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The word meaning 'having many gods and/or goddesses'
Polytheistic
Immanent
Monotheistic
Transcendant
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The belief in one god is called
Biotheism
Unitheism
Monotheism
Polytheism
3
A belief in the supernatural dimension means to believe that...
The only things that exist in creation are what can be seen
Nature holds the key to the divine
There is something more than humanity in the world
Ghosts continually walk on earth
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A religion is dynamic if
It allows its sacred texts to be interpreted
It can provide answers to the big questions of life
It can show adherents the pathway to the afterlife
It can be updated and recontextualised to maintain relevance
5
Religious experience expressed through practices like prayer and worship is referred to as
Theology
Rituals
Beliefs
Sacrifices
6
A way of looking at and understanding the world is known as
Worldview
Transcendent
Monotheism
Religion
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Christianity, Judaism and Islam are all _______ religions
Davidic
Judean
Josephian
Abrahamic
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Religious worldviews are all characterised by belief in
Reincarnation after death
Heaven
The power of science
The supernatural
9
Which religion has the eight-spoked wheel as its symbol?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
10
Which of these faiths is considered non-theistic?
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
11
The Abrahamic religions are all
polytheistic
monotheistic
pantheistic
animistic
12
Which of the following describes a transcendence?
Enlightenment comes from within
God exists separately to creation
God is everywhere and in everything
There is a belief in reincarnation
13
Which of the following traditions is the oldest?
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
14
Semitic means....
Belief in a single God
Sharing the sacred text of Judaism
Sharing a common root in Israel
Being Jewish
15
Which of the following is one of the four characteristics of religion?
Beliefs and believers
An ultimate supernatural force
Candles
The force
16
All religions share which of the following characteristics
A divine being
Priests and deacons
Sacred texts and writings
A belief in the power of humankind
17
Which religion has the star of David as its central symbol?
Christianity
Hinduism
Jedi
Judaism
18
Eschatology is the
Teachings about the end times
Learning about the new ways religion can affect us
Apocalypse
Teaching about eschats
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Religions are
Dynamic
Passive
Static
Living
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Which of the following is NOT an Abrahamic religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
21
Why does humanity need religion
Because religion gives a sense of profound belonging
Because otherwise people wouldn't exist
Because religion provides answers to essential questions
Because religion is the opiate of the masses
22
Of the following religions, which is the newest?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
23
Religion is a:
Genre of text
Lack of belief
Worldview
24
Which religion DOES NOT feature the teaching of predestination in ANY of its variants?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
25
Which is NOT a characteristic of religion?
Rituals and ceremonies
Belief in the divine
Ethics
Sacred texts
26
A worldview that believes that god/gods are active in the world or involved in people's lives
transcendence
immanence
rationalism
atheism
27
A worldview that denies the existence of a God
Pantheism
Atheism
Agnosticism
Monotheism
28
Which of the following religions believes in reincarnation?
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
29
The latin term 'religare' means
'to tie back'
'to regale'
'to undo'
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Some religions believe that Christianity is polytheistic because of their belief in...
A community of believers who practise their faith
An immanent Holy Spirit alive and working in the world
A man who died and rose from the dead
Sanctity of the Saints and the triune nature of the trinity
