REL 130 Ch1

In the religious practice of ancient Greece, what was an oracle?

A place where the gods spoke

In the religion of ancient Greece what is hubris?

Arrogance

The video and the interactive chart in the Lesson covered four dimensions of religion: the cognitive, experiential, institutional/social, and normative dimensions.Which of the eight elements (pg 6-7) best embodies the cognitive side of religion?

Belief Systems

The video and the interactive chart in the Lesson covered four dimensions of religion: the cognitive, experiential, institutional/social, and normative dimensions. Which of the eight elements (pg 6-7) best embodies the experiential side of religion?

Characteristic emotional experiences

The video and the interactive chart in the Lesson covered four dimensions of religion: the cognitive, experiential, institutional/social, and normative dimensions. Which of the eight elements (pg 6-7) best embodies the institutional/social side of religion?

Community

The video and the interactive chart in the Lesson covered four dimensions of religion: the cognitive, experiential, institutional/social, and normative dimensions. Which of the eight elements (pg 6-7) best embodies the normative side of religion?

Ethics

According to pgs 6-7, which of the following are elements of religious systems? Choose all that apply.

Ethics Ritual

Match each term with the best definition: Pantheism Deism Monotheism Atheism Animism Polytheism

F. All things together make up god. E. A system that includes a creator deity not involved in daily life. D. The Sacred consists of one personal god. C. A system that denies the existence of personal spiritual beings. A. Every entity is alive and ensouled. B. The Sacred consists of a diversity of personal gods.

For the ancient Greeks, the gods represented the ideal of all that was good.

False

In Greek mythology, the gods create the world as a paradise for human beings.

False

Theistic religious systems often conceptualize the Sacred in non-personal ways.

False

Which term best fits this view of the divine? God is concrete and corporeal, within the world and within human experience.

Immanent

Match each Greek god with his/her sphere of power. Aphrodite Ares Poseidon Hades Athena Hestia

Love and Beauty War The Sea Death and Underworld Wisdom Hearth and Home

What was the place of human beings in Greek cosmology (think Prometheus)?

NOT: Humans and the gods cooperated to sustain the cosmos

A type of religious system that conceptualizes the Sacred as one or more personal spiritual beings:

NOT: Mysticism

Conceptual communication is designed to evoke feelings and emotions.

NOT: True

The Olympic games began as:

NOT: a multinational athletic competition. NOT: a way to spread religion. NOT: a competition between cities to build the biggest stadium.

In religious studies, the word myth means

NOT: a story that is historically untrue. NOT: a story that is found in similar form in many religions.

What are "learned associations"?

NOT: stories that have a moral

Would this image be considered a representational symbol? (Jesus on a cross)

No

The twelve major gods of ancient Greek religion were called the ________________ gods.

Olympian

There are several different approaches one may take toward world religions, the paths up the mountain as discussed in the Intro video. Match the term with the correct definition. Inclusivism Exclusivism Pluralism

One religion is true, but other religious people may be saved. Only one religion is a valid path All religions are valid paths

Which understanding of the sacred sees nature itself as holy?

Pantheism

Which of the Greek gods suffered the fate of being chained to rock while a vulture ripped out his liver?

Prometheus

The mystery cults were a later development of Greek religion, very different from the votive worship performed in the home and in public rituals. What were the mysteries?

Secret initiatory practices for achieving direct experience of a god

How did the priestess of Delphi go into a trance?

She sat over a cleft in the rock and inhaled vapors.

A concrete thing that communicates a meaning beyond itself.

Symbol

Which term best fits this view of the divine? God is outside of the world and removed from human experience.

Transcendent

You book states that religions often describe God or Ultimate Reality as either transcendent or immanent. Which term identifies God as separate and distinct from the universe and human experience?

Transcendent

Symbolic communication is important in religion because religions deal with supernatural entities.

True

Symbolic communication is often abstract, metaphorical, with multiple layers of meaning.

True

What was Arachne's occupation?

Weaver

This image would be considered a representational symbol. Yes or No? (thumbs up)

Yes

According to the guide, how was the site of Delphi chosen?

Zeus sent out two eagles who flew around the world and met at Delphi.

The Mayans had a ______________ that expressed their religious ideology.

ballgame

Which of the following types of communication involves defining, explaining, reasoning?

conceptual

Which of the following is a context in which communication of meaning is often handled in symbolic ways?

mythology

Match each term with the correct belief: Belief that all reality is divine Belief in many gods Belief that the existence of god(s) cannot be determined Belief in no god(s) Belief in one god

pantheism polytheism agnosticism atheism monotheism

What was the Greek conception of the divine?

polytheistic

A symbol that participates in the meaning it communicates, graphically displaying the meaning in concrete ways, would be considered a:

presentational symbol

The primary means of public worship in ancient Greece was through:

sacrifice.

People from all over Greece came to Delphi to ___________________.

seek wisdom from the god.

The Lesson states that religions are _________________ environments.

symbol-rich

In addition to the oracle, Delphi was also the location of what?

the Pythian Games

Delphi was the site of:

the oracle of Apollo, god of the sun.

What is a libation?

the pouring of a liquid as an offering to a deity

A mystical orientation in religion is characterized by

the seeking of a union with something greater than oneself.

The linguistic roots of "religion" mean

to reconnect

The word "religion" means:

to reconnect.