RELIGION Humms 111 11 20
RELIGION Humms 111 11 20
Question 1
What was/were the major concern/s of reforms and movements in the modern period of
Hinduism?
a. Fighting against "untouchability" and for greater equality for women in all areas of
family and public life
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d. Most Hindus believe that Visnu revealed the Vedic texts to the early people in Indus
River who then wrote about the greatness of His words and acts.
Question 3
What Hindu concept was the major basis to the development of the Hindu caste system?
d. Karma; a person is born in a specific group because of their actions in past life
Question 4
True or False: The Hindu understanding of creation is that it goes through cycles of existence
and non-existence.
d. True
Question 5
The Hindu epic that tells the story of a great prince who battled a demon to rescue his abducted
wife is
d. Ramayana
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True or False: Traditionally, the Hindu society has been matriarchal manifested by the strong
presence of female deities.
d. False
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True or False: Most Hindus believe that the Vedic texts are revealed or heard and not composed
by humans.
d. True
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b. Harappan civilization whose cultural centers emerged and flourished along the Indus
River
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How did Mahatma Gandhi envision India during the British rule?
d. An independent country focused on democratic and economic self-sufficiency
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a. Brahman
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What was/were the new concept/s introduced in the Upanisads which was/were critical in the
development of Hindu belief?
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The Hindu epic that tells the story of a cataclysmic war between two sets of cousins
c. Mahabharata
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True or False: The stream of Buddhism, Vajrayana tradition, is most prominent in Tibet.
c. True
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The Buddhist tradition which regards itself as "great" both in its interpretations of the Buddha's
teaching and in its openness to a broader group of people, especially lay people
a. Mahayana
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The ideal spiritual model of Theravada Buddhism who attains nirvana and have perfected their
discipline such that defilements and desires are extinguished
c. Arahants
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d. Vedic
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True or False: The Theravada tradition is more flexible about the orthodoxy of scriptures.
b. False
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The Buddhist tradition which regards itself as the most faithful to the teachings that have been
passed down through the generations
a. Theravada
Question 3
A syllable or phrase for chanting or meditation, containing within it the sacred power and cosmic
energies of a Buddha or bodhisattva
d. Mantra
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a. It sees itself as embodying both the teaching and meditation practice of the Theravada
monks, as well as the teaching of the emptiness of all conditioned things that is
distinctive to Mahayana philosophy.
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b. Bodhisattva
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a. False
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Question 8
Which of the following is/are not included in the five precepts at the foundation of all morality?
d. Not cheating
Question 9
Which of the following is/are included as not a type of dukha (suffering) the Buddha spoke of?
Question 10
According to Buddha tradition, the only way to achieve freedom is to develop which of the
following habits?
d. Right speech
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a. Meditation
b. Karuna
c. Nirvana
d. Sangha
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A syllable or phrase for chanting or meditation, containing within it the sacred power and cosmic
energies of a Buddha or bodhisattva
c. Mantra
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b. Vajrayana
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Which is true about the Vajrayana or Tribetan tradition of Buddhism?
b. It sees itself as embodying both the teaching and meditation practice of the Theravada
monks, as well as the teaching of the emptiness of all conditioned things that is
distinctive to Mahayana philosophy.
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The arahant are Buddhist practitioners who attain nirvana and have perfected their discipline.
a. True
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The religious orientation of the early Vedic culture was toward orderly functioning of the cosmos.
a. True
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b. False
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c. Boddhisattva
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community of monks
d. Bhikshus
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the untouchables
a. Dalit
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a. False
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The bhikshus are Buddhist practitioners who attain nirvana and have perfected their discipline.
a. False
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b. Puranas
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All of the following are included in the "Four Noble Truth" of Buddhism except "
Question 15
Which of the following is/are not included as the major characteristic of the Theravada?
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a. True
Question 17
Which of the two major streams of Buddhist tradition is more widespread in China, Vietnam,
Korean and Japan?
d. Mahayana tradition
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c. Puranas
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a. True
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Meditation
a. Meditation
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d. The Ultimate permeating all existence and every soul as its essential reality
Question 22
The illness that the Buddha diagnosed as the human condition is termed as dukha.
a. True
Question 23
Sacrifices were considered not only religious acts, but also efficacious operations for desired
results.
a. True
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Which of the following is/are not included as the major characteristic of the practice of
Vajrayana?
