Chapter 6 2 of 2 Test Prep

The diversity of church appearances throughout the Western hemisphere is in part due to

• the diversity of denominations.

• the diversity of ethnic groups.

• the diversity of local building materials.

• the diversity of mandates to early European settlers.

• prescribed building requirements initiated by the monarchy.

A muezzin is most closely associated with

• Hinduism.

• Bahaism.

• Islam.

• Judaism.

• Sikhism.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Salt Lake City, Utah, began as

• communal agriculture.

• utopian settlements.

• Quaker settlements.

• centers for the suffrage movement.

• Baha'i houses of worship

Which is NOT a characteristic of a hierarchical religion?

• It has a well-defined hierarchical structure.

• It encourages each congregation to be self-sufficient.

• It organizes territory into local administrative units.

• It fosters interaction among different congregations.

• Regional administration is located in large cities.

Which religion has no centralized structure of religious control?

• Islam

• Mormonism

• Catholicism

• Hinduism

• Baptist

The holiest city for Muslims is

• Mecca (Makkah).

• Medina (Madinah).

• Riyadh.

• Jerusalem.

• Jeddah.

Beliefs concerning the origin of the universe are

• animism.

• cosmogony.

• monotheism.

• astronomy.

• polytheism.

The two most holy and solemn days of the Jewish calendar are

• Yom Kippur and Passover.

• Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

• Passover and the Feast of Weeks.

• Sukkot and Yom Kippur.

• Sukkot and Rosh Hashanah.

The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet is the

• Dalai Lama.

• Kublai Khan.

• Panchen Buddha.

• Dalai Buddha.

• Buddha.

During the 1967 Six Day War, Israel captured a significant amount of territory including all but which of the following?

• the Old City of Jerusalem

• the Becca Valley

• the Gaza Strip

• the Golan Heights

• the Sinai Peninsula