5 in 5 Warm-up

According to Marxist theory, which pairing best represents the two primary functions of religion?

• To promote scientific progress and secular governance

• To legitimate class inequality and provide ideological control

• To encourage artistic expression and cultural diversity

• To advance economic growth and technological innovation

Neo-Marxists differ from traditional Marxists in their view of religion. Which statement best captures the Neo-Marxist critique?

• Religion is always a conservative force that prevents any social change

• Religion is irrelevant to class relations and power structures

• Religion can, in specific contexts, become a resource for resisting oppression and promoting social change

• Religion invariably strengthens the ruling class through Repressive State Apparatuses (RSAs) only

Which description most accurately defines liberation theology?

• A doctrine that separates religion from politics to maintain neutrality

• A movement within certain religious traditions that prioritizes the poor and uses faith to challenge oppression and pursue social justice

• A philosophy that argues religion should focus solely on personal salvation

• A theory that promotes state control over religious institutions as RSAs

Which concept best describes the idea that religious institutions and teachings can enforce male authority and limit women’s roles?

• Religion as liberating

• Gender-neutral religion

• Patriarchal religion

• Secular feminism

According to the radical feminist summary, what are women encouraged to conform to in exchange for promised rewards in the afterlife?

• Economic systems

• Gendered norms

• Political ideologies

• Ethnic identities

Which evidence would a radical feminist use to argue that religion maintains gender inequality?

• Women accessing leadership roles

• Religious laws giving men more rights than women

• The veil as a symbol of liberation

• Reclaiming the divine as feminine

Which concept refers to people actively interpreting and shaping religion?

• Structural determinism

• Individual agency

• Collective ritual

• Doctrinal orthodoxy

A limitation noted is that the feminist approach may overlook how people:

• conform to doctrine without question

• actively interpret and shape religion

• abandon religion due to modernization

• vote for religious political parties

According to the material, how old was Mahsa Amini at the time of her death?

• 18

• 22

• 25

• 30

What regulation is central to the contemporary example discussed in the material?

• Tax regulation

• Hijab regulation

• Voting regulation

• Immigration regulation