Religious Studies 108 Final

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Religious Language usually develops out of ___________________:

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the collective experience of people

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________ interpretation of religious language considers only the obvious surface meaning of the words rather than any deeper significance.

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literal

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Objects or images that stand for something else are called:

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symbols

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Narratives that deal with big, cosmic questions such as the origin of the world or the creation of human beings are called:

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myths

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A ________ interpretation of symbols, myth, stories, and rituals leaves no room for them to change or evolve over time:

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concrete

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In popular culture myths are true fictions, but in scholarly culture myths are false fictions. (T/F)

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False

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______ myths explain the origin of a thing or customs

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Etiological

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Narratives about the historical religious experience of a people--such as narratives about religious ancestors--are called:

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stories

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_______ are actions done at certain places and time that allow people to enter into the great religious narratives; examples are the Christian Eucharist and the Jewish Passover

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rituals

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The Christian cross, the Jewish Star of David, and the Pagan pentagram are all examples of:

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religious symbols

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Name two functions that religious stories perform

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Life lessons
Reveals the sacred
Role Models
Entertainment
History
Identity

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A(n) _______ is a story, usually fictional, that uses everyday objects or experiences to point toward a greater spiritual truth.

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Parable

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The two most commons models for the preservation of religious language are:

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oral and written

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An example of parallel myths that occurred in cultures with no contact are:

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the Popol Vuh and Genesis

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Which of the following is not a deep metaphor that the human brain uses to interpret the world?
Journey
Container
Balance
Nature
Resource

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Nature

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________ expresses a feeling of connection with (or an experience of) the Divine.

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Spirituality

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Because one cannot describe the sacred fully or accurately with words, it is:

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Ineffable

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___________ objects are viewed as worldly, or "outside the temple":

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Profane

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________ texts are given authority to "rule" in a community's life.

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Canonical

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A _____ is something (a person, place, thing, or time) that manifests the sacred.

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Hierophany

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According to Marcus Borg, images of God do not have much of an effect on the shape of religious lives because all the images are basically pointing to the same thing-- the divine. (T/F)

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False

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What are the two primary models of God that Borg finds in his scripture?

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monarchical and spirit models

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God as mother, God as Wisdom, and God as lover are metaphors used in which of Borg's models of God?

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spirit

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Which of the following is a non-anthropomorphic image of God?
king
fire
wise woman
lawgiver
mother

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fire

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Many goddess statues depict the goddess

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pregnant

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Which of the following was NOT discussed as a goddess symbol in your reading?
triangles
birds
the moon
cats
serpents

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Cats

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People thought the Cosmic Mother Bird created the world by:

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Cracking open the Cosmic Egg

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People considered the deep interior of caves to be the ________ of the goddess

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womb

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People believed that on nights when the moon was dark, Satan had overcome the goddess. (T/F)

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False

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What are some possible reasons that goddesses were eventually displaced by gods:

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humanity gained more and more control over nature
and
increasing warfare

answer (both c and d)

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Ceremonial acts or repeated stylized gestures used for specific occasions are called:

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rituals

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The Jewish Passover is a ritual designed to help participants:

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re-enact the sacred past

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Rituals can both re-enact stories important to various faith traditions AND sanctify certain times in an individual's life, such as birth, marriage, and death. (T/F)

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True

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Praying for a loved one to heal is a ritual that primarily functions as _____.

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petition

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Which of the following is an example of a ritual?
a. shaking someone's hand when you meet them
b. standing when a judge enters a courtroom
c. a family saying grace before a meal
d. the sharing of kola nuts in Ibo society
e. all of these are rituals

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all of these are rituals

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A religious community which appeals to ALL members of a society to take part in its activities is commonly known as:

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a church

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According to your reading and lecture, monasticism is an example of a ______ within Catholicism:

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a sect

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A ________ is usually founded by a charismatic leader, claims to have a new revelation from God, and is often viewed with suspicion by older religious groups:

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a cult

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The term meaning "correct worship" is:

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orthodoxy

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The actual "breaking apart" of the Church of England from the Church of Rome, say, is an example of a:

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heresy

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Which phrase expresses the unity of all life:

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Om

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All types of religious communities--churches, sects, and cults---are certain that they have the "truth." (T/F)

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True

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The most common way that churches deal with their tension with the world is to withdraw from the world, since churches commonly view the world as "bad." (T/F)

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False

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Much of the tension within religious communities arise over question of/about:

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orthodoxy

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According to your reading, ______ can be thought as this worldly (secular) or other worldly (religious).

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salvation

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The search for meaning, the desire to be remembered, and the desire to feel complete are all associated with salvation in:

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this world

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According to your reading, having children is one way of achieving the:

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desire to be remembered

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Joining the spirit world, cosmic cycling, and the idea of judgment are all associated with salvation in:

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the other world

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Achieving peace with oneself and scattering a loved one's ashes across a landscape are two examples of:

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achieving completion

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The idea that souls can be reborn as new people is called:

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reincarnation

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The idea that humans cannot earn salvation is associated with the path of:

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grace

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All cults are bad and end up killing all their members. (T/F)

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False

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A person meditates and experiences a brief glimpse into the true nature of reality that encourage them to continue their meditation practice. What kind of salvation is this?

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Limited

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Ceremonial acts or repeated stylized gesture used for specific occasions are called:

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rituals

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_______ texts are given authority to rule in a community's life.

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canonical