WorksheetsReligion in the 21st century
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
As we enter the twenty-first century, one major issue affecting religions worldwide is _____
a)
the nature of Christ.
b)
the nature of heaven.
c)
that of baptism.
d)
that of female leadership.
2.
Christian Science and Mormonism are more than a century old, but are sometimes considered _______
a)
mainstream forms of Christianity.
b)
sects.
c)
cults.
d)
new religious movements.
3.
Most religions claim ________
a)
that women are superior to men.
b)
that we live on in some form or another after our deaths.
c)
that sexuality is important and not something to hide.
d)
that water, earth, wind, and fire were created by gods and goddesses.
4.
The New Age Movement tends to regard __________ as most significant.
a)
the physical world
b)
mental and spiritual phenomena
c)
the body
d)
women
5.
The theory that religion would become less and less significant in a world dominated by scientific rationalism and technology until it would finally disappear altogether is known as______
a)
fundamentalism.
b)
exclusivism.
c)
secularization.
d)
extinction theory.
6.
Today Baha’is ______
a)
are few and far between.
b)
are persecuted for having the temerity to claim to have a prophet who came after Muhammad.
c)
seek to reveal the oneness of all religions, arguing that God is gradually revealing God’s will through the great teachers of all religions.
d)
are similar to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
7.
Which of the following religions sees the universe as continually being created, destroyed, and recreated?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
Hinduism
8.
Which of the following statements is not true?
a)
Virtually all of the world’s religions mix male and female elements.
b)
Virtually all of the world’s religions, to one degree or another, are female-dominated.
c)
Different religions have widely varying attitudes toward life in this world.
d)
Some religions regard death as the shucking off of one’s physical self to live as pure spirit.
9.
Which of the following statements is not true?
a)
Some new religions, such as Theosophy and Baha’i, are ethnic religions that seek to bring many different religious traditions together.
b)
Millennial movements sometimes end in violence or mass suicide, and at other times find ways to adapt to a long-term existence.
c)
Recently, many new religious movements have taken the form of nature worship or goddess worship.
d)
The so-called “New Age Movement” mixes together many occult traditions.
10.
Religions that seek to spread their message to as many people as possible are sometimes called ________ religions.
a)
fetishistic
b)
universal
c)
ethnic
d)
global
11.
How might a practitioner of an ethnic religion view a practitioner of a universal religion?
a)
As foolish for not converting to an ethnic religion.
b)
As arrogant in their view that their religion is the right one.
c)
As exceptionally broad-minded and tolerant.
d)
all of these
12.
What does the term orthodoxy mean?
a)
Right practice.
b)
Right speech.
c)
Right belief.
d)
Right wing.
13.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
All religions have a founder, whether we know who that person is or not.
b)
Some religions have individual founders, and others do not.
c)
No religion can really be said to have a founder, since all religions worship the same God.
d)
Every religion believes that there are ancestors watching over them from the spirit realm.
14.
How many new religions are created in the world every century?
a)
None.
b)
A few.
c)
Religions are never new; by definition they are old.
d)
Lots.
15.
Ethnic religions ____________
a)
seek converts.
b)
wish to spread their religion.
c)
agree with the missionary policies of universal religions.
d)
do not usually try to spread their faith to others.
16.
Many nature religions describe themselves as ____
a)
pantheistic.
b)
neopagan.
c)
predating the major Western religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
d)
all of these
17.
The______________ is a worldwide organization that seeks to elucidate the “perennial philosophy” found in many different religious and philosophical traditions.
a)
Neopagan Movement
b)
Jehovah’s Witness Organization
c)
Rastafarian Society
d)
Theosophical Society
18.
Which of the following religions recognizes in the most explicit way that there are different religious paths for different people?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
19.
Different religions imagine different things occurring when one dies. Which of the beliefs below is not held by any known religion?
a)
After we die, we go to heaven or hell.
b)
After we die, we remain on earth in a spirit form.
c)
After we die, we are reincarnated in another living form.
d)
All of these are beliefs that some religions hold.
20.
How is sexuality regarded in the worlds’ religions?
a)
As dangerous and distracting.
b)
As good and beautiful.
c)
As a path toward enlightenment.
d)
All of these attitudes toward sexuality are found in one religion or another.
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