Deck 17: Religion

Question 1

Former President Jimmy Carter left the Baptist Church because he disagreed with their views on the role of women.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Atheists believe in simple supernaturalism.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Currently,Protestants are the largest religious group in Canada.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Religiosity is associated with marital stability.

Question 5

The Quiet Revolution decreased the church's influence in Quebec.

Question 6

Rational choice perspective views religion as irrational.

Question 7

There are missionaries in Second Life online.

Question 8

Trinity Western University is a secular school.

Question 9

For Émile Durkheim,the central feature of all religions is the fact that such organizations become the "opiate of the masses."

Question 10

Faith requires evidence.

Question 11

The majority of Canadians report having no religious affiliation.

Question 12

Conflict theorists such as Karl Marx view religion as serving positive functions in society.

Question 13

Polytheism means belief in more than one god.

Question 14

Religious diversity in Canada has led to increased church influence.

Question 15

Weber predicted that as society modernized,religion would become increasingly important.

Question 16

Religious nationalism combines the religious and the political.

Question 17

The percentage of the population that is Protestant has increased since the 1950s.

Question 18

According to Durkheim,socks and shoes would be considered sacred.

Question 19

Sociologist Max Weber argued that religion retarded social change.

Question 20

Symbolic interactionists focus on a micro level of analysis when they explore the meaning that people give to religion.

Question 21

Which of the following is a likely outcome of increased religiosity?

A) health benefits
B) reduction in crime and delinquency
C) shorter marriages
D) more sects,cults,and churches

Question 22

How does the rational choice perspective view churches?

A) as sacred organizations
B) as bourgeois organizations
C) as patriarchal organizations
D) as suppliers

Question 23

Tom has had a death in the family and is suffering from financial problems.He is looking for a religious explanation to his struggles.He feels he is at a turning point in his life.According to Lofland and Stark (1965),what is true about Tom?

A) He is an example of false consciousness.
B) He is an example of the Protestant ethic.
C) He is a candidate for conversion.
D) He is a member of a reference group.

Question 24

After surviving a battle with cancer,Sharon begins to attend church each Sunday.After several months,she develops a renewed sense of who she is and what she can accomplish.How would a sociologist following Durkheim characterize this?

A) The church promotes social cohesion.
B) The church provides social control and support for the government.
C) The church has given Sharon written rules that serve as strict guides for living.
D) The church provides meaning and purpose to Sharon's life.

Question 25

Tom argues that religion is necessary for the overall stability of society because it helps people cope with job loss.Which theoretical perspective is Tom using?

A) functionalist
B) conflict
C) symbolic interactionist
D) postmodern

Question 26

What term is used for a religious group with practices and teachings outside the dominant cultural and religious traditions of a society?

A) spiritual awakening
B) cult
C) religious fragments
D) religious conversion

Question 27

Religious people have higher birthrates than those who are not religious.

Question 28

Most Canadians carry out some form of religious practice on their own.

Question 29

Which of the following does NOT acknowledge specific gods or spirits but focuses on impersonal forces that may exist in people or natural objects?

A) simple supernaturalism
B) monotheism
C) theism
D) polytheism

Question 30

A relatively small religious group that has broken away from another religious organization is referred to as a cult.

Question 31

Genuflecting in a Catholic church must be done in a certain form and in certain circumstances.What is this an example of?

A) a sacred ceremony
B) a rite
C) a ritual
D) a magical celebration

Question 32

Over 80 percent of adults believe God exists.

Question 33

Indigenous peoples were included in the earliest census collections.

Question 34

Who presented the argument that Calvinist religious teachings created wealth and led to the Industrial Revolution?

A) Weber
B) Marx
C) Stark and Lofland
D) Calvin

Question 35

Which of the following is an example of the influence of secularization on education?

A) a school renaming the Christmas concert as "Winter Celebration"
B) a multicultural focus on various religions during an assembly in December
C) school prayers
D) church-sponsored field trips

Question 36

According to the text,where did religious organizations contribute to the Industrial Revolution?

A) Europe and Australia
B) Europe and Japan
C) Australia and America
D) Australia and Japan

Question 37

Stephen was married in a Roman Catholic church,despite not attending weekly services.He does practise yoga for its spiritual benefits and believes in some tenets of Taoism.What has Stephen adopted?

A) Protestantism
B) agnosticism
C) religious fragments
D) atheism

Question 38

According to functionalists,which of the following is NOT a function of religion?

A) It provides meaning and purpose to life.
B) It provides social cohesion and a sense of belonging.
C) It provides social control and support.
D) It provides an opiate for the masses.

Question 39

Through prayer,Kevin is able to cope with the death of his brother.Which function of religion is Kevin experiencing?