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a. Sangha
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The most well-known Dalit leader of pre-independence India was Mahatma Gandhi.
b. False
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b. False
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a. Karma
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a. False
Question 30
What does the Hindu concept of the "many and the One" mean?
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The first step in acquiring clear character is extending our knowledge by "investigating things."
d. Confucius
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b. Humanity
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d. Mencius
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b. Ritual conduct
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"If a man has a good friend to resist him in doing bad actions, he will have his reputation
preserved. So, if a father has a son to resist his wrong command, he will be saved from
committing serious faults"
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Our minds and hearts house our inherent tendency towards moral goodness.
c. Mencius
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Society is capable of directing our nature towards good or towards evil.
a. Kao
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Human nature is neither good nor bad, but can be molded either way
c. Kao
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"When a command is wrong, a son should resist his father, and a civil servant should resist his
noble ruler."
b. Confucius
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d. Ritual conduct
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d. Principle of reciprocity
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The attitude of goodness, benevolence, and altruism towards others
d. Humanity
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"Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you."
a. Principle of reciprocity
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Who argued that human nature is neither good nor bad, but can be molded either way?
c. Kao
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According to Taoist tradition, this both creates and sustains everything that exists.
d. Tao
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b. return
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We need to eliminate knowledge and act spontaneously through natural intuition.
d. wu-hshin
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d. Lao-tzu
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Leaders must abandon common notions of governance, which typically involve authoritatively
imposing their wills on the people
d. minimal governing
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c. Religious Taoism
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b. return: all things eventually decay and return to their ultimate source within the Dao
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Who is credited for the foundation of one of the most important book of Taoism, often regarded
as the Classic of Complete Emptiness?
b. Lieh-tzu
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According to Taoist tradition, this both creates and sustains everything that exists.
a. Tao
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c. return
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b. Social
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Leaders must abandon common notions of governance, which typically involve authoritatively
imposing their wills on the people
a. minimal governing
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d. wu wei
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This recommends pursuing the path of emptiness as a means of becoming united with the Tao
LQ5
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What is/are the kind/s of action that, according to Confucius, will lead to good government?
b. Discovering people's natural capacities and encourage them to work in those areas
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all things eventually decay and return to their ultimate source within the Dao
a. Return
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b. False
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Taoist tradition, the best style of governing for the ruler to take a hands-off approach through the
practice of non-action.
b. True
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According to Confucius, a ruler can unselfishly pursue what he desires when he restricts his
desires to cultivating a good government.
b. True
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The "Three Bonds" include those of the elder brother and the younger brother, the elder friend
and the junior friend and the father and son.
b. False
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The inward component of ritual conduct concerns the visible ritual itself.
b. False
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Confucius stated that there are six relationships that underlie the order of society.
b. False
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In the conversation of Mencius with Kao, Kao argued that human nature is neither good nor bad,
but can be molded either way.
b. True
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the attitude of goodness, benevolence, and altruism towards others
c. Humanity
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The Chuang-tzu recommends pursuing the path of emptiness as a means of becoming united
with the Tao.
a. True
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Which of the following is/are not included as the relationships underlying the order of society as
stated by Confucius?
Select one:
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our minds and hearts house our inherent tendency towards moral goodness
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b. Lao-tzu
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digested conversations
a. Analects
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b. Non-mind
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Leaders must abandon common notions of governance, which typically involve authoritatively
imposing their wills on the people.
b. Minimal governing
Question 23
According to Confucius, the first step in acquiring clear character is extending our knowledge by
"investigating things".
b. True
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Artificial actions run counter to the natural course of things, and usually involve aggression and
competition.
c. Non-actioN
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There is a distinction between one's mere outer expressions of humanity and one's inner sense
of it.
b. True
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b. Effortless action
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Which of the following is not included as the kind of actions that, according to Confucius, will lead
to good government?
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a. False
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The Dao De Jing repeatedly refers to the Tao as the mother of everything.
b. True
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c. Matsuri
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the place of prayer
b. haiden
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c. Polytheism means the sacred world is varied, nuanced, pluralistic and not reducible to
a single entity.
