RELI448 Midterm Exam Latest 2020 November (ALL CORRECT)

Question 1 The belief that everything in the universe is divine is called:

   Monotheism

   Omnitheism

Pantheism

   Animism

 Question 2 If the Divine is seen as existing close to us, contained within a person, the knowable world, or the mind, it is:

   Transcendent

Immanent

Naturalistic

Animistic

Question 3 A technique that sets aside ordinary categories of analysis and makes use, instead, of unexpected perspectives on cultural elements is:

Deconstruction

Structuralism

Construction

Dualism

Question 4 The outsider’s view, which attempts to take as objective an approach as possible to the study of religion, is:

Etic

Emic

Monism

Dualism

Question 5 The elephant-headed son of Shiva, who has become a symbol of strength and abundance, is:

Vishnu

Shakti

Ganesha

Hanuman

Question 6 The personal spiritual essence of all human beings, in Hinduism, is called:

Brahman

 

Atman

Moksha

Anatman

Question 7 Which of the following is not one of the 5 castes of India?

Brahmin

Kshatriya

Sannyasin

Shudra

Question 8 True or False: The presence of female divinities means that women have always enjoyed equality and fair treatment in the religious traditions of India.

True

False

Question 9 Ritual offerings in honor of a deity are called:

Puja

Yoga

Renunciation

Caste

Question 10 A state of complete inner peace, resulting from meditation, is called:

Dhyana

Samadhi

Yoga

   Maya

 Question 11 In Hinduism, that which keeps us from seeing reality correctly is:

   Moksha

Maya

   Karma

Atman

 Question 12 Methods that can be used to help people live spiritually are called:

 

yoga

kama

   dharma

ashram

 Question 13 This term means no permanent or abiding self:

Anatta

Anicca

Bodhi

   ahimsa

 Question 14 A question, employed in Zen Buddhism, that cannot be answered logically is called a:

Koan

   Haiku

   Stupa

Sutra

 Question 15 A sacred text that records the words of the Buddha is called a:

   Vinaya

   Abhidharma

Sutra

   Stupa

 Question 16 Which of the following is not one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism?

   Dharma

   Sangha

Bodhi

   Buddha

 Question 17 Daoists trace themselves back to a legendary figure named:

Lao Tzu

   Bing Ju

   Mencius

   Confucius

 Question 18 The classical literature, which preceded Confucianism, and upon which Confucius based many of his teachings, is called:

   Daodejing

Analects

Five Classics

   Zhuangzi

 Question 19 Doing only what comes spontaneously and naturally is called:

Ren

Li

Wu wei

Yang

 Question 20 Confucius believed that the virtues:

   Would lead to harmonious society.

   Must be learned and nurtured.

Defined a noble person.

All of the above.

 Question 21 Choose one psychologist and one sociologist from the following: (psychologist: Freud, Jung or James); (sociologist: Durkheim or Levi-Strauss). Describe the view of religion of your chosen psychologist and sociologist. Defend one of the two theories you selected as a better explanation of why religion exists. Use specific examples to support your defense.

Question 22 Religion can be studied through many varied disciplines. Your text identifies some of these as psychology, mythology, philosophy, theology, the arts, anthropology, archaeology and literary theory. In this essay, address the following:

1.           

1.            Choose one of these disciplines and describe its focus and how it relates to religion

2.            Discuss at least one reason why your chosen discipline studies religion and how it uses what is learned to advance its discipline.

3.            Indicate how your chosen discipline might affect your practice in health care.