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WorksheetsReligion Chapter 19
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Sacred means common
True
False
Profane is
Ugly
Unholy
Not Sacred
Holy
Virtually all societies have had some form of religion since 5000 BC
True
False
The essential function of religion is to
Provide through sacred symbols
A mirror for members of society to see themselves
Neither answers provided are correct
Both these are correct
Religion...
encourages a sense of unity
Promotes a sense of belonging
Provides a sense of individualism
Provides no meaning beyond day to day life
There is social order without religious commitments.
True
False
A church and a denomination are the same thing
False
True
A religious organization that arises out of a need to reform an existing religious organization.
Denomination
Sect
Cult
Church
Cults provide
A sense of community
Freedom
A loving family
The opportunity to jazzercise
A majority of Americans are
Atheist
Christian
Muslims
Scientology
The process to which the sacred loses influence over society
Religiosity
Secularization
Fundamentalism
Sacredism
Fundamentalism requires rigid adheriance to
Religious beliefs
A political organization
Orthodox jazzercise forms
Cowboy rules
Which term is best defined as “An institution to express belief in a divine power” ?
A. Religion
B. Sect
C. Government
D. Cult
2.Which term is best defined as “A particular system of religious beliefs and teachings” ?
A. Theology
B. Sect
C. Spirituality
D. Religion
3.Which Sociologist stated that religion "opium of the masses"?
A. Emile Durkheim
B. Max Weber
C. Sigmund Freud
D. Karl Marx
4.Which term is best defined as “Practices required or expected of members of a faith” ?
A. Beliefs
B. Experience
C. Passion
D. Rituals
5.Sam believes that evil spirits cause poverty and starvation. Which of the following is Sam most likely to be?
A. Animist
B. Humanist
C. Materialist
D. Rationalist
6.Which of the following makes an atheistic belief system a non-religious belief system?
A. Absence of an underlying ethical system
B. Absence of any divine revelation
C. Exclusion of symbols and stories
D. Exclusion of significant rituals in important life events
According to your textbook, what do all religions have in common?
moral laws about proper way to offer prayers & sacrifice
a system of beliefs & rituals
God(s) or other supernatural beings
certain days that are considered holy
Attending religious services would be an example of
extrinsic religiosity
intrinsic religiosity
unchurched spirituality
spirituality
Intrinsic religiosity can be defined as
any approach to religion that meets a person's needs
a person's inner religious life
the process where worldly concerns dominate a person's life
cosmology that justifies behaviors as good or evil
Religious groups that emphasize literal interpretation of sacred texts are called
intrinsic
secular
unchurched
fundamentalist
What is a term for someone who labels themselves as "spiritual but not religious"?
unchurched
fundamentalist
evangelical
atheist
A society that separates church and state is a ____ society.
secular
agnostic
fundamentalist
traditional
