Question 1

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are essentially strictly monotheistic religions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Native religions hold to the idea of animism, that is, spiritual beings that live within nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What is the definition of the following term:
-monism:

Accepted Answer

Belief in an ultimate reality that is single and unique, a final single substance of being or existence, but not personified or relational.

Question 4

"Nirguna Brahman" is defined in the text as an Ultimate Being that has no qualities and yet is considered to be the energy or substance behind what we see and touch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In chapter 2, the text distinguishes between monotheism and monism. Give an example of a monotheistic Ultimate Being and a monistic Ultimate Being and note how the two are alike. Then especially note how they are different.

Accepted Answer

A monotheistic Ultimate Being is the God

Question 6

To study religion productively, the author advises us to use words such as "beliefs" or "opinions" rather than the word "truth."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Dao for Daoism is a concept both immanent and monistic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided.
-Monism

Accepted Answer

A)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow outside of and beyond the world. 
B)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow within the world, though mysteriously. 
C)  Describing Ultimate Being in terms that sound like human characteristics. 
D)  A term for belief in a holy being that is impersonal, abstract, and diffused. 
E)  A term for belief in a holy being that is personal, with intentions, thoughts, and emotions.
F) A term meaning "final" or "at the end," describing that than which there is nothing greater. 
A)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow outside of and beyond the world. 
B)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow within the world, though mysteriously. 
C)  Describing Ultimate Being in terms that sound like human characteristics. 
D)  A term for belief in a holy being that is impersonal, abstract, and diffused. 
E)  A term for belief in a holy being that is personal, with intentions, thoughts, and emotions.
F) A term meaning "final" or "at the end," describing that than which there is nothing greater.

Question 9

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided.
-Theism

Accepted Answer

A)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow outside of and beyond the world. 
B)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow within the world, though mysteriously. 
C)  Describing Ultimate Being in terms that sound like human characteristics. 
D)  A term for belief in a holy being that is impersonal, abstract, and diffused. 
E)  A term for belief in a holy being that is personal, with intentions, thoughts, and emotions.
F) A term meaning "final" or "at the end," describing that than which there is nothing greater. 
A)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow outside of and beyond the world. 
B)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow within the world, though mysteriously. 
C)  Describing Ultimate Being in terms that sound like human characteristics. 
D)  A term for belief in a holy being that is impersonal, abstract, and diffused. 
E)  A term for belief in a holy being that is personal, with intentions, thoughts, and emotions.
F) A term meaning "final" or "at the end," describing that than which there is nothing greater.

Question 10

Pantheism suggests that the whole of the natural world is itself, in some sense, God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the definition of the following term:
-negative theology:

Accepted Answer

The effort to describe Ultimat

Question 12

The text claimed that belief in simply physical materials is a kind of monistic belief, but it is not religious, because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is the belief that only one kind of reality exists, but there is no transmundane quality. 
B)  no physicists believe God exists. 
C)  scientists generally do not value any aspects of life other than the study of physical, testable things. 
D)  science is really materialistic, being only about making money. 
A)  it is the belief that only one kind of reality exists, but there is no transmundane quality. 
B)  no physicists believe God exists. 
C)  scientists generally do not value any aspects of life other than the study of physical, testable things. 
D)  science is really materialistic, being only about making money.

Question 13

Describing the Ultimate Being as "all knowing" may

Accepted Answer

A)  be most consistent with a concept of theism rather than monism. 
B)  be applied equally to any concept of Ultimate Being. 
C)  contradict entirely the concept of Ultimate Being. 
D)  be consistent with the creation of the universe in the Big Bang. 
A)  be most consistent with a concept of theism rather than monism. 
B)  be applied equally to any concept of Ultimate Being. 
C)  contradict entirely the concept of Ultimate Being. 
D)  be consistent with the creation of the universe in the Big Bang.

Question 14

What is the definition of the following term:
-analogical description:

Accepted Answer

The effort to describe Ultimat

Question 15

What is the definition of the following term:
-polytheism:

Accepted Answer

Belief in

Question 16

What is the definition of the following term:
-void/emptiness:

Accepted Answer

A Buddhist notion of the ultim

Question 17

What is the definition of the following term:
-pantheism:

Accepted Answer

A monistic view of Ultimate Be

Question 18

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided.
-Transcendent

Accepted Answer

A)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow outside of and beyond the world. 
B)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow within the world, though mysteriously. 
C)  Describing Ultimate Being in terms that sound like human characteristics. 
D)  A term for belief in a holy being that is impersonal, abstract, and diffused. 
E)  A term for belief in a holy being that is personal, with intentions, thoughts, and emotions.
F) A term meaning "final" or "at the end," describing that than which there is nothing greater. 
A)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow outside of and beyond the world. 
B)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow within the world, though mysteriously. 
C)  Describing Ultimate Being in terms that sound like human characteristics. 
D)  A term for belief in a holy being that is impersonal, abstract, and diffused. 
E)  A term for belief in a holy being that is personal, with intentions, thoughts, and emotions.
F) A term meaning "final" or "at the end," describing that than which there is nothing greater.

