Experiencing The Worlds Religions Tradition Challenge And Change 5Th Edition By Michael – Test Bank

ISBN10: 007340750X, ISBN13: 9780073407500

Chapter 1 – Test Bank

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Literally, the word religion means
2. meditate on.
3. worship.
4. connect again.
5. rise above.

Answer: c

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2. The prophetic orientation in religion emphasizes
3. ceremonies.
4. feelings of oneness with the universe.
5. traditions.
6. beliefs and moral codes.

Answer: d

Page: 17

3. The early anthropologist who saw religion as rooted in a belief in spirits and the worship of them was
4. E. B. Tylor.
5. James Frazer.
6. Sigmund Freud.
7. Carl Jung.

Answer: b

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4. Sigmund Freud, when analyzing the origin of religion, emphasized
5. the human need for psychological security.
6. the certainty of an afterlife.
7. his belief that religions were essential to psychological health.
8. the valuable role that religions play in helping people find meaning in their lives.

Answer: a

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5. The disciple of Freud who ultimately rebelled against him was
6. Carl Jung.
7. Wilhelm Schmidt.
8. Rudolf Otto.
9. Clifford Geertz.

Answer: a

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6. Wilhelm Schmidt, an Austrian philologist, argued that human beings originally believed in
7. one God.
8. two gods of equal importance.
9. multiple gods of nature.
10. no God.

Answer: a

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