RELI448 Week 2 Quiz Latest 2020 MAY

RELI448 Comparative Religions

Week 2 Quiz   

Question 1Monotheism 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 2Agnosticism is the view that:

  The existence of God cannot be proven.

  All elements of nature are filled with spirits.

  There is no God or gods.

  Everything in the universe is divine.

Question 3The 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 4The 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 5The theory that the religious impulse arises from the encounter with something that disturbs our ordinary view of reality, creating a sense of wonder or mystery, is attributed to:

  Sigmund Freud

  William James

  Carl Jung

  Rudolf Otto

 Question 6The approach to religious experience that seeks union with a reality greater than oneself, such as with God, the process of nature, the universe, or reality as a whole, is called:

  Dualism

  Monism

  Mysticism

  Monotheism

 Question 7All of the following are examples of characteristic emotional experiences of religions except:

  Dread

  Inner Peace

  Guilt

  Pride

 Question 8Derived 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 9The parable of salt being dissolved in water is used to describe which concept of Indic religions?

  Karma

  Moksha

  Brahman

  Samsara

 Question 10The Hindu deity associated with creation is:

  Brahma

  Vishnu

  Shiva

  Ganesha

 Question 11

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

  Durga

  Kali

  Lakshmi

  Ganesha

 Question 12The yoga that proposes that all useful work, if done unselfishly, can be a way to perfection is called:

  Bhakti Yoga

  Jnana Yoga

  Karma Yoga

  Raja Yoga

 Question 13The practice of ahimsa (non-violence) is part of which aspect of Hindu meditation?

  Observance (niyama)

  Restraint (pratyahara)

  Posture (asana)

  Self-control (yama)

 Question 14The goddess __________ is often shown with fanged teeth, dripping blood, a symbol of the fierceness with which she protects her devotees.

  Lakshmi

  Saraswati

  Kali

  Radha

 Question 15The act of looking into the eyes of a guru in order to experience the divine energy that the teacher radiates is called:

  Karma

  Moksha

  Darshan

  Siddhi