paganism
Animism
Monotheism
Polytheism
16
Which is NOT true about Buddhism?
Itis clustered primarily in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Itis practiced today mostly in India.
It has two main branches: Theravada and Mahayana.
Most adherents can be found in the Eastern Hemisphere
17
In which religion do both Christianity and Islam claim to have roots?
Animism
Judaism
Confucianism
Hinduism
18
Hinduism, as an ethnic religion
hasa lack of any holy texts.
has unknown or unclear origins.
hasa monotheistic belief system.
wasfounded by the Buddha
19
What is the broad definition of religious fundamentalism?
acampaign to eliminate religion from society
following a literal interpretation of the bible
theglobal push to syncretize the various religions of the world
thebelief that all religious views are correct

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