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Buddhism emphasizes


A) making money and getting ahead.
B) guilt.
C) dominion over all living creatures.
D) self-denial and compassion.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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_____ religions provide support for the government.


A) No
B) Few
C) Most
D) All

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Solid research shows that people who go to religious services more than once a week live _____ people who do not attend religious services.


A) about four years less than
B) the same amount of time as
C) about seven and a half years longer than
D) about 25 years longer than

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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It seems safe to predict that in the future,


A) religion will last as long as people do.
B) the religions will merge into one.
C) religion will disappear.
D) science will prove or disprove the existence of God.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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In the United States, the _____ of churches is based on _____.


A) integration; law.
B) segregation; law.
C) segregation; custom.
D) integration; custom.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Things that are not connected with religion, but are instead part of ordinary, everyday life, Durkheim called


A) profane.
B) sacred.
C) profound.
D) the church.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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As a result of _____, most Jews were exiled for almost 2,000 years.


A) Catholicism
B) the Holocaust
C) anti-Semitism
D) Islam

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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In religion, _____is (are) observances or rites often intended to evoke a sense of awe of the sacred.


A) symbols
B) rituals
C) sacred texts
D) artwork

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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_____, for Durkheim, meant things connected with the supernatural.


A) Church
B) Sacred
C) Profane
D) Belief

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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_____ is the transformation of traditional societies into industrial societies.


A) Modernization
B) The Protestant ethic
C) Animism
D) Reincarnation

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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_____ is a term that refers to a government-sponsored religion.


A) Civil religion
B) Persecution
C) State religion
D) The church

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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With the _____, a culture becomes less influenced by religion.


A) secularization of culture
B) increased religious participation
C) rise of fundamentalists
D) saturation of belief

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Although larger than a cult, a _____ still feels substantial hostility from and toward society.


A) religion
B) sect
C) church
D) state religion

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Confucianism is mainly practiced in


A) Japan.
B) China.
C) the Middle East.
D) Mexico.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Taken literally, _____ is an extraordinary gift from God.


A) charisma
B) evangelism
C) ecclesia
D) a sect

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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