Test Bank for Anthology of World Scriptures 9th Edition by Robert Van Voorst, Chapter 1-13 | All Chapters

TEST BANK
Anthology of World Scriptures | 9th Edition
By Robert E. Van Voorst
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,Table of Content
Chapter 1. Scripture Among the World’s Religions
Chapter 2. Hinduism
Chapter 3. Buddhism
Chapter 4. Jainism
Chapter 5. Sikhism
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Chapter 6. Confucianism
Chapter 7. Daoism
Chapter 8. Shinto
Chapter 9. Zoroastrianism
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Chapter 10. Judaism
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Chapter 11. Christianity
Chapter 12. Islam
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Chapter 13. New Religious Movements
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,Chapter 1


TRUE/FALSE
1. Scriptures all have the same function.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 6 / sec.1-2
2. Most scriptures originated in oral tradition.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2
3. For moderns, the written word predominates.
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ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2
4. Scriptures, by definition, are especially sacred.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2
5. One mark of scriptures’ holiness is their use in ritual.
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ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
6. The Musgrave Ritual is a scriptural rite.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 10 / sec. 1-3
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7. Scriptures lack the authority of some other religious writings.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
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8. In the Western “religions of the book,” scriptures regulate much of life.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
9. The Talmud is the Hebrew Bible.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
10. World religions typically venerate their scriptures.
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ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
11. Scripture is barred from public worship.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 10 / sec. 1-3
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12. Scriptures can be used doctrinally.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 9 / sec.1-3
13. The newest type of cognitive use of scripture is in interfaith dialogue.
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ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 10 / sec. 1-3
14. Scripture can only be used cognitively.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 11 / sec. 1-3
15. Informative uses of scripture impart knowledge to believers.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 11 / sec. 1-3


MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The first anthology of world scriptures for popular use was edited by
a. Ballou c. Van der Leeuw

, b. Conway d. Vogt
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
2. How many times has Ballou’s book been revised?
a. Never c. Three Times
b. Once d. Six Times
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
3. How many stages has the study of scripture passed through in the last 150 years?
a. Two c. Four
b. Three d. Six
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
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4. How many chapters in Religion in Essence and Manifestation deal with scripture?
a. One c. Four
b. Two d. Six
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
5. Whose book was first published under the title From Primitives to Zen?
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a. Van der Leeuw’s c. Lessa’s
b. Vogt’s d. Eliade’s
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ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
6. Which book has remained in print continually since 1939?
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a. The Bible of the World c. Religions in Essence and Manifestation
b. A World Religions Bible d. Reader in Comparative Religions
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
7. The present work (Anthology of World Scriptures) is representative of which stage of scripture
study?

a. First
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b. Third d. Sixth
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 / sec. 1-1
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8. The Upanishads include philosophy about
a. The nature of reality c. the reality of nature
b. The nature of plants d. God’s foreknowledge
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 / sec. 1-2
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9. Genres are also known as
a. Devotionals c. Scriptures
b. Literary Forms d. Djinns
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 / sec. 1-2
10. What term do Coburn and Folkert reject?

a. Canon c. Word
b. Gospel d. Scripture
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2