RST 101 QUIZZES

FINAL EXAM

__________ are fallacy-based arguments in which the premises do not bear upon the drawn arguments even though they may appear to do so; therefore, this makes the evidence irrelevant.

Relevance Fallacies

David Hume was __________ is-ought framework.

concerned about moral judgments based on the

According to Chitakure, the purpose of a Religious Studies classroom is

all of these (not for conversion or the development of superiority complexes, not for attacking those with differing or minority beliefs , for attainment of enlightenment and information)

The weakness of __________ is that this ethical position may lead to a society's minority suffering because the majority is happy.

Utilitarianism

__________ ethical position/perspective has the strengths of accepting different cultural practices. One weakness of this position is that it becomes absolutist by asserting everyone one should adopt this position.

Cultural Relativism

According to our readings, anthropologists have struggled to define Buddhism. To fix this issue they should

start with a more thoroughly anthropological definition of Buddhism that includes practices, institutions, and the lived religion of a wide variety of actors

According to the timeline, Maharshi Valmiki is

​​a poet believed to have authored the Rāmāyana

"The primary way that humans relate to other human beings is through the embodiment and social identity, including constructed identity." Which of our readings argued this statement?

"Black Buddhists and the Body"

Ways ancient and medieval woman found to recreate themselves in the role of object instead of subject included

all of these (writing , turning further to their religions, religious conversion)

In Japan, Buddhism carries the stigma of a "religion of death" or a "funerary Buddhism."

True, because the monastic clergy focus on the ritual culture of Buddhism.

In the concept subject to object, the subject refers to

subject as in a sentence

The concept of subject to object as used in this class originates in the writings of

Simon de Beauvoir

In Buddhism, women are

able to obtain enlightenment in the same way that men are

For the purposes of our class, the structural power derives from

both the paradigm and the script

Buddhism and Hinduism share terminology, but the meaning of the words is different. Which of the following is shared terminology?

Karma and Dharma

What is Theological Reductionism?

pseudo-scientific theories that attempt to define religion using the concepts and beliefs that are derived from theocratic religions only, particularly Christianity

Apiori is

related to theoretical reasoning rather than empirical evidence

An adherent is a

believer

Empathetic Interpolation is

an attempt by an outsider to understand the observed phenomena in the same way the believer knows them, feeling with the believer ,and then relating what is observed to what happens in the religion of the researcher

What is the Phenomenology of Religion?

a methodology of studying religion that emphasizes the primacy of the believer and an objective observation of the phenomena by a researcher

"The War of the Gods" is from the Yoruba tradition. The Yorbua

All of these (possess a rich cultural and linguistic heritage that became part of African American culture following the forcible removal of people during the age of slavery., traditions are the foundation of much of African American culture., inhabited what is present-day Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. )

For the purpose of this class, words that describe oral traditions include

flexible, adaptable, and porous

For the purpose of this class, words that describe oral traditions include

flexible, adaptable, and porous

In "The War of the Gods," who is a Guardian Spirit figure?

Ógun

What is an Orisha?

all of these (they emanated directly from God without any human aid , more of a force that has divine power to command nature, such as volcanoes, divine objects, or be related to dead ancestors (such as Kings), some are the people of Heaven, while others dwell on Earth and were the first sacred beings to inhabit the Earth)

It is important to maintain epoché when examining "The War of the Gods" because

All of these (the temptation of wanting to pass judgement will keep coming back to the researcher and it is important for the researcher to maintain objectivity, empathetic interpolation has a limit to its effectiveness and epoché will help the researcher recognize the limits, unbiased recording and writing is important to ethical practices)

According to Chitakure, the numinous is the sacred reality that transcends and is wholly other. It can be a being, a force, or other type of existence. This reality exists both inside and outside time and space. Moreover, it is not bound by time or space. Which of the following counters (opposes) this view of the divine using the soteriological?

Beliefs that focus on salvation such as worshipping in such a way as to create a close relationship with the divine

"All religions are focused on Judgment Day and Salvation. This is in fact why religions exist." This statement reflects a misuse of which of the following:

Soteriological Beliefs

Which of the following terms from this week's lesson can be related to the numinous?

Absolution and Salvation

Which of the following terms from this week's lesson is related to Polytheistic Religions?

Totem

A similarity between Elijah and Plato's prisoner is

both are reluctant to lead. Yet, their knowledge and experience force them to lead.

Which of the following best describe Elijah's story?

all of these (Ahab, Baal, Horeb, theophanic vision, suprapersonal, allegory, immortality, reserection, returning)

The deity manifests to Elijah in the same as the deity manifested to Moses

false because the wind, the earthquake, and the fire are all devoid of divine presence

Which of the following reflect Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave"?

all of these (men fight with one another about shadows, which distracts them from the actual structural power problems around them, the capcity for learning exists already in the soul and just needs to be recognized, eyes and blindness are a metaphor for lack of knowledge and understanding)

Which of the following best describes ideas presented in Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave"

The way up and out of the cave is the way toward the world of knoweldge; whereas, the cave is the world of sight.

For Socrates, as represented in the divided vertical line graph, truth and justice are part of

Understanding

Which of the following relates best to the concept of myth as defined by the five elements of religion?

Nyamasase, Paradise, Theogany

Religious symbols should be

solely thought of as transitional or liminal objects

According to Chitakure, in the story of the Popol Vuh, the creator-gods wanted to create beings that would worship the gods. The creator-gods went through several tries. Which of the these ended up finally creating humans?

the creation of beings from both yellow and white cornmeal because these beings could talk, think, see, touch, and were handsome

Chitakure laments that religions with cosmogenic myths depicting the creation of man and woman at the same time are unlikely to remake their myths to reflect same sex relationships because

all of these ("the creation of human beings and other creatures established order in the universe", "they consider [the myths] as part of the divinely inspired and immutable sacred writings", "good forces will eventually win the battle, and that will mark the beginning of a new world order in which evil forces will be eradicated" )

A wampum belt is

both of these because the belt is related to the tangible reality of symbols and the transcendence of the ultimate reality

According to Chitakure, Mwedzi complained to Mwari that he was lonely, Mwedzi receives several companions, but the loneliness never leaves. What does Chitakure suggest we can conclude from this cosmogony?

All of these because each answer focuses on the characteristics of a cosmogenic myth.

Which of the following is part of Islamic funeral rituals, according to Chitakure?

all of these (offerings are left under a tree, in a cave, or at a shrine where they are consumed by ancestors and deities , salt water represents the tears shed by ancestors, only men accompany the body to the cemetery where is buried without being placed in a coffin)

Which of the following is part of Shona puberty rituals, according to Chitakure?

boys are taken to a river as part of a puberty ritual, and there they masturbate into the running water as part of a fertility test

Which of the following is from Jewish funeral rituals, according to Chitakure?

the eyes of the dead must be closed, preferably by the daughter of the deceased

In Judaism, the Seder is an essential part of the Passover celebration. Which of the following is not part of the Seder, according to Chitakure?

all of these (eating bitter herbs represent the suffering of ancestors, salt water represents the tears shed by ancestors, Fasting is an important part of all rituals)