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Question 1. 1. (TCO 1) Belief in many gods is called: (Points : 4)
polytheism.
monotheism.
agnosticism.
atheism.
Question 2. 2. (TCO 1) Theology literally means: (Points : 4)
the love of wisdom.
the study of man.
the study of God.
the study of the soul.
Question 3. 3. (TCO 2) Who was the German theologian who argued in The Idea of the Holy
that religions emerge when people experience that aspect of reality which is essentially
mysterious? (Points : 4)
William James
Carl Gustav Jung
Rudolf Otto
E.B. Tylor
Question 4. 4. (TCO 4) Who was the Scottish anthropologist and author of The Golden
Bough who saw the origins of religion in early attempts by human beings to influence
nature and who identified religion as an intermediate stage between magic and science?
(Points : 4)
, James Frazer
Rudolf Otto
William James
Wilhelm Schmidt
Question 5. 5. (TCO 4) What is the name of the Austrian ethnographer and philologist who
argued that all humankind once believed in a single High God and that to this simple
monotheism later beliefs in lesser gods and spirits were added? (Points : 4)
James Frazer
William James
Wilhelm Schmidt
Carl Gustav Jung
Question 6. 6. (TCO 8) One feature that probably contributed to the rich developments in
Hinduism was which of the following? (Points : 4)
the constant invasions of India by foreigners
the frequent floods and fires across India
India's isolation from other areas
India's extensive natural resources
Question 7. 7. (TCO 8) The term meaning non-harm or nonviolence is: (Points : 4)
moksha.
guru.
ahimsa.
maya.
Question 1. 1. (TCO 1) Belief in many gods is called: (Points : 4)
polytheism.
monotheism.
agnosticism.
atheism.
Question 2. 2. (TCO 1) Theology literally means: (Points : 4)
the love of wisdom.
the study of man.
the study of God.
the study of the soul.
Question 3. 3. (TCO 2) Who was the German theologian who argued in The Idea of the Holy
that religions emerge when people experience that aspect of reality which is essentially
mysterious? (Points : 4)
William James
Carl Gustav Jung
Rudolf Otto
E.B. Tylor
Question 4. 4. (TCO 4) Who was the Scottish anthropologist and author of The Golden
Bough who saw the origins of religion in early attempts by human beings to influence
nature and who identified religion as an intermediate stage between magic and science?
(Points : 4)
, James Frazer
Rudolf Otto
William James
Wilhelm Schmidt
Question 5. 5. (TCO 4) What is the name of the Austrian ethnographer and philologist who
argued that all humankind once believed in a single High God and that to this simple
monotheism later beliefs in lesser gods and spirits were added? (Points : 4)
James Frazer
William James
Wilhelm Schmidt
Carl Gustav Jung
Question 6. 6. (TCO 8) One feature that probably contributed to the rich developments in
Hinduism was which of the following? (Points : 4)
the constant invasions of India by foreigners
the frequent floods and fires across India
India's isolation from other areas
India's extensive natural resources
Question 7. 7. (TCO 8) The term meaning non-harm or nonviolence is: (Points : 4)
moksha.
guru.
ahimsa.
maya.