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d. shintai
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The Shinto feature emphasizing the importance of doing things as they have "always" been done
is termed as
d. Traditionalism
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d. shimenawa
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The Shinto feature focusing on the importance of sacred space and time
d. Purity
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The feature of Shinto emphasizing the importance of doing things as they have "always" been
done is termed as
c. Traditionalism
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c. yamabushi
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b. worldview
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c. a God-oriented spirituality
Question 3
Which of the following is not included as the category of spirituality according to contemporary understanding?
Select one:
a. a world-oriented spirituality
b. a God-oriented spirituality
c. a humanistic spirituality
d. a self-oriented spirituality
Religion and religiousness are inherently social-psychological phenomena.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
What is the ultimate concern of spirituality according to LaPierre?
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What are categories affecting how people view religion and spirituality according to Scott?
Select one:
a. System of thoughts or sects or beliefs
b. Early experiences in life
c. Experiences of connections or relationships
d. Pleasurable state of being
a. sacred space
Question 5
True or False. Religion and spirituality are positively related to drug and alcohol abuse.
a. False
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What are the 'two dangers' posed by contrasting religion and spirituality?
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The toriidemarcates the boundary between the outer world of pollution, and the kami-world of purity.
Select one:
a. True
d. sacred space
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True or False. Religion and spirituality are independent to affect and emotion.
a. False
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a. religiousness*
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The sense of sacred central to the both the experience of religion and spirituality
Select one:
a. Religiousness
b. Rituals
c. Cosmos
d. The sacred core
What does Sheldrake suggest about the schism between religion and spirituality?
b. It is the result of human knowledge and historical-cultural events that continually affect
people's perception of the divine.
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b. True
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d. monotheistic
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d. polytheistic
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d. belief in God
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b. False
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b. False
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a. Tenjin
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many gods
b. polytheistic
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b. True
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Place of prayer
c. haiden
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Religion and spirituality are positively related to drug and alcohol abuse.
b. False
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b. Isechrine
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b. True
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The feature of Shinto emphasizing the importance of doing things as they have "always" been
done is termed as
b. Traditionalism
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By Shinto tradition, practice is often more important than subjective or intellectual belief.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
The torii demarcates the boundary between the outer world of pollution, and the kami-world of
purity.
b. True
Gate demarcating the boundary between the outer world of pollution and the kami-world of purity
Select one:
a. Shinto
b. Matsuri
c. kami
d. Torii
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d. Shinto
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b. False
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b. Cosmos
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d. God-oriented spirituality
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d. honden
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b. Polytheism means the sacred world is varied, nuanced, pluralistic and not reducible to
a single entity.
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Shinto is the least democratic of religions, because in it has the kami decide matters by
discussion and consensus, not arbitrary fit, according to Shinto theologian Hirai Naofusa.
b. False
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In Shinto space and time, one feels close to the purity of nature.
a. True
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a. a God-oriented spirituality
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d. Inari
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a. Monistic
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c. World-oriented spirituality
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Shinto also has a role in celebrating stages of individual life, what are called rites of passage.
Select one:
a. True
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Religion and spirituality are increasingly recognized as having negative derivative social
functions.
a. False
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Sacred mountains are especially ancient, famous, and important as pilgrimage sites in Japan.
a. True
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The Theravada tradition evokes the image of Buddhist teaching as a vehicle that can cross over the river of
suffering.
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a. True
b. False
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Responsible understanding of religious traditions, practices and institutions
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a. Religiousness
b. Religious literacy
c. Religion
d. Spirituality
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The Final prophet and Messenger of God, according to Islamic tradition.
Muhammad
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Religion functions in the promotion of both violence and peace.
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a. True
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Karma
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The Mahayana tradition evokes the image of Buddhist teaching as a vehicle that can cross over the river of
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Culture
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Shintoism is the ancient belief system indigenous to Japan.
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b. True
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Methodism was the movement emphasizing the forgiveness of and grace of loving God.
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What is the form of violence that represents the existence of prevailing or prominent social norms that make direct
violence seem natural or right?
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a. Structural violence
b. Cultural violence
c. Behavioral violence
d. Direct violence
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This is conceptualized as a triad with three points of reference: God, Torah and Peoplehood.
