REL 133 Week 1 Knowledge Check

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REL 133 Week 1 Knowledge Check
REL 133 Week 1 Knowledge Check
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REL 133 Week 1 Knowledge Check

Complete the Week 1 Knowledge Check.

Week 1 Knowledge Check

The material presented below is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all you need to know in the content area. Rather it is a starting point for building your knowledge and skills. Additional study materials are recommended in each area below to help you master the material.

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ConceptsMasteryQuestions
PATTERNS AMONG RELIGIONS100%·         1
INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS100%·         2

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WHAT IS RELIGION100%·         7

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Concept: PATTERNS AMONG RELIGIONS

Mastery100%Questions·         1

Materials on the concept

  • Second Pattern: Focus of Beliefs and Practices

1.

A sacramental orientation in religion is characterized by

daily prayer.

the use of silent meditation.

the extensive use of bells and powders.

a belief that certain rituals and ceremonies help one achieve salvation.

Concept: INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS

Mastery100%Questions·         2

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Materials on the concept

  • Sacred Time and Sacred Space
  • Taboo and Sacrifice
  • Human Relationships with the Natural World
  • The Modern Recovery of Indigenous Religions
  • Past Obstacles to the Appreciation of Indigenous Religions

2.

The transmission of indigenous religions is made more difficult by the fact that teachings are often conveyed in ways that are

relatively impermanent.

passed on in symbolic language.

known only to initiates.

written in unknown languages.

3.

Compared with indigenous religions, today’s dominant religions are

much younger.

much older.

much more difficult to transmit.

more holistic.

4.

Animism holds that

animal sacrifice is necessary for ritual purity.

mountains are often at the end of sacred paths.

animal nature must be subservient to human beings.

the life force exists in every part of the universe.

5.

A libation involves

the pouring of a liquid on the ground as an offering.

the shaman’s ability to fly through the air.

the forbidding of incest and marriage among close relatives.

vivid dreams and visions.

6.

Sacred time in indigenous religions is

cyclical.

linear.

relative.

historically focused.

Concept: WHAT IS RELIGION

Mastery100%Questions·         7

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Materials on the concept

  • The Sacred
  • Key Characteristics of Religion

7.

Literally, the word religion means

meditate on.

worship.

connect again.

rise above.

8.

Belief in many gods is called

polytheism.

monotheism.

agnosticism.

atheism.

9.

Belief in one God is called

monotheism.

polytheism.

atheism.

agnosticism.

10.

Literally, “theology” means

discovery of the soul.

structure of society.

logic of pattern.

study of the divine.