Introduction to Religious Studies
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Religious Studies provides students with a foundational understanding of the academic study of religion, exploring the diverse beliefs, practices, symbols, and institutions that shape religions around the world. This course examines major world religions, such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism, alongside indigenous and new religious movements, analyzing their histories, sacred texts, rituals, and cultural impacts. Through critical reading, discussion, and comparative analysis, students develop tools to interpret religious phenomena, investigate religious diversity, and appreciate the complex roles religion plays in society and individual lives.
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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) There are three Abrahamic ______.
Answer: monotheisms
Q2) Who argued that Israelite scripture originated as a support for an educational program?
A) Carr
B) Folkert
C) Coburn
D) Vogt
Answer: A
Q3) The _______ is wrapped in silk.
Answer: Qur'an
Q4) Most scriptures originated in oral tradition.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q5) The effort to collect,edit,and publish the literature of world religions is an academic enterprise from the _________ part of the world.
Answer: Western
Q6) Rudolf ______ wrote the classic study of religion,The Idea of the Holy. Answer: Otto
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Chapter 2: Hinduism
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Q1) The Upanishads make a shift from Vedic world-affirming religion to a religion that many scholars consider world- ______.
Answer: negating
Q2) The ______ provide updated rituals and are associated with the goddess Shakti. Answer: Tantras
Q3) After her husband's death,a practicing Hindu widow is encouraged to remarry.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Who are the rishis?
A) Ancient seers
B) Modern priests
C) Living prophets
D) Unmarried women
Answer: A
Q5) The ______ mark the start of a departure from Vedic ritualism.
Answer: Aranyakas
Q6) Hindus' use of scripture depends on their class and ______. Answer: occupation
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Chapter 3: Buddhism
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Q1) Mahayana Buddhism is located mainly in
A) China and Japan
B) China and Thailand
C) Japan and Tibet
D) Tibet and Thailand
Answer: A
Q2) The components that constitute the human person are known as the ______. Answer: skandhas
Q3) Buddhism came to Tibet in the fourteenth century.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) In addition to the Pali version of the "Three Baskets," there is also
A) A Sanskrit version
B) An Aramaic version
C) An Urdu version
D) A Kentish version
Answer: A
Q5) The Noble Path is often grouped into three categories,which begin with ______. Answer: morality
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Chapter 4: Jainism
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Q1) Agama means
A) Non-injury
B) Self-reliance
C) Tradition
D) Helping others
Q2) Geog Buhler was a
A) Jain monk
B) Buddhist monk
C) German scholar
D) Jain scholar
Q3) Jina means "conqueror"
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is the scriptural basis for Jains' concern with honesty? In what way is this useful to the Jains,both spiritually and practically?
Q5) Unfaithful monks pretend to be ______.
Q6) Jains believe that Mahavira was the last Ford-maker.
A)True
B)False
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Q7) Mahavira commanded monks to ________ themselves at the end of their lives.
Chapter 5: Sikhism
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Q1) What is the relationship between Sikhism and Hinduism?
Q2) The size of the Adi Granth suggests its
A) Value
B) Weight
C) Length
D) Importance
Q3) There are thirty-nine
A) Mahalas
B) Gurus
C) Nanas
D) Ragas
Q4) What is the relationship between Sikhism and Islam?
Q5) The real nature of the Vedas is held by Sikhs to be found in ______.
Q6) In Sikhism,______ is not the opposite of forgetting.
Q7) Vak lao is "taking God's word."
A)True
B)False
Q8) A full Hindu is a ______ - born Hindu.
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Q9) Sikhs reject the Hindu sacred ______ tied on the body.
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Chapter 6: Confucianism
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Q1) How is Confucius' attitude towards his diet relevant to his view of how to rule a state?
Q2) Throughout the Analects Confucius is called the ______.
Q3) Confucius believed that learning should be open to ______ classes of men.
Q4) Love and respect for one's parents in known in English as __________.
Q5) In what way is the Confucianism a socially conservative movement?
Q6) The Yi Jing is the Classic of ______.
Q7) Confucius is also known as Master Kong.
A)True
B)False
Q8) The imperial university in Beijing had Confucian
A) Monks
B) Professorial posts
C) Resident musicians
D) Chaplains
Q9) Which land has not been especially influenced by Confucianism?
