RELI448 Week 2 Quiz Latest 2019

Question 1

Monotheism is the view that:

There is only one God.

Everything in the universe is divine.

All elements of nature are filled with spirits.

The existence of God cannot be proven.

Question 2

Atheism is the view that:

The existence of God cannot be proven.

There is no God or gods.

All elements of nature are filled with spirits.

Everything in the universe is divine.

Question 3

The term immanent implies that the Divine is:

Extant primarily in a realm beyond the everyday world.

Present in the immediate, natural world.

Only found after death.

Completely inaccessible.

Question 4

The theory that religion is exerts a positive influence on the lives of individuals, helping to fulfill psychological needs like a feeling of safety and of having a place in the universe, is attributed to:

William James

Sigmund Freud

Rudolf Otto

Carl Jung

Question 5

The theory that religion arises from an individual’s need to arrive at personal fulfillment is attributed to:

Carl Jung

William James

Rudolf Otto

Karl Marx

Question 6

All of the following are examples of material expressions of religions except:

Statues

Music

Architecture

Personal Wealth

Question 7

All of the following are examples of reasons we study the major religions of the world except:

Insight into the beliefs and practices of different religious traditions

Tolerance and appreciation of different views and belief systems

Usable information to prove the superiority of a specific religion over other religious traditions

Enriched experience of travel and cultural difference

Question 8

Derived from the words for “sitting near,” these texts record insights into external and internal realities:

The Upanishads

The Vedas

The Sutras

The Bhagavad Gita

Question 9

A word meaning both “magic” and “matter,” and also carrying the connotation of “illusion” is:

Karma

Moksha

Maya

Samsara

Question 10

The Hindu deity associated with preservation is:

Brahma

Vishnu

Shiva

Ganesha

Question 11

All of the following are forms of the Divine Mother except:

Durga

Kali

Lakshmi

Ganesha

Question 12

Karma, Artha, and Dharma are all examples of:

The Yogas

The Goals of Life

The Stages of Life

Castes

Question 13

Though it does not appear in the Bhagavad Gita, the fourth yoga promotes meditation and includes the physical practice of yoga with which we are most familiar in the West. This fourth Yoga is called:

Bhakti Yoga

Jnana Yoga

Karma Yoga

Raja Yoga

Question 14

Rama and Krishna are believed to be emanations of which deity?

Brahma

Vishnu

Shiva

Durga

Question 15

Which animal is especially revered in Indian culture?

Dog

Cat

Cow

Monkey