Religion Diagnostic Quiz

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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


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