RELI 448N Week 4 Midterm Exam (Collection 2018)

(RELI 448N Midterm Exam)

RELI 448N Week 4 Midterm (April 2018)

1. Question:  A worldview that sees all elements of nature as … filled with spirit or spirits is … :
2. Question: If the divine is … as being beyond space and time, it is:
3. Question: An analytical approach that looks for universal structures that underline language, mental processes, mythologies, kinship, and religions is … :
4. Question: All of the followings are used as symbolic forms of the female divine except:
5. Question: The female divine is an important element in the religions of India. Which of the following is not a form of the goddess in Hinduism?
6. Question: Which of the following is not seen as being an avatar of Vishnu?
7. Question: the “divine song” that recounts the conversation between the god Krishna and the prince, Arjuna , is … :
8. Question: the ideas of Mohan das Gandhi had a great influence on which 20^th century activist?
9. Question: A spiritual teacher to whom devotion may … a:
10. Question: The spiritual discipline of devotion to a deity or a teacher is … :
11. Question: In Hinduism, that which keep us from seeing reality correctly is:
12. Question: the Buddha who is … to appear on earth in the future is:
13. Question: This term means non-violence
14. Question: The Mahayana notion of emptiness is … :
15. Question: A person who has practiced monastic disciplines, achieving the ideal of entering nirvana, is … :
16. Question: Which of the following is not one of the three jewels of Buddhism:
17. Question: The classic scripture of Daoism is the:
18. Question: The receptive aspect of reality that expresses itself in silence, darkness, and coolness is … :
19. Question: Doing only what comes spontaneously and naturally is … :
20. Question: Confucius believed that the virtues:
21. Question: Compare and contrast Sigmund Freud’s theory about the origin of religions with William James’s theory. How does each of these psychologists view religion (positively or negatively)? Now analyze how the insights of Freud or James might illuminate one of the religious traditions we have studied so far. How would Freud or James understand that traditions? Use specific examples to spot your answers (e.g., a specific believe of rituals).
    

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RELI 448N Week 4 Midterm (March 2018)

1. Question:  A worldview that … all elements of nature as … filled with spirit or spirits is … :
2. Question: The belief that reality is made of two different principles is … :
3. Question: An analytical approach that looks for universal structures that underline language, mental processes, mythologies, kinship, and religions is … :
4. Question: All of the followings are … as symbolic forms of the female divine except:
5. Question: The philosophical position that all apparently separate realities are ultimately one is … :
6. Question: Which of the … is not … as being an avatar of Vishnu?
7. Question: Which of the following is not one of the 4 Life Stages of Hinduism?
8. Question: True or False: The presence of female divinities means that women have always enjoyed the equality and fair treatment in the religious traditions of India.
9. Question: A spiritual teacher to whom devotion may … a:
10. Question: A state of complete inner peace, resulting from meditation, is … :
11. Question: In Hinduism, that which keep us from seeing reality correctly is:
12. Question: The Buddha who is … to appear on earth in the future is:
13. Question: This term literally means impermanence:
14. Question: The Mahayana notion of emptiness is … :
15. Question: A scared text that records the words of the Buddha is … a:
16. Question: Which of the following is not one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism?
17. Question: The school of Buddhism that focuses on meditation and monastic discipline, calling itself “Way of Elders,” is:
18. Question: The receptive aspect of reality that expresses itself in silence, darkness, and coolness is … :
19. Question: After the Bible, the “__________” is the world’s … book.
20. Question: The “second sage” of Confucianism was:
21. Question: Compare and contrast Sigmund Freud’s theory about the origin of religions with William James’s theory. How does each of these psychologists view religion (positively or negatively)? Now analyze how the insights of Freud or James might illuminate one of the religious traditions we have studied so far. How would Freud or James understand that traditions? Use specific examples to spot your answers ( e.g, a specific believe of rituals).