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a. Buddhism
b. Judaism
c. Shinto
d. Confucianism
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The widespread genocide of Jews during the World War II.
Holocaust
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There is one God the Creator who communicates to people through prophets and revelation
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a. Hinduism
b. Christianity
c. Islam
d. Judaism
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The assumption/s of cultural studies approach in understanding religion is/are
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Analects or “digested conversations”
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b. Confucianism
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Christians believe that the common ancestor of humankind is Abraham and his wife Sarah.
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a. False
b. True
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The presumptions of religious literacy is/are
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a. Religion, being socially constructed is malleable to changes.
b. Religion is static and isolated from historical and cultural movements.
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Cultura
Answer are the practices and processes of making meanings with and from texts we encounter in our
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Violenc
Answer is any act of threatening one’s life or any act causing danger and harm; can be of 3 forms:
direct, structural, and cultural
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The Vajrayana tradition is more flexible about the orthodoxy of scriptures.
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a. True
b. False
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Lao-tzu emphasized that respect for superiority is not blind obedience.
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Tao
Answer is a universal principle that underlies everything from the creation of galaxies to the interaction
of human beings.
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The Quran originally functioned as an oral scripture that was meant to be recited, heard and experienced.
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b. True
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Our minds and hearts house our inherent tendency towards moral goodness.
Inherent Goodness of People
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“Hinduness” is associated with Indian nationhood.
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Cultural studies primarily concerns in the following except
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Which of the following definitions pertain to Cultural Studies?
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a. an ensemble of beliefs and practices that function as a pervasive technology of control
b. a typical widespread practice, procedure or custom
c. a personal set of or institutionalized system of religious beliefs, attitudes and practices
d. the practices and processes of making meanings with and from texts we encounter in our everyday lives
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The Son of God, according to Christian tradition.
Jesus
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A central theme of Taoism is that of non-mind.
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In Arabic, the word islam means submission.
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Monasticism was the movement emphasizing the forgiveness of and grace of loving God.
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If rulers follow the Dao then their states will be well ordered and in natural harmony.
Minimal governing
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The Creation goes through cycles of existence and dissolution.
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a. Christianity
b. Judaism
c. Islam
d. Hinduism
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Peace
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Veda
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A religious literate person needs to understand the following except
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a. the diversity of religious beliefs, traditions and institutions among and within religions
b. understand the historical and cultural contexts that shaped religions
c. the interactions of socio-political and religious aspects of life
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The idea of “many and the One” with which worship of diverse manifests One Ultimate
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a. Hinduism
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c. Islam
d. Christianity
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The central and essential function of religion
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d. Religiousness
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It has two major streams of tradition namely Theravada and Mahayana
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a. Shinto
b. Buddhism
c. Taoism
d. Confucianism
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Its common themes are ritual conduct, humanity, filial obedience and good governing
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c. Buddhism
d. Taoism
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The Rabbinic texts include ritual sacrifices with offerings made to a wide array of deities.
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The Dao De Jing repeatedly refers to the Tao as the father of everything.
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The belief in many gods.
Polytheism
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Theology is the academic study of religious beliefs, behaviors and institutions.
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All things eventually decay and return to their ultimate source within the Dao.
Return
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Judaism is conceptualized as a triad with three points of reference namely:
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Jews believe that the common ancestor of humankind is Abraham and his wife Sarah.
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The movement in which Jews should be eliminated from the society.
Anti-semitism
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Buddhism
What is Buddhism?
A discussion of the origins of Buddhism is impossible without taking
into consideration the life of Siddhartha Gautama and the cultural and
social conditions of his time that sparked the birth of a new belief
system.
According to the beautiful literary legend told by Ashvaghosha in the
first century CE, Prince Siddhartha Gautama was born in the year 563
BCE from a royal Shakya family in a place called Lumbini located in
present-day Nepal. According to this same legend, seers foretold the
fate of Prince Siddharta: he will either be a great king or an
enlightened teacher. He will only become a teacher if he sees the “four
passing sights” namely old age, sickness, death, and a wandering
ascetic. Once he sees these sights he will renounce his royal life and
withdraw from the rest of society to seek enlightenment.
