AP HuGe Chapter 6 Test

With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment A) few religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment. B) religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment. C) religion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group. D) all religions appeal primarily to people living in their land of origin. E) All of the above are true.

B

A large and fundamental division within a religion is a A) branch. B) denomination. C) sect. D) dialect. E) family.

A

A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a A) branch. B) denomination. C) sect. D) dialect. E) family.

C

A universalizing religion A) is based on the physical characteristics of a particular location on Earth. B) appeals to people living in a wide variety of locations. C) is rarely transmitted through missionaries. D) has celebrations based on seasonal changes. E) is less likely to be used as a reason for violence than ethnic religions.

B

The worldʹs largest universalizing religion is A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism. D) Islam. E) Shintoism.

B

The worldʹs largest ethnic religion is A) Confucianism. B) Daoism. C) Hinduism. D) Shintoism. E) Islam.

C

Christianity first diffused from its hearth through A) contagious diffusion. B) hierarchical diffusion. C) relocation diffusion. D) expansion diffusion. E) all of the above

C

Which is a branch of Christianity?A) Druze B) Eastern Orthodox C) ShiiteD) Theravadist E) Judaism

B

Protestants in Ireland are A) dispersed throughout the island. B) recent immigrants from Great Britain. C) highly clustered in one part of the island. D) highly integrated with the Roman Catholic population. E) A and B

C

The goal of the majority of people living in Northern Ireland is to A) remain part of the United Kingdom. B) migrate to the Republic of Ireland. C) become part of the Republic of Ireland. D) join the Irish Republican Army. E) establish an independent republic.

A

Roman Catholics are clustered in the U.S. southwest primarily because of migration of A) Roman Catholics from Latin America. B) Roman Catholics from the northeast United States. C) Roman Catholics from Ireland. D) Protestants to the north. E) Protestants to the east.

A

The people of Quebec are distinguished from residents of neighboring Canadian provincesand the United States because they A) donʹt speak an Indo-European language. B) are not predominantly Christian. C) frequently use religious toponyms. D) want to become part of France again. E) practice religious tolerance.

C

Which of the following is not a universalizing religion? A) Buddhism B) Sikhism C) Islam D) Judaism E) Christianity

D

Eastern Orthodoxy is an example of a Christian A) branch. B) denomination. C) religion. D) sect. E) family.

A

Lutheranism is an example of a Christian A) branch. B) denomination. C) religion. D) sect. E) family.

B

Muslims are clustered in A) Sub-Saharan Africa. B) South America C) Eastern Europe. D) East Asia. E) the Middle East.

E

The dominant branch of Islam is A) Druze. B) Eastern Orthodoxy. C) Sikh. D) Sunni. E) Shiite.

D

The dominant branch of Islam in Iran is A) Druze. B) Eastern Orthodoxy. C) Sikh. D) Sunni. E) Shiite.

E

Adherents of which religion controlled much of present-day Spain until 1492, but not sincethen? A) Buddhism B) Christianity C) Hinduism D) Islam E) Druze

D

What is the holiest book in Hinduism? A) the Bible B) the Old Testament C) the Quran D) the Amrit E) none of the above

E

Which of the following is currently the most important religion in the homeland of the man who founded it? A) Buddhism B) Christianity C) Hinduism D) Islam E) Shintoism

D

Unlike other universalizing religions, Buddhism A) remained concentrated in one region of the world. B) was not begun by an individual founder. C) was founded in China. D) worships more than one god. E) diffused primarily by colonization.

A

Mahayanists, in contrast to Theravadists, emphasize Buddhaʹs A) life of self-help. B) compassion. C) renouncing of worldly goods. D) wisdom. E) practice of meditation.

B

Hinduismʹs caste system A) assigns everyone to a distinct class. B) decrees the pilgrimages which should be taken. C) is a substitute for the lack of a holy book. D) identifies a familyʹs important deities. E) is the basis for seasonal celebrations.

A

Adherents of which religion are also likely to believe in other religions simultaneously? A) Judaism B) Christianity C) Hinduism D) Islam E) Buddhism

E