Global Religions
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Global Religions explores the diverse beliefs, practices, and cultural contexts of major world religions, including but not limited to Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and indigenous faiths. The course examines the historical development, core teachings, rituals, and ethical frameworks of each tradition, while also addressing contemporary issues such as globalization, interfaith dialogue, religious conflict, and the role of religion in modern societies. Emphasis is placed on understanding the ways in which religions shape identities, influence societies, and interact in an increasingly interconnected world.
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Anthology of World Scriptures 9th Edition by Robert E. Van Voorst
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Chapter 1: Scripture Among the Worlds Religions
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Q1) ______ use of scripture means doing something with it.
Answer: Performative
Q2) For whom does the written word predominate over the oral word?
A) Moderns
B) Ancients
C) Medievals
D) Aboriginals
Answer: A
Q3) The use of holy books to foresee the future is known as ______.
Answer: bibliomancy
Q4) Whose book was first published under the title From Primitives to Zen?
A) Van der Leeuw's
B) Vogt's
C) Lessa's
D) Eliade's
Answer: D
Q5) Scriptures typically reflect only the patriarchal and ______ perspectives of their traditions.
Answer: elite
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Chapter 2: Hinduism
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Q1) There are ______ principal Upanishads.
Answer: thirteen
Q2) The ______ provide updated rituals and are associated with the goddess Shakti.
Answer: Tantras
Q3) The Ramayana contains the famous section called the Bhagavad-Gita.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The main group of the ______ deals with the Yajur-Veda. Answer: Brahmanas
Q5) The Upanishads form the final part of the Shruti.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q6) Soma in the Vedic age produced
A) Hallucinations
B) Sound sleep
C) Religious knowledge
D) Headaches
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Buddhism
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Q1) Buddhist lay people are commanded to have as little sexual intercourse with their spouses as possible.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Some Buddhists believe that their scriptures are the words of the _____________.
Answer: Buddha
Q3) The "Pure Land" tradition holds that who rules over the Pure Land?
A) Gotama
B) Amida
C) Sariputa
D) Utsuki
Answer: B
Q4) Gotama achieved enlightenment under a ______ tree.
Answer: bo
Q5) Buddhist monks must "rouse yourself by yourself" to move toward enlightenment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Jainism
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Q1) What role-or roles-do women play in Jainism? Explain your answer,taking care to distinguish between different lines of Jain thought on this issue.
Q2) Jains believe that there are five types of conduct that destroy all ______.
Q3) Jain laity can take "lesser vows."
A)True
B)False
Q4) A Jain monk can acquire property.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How do Jains reconcile their lauding of self-starvation with their focus on non-injury? Is this reconciliation persuasive to you? Explain your answer.
Q6) Parshva was the twenty-third
A) Monk
B) Jain
C) Ford-maker
D) Deal-breaker
Q7) A kevalin knows all things.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Sikhism
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Q1) Guru Nanak embraced the authority of the written word.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Devout Sikhs memorize large portions of the Adi Granth.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Pandits are learned ______.
Q4) The real nature of the Vedas is held by Sikhs to be found in ______.
Q5) The Golden Temple of Amritsar is in
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Iraq
D) Germany
Q6) The home of Sikhism is in the
A) Punjab region
B) Ganges valley
C) City of Channai
D) City of Bombay
Q7) A full Hindu is a ______ - born Hindu.
Q8) ______ marriages involve an astrological prediction,which Sikhs reject
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Chapter 6: Confucianism
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Q1) Confucianism is a system of religion only.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Careful,artistic drawing of Chinese characters (words)is known as _______.
Q3) The Chinese refer to Confucius as Kong.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Confucianism has no concept of the cosmic yin-yang.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Trigram is a combination of
A) Three vertical lines
B) Three horizontal lines
C) Two vertical lines
D) Four horizontal lines
Q6) What duty extends not only to one's living parents,but also to dead ancestors?
A) Filial piety
B) Altruistic action
C) Wise deeds
D) Nobility
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Chapter 7: Daoism
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Q1) When the perfect man employs his mind,it is a ______.
Q2) Daoism is ease in the midst of difficulty,according to Daoism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) How many "great sanctions," tools for learning what is right,are there in Daoism?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
Q4) Po Ho wrote books about avoiding immortality.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Daoists hold that Confucianism is difficult.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Zhuangzi (Wade-Giles spelling,Chuang-tzu)held that the Dao is found everywhere.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Daoists holding fast to the Dao will have a long,happy ______.