A) giving meaning to life
B) providing social cohesion
C) giving a sense of belonging
D) providing social control

Question 40

Which concept would explain Canadians drawing on religion to fulfill rites of passage such as baptisms,weddings,and funerals?

A) secular humanism
B) religious consumption
C) secularization
D) religious commitment

Question 41

Which statement does NOT describe the relationship between marriage and religiosity?

A) Weekly church attendees place more importance on marriage and children.
B) Church attendees have longer and happier marriages.
C) The marriages of church attendees are less than half as likely to result in divorce.
D) Church attendees are more likely to delay marriage until they are older.

Question 42

Janelle has recently given birth to her first baby.In the hospital room,as her family celebrates the event they bow their heads in prayer.How does this group view birth?

A) as profane
B) as spiritual
C) as sacred
D) as natural

Question 43

A family moves across the country.Their first week in the new town,they go to their local church.They meet new people who become fast friends.What feature would functionalists say is being performed here?

A) a sense of belonging
B) meaning for the human experience
C) social control
D) social cohesion

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT a component of the seven-step theory of conversion?

A) The individual was at a turning point in their life.
B) The individual had many close ties outside the church.
C) The individual self-identified as a seeker.
D) The individual was experiencing a great personal strain.

Question 45

Which of the following statements does NOT describe the effects of religiosity?

A) People with strong religious belief systems are more compassionate and tolerant.
B) People with a strong religious commitment are better at coping with illness.
C) People with a strong religious commitment are less likely to engage in criminal activity.
D) People who attend church weekly are more satisfied with their lives.

Question 46

According to a feminist perspective,what is important to women in the ministry?

A) determining the amount of discrimination that women face
B) having alternative belief systems for all women,given the patriarchal nature of organized religion
C) an end to traditions that do not reflect their religious commitment
D) penalizing church officials for wrongdoings against women

Question 47

Collette has a belief in God without any proof or evidence.Collette exemplifies which of the following?

A) the sacred
B) ritualism
C) faith
D) the profane

Question 48

Which term refers to a large,bureaucratically organized religious body that tends to seek accommodation with the larger society in order to maintain some degree of control over it?

A) sect
B) church
C) cult
D) new religious movement

Question 49

Suppose you adopt a Weberian stance on religion for a debate in class.Which argument are you most likely to make?

A) Religion could be a catalyst to producing social change.
B) Religion retards social change.
C) Religion serves no function in society.
D) Religion may serve either a priestly or a prophetic function.

Question 50

Which sociological perspective argues that religion tends to justify the status quo and block social change?

A) feminist
B) functionalist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) conflict

Question 51

What was the largest religious denomination in Canada as of 2011?

A) Protestant
B) Roman Catholic
C) Muslim
D) religious nones

Question 52

According to a functionalist perspective,the supernatural legitimacy conferred on the laws and norms of society by religion is one way in which religion provides a mechanism for what?

A) meaning and purpose in life
B) social control
C) social cohesion
D) a sense of belonging

Question 53

Suppose you have a discussion with a classmate in sociology who has identified himself as a conflict theorist.Which of the following arguments is he likely to make?

A) Religion provides opportunities to challenge social injustice.
B) Religion justifies the status quo.
C) Religion helps people cope with illness.
D) Religion means different things to different people.

Question 54

The residential schools run by the church for Indigenous children closed in the 1980s.Before the closing of the schools,how many children had attended?

A) 10,000 children
B) 500,000 children
C) 25,000 children
D) 150,000 children

Question 55

Many Canadians would be reluctant to use a copy of the Bible as a coaster or to swat an insect even though they may use other books in this way.This demonstrates that they view the Bible in which way?

A) as profane
B) as mystical
C) as sacred
D) as ordinary

Question 56

Which organization does NOT ordain female priests/rabbis?

A) United Church
B) Anglican Church
C) Reform Judaism
D) Roman Catholic Church

Question 57

Emma is looking at the links between religion and revolution.Her thesis is that more religious societies are less likely to experience revolution.Which theoretical perspective should Emma use?

A) feminist
B) postmodern
C) rational choice
D) conflict

Question 58

Josh is Jewish,Tim is Muslim,and Stephan is Catholic.What are all three?

A) polytheists
B) simple supernaturalists
C) theists
D) idealists

Question 59

What percentage of Canadians attended church in 1946 (Gallup)and 2001 (GSS)?

A) 86 percent in 1946 and 15 percent in 2001
B) 67 percent in 1946 and 20 percent in 2001
C) 50 percent in 1946 and 35 percent in 2001
D) 77 percent in 1946 and 29 percent in 2001

Question 60

Advocates of evolutionism maintain that their point of view is based on provable scientific facts.In which category would Émile Durkheim classify this?

