week 11 & 12 Flashcards

0
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which of the following is not a universalizing religion

A

hinduism

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1
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The principal religion of Central and South America is…

A

Roman Catholicism

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2
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what’s the following is not a branch of Christianity

A

lutheranism

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3
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numerically speaking, which of the following Christian groups is the largest?

A

Roman Catholic

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4
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The largest concentration of Protestants in the world is in…

A

North America

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5
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which statements best describes the worlds Muslim population

A

largest number is in South Asia and Southeast Asia

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6
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the shi’a Muslim population is concentrated in…

A

Iran and parts of Iraq

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7
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siddharta Gautama I was born in…

A

India

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8
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which of the following can be considered the “parent” religion in Buddhism?

A

hinduism

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9
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which of the following religions is predominant in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota

A

lutheran

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10
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how are Buddhism and Hinduism different?

A

Hindus have a rigid caste system; Buddhist reject the caste system

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11
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The worlds largest universalizing religion is

A

christianity

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12
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The world’s largest ethnic religion is

A

hinduism

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13
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judaism is classified as an ethnic, rather than universalizing religion because

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it’s rituals derived from the agricultural cycle in Israel

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14
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Islam is the worlds fastest growing religion due to the fact that

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it is practiced in countries with high NIRs, and is a universalizing religion

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15
Q

which of the following countries has the largest number of Sunni Muslims

A

Indonesia

16
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which is not a characteristic of a hierarchical religion

a. has a well defined hierarchical structure
b. encourages each congregation to be self-sufficient
c. organized here door into local ministrative units
d. Foster’s interaction among different congregations
e. exercises strong organizational landscape

A

b

17
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which pair of religions are both considered hierarchical religions

A

Roman Catholicism and Islam

18
Q

what do Hindus consider to be the holiest river

A

Ganges

19
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in which religion is burial of the dead not widely practiced

A

hinduism

20
Q

which of the following protestant denomination is the most autonomous

A

baptist

21
Q

which of the following could be considered sacred site for Christians

A

Church of the nativity in Bethlehem

22
Q

religious toponyms such as San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis, indicate that the original settlers were probably

A

Roman Catholic

23
Q

religiously, turkey differs from Saudi Arabia in which of the following ways
a. Turkey is Christian; Saudi Arabia is Muslim
b. Turkey is a theocracy; Saudi Arabia is a monarchy
c. Turkey practices a more strict form of shari’a and then Saudi Arabia
d turkeys more westernized and secular than Saudi Arabia
e. Turkish Muslims are Shia Saudi Muslims are sunni

A

D

24
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in Europe, many Catholics are less likely to attend church or be active in the religious community. this is due to the rise of

A

secularism

25
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religious influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all the following ways except

A

commercial districts

26
Q

which of the following is not a conflict based upon religion

a. christianity/Islam versus the former Soviet union
b. Talla ban in Afghanistan versus Western values
c. protestants versus Catholics in North America
d. hinduism versus socially quality
e. catholic versus protestant and Northern Ireland

A

d

27
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Jerusalem is a sacred city for which to the following religions

a. Judaism
b. Christianity
c. Islam
d. all of the above
e. a and b only

A

d

28
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which of the following religions is the best example for a polytheistic religion

A

shintoism

29
Q

when Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca to observe the kabah, which of the 5 pillars of Islam are they practicing

A

hajj

30
Q

where in the u.s. does roman catholicism dominate?

A

southern New England & southwest

31
Q

many Islamic states in the Middle East region combine religion and state and don’t separate them. This is an example of

A

theocracy

32
Q

The two primary eastern religions of Hinduism and Buddhism each other hearths located where

A

northern India

33
Q

yom Kippur, or the day of atonement, is the most important holiday in which religion

A

Judaism

34
Q

which of the following territories was not captured by Israel during the Six-Day War and 1967

A

The Mediterranean lowlands