Prelim Exam in Gen Elec 100

The person who defines religion as “the feeling of absolute dependence.”

• Paul Tillich

• Friedrich Schleiermacher

• Rudolf Otto

• William James

This person defines religion as “the ultimate concern for the ground of being.”

• Paul Tillich

• Friedrich Schleiermacher

• Rudolf Otto

• William James

“Religion is the feeling, acts, and experiences of individual people in their solitude as they stand in relation to whatever they may consider the divine.”

• Paul Tillich

• Friedrich Schleiermacher

• Rudolf Otto

• William James

According to _____________, religion is “a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things which unite into one single moral community all those who adhere to them.”

• Victor Frankl

• Friedrich Schleiermacher

• Emil Durkheim

• William James

Which of the following do not belong to the definitions of religion?

• Action or conduct indicating belief in, obedience to, and reverence for a god, gods, or similar superhuman power.

• The belief in a person or in a group of persons, an organized systems of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a person or group of persons.

• A specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects.

• The body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices.

You are ask to define religion, before giving your own definition you consider its content and characteristics. In short your definition is limited to the religion's belief, institutions, and practices. This is an example of _______________.

• Substantive Definition

• Resemblance Definition

• Functional Definition

• Logical Definition

Sammy is asked to define religion, he anchored his definition on the ways a particular religion functions in the lives of the adherent. This is an example of ______________.

• Substantive Definition

• Resemblance Definition

• Functional Definition

• Logical Definition

The nature of similarities overlapping each other and the crisscrossing of the similar features which we call resemblance of each religion are the factors to be considered if you define religion using the _______________.

• Substantive Definition

• Resemblance Definition

• Functional Definition

• Logical Definition

"Relegere" means "constantly returns to", "religare" means ___________.

• to be counted to

• to surrender to

• to be enslaved to

• to be tied to

Which of the following do not belong to the Latin variants of the word Religion?

• re-eligere

• religare

• relegere

• terminare