A) the scientific
B) the sacred
C) the profane
D) the mundane

Question 61

Which perspective portrays followers as consumers who shop around for the best theologies,practices,and communities to meet their needs?

A) neoliberalism
B) Calvinism
C) rational choice
D) postmodernism

Question 62

Talisha wears a star around her neck,a special gift from her mother.What is the significance of this,according to a symbolic interactionist perspective?

A) It demonstrates the function of religion.
B) It demonstrates the importance of religious conversion.
C) It demonstrates how religion acts as a reference group.
D) It demonstrates how important family is to the individual.

Question 63

How would you characterize a Christian cross,if you were to use a symbolic interactionist perspective?

A) Today the cross has lost its meaning because of its commercial use.
B) The cross helps people express themselves and connects them to a larger community of believers.
C) Historically the cross was used by the powerful to exploit the powerless.
D) Children cannot understand the significance the cross has for adults.

Question 64

The inequality women experience as a result of the patriarchal nature of religion is best analyzed by the feminist perspective and which other perspective?

A) conflict
B) postmodern
C) Calvinist
D) rational choice

Question 65

Religious organizations are to followers as suppliers are to what?

A) adherents
B) consumers
C) laypersons
D) priests

Question 66

Which of the following was religiously motivated?

A) the Holocaust
B) the Holodomor
C) the Cultural Revolution
D) IRA bombings

Question 67

Which statement accurately depicts the representation of women in the ministry in Canada?

A) The United and Anglican churches have significant numbers of female clergy.
B) Aboriginal Canadian religions do not give status to women in spiritual leadership.
C) Reform Judaism has ordained women as rabbis since 2000.
D) The Roman Catholic Church allows women to serve as clergy,providing they are unmarried.

Question 68

What does the word profane refer to in a religious context?

A) a religious college
B) anything supernatural
C) the secular,or "worldly" aspects of life.
D) a sociologist who studies religion

Question 69

According to Marx,how does religion provide a source of complacency

A) Members of the lower classes believe they will be rewarded for their suffering and misery in this life in the afterlife.
B) Members of the lower classes come to believe they have common interests with the dominant class.
C) Members of the lower classes come to believe that their religion will make them happy and fulfilled.
D) Members of the lower classes come to believe that their religion is changing the world for the better.

Question 70

The Hogans have faith in principles of justice,diversity,tolerance,and living the best life they can to reach their potential.Which category of religion do their beliefs reflect?

A) animism
B) theism
C) transcendent idealism
D) nontheistic

Question 71

What is the other name for the Unification Church?

A) the Moonies
B) the Branch Davidians
C) the Krishna Consciousness
D) the Church of Scientology

Question 72

An Indigenous smudge ceremony is an example of which of the following?

A) a ritual
B) a rite
C) the profane
D) a celebration

Question 73

What terms describes things that are extraordinary or supernatural?

A) promised faith
B) profane faith
C) canopy
D) sacred

Question 74

What is Shinto an example of?

A) monotheism
B) polytheism
C) animism
D) simple supernaturalism

Question 75

Which statement best reflects the state of parochial schools in Canada?

A) Enrolment in parochial schools has decreased as interest in religion has waned.
B) Parochial schools have flourished,and most religions have established their own schools.
C) Parochial school enrollment is up in some religions but down in others.
D) Enrolment in private schools has overtaken rates in parochial schools.

Question 76

Which theorist argued that as societies modernized religious authority would diminish and political and economic institutions would rise in prominence?

A) Benedict
B) Weber
C) Kuhn
D) McGuire

Question 77

Why did Pope Benedict appoint an archbishop to oversee the Leadership Conference of Women Religious?

A) The nuns were accused of pursuing a radical feminist agenda of social justice,poverty reduction,and of disagreeing with official church positions on several issues.
B) The nuns wanted to expand their scope and required church oversight.
C) The nuns were about to be ordained as priests and the archbishop was in charge of training.
D) The nuns were converting from the Church of England to the Roman Catholic Church and the archbishop was proving training.

Question 78

Jennifer believes that supernatural forces led her to meet her boyfriend.What is this an example of?

A) simple supernaturalism
B) animism
C) transcendent idealism
D) monotheism

Question 79

According to Karl Marx,how does religion unite the masses?

A) by providing a comfort umbrella
B) by providing a false consciousness
C) by providing a silver lining
D) by providing a protestant ethic

Question 80

Which group of theorists suggest that religion can be a source of false consciousness in society?

A) functionalists
B) conflict theorists
C) feminists
D) rational choice theorists