A) Japan
B) Taiwan
C) Korea
D) Singapore
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Chapter 7: Daoism
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Q1) "When the great Dao is abandoned,[emphasis on] benevolence and righteousness appear" is probably a criticism of:
A) Christianity
B) Islam
C) Buddhism
D) Confucianism
Q2) Tai Chi is one of the foremost books of Daoism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Zhuangzi is a Daoist presentation of the superior man,designed of course to provide an alternative to the _________ idea of superiority
Q4) Daoism is second only to what religion in its influence among Chinese people?
A) Hinduism
B) Sikhism
C) Buddhism
D) Confucianism
Q5) Feng shui originated in the practice of ___________.
Q6) If one should treat death and life equally,according to Daoist sages,why is immortality prized by Daoists?
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Chapter 8: Shinto
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Q1) Do you think that religions should be state supported,or not? Explain your answer.
Q2) How many main sources are there for the Kojiki?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 8
Q3) When was the last time a Japanese Emperor spent the night in a special Shinto shrine?
A) 1945
B) 1845
C) 1991
D) 1865
Q4) There were ______ gods in the beginning.
Q5) The Emperor of Japan is thought to be re-born as the sun-god.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The Nihongi is also known as the Nihonshoki.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Zoroastrianism
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Q1) What period(s)of Zarathustra's life is/are spoken of at the end of the "Hymn of Praise to Zarathustra?"
A) Birth and growth
B) Middle adulthood
C) Early adulthood
D) Old age
Q2) Fravashis are
A) Guardian Spirits
B) Evil Spirits
C) Benign gods
D) Priests
Q3) The haoma is sacrificed in fire.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The "Hymn of Praise to Zarathustra" praises him repeatedly for being the ______ to accomplish several great tasks.
Q5) Zoroastrianism began in ancient India.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The Last ______ occurs at the end of time.
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Chapter 10: Judaism
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Q1) The ______ is a small box containing three short passages from the Torah.
Q2) The Middle Ages saw the rise of the fourfold meaning of the scripture: midrashic,__________,mystical,and literal.
Q3) Judaism has a view,unique in the ancient world,that all people are:
A) Divided into many social classes
B) Deserving of wealth
C) One family
D) Headed for eternal destruction
Q4) Baruch Spinoza was influential pre-emancipation Dutch Jewish
Q5) The "Oral Torah" was finally written down in the Talmud,where it became authoritative for Judaism
A)True
B)False
Q6) Who led the Hebrews from Egypt to the Sinai Peninsula?
A) Jacob
B) Job
C) Isaac
D) Moses
Q7) Readers of scripture scrolls in the synagogues use a special ________.
Q8) Abraham was called by God to migrate to a new land chosen by ______. Page 13
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Chapter 11: Christianity
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Q1) God's act of making believers right with God is called
A) humility
B) salvation
C) righteousness
D) justification
Q2) "One sent out" is
A) An apostle
B) A disciple
C) A messenger
D) An exile
Q3) All Christians share the same 27 books of the New Testament.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Two ______ were executed with Jesus.
Q5) "Gentiles" are
A) non-Jews
B) Muslims only
C) Christians only
D) Jewish priests
Q6) Jesus was ______ at Golgotha.
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Chapter 12: Islam
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Q1) What is the status of women in Islam? How does this differ from their status within Judaism?
Q2) Some complained that Muhammad,unlike other prophets before him,did not perform _______ to authenticate himself.
Q3) The "farther Temple" (mosque)is in
A) Mecca
B) Jerusalem
C) Indonesia
D) Istanbul
Q4) The claim that Muhammad is God's prophet is part of the first ______ of Islam.
Q5) Muhammad was driven out of Mecca by his opponents.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Paradise is the ideal Garden of ______.
Q7) The hadith are chapters added to the Qur'an by some Muslims.
A)True
B)False
Q8) Muslims originally faced Medina during prayer. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: New Religious Movements
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Q1) "Bab" means
A) prophet
B) gate
C) cave
D) enlightened one
Q2) Which press first published the Book of Mormon?
A) Oxford University Press
B) Utah Press
C) Grand Central Press
D) Grandin Press
Q3) The Communist Party of China has labeled Falun Gong as an "evil ________."
Q4) Mary Baker Eddy's writing stresses the ______ aspects of God.
Q5) The Latter-day Saints officially disavowed ______ in 1890.
Q6) New religious movements typically do not use their scriptures to spread their faith.
A)True
B)False
Q7) The believers in new religious movements regularly venerate their scriptures.
A)True
B)False
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