Question 1

How can the Catholic Church's feelings about reports of Mary's apparitions be best described?

Accepted Answer

A)  enthusiastic 
B)  outraged 
C)  ambivalent 
D)  embarrassed 
A)  enthusiastic 
B)  outraged 
C)  ambivalent 
D)  embarrassed C

Question 2

What distinguishes Catholicism from other branches of Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  the authority of Rome 
B)  the importance of sacraments and the Eucharist 
C)  the doctrine of the Trinity 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the authority of Rome 
B)  the importance of sacraments and the Eucharist 
C)  the doctrine of the Trinity 
D)  all of the above D

Question 3

Devotions based on the circulation and promotion of images that are highly interchangeable can be described how?

Accepted Answer

A)  localized 
B)  generalized 
C)  chaotic 
D)  universal 
A)  localized 
B)  generalized 
C)  chaotic 
D)  universal B

Question 4

Which of the following meets the criteria for a relic?

Accepted Answer

A)  the wine taken in communion 
B)  the current Pope 
C)  a bit of a saint's hair 
D)  a prayer in written form 
A)  the wine taken in communion 
B)  the current Pope 
C)  a bit of a saint's hair 
D)  a prayer in written form

Question 5

Which of the following are elaborately carved boxes made especially for holding the remnants of saints?

Accepted Answer

A)  naves 
B)  reliquaries 
C)  confessionals 
D)  transepts 
A)  naves 
B)  reliquaries 
C)  confessionals 
D)  transepts

Question 6

The Trinity is made up of whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  God the Father, God the Son, the Holy Ghost 
B)  God, Jesus, Mary 
C)  God, the pope, worshippers 
D)  saints, angels, humans 
A)  God the Father, God the Son, the Holy Ghost 
B)  God, Jesus, Mary 
C)  God, the pope, worshippers 
D)  saints, angels, humans

Question 7

How did the Catholic Church respond to the emerging knowledge of fake relics?

Accepted Answer

A)  It began to exert authority over canonization. 
B)  It tried to substitute images for relics. 
C)  both A and C 
D)  none of the above 
A)  It began to exert authority over canonization. 
B)  It tried to substitute images for relics. 
C)  both A and C 
D)  none of the above

Question 8

What was the material implication of Roman Catholic dogma that Mary's and Christ's bodies had been assumed into heaven?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are no longer in direct contact with humans on Earth. 
B)  There were few relics to be claimed. 
C)  Images depicting them were deemed inappropriate. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  They are no longer in direct contact with humans on Earth. 
B)  There were few relics to be claimed. 
C)  Images depicting them were deemed inappropriate. 
D)  none of the above

Question 9

Which of Catholicism's distinguishing characteristics involves the miracle of transubstantiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the authority of Rome 
B)  the importance of sacraments and the Eucharist 
C)  the doctrine of the Trinity 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the authority of Rome 
B)  the importance of sacraments and the Eucharist 
C)  the doctrine of the Trinity 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

In what ways did the Catholic Church become monumental in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doctrine became more systematically formulated. 
B)  Great cathedrals were built. 
C)  Rome began to exercise more control over individual churches. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Doctrine became more systematically formulated. 
B)  Great cathedrals were built. 
C)  Rome began to exercise more control over individual churches. 
D)  all of the above

How can the Catholic Church's feelings about reports of Mary's apparitions be best described?

What distinguishes Catholicism from other branches of Christianity?

Devotions based on the circulation and promotion of images that are highly interchangeable can be described how?

Which of the following meets the criteria for a relic?

Which of the following are elaborately carved boxes made especially for holding the remnants of saints?

The Trinity is made up of whom?

How did the Catholic Church respond to the emerging knowledge of fake relics?

What was the material implication of Roman Catholic dogma that Mary's and Christ's bodies had been assumed into heaven?

Which of Catholicism's distinguishing characteristics involves the miracle of transubstantiation?

In what ways did the Catholic Church become monumental in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries?

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Exam 6: Material Transformations in Catholicism

How can the Catholic Church's feelings about reports of Mary's apparitions be best described?

What distinguishes Catholicism from other branches of Christianity?

Devotions based on the circulation and promotion of images that are highly interchangeable can be described how?

Which of the following meets the criteria for a relic?

Which of the following are elaborately carved boxes made especially for holding the remnants of saints?

The Trinity is made up of whom?

How did the Catholic Church respond to the emerging knowledge of fake relics?

What was the material implication of Roman Catholic dogma that Mary's and Christ's bodies had been assumed into heaven?

Which of Catholicism's distinguishing characteristics involves the miracle of transubstantiation?

In what ways did the Catholic Church become monumental in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries?

Studying Religion Through Practice

Social Theory and the Anthropology of Religion

Authority and Centralization

States, Secularisms and Religions

Meanings and Materiality

Transatlantic Religions

Embodiment and Materiality in Healing

Embodied Harmfulness

Boundaries: Shaping Time, Space, and Selves

Speech and Grace in Protestantism

Revelation and Authority in Islam

Virtual Religion

Migration and Diaspora

Religious Mobilizing

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