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Religion and the Cultural Landscape

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following Christian churches are most likely to have "simple" architecture and reflect the materials available in that location?

a)

Catholic

b)

Orthodox

c)

Protestant

2.

This image is most likely found in what religious house of worship?

a)

Mosque

b)

Synagogue

c)

Protestant Church

d)

Orthodox Church

3.

This image would be forbidden in which of the following religious houses of worship?

a)

Protestant Churches

b)

Synagogues

c)

Mosques

d)

Catholic Churches

4.

In which religion are all other places of worship to be modeled after the Golden Temple?

a)

Orthodox Christian

b)

Syangogue

c)

Buddhism

d)

Sikhism

5.

What religious place of worship (example pictured) is geared towards an individual rather than a large gathering of people and is centered around a relic?

a)

Hindu Temple

b)

Buddhist Pagoda

c)

Jewish Synagogue

d)

Sikh Gurdwara

6.

Utopian societies found in the U.S. during the 18th and 19th centuries withdrew from society at large because...

a)

They feared popular culture

b)

They were outcasts from their villages

c)

They swore a life a of strict religious devoutness

d)

They wanted to model their society based on first century communal practices from Jerusalem

7.

Utopian groups such as the Shakers and the Amana Colonies had a strong belief in what characteristic?

a)

work ethic

b)

devoutness

c)

cleanliness

d)

charity

8.

The total number of visitors to ___________ is most likely much higher than 3 million, but numbers are only tallied during the Hajj.

a)

Al-Asqa Mosque in Jerusalem

b)

Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca

c)

Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi

d)

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City

9.

What sacred site is revered as holy by Muslims, Christians, and Jews?

a)

Temple Mount

b)

Hagia Sophia

c)

Notre Dame

d)

Sistine Chapel

10.

Which aspect of religion has one of the strongest impact on the environment?

a)

Missionaries trying to convert others

b)

Religious scripts

c)

Burial practices

d)

Building sacred spaces

11.

Before Christianity arrived in Europe, what was the common way to deal with corpses?

a)

Leave bodies for scavengers

b)

Cremation

c)

Burial

d)

Release into the sea

12.

India is experiencing a strain on ________________ because they _____________ their dead.

a)

fossil fuels; preserve

b)

fossil fuels; cremate

c)

wood; cremate

d)

wood; bury

13.

What calendar is most frequently used in the West?

a)

Julian calendar

b)

Lunar calendar

c)

Caesarean calendar

d)

Gregorian calendar

14.

BCE/CE are used as a secular version of BC/AD. What do each of these acronyms stand for?

a)

Before Common Era/Common Era; Before Christ/After Death

b)

Before Common Era/Common Era; Before Christ/Anno Domini

c)

Before Christ Entered/Christ Entered; Before Christ/After Death

d)

Before Christmas Eve/Common Era; Before Christ/Anno Domini

15.

Which of the following alternative burial practices freeze-dries bodies?

a)

Eternal Reefs

b)

Green Embalming

c)

Bios Urns

d)

Promession