Ch. 6 Key Issue # 2&3 - Quiz
1. Christianity first diffused from its hearth through
a. relocation diffusion
b. contagious diffusion.
c. hierarchical diffusion
d. expansion diffusion
e. military conquest.
2. According to this map, the landscape of Quebec is distinguished from neighboring Canadian provinces and the United States partly because it
a. has toponyms from non Indo-European languages.
b. is not predominantly Christian.
c. has numerous religious toponyms.
d. may become part of France again.
e. displays numerous examples of religious tolerance.
3. The agricultural calendar is relatively unimportant to which type of religions?
a. universalizing
b. animist
c. ethnic
d. traditional
e. Judaism, Shintoism, and Daoism
4. The concept of a ghetto originally referred to the area of a city
a. inside the walls.
b. inhabited by the lowest-income people.
c. where most blacks lived.
d. where the untouchable caste lived.
e. where Jews were forced to live.
5. Judaism is classified as an ethnic rather than a universalizing religion, partly because
a. its main holidays relate to events in the life of its founder, Abraham.
b. it uses a standard solar calendar rather than a lunar calendar.
c. it commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.
d. the holy text is the foundation of the religion
e. its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel.
6. Beliefs concerning the origin of the universe are
a. cosmogony.
b. animism.
c. monotheism.
d. astronomy.
e. polytheism.
7. Which is not characteristic of a hierarchical religion?
a. It encourages each congregation to be self-sufficient
b. It organizes territory into local administrative units
c. It has a well-defined hierarchical structure
d. Regional administration Is located in large cities
e. It fosters interaction among different congregations
8. Which ethnic religion follows a lunar calendar?
a. Islam
b. Judaism
c. Hinduism
d. Sikhism
e. All of the above
9. A mosque differs from a church because a mosque
a. Is not a sanctified place
b. Is not a place of worship
c. Is decorated with scenes from the life of the founder
d. Contains relics of the founder
e. Displays a variety of architectural styles
10. Worship in Hinduism is most likely to take place
a. At home
b. In a pagoda
c. As part of a pilgrimage
d. In a monastery
e. In a holy shrine
11. Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?
a. Buddhism
b. Christianity
c. Islam
d. Hinduism
e. Judaism
True/False: Answer “A” for true and “B” for false answers
12. The Ganges is the most important river for Muslims
13. Jerusalem is a holy city to all three major universalizing religions.
14. Buddhism is the most important religion in India.
15. Natural landscape features are the holiest places in Islam.
16. Pilgrimages play a significant role in ethnic religions but not in universalizing religions.
17. Islam is a less hierarchical religion than Christianity.
18. Of the major world religions below, the one that has experienced the most diverse geographical diffusion is:
a. Hinduism
b. Buddhism
c. Islam
d. Judaism
e. Taoism
19. The spread of Islam from its origins in Arabia to Indonesia, southern Africa, and to the Western Hemisphere would be classified as what kind of diffusion?
a. hierarchical
b. relocation
c. expansion
d. chain
e. contagious
20. A major religion that has essentially disappeared from its area of origin is:
a. Judaism
b. Hinduism
c. Islam
d. Christianity
e. Shintoism
21. The terms Hegira, Allah, Mosque, and Sunni are most associated with which part of the world?
a. Eastern Europe
b. China and Japan
c. The Middle East
d. Subcontinental Asia
22. Which of the following religions has remained dominant in its area of origin?
a. Christianity
b. Islam
c. Buddhism
d. Nihilism
e. Protestantism
23. Which of the following is one of the primary cultural landscape imprints of the Buddhist religion:
a. Mosque
b. Minaret
c. Synagogue
d. Pagoda
e. Circular spires
24. Place names that refer to saints are most common in which of the following North American regions:
a. Louisiana and New England
b. California and British Columbia
c. Ontario and Utah
d. Nova Scotia and the U.S. Midwest
e. Quebec and the U.S. Southwest
25. Which of the following is true of the architectural shape shown below?
a. it represents the dominant religion of all of Indonesia except for the island of Bali
b. it signifies the religion that originated in India but is now found in Thailand and other parts of Asia
c. It symbolizes houses of worship for monotheistic religions that hold Jerusalem sacred
d. It represents religions especially common in Sub-Saharan Africa
e. It symbolizes denominations of a Western religion that divided first in Europe