WRBS Quiz 1

It is a set of beliefs used to understand the world. The basic way of interpreting things and events that pervades a culture so thoroughly that it becomes a culture’s concept of reality-what is good, what is important, what is sacred, what is real

• Worldview

• Belief system

• Religion

• Philosophy

Etymologically it comes from a Latin word, “Religare” which means “ to bind or to tie.”

• Spirituality

• Religion

• Culture

• Theology

It is the defined as the systematic study of the nature of the Divine and, more broadly, of religious belief.

• Spirituality

• Religion

• Theology

• Philosophy

Which statement is not a belief system?

• I believe I can fly.

• “An unexamined life is not worth living for.” (Socrates)

• “Si Malakas at si Maganda” the Filipino version of Creation story.

• The West Philippine sea belongs to Filipinos as affirmed by an as arbitrary tribunal in Hague, Netherland.

Worldviews are not all about God, but these are also about our views about reality, man, truth and values.

• True

• False

Which of the following are Abrahamic religions?

• Judaism, Christianity, Islam

• Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism

• Buddhism and Judaism only

• Judaism and Islam only

A supernatural event can be described by which of the following?

• A very common event that science has overlooked

• Something beyond scientific understanding

• A rare event that only Christians believe in

• A rite of passage in many religious traditions

Religions have existed for centuries as a means for cultures to

• have control of their environment

• Answer the enduring questions of life: why do I exist? What happens when I die? Why is there suffering in the world?

• have control of people

• respond to God's Will

From prehistoric times humans have wanted to

• Hold power over other humans

• manage their own emotions

• understand the forces that have created and controlled the world

• create super societies

Religions that believe there are beings or forces that exist beyond the known universe and are not subject to the laws of nature. This is called?

• Immanence

• Omnipotence

• Anthropomorphism

• Trancendance