Quiz 6

Which scholar argues that religion is a powerful causal factor influencing social actions and social structures?

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

• Emile Durkheim

• Guy Swanson

The following are characteristics of natural religions, EXCEPT

• Rites of passage

• Veneration of ancestors

• Proselytization

• Kinship

Which one of the following that characterizes national religion?

• Shinto

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Priesthood is one of the characteristics of …. religion.

• Natural

• National

• ecological

• Voluntary

The personal quality by virtue that is set apart from ordinary people and treated as endowed with supernatural or exceptional power is called …

• Prophet

• Angel

• Charisma

• Shaman

Zoroaster, Buddha, Jesus and Muhammad are exemplary figures that characterize …

• Natural religion

• National religion

• Voluntary religion

• Founded religion

According to Max Weber, in order to survive and develop, a religion needs the “routinization of charisma”, which is to standardize the following, EXCEPT

• Kinship

• Doctrine

• Worship

• Organization

According to the sociologist, Bryan Wilson, the following are types of religious sects, EXCEPT

• conversionist

• Revolutionist

• Manipulationist

• Denominationist

The teaching that salvation will come soon, but only with the destruction of the present natural and social order is typical of ….

• Conversionist sects

• Revolutionist sects

• Manipulationist sects

• Denominationist sects

The contemporary religious phenomena include the new age religious movement, alternative to institutionalized religions. Their characteristics of their followers include the following, EXCEPT

• Feel their lives are on destructive path

• Focus on their physical and spiritual healing and transformation

• Believe their beliefs are congruent with recent scientific hypotheses and breakthrough.

• Commit to terrorism