Deck 6: Our God Rules Yours Doesnt

Question 1

The "first" fundamentalism arose out of

A)Iranian Islam.
B)French Catholicism.
C)Indian Hinduism.
D)U)S.Protestantism.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

"Modern" fundamentalism resurged in which decade?

A)1960s
B)1970s
C)1980s
D)1990s

Answer 2

B

Question 3

According to Riesbrodt's definition of fundamentalism,it is primarily

A)an urban movement.
B)a rural movement.
C)composed of the less educated.
D)lead by unmarried men.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The "first" fundamentalism was characterized by what type of conflict?

A)interreligious
B)conflict between religion and the secular state
C)intrareligious
D)conflict between religion and atheists

Question 5

The definition of religious fundamentalism is

A)clear-easy to understand for most people.
B)settled-scholars agree on how to best define the phenomenon.
C)contested-not yet an agreed-upon definition.
D)unknown-no definitions have yet been offered.

Question 6

The "first" fundamentalism was first and foremost a

A)protest against pluralism.
B)protest against atheism.
C)political movement.
D)religious movement.

Question 7

What does modernity have to do with fundamentalism?

A)It is like water on fire-it puts an end to fundamentalism.
B)It greatly reduces the influence of fundamentalism.
C)It co-exists peacefully with fundamentalism.
D)It is the fuel for the rise of fundamentalism.

Question 8

Which best describes "secularization" according to Max Weber?

A)the demystifying of the world
B)denying God or the supernatural
C)watching sports instead of worshipping
D)creating rational,complex systems

Question 9

According to research on fundamentalism,there are how many characteristics that describe fundamentalist groups?

A)3
B)6
C)9
D)12

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true about fundamentalism?

A)It is found primarily in the United States and Iran.
B)It is found on nearly every continent on earth.
C)It is found only in Christianity and Islam.
D)It is found in all religions.

Question 11

What region stands alone as the most secular?

A)Africa
B)Asia
C)Europe
D)Latin America

Question 12

In what time period did the "first" fundamentalism arise?

A)about 1870-1925
B)about 1610-1665
C)about 1975-1985
D)about 1725-1750

Question 13

Some scholars argue that rather than studying fundamentalism we should study

A)religious liberalism.
B)sectarianism.
C)religious leaders.
D)nationalism.

Question 14

Religious violence,Mark Juergensmeyer argues,is

A)theater.
B)senseless.
C)targeted.
D)ultimately anti-religious.

Question 15

The "first unmistakable indicator" of the rise of modern fundamentalism was

A)the Iranian Revolution.
B)the pro-life movement in the U.S.
C)the Liberation Movement in Latin America.
D)the Hindu Revolution in India.

Question 16

According to scholars,the most fully developed fundamentalisms are

A)the Abrahamic religions.
B)Islam and Buddhism.
C)Christianity and Hinduism.
D)the world religions.

Question 17

Religious fundamentalists often see themselves engaged in a cosmic war with what end goal?

A)a full-scale theocracy
B)the death of secularist governments,atheists,and higher education
C)religion restored to a position at the center of public consciousness
D)Heaven/Nirvana

Question 18

Most religious fundamentalist groups are

A)universally violent.
B)selectively violent.
C)rarely violent.
D)not violent.

Question 19

Which best describes the relationship between modernity and fundamentalism over the past few decades?

A)They are unrelated.
B)The more of one,the less of the other.
C)The more of one,the more of the other.
D)At least for the last few decades,there has been no typical relationship.