Religion 100 - Introduction to the Study of Religion » Spring 2022 » Module 07 Quiz Symbolism, Story, Text

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Question #1
A sacred story must be historically true in order to be meaningful
A.   False
B.   True
Question #2
The Bible and other sacred texts, typically begin as oral tradition and do not take written form until later
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
Torah, the most sacred text for Jews, is the Pentatauch - the first five books of the Bible (the "Five Books of Moses")
A.   True
B.   False
Question #4
The entire Hebrew Bible was canonized by Jesus' day
A.   False
B.   True
Question #5
All four gospels provide a geneology of Jesus, tracing his ancestry back generations
A.   True
B.   False
Question #6
Only two of the four gospels give an account of Jesus' conception and birth
A.   True
B.   False
Question #7
Original manuscripts of the New Testament texts do not exist
A.   True
B.   False
Question #8
The Quran was revealed and recorded in the 10th century CE
A.   True
B.   False
Question #9
Hinduism and Buddhism do not have any sacred texts
A.   False
B.   True
Question #10
Identify which texts are Hindu and which are Buddhist: Brahmanas             
A.   Buddhist
B.   Hindu
Question #11
Identify which texts are Hindu and which are Buddhist: Diamond Sutra
A.   Buddhist
B.   Hindu
Question #12
Identify which texts are Hindu and which are Buddhist: Lotus Sutra
A.   Buddhist
B.   Hindu
Question #13
Identify which texts are Hindu and which are Buddhist: Mahabharata
A.   Hindu
B.   Buddhist
Question #14
Identify which texts are Hindu and which are Buddhist: Puranas
A.   Buddhist
B.   Hindu
Question #15
Identify which texts are Hindu and which are Buddhist: Ramayana
A.   Hindu
B.   Buddhist
Question #16
Identify which texts are Hindu and which are Buddhist: Tipitaka
A.   Buddhist
B.   Hindu
Question #17
Identify which texts are Hindu and which are Buddhist: Upanishads
A.   Hindu
B.   Buddhist
Question #18
Identify which texts are Hindu and which are Buddhist: Vedas
A.   Buddhist
B.   Hindu
Question #19
The Pali Canon is the collection of texts used by             
A.   Mahayana Buddhists
B.   Zen Buddhists
C.   Nichiren Buddhists
D.   Theravada Buddhsts
Question #20
What is the difference between presentational and representational symbols?
A.   Presentational symbols participate or share in that which they symbolize; representational symbols are a matter of convention, where the meaning must be learned
B.   Presentational symbols are signs, representational symbols are analogues  or metaphors
C.   Presentational symbols are images, representational symbols are words
D.   Presentational symbols are religious, representational symbols are non-religious
Question #21
Which Hindu text teaches the idea of karma and reincarnation, the illusion of reality, and that the there is only one absolute reality that constitutes the Real Self, identical with the human self or atman.
A.   Upanishads
B.   Puranas
C.   Mahabharata
D.   Samhitas
Question #22
Which kind of creation myth can be found in the Judeo-Christian-Muslim traditions             
A.   Creation by divine decree, out of nothing (creation ex-nihilo)
B.   Emergence from a primal substance
C.   The ordering of chaos
D.   Emergence from a cosmic egg
E.   Sexual union of a primal male and female
Question #23
Identify the different kinds of presentational symbols: An indicator or symptom of something unseen
A.   Sign
Question #24
Identify the different kinds of presentational symbols: Symoblic communication, symbolic use of language or images
A.   Analogue
Question #25
Identify the different kinds of presentational symbols: An act that makes the holy present
A.   Sacrament
Question #26
Which religion rejects any myth of creation?
A.   Judaism
B.   Islam
C.   Hinduism
D.   Buddhism
E.   Christianity
Question #27
Distinguish between different kinds of sacred story, in terms of the intent of the stories: To explain or validate what is
A.   Sacred History
B.   Myth
C.   Parable
Question #28
Distinguish between different kinds of sacred story, in terms of the intent of the stories: To inspire us with tales of hero figures and larger than life events             
A.   Sacred History
B.   Parable
C.   Myth
Question #29
Distinguish between different kinds of sacred story, in terms of the intent of the stories: To teach us a moral lesson or spiritual truth
A.   Myth
B.   Sacred History
C.   Parable

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