His father, the king, was furious to hear about this prophecy because
he wanted Siddharta to become a great ruler so shielded the prince
from these realities of life and made him live in an artificial protected
environment. At age 29 though, Siddharta went out of the space that
confined him and saw the very sights his father made him to avoid.
Like the seers foretold he left the luxury of the palace and withdrew in
the forest to study and live and austere life with teachers and fellow
ascetics.
However, his journey to become a great teacher did not end here.
Living with teachers and ascetics of his period made him realized that
severe bodily austerities promoted by these did not help him answer
the question of the source of suffering and the release from it.
Confucianism
What is Confucianism?
Understanding the religion of East Asia is challenging especially
Chinese religion. Today, Chinese religion is an amalgam of Buddhism,
Confucianism, and Taoism. In ancient times, these three religions were
entirely separate systems and during a certain period Confucianism
was the main religion of China, which meant ¼ of the world’s
population at that time.
After the fall of the Chinese Empire in 1912 and the communist
Cultural Revolution, Confucianism faced severe attack from political
institutions and thus has declined ever since.
Unlike the South Asian religions (Hinduism and Buddhism), Original
Confucian philosophy was not grounded on the metaphysical. Its main
problems were moral and political issues. Because of this the birth of
Confucianism is a very good illustration on the influence of culure to
the rise of religious thought.
Below are the important political and cultural conditions that gave rise
to Confucianism:
1. Anarchy and Chaos in China. Before Confucius’ time China
was an orderly feudal society. Chaos and anarchy broke out
when the bigger national monarchies lost political power over
China’s different provincial states. This decentralization of
power resulted to local rulers waging war against each other.
This period was very bloody as accounts mention a total of
more than 400,000 slaughtered during this time.
Taoism
What is Taoism?
As established in the previous module, the Chinese society from 600-
200 BCE was characterized with political and social chaos. Among the
schools of thought that aimed to address the anarchy was Taoism.
Being the second most popular religion in China, it is considered by
many as an important rival of the Confucian School.
There are two kinds of Taosim: Philosophical Taoism (Tao-chia) and
Religious Taoism (Tao-chiao). Philosophical Taoism concerns itself
with the concept of Tao and its use in individual and social life while
Religious Taoism concerns itself with the pursuit of immortality.
Philosophical Taoism is associated with two sacred texts namely the
Tao Te Ching (c. 300 BCE) and the Chuang-Tzu (c. 250 BCE). These
texts became the foundation of a recognized school of Philosophical
Taoism established during China’s Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE).
Issue: Taoism and Modernity
Like Confucianism, it is difficult to look for an issue that would
characterize Taoism as a whole. Because many consider Taoism is the
longest living spiritual tradition indigenous to China, Taoist views on
capitalism, environment, homosexuality, and women among many
social issues of today are different from modern contemporary
perspectives.
However, Taoism as a religion does faces a bigger issue, one that
affects its very own existence and survival. In recent years, Taoism has
been on a continuous decline in poluarity even among Chinese
themselves.
To have a feel about this issue, please read the Wall Street Journal
article by Christopher Carothers entitled “Is Daoism Losing Its Way?”
at http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/06/25/is-daoism-losing-itsway/. It provides both qualitative and
quantitative proof reports on the
seeming decline of Taoism.
But the question of this issue is the cause of the decline.
An answer to this question is modernity and the rise of capitalism in
China. This is actually an issue that most Chinese religions face at the
present moment.
Shintoism
What is Shintoism?
Shinto literally means “The Way Of The Gods.” It is the ancient belief
system indigenous to Japan that started approximately around 1,000
BCE. Unlike the other major world religions, Shinto has no known
founder. Its theology is simple. According to this belief system, spirits
called “kami” and spiritual powers exist in the natural world wether in
living creatures like animals, plants, and people or non-living things
like stones, mountains, and rivers. Even the dead are venerated.
It is a very animistic religion, which is difficult to categorize as a
“religion” because it is intensely interwoven with Japanese culture and
way of life.
Shintoism is a good illustration of how geographical environements
influence a culture’s belief system. Early Japanese people have to
make sense of their universe and the world that surrounds them. Thus,
they developed rituals and mythologies that enabled them to do so.
