World Religions Phil 337

World Religions Phil 337 I. Multiple Choice: Select the best answer for each question (1 point each): 1. A revitalization movement is a deliberate, organized effort by members of a society to construct a more satisfy ...

World Religions Phil 337 I. Multiple Choice: Select the best answer for each question (1 point each): 1. A revitalization movement is a deliberate, organized effort by members of a society to construct a more satisfying a. religion. b. culture c. theocracy. d. new age movement. 2. Which of the below is not an example of a revitalization movement? a. Cargo Cults b. Ghost Dance c. ISKCON d. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints e. Communism 3. The stages in a revitalization movement are 1) Steady State, 2) A period of increased individual stress, 3) a period of ______________________________________________, and 4) the period of revitalization. a. cultural distortion. b. systemic psychosis. c. social alienation. d. mental disconnection. 4. When the preconditions are met, a revitalization movement may form around an individual who has undergone a personal, supernatural-inspired transformation and who is called a a. revered leader. b. charismatic prophet. c. reincarnated lama. d. chosen one. 5. ISKCON is also known as a. the Hare Krishnas. b. the Moonies. c. the Mormons. d. the Branch Davidians. 16. ISKCON and similar movements should not be considered “cults”; instead scholars refer to them as a. New Tradition Formations. b. New Religious Movements. c. Think Tanks. d. Transcendence. 7. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, founded by Joseph Smith, Is commonly called a. The Unification Church. b. The Holiness Church c. The Mormon Church. d. The Coptic Church. 8. The Shi’a branch of Islam traces its origins to the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet named a. Abu Bakr. b. Hussein. c. Uthman d. Ali. 9. ISKCON is a religion because like all religions, it has a. secretive rituals. b. a belief in the supernatural. c. fasting. d. colorful robes. 10. The event that marks the start of the Muslim calendar is called the a. Hajj. b. Kaaba. c. Hijra. d. Exodus. 11. This event takes Mohammad and his followers from Mecca to a. Ethiopia. b. Jerusalem. c. Medina. d. Isfahan. 212. The founder of ISKCON was a. Swami Narayana b. Satya Sai Baba. c. Swami Rama. d. Swami Bhaktivedanta. 13. What Christian belief is not found in the Quran? a. The virgin birth of Jesus. b. The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. c. Jesus’s ascension into heaven. d. The second coming of Jesus. 14. In the United States, the freedom of religion and the separation of church and state, are found in the part of the U.S. Constitution called the a. first amendment. b. second amendment. c. preamble. d. declaration. 15. Separation of church and state and freedom of religion are important foundations of American society established by the Constitution. There is often argument, however, about the exact boundary between church and state. The ambiguity comes from the fact that there are two clauses about religion. The first clause is called the Establishment Clause, and the second is called the a. the Free Exercise Clause. b. the Right to Worship Clause. c. the Freedom of Religion Clause. c. the Freedom of Thought Clause. I. Multiple Choice: Select the best answer for each question (1 point each): 1. A revitalization movement is a deliberate, organized effort by members of a society to construct a more satisfying a. religion. b. culture c. theocracy. d. new age movement. 2. Which of the below is not an example of a revitalization movement? a. Cargo Cults b. Ghost Dance c. ISKCON d. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints e. Communism 3. The stages in a revitalization movement are 1) Steady State, 2) A period of increased individual stress, 3) a period of ______________________________________________, and 4) the period of revitalization. a. cultural distortion. b. systemic psychosis. c. social alienation. d. mental disconnection. 4. When the preconditions are met, a revitalization movement may form around an individual who has undergone a personal, supernatural-inspired transformation and who is called a a. revered leader. b. charismatic prophet. c. reincarnated lama. d. chosen one. 5. ISKCON is also known as a. the Hare Krishnas. b. the Moonies. c. the Mormons. d. the Branch Davidians. 16. ISKCON and similar movements should not be considered “cults”; instead scholars refer to them as a. New Tradition Formations. b. New Religious Movements. c. Think Tanks. d. Transcendence. 7. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, founded by Joseph Smith, Is commonly called a. The Unification Church. b. The Holiness Church c. The Mormon Church. d. The Coptic Church. 8. The Shi’a branch of Islam traces its origins to the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet named a. Abu Bakr. b. Hussein. c. Uthman d. Ali. 9. ISKCON is a religion because like all religions, it has a. secretive rituals. b. a belief in the supernatural. c. fasting. d. colorful robes. 10. The event that marks the start of the Muslim calendar is called the a. Hajj. b. Kaaba. c. Hijra. d. Exodus. 11. This event takes Mohammad and his followers from Mecca to a. Ethiopia. b. Jerusalem. c. Medina. d. Isfahan. 212. The founder of ISKCON was a. Swami Narayana b. Satya Sai Baba. c. Swami Rama. d. Swami Bhaktivedanta. 13. What Christian belief is not found in the Quran? a. The virgin birth of Jesus. b. The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. c. Jesus’s ascension into heaven. d. The second coming of Jesus. 14. In the United States, the freedom of religion and the separation of church and state, are found in the part of the U.S. Constitution called the a. first amendment. b. second amendment. c. preamble. d. declaration. 15. Separation of church and state and freedom of religion are important foundations of American society established by the Constitution. There is often argument, however, about the exact boundary between church and state. The ambiguity comes from the fact that there are two clauses about religion. The first clause is called the Establishment Clause, and the second is called the a. the Free Exercise Clause. b. the Right to Worship Clause. c. the Freedom of Religion Clause. c. the Freedom of Thought Clause.