Introduction to Sociology (17th edition)
Chapter 20 And 21 Quiz and Answers.
Which of the following statements about religion in the United States is true?
-The United States is the world's most religiously devout nation.
-The United States is the world's least spiritual nation.
-The United States is the world's most religiously diverse nation.
-The United States is the world's most religiously unified nation. - Answer The United States is
the world's most religiously diverse nation.
A symbolic-interaction analysis does which of the following?
-It highlights how religion is linked to social inequality.
-It examines how religion serves the interests of elites.
-It explores the meanings people attach to their actions and their lives.
-It identifies the function of religion for society. - Answer It explores the meanings people
attach to their actions and their lives.
John Calvin's beliefs were influenced by the doctrine of _________, in which an individual's fate
was sealed before birth and known only to God.
-secularization
-predestination
-religious tolerance
-faith - Answer predestination
Religious pluralism refers to which of the following?
-supporting the community above any individual
-accepting the fact that religions differ in patterns of belief and behavior
-rejecting any form of worship but one's own
-splitting a core belief system into many branches - Answer accepting the fact that religions
differ in patterns of belief and behavior
A sect is different from a church in that its members __________.
, -believe their path to be one of many
-adhere to a set of religious convictions
-are less conscious of group behaviors and norms
-hold more rigid beliefs and operate as a more exclusive group - Answer hold more rigid
beliefs and operate as a more exclusive group
Why does religion continue to exist in societies that rely more and more on the knowledge
provided by science?
-Science cannot adequately explain how the natural world operates.
-The reasons that we and the rest of the universe exist at all is a question of faith rather than
scientific fact.
-There are aspects central to everyone's lives worldwide that are considered sacred.
-Religion and science are really the same thing. - Answer The reasons that we and the rest of
the universe exist at all is a question of faith rather than scientific fact.
Early hunters and gatherers practiced which of the following?
-monotheism
-fundamentalism
-Christianity
-animism - Answer animism
Christianity was spread throughout the world primarily through which of the following?
-economic development
-European colonization
-soldiers during war
-the rise of the nation-state - Answer European colonization
Nation surveys show that about _____ percent of U.S. adults identify with a religion.
-78
-98
-38
Chapter 20 And 21 Quiz and Answers.
Which of the following statements about religion in the United States is true?
-The United States is the world's most religiously devout nation.
-The United States is the world's least spiritual nation.
-The United States is the world's most religiously diverse nation.
-The United States is the world's most religiously unified nation. - Answer The United States is
the world's most religiously diverse nation.
A symbolic-interaction analysis does which of the following?
-It highlights how religion is linked to social inequality.
-It examines how religion serves the interests of elites.
-It explores the meanings people attach to their actions and their lives.
-It identifies the function of religion for society. - Answer It explores the meanings people
attach to their actions and their lives.
John Calvin's beliefs were influenced by the doctrine of _________, in which an individual's fate
was sealed before birth and known only to God.
-secularization
-predestination
-religious tolerance
-faith - Answer predestination
Religious pluralism refers to which of the following?
-supporting the community above any individual
-accepting the fact that religions differ in patterns of belief and behavior
-rejecting any form of worship but one's own
-splitting a core belief system into many branches - Answer accepting the fact that religions
differ in patterns of belief and behavior
A sect is different from a church in that its members __________.
, -believe their path to be one of many
-adhere to a set of religious convictions
-are less conscious of group behaviors and norms
-hold more rigid beliefs and operate as a more exclusive group - Answer hold more rigid
beliefs and operate as a more exclusive group
Why does religion continue to exist in societies that rely more and more on the knowledge
provided by science?
-Science cannot adequately explain how the natural world operates.
-The reasons that we and the rest of the universe exist at all is a question of faith rather than
scientific fact.
-There are aspects central to everyone's lives worldwide that are considered sacred.
-Religion and science are really the same thing. - Answer The reasons that we and the rest of
the universe exist at all is a question of faith rather than scientific fact.
Early hunters and gatherers practiced which of the following?
-monotheism
-fundamentalism
-Christianity
-animism - Answer animism
Christianity was spread throughout the world primarily through which of the following?
-economic development
-European colonization
-soldiers during war
-the rise of the nation-state - Answer European colonization
Nation surveys show that about _____ percent of U.S. adults identify with a religion.
-78
-98
-38