Shintoism is so loose and pluralistic that it coexisted with the arrival of
Buddhism in the 6th century CE.
Issue: State Shinto
The American Occupation of Japan after World War II from 1945 to
1951 ended Shinto’s status as a state religion also called “State Shinto”
by Japanese studies scholars. The Americans attempted to completely
eradicate the influence of Shinto from the entire Japanese society
especially its emphasis on a pure racial identity (similar to Hitler’s
Aryan race) and worship of the Emperor.
As you will learn in this second section of the module, the evolution of
Shinto as Japan’s indigenous religion or “way of life” into a state
religion was seminal to Japan’s expansionist campaign during the
Second World War.
This issue is of much concern to Japanese most especially as the
government is trying to revive Shinto’s political roots and influence in
order to boost the moral of a new generation of Japanese children who
are feeling worthless, unpatrioritic, and ashamed of their history.
Written Report: Comparative Analysis
Now that we have discussed the three major East Asian religions, it’s
time to do a comparative analysis of them. This comparative analysis
shall also serve as your second Written Report for the second grading
period. Please read below for instructions on how to do the report.
Also, please be reminded that the activity shall require you to do some
research. Write your sources using the APA guidelines we discussed
on module one to cite your sources correctly.
Also, be mindful of the four (4) tenets of religious studies while doing
the report. To do so, please identify the specific sect, denomination, or
branch of the religious tradition you are comparing. For example,
don’t just write “Taoism,” state “Taoism: Zhengyi Dao” on your
paper. Feel free to use other religions under Taoism, not just the said
sect. Do the same with Confucianism and Shintoism. Sects, branches,
and denominations of East Asian religions are more difficult to look
for so please exert extra effort in researching. Remember that many
sects, denominations, and branches have grown under each religious
tradition for their many years of existence.
Synthesis
Worldview, Spirituality, And Religion
For the most part in this course we looked at and studied religion as an
outsider. This is important especially today when nobody is immune
from religious illiteracy and its damaging effects.
Although we still would like you to continue studying religion through
the lens of science and religious studies, we are also aware that
religion serves an important function in the positive development of
the individual and society at large. Religion and religious structures
that emerged from classical philosophies of old are representations of
a deeper desire within all of us – that is, the desire to understand our
universe and our place in it.
Because of this undeniable truth, we are going to give some space for
a discussion of that which binds all religions together, that common
desire. To facilitate this discussion, we shall dive into some workable
definition of terms.
As a disclaimer, it is important to remember that there is no one
official definition for each of these terms. These terms represent
concepts that are continuously debated and our understanding of each
will change in the following years to come. Each word is used in so
many different contexts and therefore it is very difficult even among
scholars to strike and prescribe one definition for each.
What definitions we will be presenting below were derived from
definitions that we currently know and that we found useful for the
discussion in this chapter.
The illustration that accompanies these definitions of terms shall serve
useful for differentiating between the three.
Vincent Imbat
Worldview (or belief system) is a particular way of ordering the
realities of one’s world. In other words it is how one makes sense of
the world.
In most ancient cultures, the concept of “God” was used to explain the
mysteries that abound in the natural world. However, the concept of
“God” differed depending on cultures. A way of categorizing
worldviews is according to the number of Gods espoused within each.
Examples of this are:
1. Monistic – all is one.
Q.1.True or False: The stream of Buddhism, Vajrayana tradition, is most prominent in Tibet.
Answer.TRUE
Q.2.The ideal spiritual model of Theravada Buddhism who attains nirvana and have perfected their
discipline such that defilements and desires are extinguished
Answer.Arahants
Q.3.What are the three streams of the Buddhist tradition?
Answer.Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition
Q.4.The Buddhist tradition which regards itself as "great" both in its interpretations of the Buddha's
teaching and in its openness to a broader group of people, especially lay people.
Answer.Mahayana
Q.5.Which of the following is not considered as a major stream of Buddhism?Answer.Vedic
Q.6.Which is true about the Vajrayana or Tribetan tradition of Buddhism?
Answer.d. It sees itself as embodying both the teaching and meditation practice of the Theravada monks,
as well as the teaching of the emptiness of all conditioned things that is distinctive to Mahayana
philosophy.
