Chapter 2 - Symbols

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According to the textbook , a symbol is best described

A conveyance

What symbol whose meaning depends on a specific situation or group called ?

A cultural symbol

Cultural symbol can

Change their meaning, lose their meaning, or make no sense outside a certain context

The meaning of ________ symbols is closely tied to a specific situation, place, or group *

Cultural

A tree is usually a cultural symbol

False

Jesus rarely used symbols during his preaching

False

Literal thinking is just a step on the way to achieving symbolic thinking; it is unimportant in itself *

False

Sign, like symbols, have one-dimensional meanings

False

Signs are thought-provoking and stimulating and soul-stirring all at once

False

Signs helps us to see beyond the surface of things, to search for the deeper significance and levels of meaning in things

False

Smells cannot be symbols

False

Symbols are nonphysical signs that represent what can be perceived with the senses *

False

Who's pain was Ray suppose to ease?

His own

___________ thinking reduces life to what can be observed with the senses and measured *

Literal

Who had the conversion of heart in the Movie (field of dreams)?

Mark

A flashing red light at a street corner (sign or symbol)

Sign

________ thinking is necessary for communicating about spiritual experiences, such as sacraments, and other invisible realities that defy description in particular terms *

Symbolic

___________ thinking perceives the interrelatedness of things that may have meaning at many levels

Symbolic

Not all _____ communicate the same meanings to everyone in all places or times *

Symbols

_________ are used to communicate meaning by helping us see beyond the surface of things

Symbols

Symbol comes from the Greek root symballein, which means

To throw together

A light might be a sign or a symbol

True

Every human being uses symbols in communication *

True

Sacraments are symbols of God's grace

True

Symbolic thinking is a skill needed to celebrate sacraments *

True

Symbols are meaning pictures that serve as doorways to the sacred

True

The seven sacraments are the most important symbols of the Catholic Church

True

We do not impose meaning on symbols , rather, we discover meaning in the symbols. What we discover is the vital connection between the visible object and the invisible reality that it represents.

True

_______ symbols, which are part of the natural world, are clearly recognized in every culture

Universal

symbolic thinking sees things...*

in relationship to one another

the danger in seeing things only at a literal level is that it could......*

make it more difficult to appreciate deeper meanings

Which person would most rely on literal thinking in his or her work? *

scientist

a twenty dollar bill. sign or symbol?

sign

Universal symbols

sometimes carry contradictory or complex meanings

Christmas tree lights. Sign or symbol?

symbol

The U.S. flag . Sign or symbol?

symbol

a heart. sign or symbol?

symbol

The assembly of people at Mass, the crucifix, and the church layout are all examples of

symbols

The seven sacraments contain symbols that are

used by almost every world religion


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