Question 19

The text says that that the Sacred is "beyond our ability to understand and describe." This aspect of Ultimate Being is made evident in religion by

Accepted Answer

A)  concepts such as Nirguna Brahman, which is said to be without any describable qualities. 
B)  admitting that our effort to describe God's qualities may only be analogies, saying what God is like. 
C)  trying to describe the Sacred in negative terms, better at saying, for example, what God is not than what God is. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  concepts such as Nirguna Brahman, which is said to be without any describable qualities. 
B)  admitting that our effort to describe God's qualities may only be analogies, saying what God is like. 
C)  trying to describe the Sacred in negative terms, better at saying, for example, what God is not than what God is. 
D)  all of the above

Question 20

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided.
-Immanent

Accepted Answer

A)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow outside of and beyond the world. 
B)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow within the world, though mysteriously. 
C)  Describing Ultimate Being in terms that sound like human characteristics. 
D)  A term for belief in a holy being that is impersonal, abstract, and diffused. 
E)  A term for belief in a holy being that is personal, with intentions, thoughts, and emotions.
F) A term meaning "final" or "at the end," describing that than which there is nothing greater. 
A)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow outside of and beyond the world. 
B)  Describing Ultimate Being as somehow within the world, though mysteriously. 
C)  Describing Ultimate Being in terms that sound like human characteristics. 
D)  A term for belief in a holy being that is impersonal, abstract, and diffused. 
E)  A term for belief in a holy being that is personal, with intentions, thoughts, and emotions.
F) A term meaning "final" or "at the end," describing that than which there is nothing greater.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are essentially strictly monotheistic religions.

Native religions hold to the idea of animism, that is, spiritual beings that live within nature.

What is the definition of the following term: -monism:

"Nirguna Brahman" is defined in the text as an Ultimate Being that has no qualities and yet is considered to be the energy or substance behind what we see and touch.

In chapter 2, the text distinguishes between monotheism and monism. Give an example of a monotheistic Ultimate Being and a monistic Ultimate Being and note how the two are alike. Then especially note how they are different.

To study religion productively, the author advises us to use words such as "beliefs" or "opinions" rather than the word "truth."

The Dao for Daoism is a concept both immanent and monistic.

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided. -Monism

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided. -Theism

Pantheism suggests that the whole of the natural world is itself, in some sense, God.

What is the definition of the following term: -negative theology:

The text claimed that belief in simply physical materials is a kind of monistic belief, but it is not religious, because

Describing the Ultimate Being as "all knowing" may

What is the definition of the following term: -analogical description:

What is the definition of the following term: -polytheism:

What is the definition of the following term: -void/emptiness:

What is the definition of the following term: -pantheism:

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided. -Transcendent

The text says that that the Sacred is "beyond our ability to understand and describe." This aspect of Ultimate Being is made evident in religion by

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided. -Immanent

Defining Religion

Founders and Manifestations

Scripture As Source and Authority

The Languages of Religion

Miscellaneous Doctrines: the Truth of Self, Suffering and Salvation and Epilogue

Ritual

Moral Action

Social Order and Government and the Epilogue

Religious Experience

Religion and Art

Beatitude, or Salvation Reconsidered, the Epilogue

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Exam 2: Concepts of Ultimate Being

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are essentially strictly monotheistic religions.

Native religions hold to the idea of animism, that is, spiritual beings that live within nature.

What is the definition of the following term: -monism:

"Nirguna Brahman" is defined in the text as an Ultimate Being that has no qualities and yet is considered to be the energy or substance behind what we see and touch.

In chapter 2, the text distinguishes between monotheism and monism. Give an example of a monotheistic Ultimate Being and a monistic Ultimate Being and note how the two are alike. Then especially note how they are different.

To study religion productively, the author advises us to use words such as "beliefs" or "opinions" rather than the word "truth."

The Dao for Daoism is a concept both immanent and monistic.

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided. -Monism

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided. -Theism

Pantheism suggests that the whole of the natural world is itself, in some sense, God.

What is the definition of the following term: -negative theology:

The text claimed that belief in simply physical materials is a kind of monistic belief, but it is not religious, because

Describing the Ultimate Being as "all knowing" may

What is the definition of the following term: -analogical description:

What is the definition of the following term: -polytheism:

What is the definition of the following term: -void/emptiness:

What is the definition of the following term: -pantheism:

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided. -Transcendent

The text says that that the Sacred is "beyond our ability to understand and describe." This aspect of Ultimate Being is made evident in religion by

Matching: The letter of the correct definition given in the space provided. -Immanent

Defining Religion

Founders and Manifestations

Scripture As Source and Authority

The Languages of Religion

Miscellaneous Doctrines: the Truth of Self, Suffering and Salvation and Epilogue

Ritual

Moral Action

Social Order and Government and the Epilogue

Religious Experience

Religion and Art

Beatitude, or Salvation Reconsidered, the Epilogue

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