Final Exam Study Guide

The term 'religion' comes from the Latin word 'religere', which means

• To believe

• To bind

• To be good

• None of the above

The symbolic action in worship, meditation, and other ceremonies:

• Religion

• Rituals

• Sacrifice

• None of the above

The states of one's understanding of reality, with which one makes sense of one's new experience:

• Religion

• Rituals

• Sacrifice

• None of the above

Pattern of beliefs and practices that expresses and enacts what a community regards as scared and/or ultimate about life"

• Religon

• Rituals

• Sacrifice

• None of the above

The dimension of religion that includes teachings about what is considered to be morally acceptable and unacceptable is called (i) ________; while the dimension of religion that includes the sensory elements such as images, arts, and music is called (ii) __________

• (i) The cognitive dimension; (ii) the aesthetic dimension

• (ii) The ethical dimension; (ii) the aesthetic dimension

• (i) The cognitive dimension; (ii) the emotional dimension

• None of the above

The abilities to understand and deal with cultures other than our own is called:

• Cultural cooperation

• Interfaith cooperation

• Cultural intelligence

• None of the above

What is the definition of "myth" in the study of religion?

• Stories that are not based on science

• Stories that relate basic truths of religion

• Stories that only exist in indigenous religions

• None of the above

(a)______ are stories about how things have come to be as they are now; (b)______ are stories about the origin of existence

• (a) cosmogonic myths; (b) etiological myths

• (a) cosmogonic myths; (b) semi historical myths

• (a) etiological myths; (b) cosmogonic myths

• None of the above

(a)______ is the study of religion that aims to understand different religious traditions objectively and in a religiously neutral way; while (b)_______ is the study of religion based on a religious commitment to that religion in order to promote it.

• (a) Theology; (b) Religious studies

• (a) Pluralism; (b) Theology

• (a) Religious studies; (b) Theology

• None of the above

Putting up with the views and actions of others that are different from ours is called (a)_______; while the recognition of religious differences and the effort to deal with the constructively is called (b)_______

• (a) Tolerance: (b) Relativism

• (a) Relativism; (b) Pluralism

• (a) Tolerance; (b) Pluralism

• None of the above