Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems

Studying religion as it was in first-century Rome is important because it is a clear example of how religion has been about power and meaning in relation to:

• The natural world.

• Their gods and goddesses.

• Human destiny.

• Modern Western religions.

The world's oldest religion specialist:

• Dates to 75,000 years ago.

• Is extinct.

• Is called the shaman.

• Is found only in tribal religion.

According to this textbook, why should we learn about religion in the past?

• So we do not make the same mistakes that previous religious leaders made.

• To pass the test.

• To understand the role of religion in our world today.

• So we can become superior to primal society.

In every religious tradition __________ convey(s) the deepest and most profound truths of life.

• Rituals.

• Myths.

• The Sacred.

• Nature.

The agricultural skill that brought about urban life started to develop around:

• 8000 BCE  

• 6000 BCE

• 2500 BCE 

• 1000 BEC

Conforming to a tradition's doctrines is called:

• Orthopraxy.  

• Orthodoxy.

•  Obedience.

• Morality.

Acting in the manner prescribed by the tradition is called:

• Orthopraxy. 

• Orthodoxy. 

• Orthopedics. 

• Orthodontics.

According to religious scholar Rudolph Otto, a defining and universal mark of religious experience is:

• Only a feeling of deep love. 

•  The ambivalent feelings of fascination and dread. 

• The desire to worship in a church.

• Being obedient to the will of God.

Religion is:

• Whatever a community believes in. 

• A way for people to understand history. 

• The sense of being tied or bound by obligations to God believed to govern our destiny. 

• The sense of being tied or bound by sacred obligations to powers believed to govern our destiny.

To understand a religious story literally can often lead to:

• Happiness, health, and wisdom.  

• Misunderstanding its meaning. 

• Enlightenment.

• The creation of a new tradition.