Q.7.True or False: The Buddha spoke of five types of suffering.
Answer.False
Q.8Which of the following is/are not included in the five precepts at the foundation of all morality?
Answer.Not cheating
Q.9.According to Buddha tradition, the only way to achieve freedom is to develop which of the following
habits?
Answer.Right Speech
Q.10.Which of the following is/are included as not a type of dukha (suffering) the Buddha spoke of?
Answer.The suffering which is inevitable
Q.11.True or False: The Theravada tradition is more flexible about the orthodoxy of scriptures.
Answer.False
Q.12.The ideal religious figure in the Mahayana tradition
Answer.Bodhisattva
Q.13.True or False: The Theravada tradition sees Shakyamuni Buddha as central.
Answer.True
Q.14.The Buddhist tradition which regards itself as the most faithful to the teachings that have been passed
down through the generations
Answer.Theravada
Q.15.A syllable or phrase for chanting or meditation, containing within it the sacred power and cosmic
energies of a Buddha or bodhisattva
Answer.Mantra
Q.16.The Rabbinic texts include ritual sacrifices with offerings made to a wide array of deities.
Answer.False
Q.17.The state of awakening
Answer.Nirvana
Q.18.The sacred text of Hinduism
Answer.Veda
Q.19.A rich mosaic of a broad range of religious ideas, practices, and communities native to South Asia
that has evolved over more than three millennia interweaving threads from many cultures and worship of
the divine in diverse forms
Answer.Hinduism
Q.19.The hereditary social groups in the Hindu society are known as varnas.
Answer.True
Q.20.What does the Hindu concept of the "many and the One" mean?
Answer.Multiple divine forms being worshipped are manifestations of one Ultimate
Q.21.What were the four major hereditary social groups of the Hindu caste system?
Answer.Brahmans, ksatriyas, vaisyas, sudras
Q.22.Warriors
Answer.ksatriyas
Q.23.The Buddhist tradition, Mahayana is also called as Tantrayana.
Answer.False
Q.24.Which of the following is/are included as the major characteristic of the practice of the Vajrayana?
Answer.Mundra- a symbol or ritual gesture signifying the qualities and presence of various buddhas
Q.25.What do early Hindus believe about the goal of human life?
Answer.The liberation of the soul from entrapment in a succession of bodies through disciplinary practices
of the body
Q.26.What are the two major streams of the Buddhist tradition?
Answer.Theravada and Mahayana tradition
Q.27.Priest
Answer. Brahman
Q.28.Some trace the beginnings of Hindu tradition to the archeological remains of the Indian Civilization
that emerged along the Indus River.
Answer.False
Q.29.According to Buddha tradition, the only way to achieve freedom is to develop the following habits
except
Answer.Right insight
Q.30.The arahant are Buddhist practitioners who attain nirvana and have perfected their discipline.
Answer.True
Q.31.Some occupations were considered polluted and must belong only to those in the lowest group
Answer.Untouchability
Q.32.The most well-known Dalit leader of pre-independence India was Mahatma Gandhi.
Answer.False
Q.33.What were the "four passing sights" Prince Siddhartha Guatamahad to see to seek enlightenment?
Answer.Old age, sickness, death, and a wandering ascetic
Q.34.Servants
Answer.Sudras
Q.35."Hinduness" is associated with Indian nationhood.
Answer.True
Q.36.Sacrifices were considered not only religious acts, but also efficacious operations for desired results.
Answer.True
Q.37.the Ultimate permeating all existence
Answer.Brahman
Q38.The concept of "Hinduism" as a religion emerged only in the nineteenth-century colonial context.
Answer.True
Q.39.Which of the following is/are not included as the major characteristic of the practice of Vajrayana?
Answer.Arahant (arhat)- the ideal spiritual model of the Theravada
Leaders must abandon common notions of governance, which typically involve authoritatively imposing their
wills on the people
ANS
d. minimal governing
According to Taoist tradition, this both creates and sustains everything that exists.
Select one:
a. Tao
Which of the following is not included as the kind of actions that, according to Confucius, will lead to good
government?
Select one:
b. He should acquire knowledge of all aspects in society such as religion, economy, science and arts
Leaders must abandon common notions of governance, which typically involve authoritatively imposing their
wills on the people
Who is credited for the foundation of one of the most important book of Taoism, often regarded as the Classic
of Complete Emptiness?
