Question 1.1. (TCO 1) Among many reasons, religions exist to
help people: (Points : 5)
deal with the
certainty of death.
find ways to
express themselves in art.
select careers
that are socially redeeming.
have valuable
texts to study.
Question 2.2. (TCO 1) The Way of Action is characterized by:
(Points : 5)
a strong
emphasis on faith.
an intense
personal relationship to the deity.
a practical
approach that emphasizes traditional prayers and rituals.
some form of
meditation practice.
Question 3.3. (TCO 2) William James makes an important
distinction between: (Points : 5)
personal
religious experience and institutional religion.
reason and
revelation.
faith and
science.
None of the
above
Question 4.4. (TCO 4) The German theologian who held that
religions originate in human response to the mysterious side of reality was:
(Points : 5)
Rudolf Otto.
Carl Jung.
Karl Rahner
Dietrich
Bonhoeffer.
Question 5.5. (TCO 8) The word “samsara” means:
(Points : 5)
liberation.
the moral law
of cause and effect.
reincarnation.
illusion.
Question 6.6. (TCO 9) The Bhagavad Gita is part of a long
poem called: (Points : 5)
The Iliad.
The Puranas.
Rig Veda.
Mahabharata.
Question 7.7. (TCO 8) Bhakti yoga is: (Points : 5)
the path to
God through knowledge.
the path to
God through loving devotion.
the path to
God through work.
the path to
God through meditation.
Question 8.8. (TCO 8) A sannyasin is a: (Points : 5)
craftsman.
nature spirit.
warrior-noble.
wandering holy
man.
Question 9.9. (TCO 10) Ahimsa is the policy of: (Points : 5)
nonlying.
nonstealing.
nonviolence.
nonattachment.
