Religion and Belief Quiz

How do religious communities influence and are influenced by culture?

• They only influence economic changes

• They have no influence on culture

• They are completely separate from culture

• They react to and influence the world around them

The first premise of religion states that "religions are diverse among believers, not the same throughout." What does this mean?

• Members of a religion always hold identical beliefs

• Two people from the same religion will practice the same way

• A person who is Jewish will always celebrate the same holidays as someone else who attends their synagogue

• Practices, beliefs, and behavior are often different even among practitioners of the same religion.

What can affect the beliefs and behaviors of religious individuals?

• Only their favorite food

• Only their gender

• The mix of a certain set of community identities

• Only their race

What is an example of belief from the reading?

• Daily prayer

• Change over time

• Moving from one city to another

• Being athiest

Which of the following factors affect how religious communities react to and influence the world around them?

• Political changes in the world

• Social changes in the world

• Economic changes in the world

• All of these affect religions