Question 1

Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?

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A)   having a Roman Catholic majority
B)   having a Protestant majority
C)   location relative to the Equator
D)   Ethnic religions make up the majority in one but not the other.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 2

The world's largest ethnic religion is

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A)   Confucianism.
B)   Daoism.
C)   Hinduism.
D)   Shintoism.
E)   Islam.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 3

The Jewish calendar

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A)   does not have a leap year.
B)   has nineteen months.
C)   is completely out of sync with the seasons.
D)   is based on the lunar cycle.
E)   features holidays based on the life and death of Jesus.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Why is Hinduism not considered a universalizing religion?

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A)   because it only has 900 million adherents
B)   because it is primarily concentrated in one geographic region
C)   It should be; the next edition of this book will classify it as a universal religion.
D)   There are just too many sects in Hinduism to count it as a universal religion.
E)   because the number of adherents are difficult to countF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Of the following religious branches,which one has a single living authority who speaks for the entire branch?

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A)   Eastern Orthodoxy
B)   Theravada Buddhism
C)   Shaktism
D)   Roman Catholicism
E)   ProtestantismF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Christianity diffused

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A)   through migration diffusion.
B)   through expansion diffusion.
C)   through both migration and expansion diffusion.
D)   entirely by missionaries.
E)   entirely by hierarchical diffusion.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The barrier between Israel and the West Bank

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A)   has been ruled as illegal by both Israeli and international courts.
B)   is welcomed by both sides.
C)   represents the natural landscape feature of the Jordan River.
D)   follows the previous border between Israel and Jordan.
E)   is more than one thousand miles long.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

The largest branch of Islam in Iran is

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A)   Druze.
B)   Eastern Orthodoxy.
C)   Sikh.
D)   Sunni.
E)   Shiite.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Unlike other universalizing religions,Buddhism

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A)   remained concentrated in one region of the world.
B)   was not begun by an individual founder.
C)   was founded in China.
D)   worships more than one god.
E)   diffused primarily by colonization.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Which is not an ethnic Asian religion?

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A)   Buddhism
B)   Confucianism
C)   Shintoism
D)   Daoism
E)   HinduismF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Confucianism and Taoism share a cosmogony that

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A)   the universe is made up of two forces, yin and yang.
B)   the universe is made up of one dominant force.
C)   God created the universe and people can serve God my making good use the created materials.
D)   the creation and destruction of the universe is cyclic.
E)   the universe has four aspects: light, darkness, life, and energy.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

What is the world's largest ethnic religion? In what country do 97 percent of the adherents of this religion live?

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Question 13

Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Buddhism
B)   Christianity
C)   Hinduism
D)   Islam
E)   JudaismF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Religion is a particularly good example of the tension between globalization and local diversity because

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A)   migrants leave their religion behind when they migrate to a new area.
B)   many people follow more than one religion.
C)   all religions are in competition to convert as many people as possible.
D)   religion represents core cultural values and beliefs that may conflict with others.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which branch of Islam is the largest in Iran?

Accepted Answer

Shiite

Question 16

Adherents to the Bahá'í faith have built Houses of Worship on every populated continent

Accepted Answer

A)   to demonstrate the global extent of the religion.
B)   because of a religious taboo on crossing oceans.
C)   to memorialize the missionary travels of its prophet.
D)   to symbolize the five pillars of its faith.
E)   all with entrances facing east.F) None of the above
G) A) and C) A

Question 17

Baptists are clustered in the ________ United States.

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A)   northeastern
B)   southeastern
C)   southwestern
D)   upper midwestern
E)   Baptists are not spatially clustered.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

What are some of the differences in geographic origins between universalizing and ethnic religions?

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A)   Universalizing religions tend to have a precise hearth based on the life of an individual.
B)   Ethnic religions tend to have very detailed and clear origins.
C)   The hearths where the largest universalizing religions originated are all in Africa.
D)   Ethnic religions tend to point to one individual as the founder.
E)   Universalizing religions tend to be monotheistic while ethnic religions are not.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E) A

Question 19

Which best describes how tensions and conflict may arise when universalizing and ethnic religions are in one geographic space?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethnic religions worry that they may have too many new converts.
B)   There may be a clash between languages that makes common worship difficult.
C)   The new and established religions are both competing for converts.
D)   There may be a clash between cultural values and beliefs that lead to conflict.
E)   The adherents of the universalizing religion are always the minority and therefore highly discriminated against.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Almost 90 percent of people in the Western Hemisphere claim adherence to

Accepted Answer

A)   Christianity.
B)   Roman Catholicism.
C)   Protestantism.
D)   Eastern Orthodoxy.
E)   atheism.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 6: Religions

Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin America from North America?

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The world's largest ethnic religion is

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The Jewish calendar

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Why is Hinduism not considered a universalizing religion?

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Of the following religious branches,which one has a single living authority who speaks for the entire branch?

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Christianity diffused

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The barrier between Israel and the West Bank

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The largest branch of Islam in Iran is

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Unlike other universalizing religions,Buddhism

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Which is not an ethnic Asian religion?

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Confucianism and Taoism share a cosmogony that

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What is the world's largest ethnic religion? In what country do 97 percent of the adherents of this religion live?

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Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

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Religion is a particularly good example of the tension between globalization and local diversity because

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Which branch of Islam is the largest in Iran?

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