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Chapter 8: Shinto
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Q1) Amaterasu is the
A) Wind-god
B) Sun-god
C) Rain-god
D) Cloud-god
Q2) Temmu ______ before the Kojiki was complete.
Q3) What is the symbolic importance of Wedded Rocks Shrine?
Q4) The Emperor of Japan is thought to be re-born as the sun-god.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How does the Kojiki form,as it claims,"the basis of the county [of Japan],the grand foundation of the monarchy?"
Q6) The Nihongi is
A) The Way of the Gods
B) The Chronicles of Japan
C) The Chronicles of Narnia
D) The Path of the Blessed
Q7) What is meant by the traditional claim for the Emperor's divinity?
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Q8) The male god who created Japan with his wife is known as ______.
Q9) Because Yuryaku forgot about his pledge,the woman Akawi-ko became very
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Chapter 9: Zoroastrianism
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Q1) The Zoroastrian Confession calls Zoroastrians "Mazda-________."
Q2) Zoroastrian rites are often conducted in what language?
A) Zoroastrian
B) Persian
C) Hindu
D) Avestan
Q3) Zoroastrianism describes itself as the "faith of _______ marriage."
Q4) Zarathushtra is known in the West as
A) Zara
B) Zorro
C) Zoroaster
D) Zoraster
Q5) The words of the Yashts are recited during the Yasna ceremony.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The Yasna is made up of 72 chapters.
A)True
B)False
Q7) On what basis is a person judged after death,according to Zoroastrian tradition?
Q8) In India,Zoroastrians are usually called ______.
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Chapter 10: Judaism
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Q1) The Sabbath is the seventh day of the Jewish week.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Abraham was called by God to migrate to a new land chosen by ______.
Q3) When Solomon died Israel split into three nations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In Deuteronomy,what did the Hebrew people receive?
A) The Law of God
B) Bread from Heaven
C) Manna
D) Apostles
Q5) Two-part books of the Jewish Bible,such as 1-2 Samuel,are counted as one book.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The books of The Twelve are known as the
A) Minor Prophets
B) Major Prophets
C) Minor Gospels
D) Major Gospels
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Chapter 11: Christianity
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Q1) According to the Gospel of John,Jesus was
A) the son of Muhammed
B) the son of Moses
C) the eternal son of God
D) the Holy Spirit
Q2) Why did Jesus allow himself to be killed? What is the symbolic importance of his execution?
Q3) "Gentiles" are
A) non-Jews
B) Muslims only
C) Christians only
D) Jewish priests
Q4) The Second Vatican Council occurred in the 1970s.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are some of the New Testament attitudes to women?
Q6) If one member of the Church sins against another member,the offended member should never forgive the offender.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Islam
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Q1) Those who are given the book of their deeds in their right hand are _______.
Q2) Pilgrimage can take place in many cities,but only pilgrimage to _____ fulfills the obligation of pilgrimage for Muslims.
Q3) Fatihah is
A) a Prophet
B) a priest
C) a ritual for pious Muslims
D) a chapter in the Qur'an
Q4) In what ways could Islam be considered an expansionist religion,and in what ways not?
Q5) God's eternal choice of his own people is called:
A) Calling
B) Predestination
C) summoning
D) fate
Q6) Most legal material in the Qur'an comes from the later,______ phase of Muhammad's career.
Q7) Many Muslims believe that Muhammad visited heaven during his lifetime.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 13: New Religious Movements
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Q1) According to the Book of Mormon,the ______ were destroyed by the Lamanites.
Q2) Are the truth claims of new religious movements undermined by the fact that they are new? Why,or why not?
Q3) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one branch of the movement known as
A) Mormons
B) Shakers
C) Amish
D) New Agers
Q4) Falun Gong is a form of qigong practice.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Mary Baker Eddy believed that ______ was superior to matter.
Q6) "Fruitage" is the testimony-to-healing part of the scripture of
A) Christian Science
B) Mormonism
C) Falun Gong
D) Baha'i
Q7) The Communist Party of China has labeled Falun Gong as an "evil ________."
Q8) Baha'is direct their prayers (have a qiblih)toward ______ in Israel.
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