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Religion Chapter 19

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sacred means common

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Profane is

a)

Ugly

b)

Unholy

c)

Not Sacred

d)

Holy

3.

Virtually all societies have had some form of religion since 5000 BC

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The essential function of religion is to

a)

Provide through sacred symbols

b)

A mirror for members of society to see themselves

c)

Neither answers provided are correct

d)

Both these are correct

5.

Religion...

a)

encourages a sense of unity

b)

Promotes a sense of belonging

c)

Provides a sense of individualism

d)

Provides no meaning beyond day to day life

6.

There is social order without religious commitments.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A church and a denomination are the same thing

a)

False

b)

True

8.

A religious organization that arises out of a need to reform an existing religious organization.

a)

Denomination

b)

Sect

c)

Cult

d)

Church

9.

Cults provide

a)

A sense of community

b)

Freedom

c)

A loving family

d)

The opportunity to jazzercise

10.

A majority of Americans are

a)

Atheist

b)

Christian

c)

Muslims

d)

Scientology

11.

The process to which the sacred loses influence over society

a)

Religiosity

b)

Secularization

c)

Fundamentalism

d)

Sacredism

12.

Fundamentalism requires rigid adheriance to

a)

Religious beliefs

b)

A political organization

c)

Orthodox jazzercise forms

d)

Cowboy rules

13.

Which term is best defined as “An institution to express belief in a divine power” ?

a)

A. Religion

b)

B. Sect

c)

C. Government

d)

D. Cult

14.

2.Which term is best defined as “A particular system of religious beliefs and teachings” ?

a)

A. Theology

b)

B. Sect

c)

C. Spirituality

d)

D. Religion

15.

3.Which Sociologist stated that religion "opium of the masses"?

a)

A. Emile Durkheim

b)

B. Max Weber

c)

C. Sigmund Freud

d)

D. Karl Marx

16.

4.Which term is best defined as “Practices required or expected of members of a faith” ?

a)

A. Beliefs

b)

B. Experience

c)

C. Passion

d)

D. Rituals

17.

5.Sam believes that evil spirits cause poverty and starvation. Which of the following is Sam most likely to be?

a)

A. Animist

b)

B. Humanist

c)

C. Materialist

d)

D. Rationalist

18.

6.Which of the following makes an atheistic belief system a non-religious belief system?

a)

A. Absence of an underlying ethical system

b)

B. Absence of any divine revelation

c)

C. Exclusion of symbols and stories

d)

D. Exclusion of significant rituals in important life events

19.

According to your textbook, what do all religions have in common?

a)

moral laws about proper way to offer prayers & sacrifice

b)

a system of beliefs & rituals

c)

God(s) or other supernatural beings

d)

certain days that are considered holy

20.

Attending religious services would be an example of

a)

extrinsic religiosity

b)

intrinsic religiosity

c)

unchurched spirituality

d)

spirituality

21.

Intrinsic religiosity can be defined as

a)

any approach to religion that meets a person's needs

b)

a person's inner religious life

c)

the process where worldly concerns dominate a person's life

d)

cosmology that justifies behaviors as good or evil

22.

Religious groups that emphasize literal interpretation of sacred texts are called

a)

intrinsic

b)

secular

c)

unchurched

d)

fundamentalist

23.

What is a term for someone who labels themselves as "spiritual but not religious"?

a)

unchurched

b)

fundamentalist

c)

evangelical

d)

atheist

24.

A society that separates church and state is a ____ society.

a)

secular

b)

agnostic

c)

fundamentalist

d)

traditional

25.
Practices required or expected of members of a faith
a)
Rituals
b)
experience
c)
beliefs
d)
passion