LITERATURE

Assignment

RT 322 - 01: World Religions Student_____________________

Professor: Agniel Samson, Th.D. Date_________________________

Study Guide (Introduction)

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1 .Finding similarities in religions can be as important as finding differences

2 .Religious groups distinguish between what is sacred and what is ordinary

3. According to Mircea Eliade, the sacred is set apart for reverence

4. The sacred is set apart, also, by establishing a center in Space

5. The center of sacred space may be represented by:

a. a sacred Hill

b. a sacred Tree

c. a special building

6. People tell sacred stories to explain:

a. where did they come from?

b. where are they going?

c. what do you believe?

d. How do they act?

7. Unlike other stories, sacred stories, belong to the whole community

8. Many cultures have stories about the beginning of heaven and earth

9. Knowledge comes to them through:

a. Revelation

b. Visions

c. Voices

10. Scholars label stories that represent conversations between humans

and supernatural beings as Myths

11. Long narrative poems about feats of legendary heroes are called epic

12. Characters in epics represent values of their creators.

13. Values reflect a people's

a. fears

b. hatreds

c. joys

14. Each religion believes its sacred writings have this kind of origin divine Or spirit-inspired origin.

15. They were spoken by teachers of deep spiritual Insight.

16. Adherents of a religion regard scriptures as the basis of:

A, rituals

B, dance

C, religious drama

17. Scriptures are the only writings needed for these aspects of religion:

a. Faith

b. Practice

18. Rituals are actions that are:

a. repetitive

b. prescribed

c. ceremonial

19. To be beneficial, sacred actions must be performed exactly according to a prescribed pattern

20. Rituals are performed as social obligations

21. Ceremonials marking the transition from one stage of life to another are: the rite of passage

22. These are usually accompanied by rituals:

a. birth

b. adolescence

c. marriage

d. death

23. During a ritual, its history is usually traced to a sacred:

a. person

b. event

c. time

24. Dancing is used in some religions to express spirituality

25. Among the Sioux, dancers may clothe themselves to represent:

a. gods

b. birds

c. animals

d. fish

26. Besides creatures of the natural world, dancers transform themselves into:

a. deities

b. demons

27. The Absolute of a religion may be:

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

28. Each religion has a particular view of the world

29. How you think about humans influences how you treat people

30. In all religions, something is wrong with

31. Different ways of defining human problems:

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

32. In some religions the solution to human problem is:

33. In other religions the solution may be harmony with the:

a. universe

and

b. other humans

34. In earlier forms of religion, the solution focused on:

a. more generous agricultural yields

b. victories over enemies

c. preservation of a nation

35. Later forms of religion have shifted to other views of abundant life

36. Most religions advocate that individuals participate in like-minded groups of believers

37. The standards of conduct taught in the religion is reinforced by the religious group

38. Part of the solution for humans is prescribed conduct among humans

39. Part of the solution for humans includes:

a. prohibited acts

b. required acts

c. neutral ...