COMM RELS 257 MIDTERM 2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE COURSE REVIEW AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ descriptive/historical, normative. Answer: 2 methods for studying
religion & the arts
◉ Descriptive/historical. Answer: relates religion & the arts
◉ Normative. Answer: How they should be related
◉ Philosophical notion of beauty. Answer: Thought about in terms of
art even though they're not necessarily aesthetic
◉ Rembrant. Answer: Made affordable etchings so the everyday man
could have religious works of art for meditation
◉ his humanity. Answer: what did the light in "Decent from the
cross" communicate?
◉ William Hunt. Answer: Made figure of Jesus more relatable using
symbolism/naturalistic surrounding
,-dirty woodworking studio... rainbow, light from hand
◉ They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering,
the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads
to the end of suffering. Answer: 4 noble truths
◉ three blind men. Answer: Represents the difficulty of moving
forward/achieving enlightenment
◉ Zen painting. Answer: Meditative art associated with asian
culture, specifically Buddism
◉ Icon. Answer: Sacred object, usually traditional depiction,
standardized way of depicting
◉ Iconoclasm. Answer: Destruction of images (typically religious)
◉ creation through negation. Answer: The act of Iconoclasm creates
a new work when we're left w/remnants
> relates to idea that once you have that destruction new images
come
, ◉ Holden's Dead Christ Entombed. Answer: Included because it
dismantles the conventional way Christ was depicted
Image that can 'make someone loose their faith'
◉ contemporary use of an iconoclast. Answer: someone who rejects
norms/near and dear traditions
◉ sacred objects and material implications. Answer: Al Qaeda
destroyed Buddhist statues... Village was upset not mainly because
of this destruction, but rather because the western people put more
aid towards the material statues than helping the starving people
-did take away some revenue as a tourist attraction
These things are a blending of..
◉ takes away mystification. Answer: Why does Holden's Dead Christ
Entombed dismantle conventional way Christ was depicted
◉ Islam in visual art. Answer: example of religion that adopted
permanent form of anichonism
COMPLETE COURSE REVIEW AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ descriptive/historical, normative. Answer: 2 methods for studying
religion & the arts
◉ Descriptive/historical. Answer: relates religion & the arts
◉ Normative. Answer: How they should be related
◉ Philosophical notion of beauty. Answer: Thought about in terms of
art even though they're not necessarily aesthetic
◉ Rembrant. Answer: Made affordable etchings so the everyday man
could have religious works of art for meditation
◉ his humanity. Answer: what did the light in "Decent from the
cross" communicate?
◉ William Hunt. Answer: Made figure of Jesus more relatable using
symbolism/naturalistic surrounding
,-dirty woodworking studio... rainbow, light from hand
◉ They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering,
the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads
to the end of suffering. Answer: 4 noble truths
◉ three blind men. Answer: Represents the difficulty of moving
forward/achieving enlightenment
◉ Zen painting. Answer: Meditative art associated with asian
culture, specifically Buddism
◉ Icon. Answer: Sacred object, usually traditional depiction,
standardized way of depicting
◉ Iconoclasm. Answer: Destruction of images (typically religious)
◉ creation through negation. Answer: The act of Iconoclasm creates
a new work when we're left w/remnants
> relates to idea that once you have that destruction new images
come
, ◉ Holden's Dead Christ Entombed. Answer: Included because it
dismantles the conventional way Christ was depicted
Image that can 'make someone loose their faith'
◉ contemporary use of an iconoclast. Answer: someone who rejects
norms/near and dear traditions
◉ sacred objects and material implications. Answer: Al Qaeda
destroyed Buddhist statues... Village was upset not mainly because
of this destruction, but rather because the western people put more
aid towards the material statues than helping the starving people
-did take away some revenue as a tourist attraction
These things are a blending of..
◉ takes away mystification. Answer: Why does Holden's Dead Christ
Entombed dismantle conventional way Christ was depicted
◉ Islam in visual art. Answer: example of religion that adopted
permanent form of anichonism
