Question 1

How many stages has the study of scripture passed through in the last 150 years?

Accepted Answer

A)   Two
B)   Three
C)   Four
D)   Six B

Question 2

In the Western "religions of the book," scriptures regulate much of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Whose book was first published under the title From Primitives to Zen?

Accepted Answer

A)   Van der Leeuw's
B)   Vogt's
C)   Lessa's
D)   Eliade's D

Question 4

Scripture can only be used cognitively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What does the practice of bibliomancy tell us about the importance of scriptures for believers? Do all religions have this practice? If not,why do you think that they lack it?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does the practice of bibliomancy tell...

Question 6

In what ways can scriptures be used noncognitively?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In what ways can scriptures be used...

Question 7

World religions typically venerate their scriptures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Scripture is barred from public worship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most scriptures originated in oral tradition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Talmud is the Hebrew Bible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Genres are also known as

Accepted Answer

A)   Devotionals
B)   Literary Forms
C)   Scriptures
D)   Djinns

Question 12

Dao means ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dao means ______....

Question 13

The canon is ________ in the three Abrahamic monotheisms.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The canon is ________ in the three...

Question 14

What term do Coburn and Folkert reject?

Accepted Answer

A)   Canon
B)   Gospel
C)   Word
D)   Scripture

Question 15

_______ in Judaism and Christianity means "The Book."

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ in Judaism and Christianity means "The...

Question 16

The Upanishads include philosophy about

Accepted Answer

A)   The nature of reality
B)   The nature of plants
C)   the reality of nature
D)   God's foreknowledge

Question 17

Scriptures typically reflect only the patriarchal and ______ perspectives of their traditions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Scriptures typically reflect only the patriarchal and...

Question 18

The present work (Anthology of World Scriptures)is representative of which stage of scripture study?

Accepted Answer

A)   First
B)   Third
C)   Fifth
D)   Sixth

Question 19

______ use of scripture means doing something with it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ use of scripture means doing something...

Question 20

The effort to collect,edit,and publish the literature of world religions is an academic enterprise from the _________ part of the world.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The effort to collect,edit,and publish the literature...

Exam 1: Scripture Among the Worlds Religions

How many stages has the study of scripture passed through in the last 150 years?

In the Western "religions of the book," scriptures regulate much of life.

Whose book was first published under the title From Primitives to Zen?

Scripture can only be used cognitively.

What does the practice of bibliomancy tell us about the importance of scriptures for believers? Do all religions have this practice? If not,why do you think that they lack it?

In what ways can scriptures be used noncognitively?

World religions typically venerate their scriptures.

Scripture is barred from public worship.

Most scriptures originated in oral tradition.

The Talmud is the Hebrew Bible.

Genres are also known as

Dao means ______.

The canon is ________ in the three Abrahamic monotheisms.

What term do Coburn and Folkert reject?

_______ in Judaism and Christianity means "The Book."

The Upanishads include philosophy about

Scriptures typically reflect only the patriarchal and ______ perspectives of their traditions.

The present work (Anthology of World Scriptures) is representative of which stage of scripture study?

______ use of scripture means doing something with it.

The effort to collect,edit,and publish the literature of world religions is an academic enterprise from the _________ part of the world.