Select one:
d. Lieh-tzu
Select one:
d. return: all things eventually decay and return to their ultimate source within the Dao
Answer Question 1
The correct answer among the given choices is letter d. Mencius, a Confucian philosopher, is often referred to
as the “Second Sage” of Confucianism. Mencius is best known for his claim that “human nature is good.” From
the above choices, the statement "the inherent goodness of people" is another translation for saying that
“human nature is good.”
Question 2
Answer
Question 3
Who is the credited for the foundation of one of the most important book of Taoism, often regarded as the
Classic of Complete Emptiness?
Answer
The correct answer among the choices is letter c. Lieh-tzuis credited for the foundation of one of the most
important book of Taoism, often regarded as the Classic of Complete Emptiness.
Question 4
Answer
The correct letter answer among the choices is letter d. Return can be best described as:
Return is ''Everything around us has been recycled and will again be recycled.''
'Return is 'All things eventually decay and return to their ultimate source''.
Question 5
Answer
The correct answer among the stated choices is letter c. The central theme of Daoism is:
about ''return: all things eventually decay and return to their ultimate source within the Dao''.
Question 6
Means Everything around us has been recycled and will again be recycled
Select one:
a. return
Answer
The correct answer from the stated choices is letter a. Return is described as:
Return is ''Everything around us has been recycled and will again be recycled.''
Question 7
Who is the person credited for the foundation of Taoism according to tradition?
Select one:
a. Lao-tzu
Answer
Question 8
Select one:
c. Philosophical Taoism
Answer
Question 9
Who is the person credited for the foundation of Taoism according to tradition?
Select one:
a. Lao-tzu
Answer
The correct answer among the choices stated above is letter a. Lao-Tzu is a Chinese philosopher credited in
founding the Taoism.
Question 10
Refers to According to Taoist tradition, this both creates and sustains everything that exists.
Select one:
d. Tao
Answer
Question 11
Refers to Which of the following political and cultural condition/s gave rise to Confucianism?
Select one:
Answer
The correct answer among the above given choices is letter c. Anarchy and chaos in China gave rise to
Confucianism.
Question 12
Select one:
d. About The importance of obedience towards the superior for it is a sign of respect
Answer
Question 13
Refers to Artificial actions run counter to the natural course of things, and usually involve aggression and
competition.
Select one:
c. Non-action
Answer
The correct answer among the different choices is letter c.
Question 14
Refers to Leaders must abandon common notions of governance, which typically involve authoritatively
imposing their wills on the people
Select one:
b. minimal governing
Answer
Question 15
Select one:
b. About The understanding of the Tao begins with subduing one’s desires
Answer
Question 16
Means ''Everything around us has been recycled and will again be recycled.''
Select one:
a. Return
Answer
Question 17
d. Social
Answer
The correct answer among the choices given is letter a.
Question 18
Select one:
d. return
Answer
Question 19
Select one:
d. Correct answer- Composed in a popular style with vivid stories and parables
Answer
Question 20
Refers to ''He argues that we naturally have four specific moral virtues, namely, commiseration, shame,
respect, and approval''
Select one:
a. Mencius
Answer
True or False. Religion and spirituality are independent to affect and emotion.
False
What is the ultimate concern of spirituality according to LaPierre?
an encounter with transcendence
What are the ‘two dangers’ posed by contrasting religion and spirituality?
d. Danger of losing the sacred
Which of the following is included as the category of spirituality according to contemporary understanding?
a God-oriented spirituality
Collection of ideas, practices and values and stories that are all embedded in culture
Select one:
a. Religion
What stream of Taoism concerns in the concept of Tao and its use in individual and social life?
Select one:
a. Religious Taoism
b. Philosophical Taoism
Original Confucianism was not grounded on the metaphysical.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
concerns itself with the concept of Tao and its use in individual and social life
Select one:
a. Religious Taoism
b. Philosophical Taoism
The Dao de Jing tell us that the God both creates and sustains everything that exists.
Select one:
a. False
Humanityis the effortless adherence to social norms and the performance of customs.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu
Select one:
a. Taoism