1). There are some people who are driven to correct, refine or reform a particular religious order
or movement.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
2). Fortunately, competition between religions has never caused any real big problems.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
3). In the western mindset of North America we do not tend to automatically associate “God”
with religion or spirituality
a). TRUE b). FALSE
4). Every religious movement seems to think they are perfect, or at least closer to perfection
than their competitive religious neighbors
a). TRUE b). FALSE
5). Polytheism is when people believe there are multiple deities to be encountered
or reckoned with.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
6). Gnosticism is when there is a supreme being or beings, and the less knowledge
you have about such a being the more personal intimacy and experiential value is possible.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
7). Agnosticism means that there be a supreme being or beings but personally knowledge
of or experience with such a being is not possible.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
8). Just about every organized faith or belief system
presents what we will refer to as a “Religious World View”.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
9). The world view question ”Why are we here?” deals with our morals and ethics.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
10). Fatalism declares that the body can be used again in whole or in part
a). TRUE b). FALSE
11). Reincarnation states that there is another life to experience in a different realm than the
present.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
12). Re-inhabitation declares that the body can be
used again in whole or in part.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
13). Christianity, in its core beliefs proclaims Jesus Christ to be God incarnate
a). TRUE b). FALSE
14). This Bible as we have it today was formally canonized in the first century AD.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
15). Luther truly desired to reform the Roman church, but ultimately ended up dividing
it
a). TRUE b). FALSE
16). There are virtually no blends of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism
a). TRUE b). FALSE
17). Roman Catholics and Protestants differ on issues of authority in the church.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
18). There are three basic rituals that are practiced in Christianity.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
19). The people of Islam are actually descendents of Abraham through Isaac.
a). TRUE b). FALSE
20). Moses led the enslaved Jewish nation out of Egypt where they encountered God in their wilderness journeys
a). TRUE b). FALSE
21). One division in Judaism is called
a).
Crondike
b).
Sunni
c).
Reformed
d).
none of the above
22). Jews call the Old Testament portion of the Christian Bible
a).
the Quaran
b).
the Torah
c).
Holy Bible
d). none
of the above
23). Jews of all three divisions who worship regularly, traditionally gather in
a).
mosques
b).
temples
c).
churches
d).
none of the above
24). They adhere to a god they refer to as
a).
Allah
b).
Buddha
c). Lotus Sutra
d). none
of the above
25). One of the five pillars of Islam
is
a).
Kung fu
b).
Lotus Sutra
c).
fasting
d).
all of the above
26). One of the divisions of Islam are
the
a).
Orthodox
b). Sunnis
c). Lotus Sutras
d). none of the above
27). Islam refers to heaven as
a). impossible
to achieve
b). paradise
c). hell on earth
d). none
of the above
28). Hindus believe that we are all ignorant and need
a). enlightenment
b). knowledge
c). to eliminate Karma
d). none
of the above
29). Hindus practice
a). meditation
b). yoga
c). devotion to the gods
d). all of the above
30). Buddha taught that nothing is
a). obscure
b). wrong
c). permanent
d). none
of the above
31). The religions of the world are somewhat superficially similar, but fundamentally
a). different
b). reorganized
c). both
a& b
d). none
of the above
32). All religions do not see reality
a). backwards
b). through
the same lens
c). in the
confines of time
d). none
of the above
33). Not all religions believe in or utilize a “god” or “gods” in their
a). temples,
mosques or churches
b). rituals
c). belief
systems
d). all of
the above
