Student Quiz: Chapter 8 | Elements of Sociology, Second Edition

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Question 1:

________ is the communal or group experiences and rituals of people who belong to a specific religion.
a) Haram lifestyle
b) Abrahamic religions
c) Collective consciousness
d) Herd morality

Question 2:

Nihilism refers to ________.
a) traditional principles of morality that are unfounded because there are no universal truths
b) the needs of the weak and the insecure which obstruct human potential and achievement
c) a positive science
d) religious tensions

Question 3:

Seneca prophet Handsome Lake combined elements of traditional First Nations teachings with ________.
a) postmodernism
b) Quaker beliefs
c) the Protestant work ethic
d) totems

Question 4:

Neo-traditionalism as practised by First Nations people refers to ________.
a) Aboriginal people who practice traditional Catholicism
b) Christianity's embedded patriarchy
c) beliefs and practices that incorporate elements from one's own culture as well as those from other Aboriginal cultures
d) the cultural and religious origins of First Nations culture

Question 5:

________ is the Christian thought that advocates for social justice for the poor.
a) ‘Phantom aid’
b) ‘Base communities’
c) ‘Traditional Catholicism’
d) ‘Liberation theology’

Question 6:

________ was a member of the Sandinistas, who later became Foreign Minister of Nicaragua and was also elected to President of the General Assembly of the United States.
a) Pope John Paul II
b) Marie Battiste
c) Haroon Siddiqui
d) Father Miguel D'Escoto

Question 7:

Émile Durkheim referred to objects and acts that are set apart from the ordinary and positively regarded, and thus deserving of respect, as ________.
a) haram
b) holy
c) kosher
d) sacred

Question 8:

Organized world religions are characterized by patriarchal power structures.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Women can be ordained as ministers or priests in most religions throughout the world.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Ecofeminism is the linking of environmentalism with feminism.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Throughout history, religion has been an agent of change.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Certain peoples, such as First Nations, were not only victims of colonially imposed religions, they also had agency.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Of all religions in Canada in 2001, Roman Catholicism had the highest population of practitioners.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

The Sun Dance was an Aboriginal ceremony banned by the Canadian government.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Religion is not linked to hierarchy, gender roles, and/or colonialism.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Karl Marx used the term false consciousness to describe the belief whereby class-based hierarchy was justified on religious grounds.
a) True
b) False

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Elements of Sociology: A Critical Canadian Introduction, Second Edition: Chapter 8