Soul Beliefs Quiz 1

Wade proposes that when humans became hunter gatherers they faced two major social problems: ________________ and _________________

A. atheism; immortality

B. freeloaders; warfare

C. dominant males; warfare

D. freeloaders; dominant males

C

At the moment of death,

A. the Ka Soul becomes a permanent part of the dead body

B. the Ba Soul stays with the bodt

C. the Akh Soul leaves the body through the mouth

D. all of the above

E. none of the above

E

A major difference between the Israelite god Yahweh and his predecessors is that Yahweh

A. controlled the processes of nature and man

B. could be bribed

C. was okay with polytheism

D. was never jealous

A

Which term describes the concept that religious beliefs and behaviors can confer evolutionary advantages by promoting group cohesion and cooperation?

A. altruistic atheism

B. evolutionary theology

C. group selection

D. religious survival

C

What was a common belief about the causes of natural phenomena like the sunrise or rain?

A. they were caused by supernatural agents

B. they were understood through scientific methods

C. they were random events without any specific cause

D. they were the result of ancestral spirits' actions

A

In the record of human history, the first known mode of religious life is clearly bound to

A. sex

B. worshiping a god

C. hunting

D. social life

D

Which of the following statements is inconsistent with Plato's perspective?

A. the soul and the body are one

B. a person's soul pre-existed in other bodies

C. the soul is a divine creation

D. the soul gets contaminated by the body

A

What is one reason for the development of tribalism?

A. economic benefits

B. language and music facilitating group cohesion

C. technological advancements

D. agriculture

B

Which of the following is a common feature of immediate return system tribes when it comes to social organization?

A. hierarchical leadership structures

B. accumulation of wealth and property

C. egalitarian social systems

D. monogamous marriages

C

How did religion evolve to strengthen social cohesion?

A. by promoting diverse religious practices

B. by encouraging scientific inquiry

C. fear of divine punishment

D. through the development of agriculture

C

Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed?

A. people could now spend time doing activities other than food production

B. gender divisions became more blurred since everyone took part in agriculture

C. agricultural societies were more peaceful than nomadic societies had been

D. people now had to spend all of their time producing food

A

What was a crucial factor in the development of early religions?

A. artistic expression

B. economic trade

C. group cohesion and territorial defense

D. technological advancements

C

Ancient tribes tended to use dead ancestors

A. as vessels for influencing the gods

B. as guardians of the gates to heaven and hell

C. to preserve the social order

D. as agents for the devil

C

Wade proposes genes for __________ would have increased survival and selected as an "instinct for faith."

A. appreciation of rituals

B. appreciation of group music

C. belief in the supernatural

D. all of the above

E. none of the above; Wade does not believe in evolution

D

According to the Ancient Egyptians, after death

A. Ba and Ka both go to the underworld where the body is

B. the Ba's task is to find the body it once inhabited

C. Ka rejoins the body if it is found

D. all of the above

E. none of the above

D

According to Hesiod's (7th Century BCE) description of the Isle of the Blest, only Greek _________ had a chance of residing there

A. warriors

B. philosophers

C. farmers

D. virgins

A

The Ba Soul is depicted by images of _____________

A. there are no images because it is invisible

B. bats

C. birds

D. snakes

C

What is the central message of the quote by Francis Bacon?

A. the importance of personal opinions in understanding the world

B. the need for human imagination to explore new concepts

C. the value of experience and observation over personal conception

D. the role of philosophical thinking in scientific discovery

C

The Catholic church

A. burned Bruno at the stake

B. punished Galileo for teaching heliocentrism

C. proclaimed (centuries later) that the church had been too harsh with Galileo

D. has accepted the theory of evolution

E. all of the above

E

Wade proposes that religion developed as a result of

A. male dominance hierarchies in early hunter gatherer societies

B. male dominance hierarchies in societies of apelike species

C. egalitarianism in early hunter gatherer societies

D. egalitarianism in societies of apelike species

C