Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a cult?

Transparency about leadership decisions and finances

Which of these terms best describes Canadian Aboriginal spiritual beliefs?

elements of both mono- and polytheism

The Potlatch ceremony involves...

a host giving gifts to all his guests.

The Intelligent Design Argument against evolution suggests...

that life is too perfect and complicated to be accidental

One controversial element of the Sun Dance is that...

Participants purposefully rip their own skin.

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World Religions Unit 1

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1
What colour did the members of the Rajneesh cult wear?
yellow
red
orange
blue
2
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a cult?
Coercion and brainwashing techniques
Transparency about leadership decisions and finances
Unquestioning devotion to one leader
Isolation from society
3
Which creation of the ones we learned was about how the seasons came to be?
Anishinabek
Nisga'a
Dene
Iroquois
4
Which of these terms best describes Canadian Aboriginal spiritual beliefs?
monotheistic
polytheistic
elements of both mono- and polytheism
5
The Potlatch ceremony involves...
a host giving gifts to all his guests.
a shaman speaking with animal spirits.
a tent heated with hot rocks and steam.
a dance around a tree.
6
Which of these terms describes a system of beliefs with many gods?
Agnosticism
Monotheism
Polytheism
Atheism
7
What is the term for certain people of mixed Aboriginal and European heritage?
Inuit
Indiginous
Dene
Metis
8
Have scientific studies demonstrated that religious people live longer?
the results are mixed
the studies are still going on
yes
no
9
Which of these terms describes a belief that we can't know whether or not there is a God?
Atheism
Agnosticism
Monotheism
Polytheism
10
Which of these is NOT a topic that Handsome Lake made guidelines for?
married life
burying the dead
drinking alcohol
disciplining children
11
Handsome Lake was a...
Iroquois hunting ground.
Iroquois burial ground.
Iroquois prophet.
Iroquois treaty.
12
Young Earth Creationists argue that the earth is how old?
5 trillion years
5 million years
5 billion years
5000 years
13
Which of these is not one of the 10 elements of religion?
Belief in a supernatural world
Rules of conduct on how to live
Belief in helping the poor
Belief in the existence of a soul
14
What was the primary goal of the Residential School system?
to break up Aboriginal families
to torture Aboriginal children
to erase Aboriginal culture
to give Aboriginal children practical skills
15
Totem poles are the distinctive art form for Aboriginal people from which area of Canada?
the Arctic
the East Coast
the Prairies
the West Coast
16
The Intelligent Design Argument against evolution suggests...
that life needed something to get it going at the start
that life is sacred and does not change
that life is too perfect and complicated to be accidental
that life is a mystery that cannot be understood by science
17
One controversial element of the Sun Dance is that...
Participants purposefully rip their own skin.
Participants do not eat for 4 days before the dance.
Participants are only allowed to be men.
Participants get married to people they only just met.

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