Question 1

William James believed that religion was a human construction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Sigmund Freud, ________ is an illusion.

Accepted Answer

A)  happiness 
B)  the ego 
C)  reality 
D)  religion

Question 3

James George Frazer postulated that religion arose from the early humans' attempts to control nature through magic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The ritual dimension of a religious tradition includes patterns of behavior that may not strictly counts as rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain the significance of William James's four mystical states.

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Question 6

What does the following Key Term mean:
-profane

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does the following Key Term mean:
-profane...

Question 7

The ethical dimension of religion is concerned with how every religious movement is embodied in a group of people, and this is very often rather formally organized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All religions emphasize relationships with deities, ethical systems, institutional structures, and the interior life of individuals, scriptures, faith, or beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Who argued that religion is the mind's way of dealing with the feelings of fear and helplessness thairst arise in childhood and continue throughout adult life?

Accepted Answer

A)  William James 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Mircea Eliade

Question 10

The academic discipline of religious studies looks at a religion from an outsider's perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of these religious traditions teaches the supreme importance of harmony in the family, community, and state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucianism 
B)  Judaism 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Christianity

Question 12

What does the following Key Term mean:
-socialism

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does the following Key Term mean:
-socialism...

Question 13

Compare how William James and Sigmund Freud engage with psychological aspects of religions.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

The material dimension includes which one of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  natural features of the world 
B)  the doctrines of believers 
C)  the act of meditation 
D)  myths of creation

Question 15

Which of these academics argued that subjective feelings are the "deeper source of religion"?

Accepted Answer

A)  William James 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Mircea Eliade 
D)  Max Muller

Question 16

All religions emphasize relationships with deities, ethical systems, institutional structures, and the interior life of individuals, scriptures, faith, or beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of these scholars advocated that religion should be examined by how it handles certain archetypal notions such as the profane and sacred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ninian Smart 
B)  Mircea Eliade 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Paul Tillich

Question 18

When comparing religious traditions it is important to look at even superficial similarities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Academic study of religion seeks the truth of each religion's doctrinal dimension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What country has one of the highest degrees of religiosity according to the Gallup poll "Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nation," at 99 percent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belarus 
B)  United States 
C)  Bangladesh 
D)  Australia

Exam 1: The Beginning of Understanding

William James believed that religion was a human construction.

According to Sigmund Freud, ________ is an illusion.

James George Frazer postulated that religion arose from the early humans' attempts to control nature through magic.

The ritual dimension of a religious tradition includes patterns of behavior that may not strictly counts as rituals.

Explain the significance of William James's four mystical states.

What does the following Key Term mean: -profane

The ethical dimension of religion is concerned with how every religious movement is embodied in a group of people, and this is very often rather formally organized.

All religions emphasize relationships with deities, ethical systems, institutional structures, and the interior life of individuals, scriptures, faith, or beliefs.

Who argued that religion is the mind's way of dealing with the feelings of fear and helplessness thairst arise in childhood and continue throughout adult life?

The academic discipline of religious studies looks at a religion from an outsider's perspective.

Which of these religious traditions teaches the supreme importance of harmony in the family, community, and state?

What does the following Key Term mean: -socialism

Compare how William James and Sigmund Freud engage with psychological aspects of religions.

The material dimension includes which one of these?

Which of these academics argued that subjective feelings are the "deeper source of religion"?

All religions emphasize relationships with deities, ethical systems, institutional structures, and the interior life of individuals, scriptures, faith, or beliefs.

Which of these scholars advocated that religion should be examined by how it handles certain archetypal notions such as the profane and sacred?

When comparing religious traditions it is important to look at even superficial similarities.

Academic study of religion seeks the truth of each religion's doctrinal dimension.

What country has one of the highest degrees of religiosity according to the Gallup poll "Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nation," at 99 percent?