Religion Diagnostic Quiz
According to the CIA's 2007 estimate of the world's composition of religious followers, Hindus collectively comprise the largest single religious belief system in the world in 2007.
False
Creed does shape the attitudes and values of individuals.
False
Denomination is a sect that has gained numerous followers and has become highly bureaucratized.
False
Example of a Monotheistic Religion is Hinduism.
False
Faith has always been an important issue at both levels of society: personal and larger social.
False
Finding conventional beliefs takes more effort, but sustains the process of open-minded, non-prejudiced treatment of others of different religions.
False
Hinduism is an example of an abstract ideal religion.
False
Megachurches are religious organizations which have grown to be large and are integrated with government and other social institutions.
False
Monotheistic Religions are religious where they believe in no gods, focuses on human & non-human supernatural forces which influences us for better or worse.
False
Monotheistic Religions believe in divine beings which are Gods.
False
Most religions begin as factions.
False
Occult is a newer religion with few followers whose teachings are perceived to be at odds with the dominant culture and religion.
False
Over the last century birthrates among Mormons have remained high.
False
Pious refers to that which is part of the regular everyday life experience.
False
Religion which believes in no gods, focuses on good or evil spirits which inhabit animals, rocks and /or people and animals is called Abstract Ideals
False
Religions are main folkway in cultures around the world.
False
Religions that believe in one single all powerful God is Simple Supernaturalism
False
Reverence refers to supernatural, divine, awe inspiring, and spiritually significant aspects of our existence.
False
Sect applies more to magical knowledge that is hidden from the average person and is found in extreme areas of truth.
False
The collective category of US Catholics is the largest collection of religious belief systems.
False
Theistic Religions are religious where they believe in no gods, focuses on human & non-human supernatural forces which influences us for better or worse.
False
Voodoo applies more to magical knowledge that is hidden from the average person and is found in extreme areas of truth.
False
A Sect is a group larger than a cult but still perceived as being weird and is often treated with hostility by non-sect members
True
Abrahamic Religions are religions which trace their religious ancestry back through "Father" Abraham.
True
After much time and growth of membership, wealth, and training, there sometimes emerges Ecclesia.
True
Cultural approach evaluates the religious aspects of the culture shared by followers of a certain religion.
True
Due to religion many change and alter lifestyles and desires.
True
Ecclesia is religious organizations which have grown to be large and are integrated with government and other social institutions.
True
Example of a Monotheistic Religion is Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
True
Example of a Polytheistic Religion is Hinduism.
True
For sociologists religion is studied in cultural, approach and theoretical approach.
True
Polytheistic Religions are religions with beliefs in multiple Gods.
True
Religion does shape the attitudes and values of individuals.
True
Religion is a unified system of beliefs, rituals, and practices that typically involve a broader community of believers who share common definitions of the sacred and the profane.
True
Religions are universal in cultures around the world.
True
Religions that believe in one single all powerful God is Monotheistic Religions
True
Secularization is the trend toward worldly concerns and away from concerns for the religiously sacred in the lives of society's members.
True
Simple Supernaturalism are religious where they believe in no gods, focuses on human & non-human supernatural forces which influences us for better or worse.
True
Some religious fanatics believe so strongly in the damnation of non-believers that they feel justified in killing others as an act of so called, "saving other people from themselves."
True
The US is becoming more and more secular.
True
The collective category of US Protestants is the largest collection of religious belief systems.
True
Theistic Religions believe in divine beings which are Gods.
True