Anthology of World Scriptures 9th Edition by Robert E. Van Voorst - Test Bank

,Chapter 1


TRUE/FALSE
1. Scriptures all have the same function.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 6 / sec.1-2
2. Most scriptures originated in oral tradition.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2
3. For moderns, the written word predominates.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2
4. Scriptures, by definition, are especially sacred.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2
5. One mark of scriptures’ holiness is their use in ritual.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
6. The Musgrave Ritual is a scriptural rite.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 10 / sec. 1-3
7. Scriptures lack the authority of some other religious writings.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
8. In the Western “religions of the book,” scriptures regulate much of life.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
9. The Talmud is the Hebrew Bible.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
10. World religions typically venerate their scriptures.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
11. Scripture is barred from public worship.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 10 / sec. 1-3
12. Scriptures can be used doctrinally.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 9 / sec.1-3
13. The newest type of cognitive use of scripture is in interfaith dialogue.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 10 / sec. 1-3
14. Scripture can only be used cognitively.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 11 / sec. 1-3
15. Informative uses of scripture impart knowledge to believers.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 11 / sec. 1-3


MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The first anthology of world scriptures for popular use was edited by
a. Ballou c. Van der Leeuw

, b. Conway d. Vogt
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
2. How many times has Ballou’s book been revised?
a. Never c. Three Times
b. Once d. Six Times
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
3. How many stages has the study of scripture passed through in the last 150 years?
a. Two c. Four
b. Three d. Six
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
4. How many chapters in Religion in Essence and Manifestation deal with scripture?
a. One c. Four
b. Two d. Six
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
5. Whose book was first published under the title From Primitives to Zen?
a. Van der Leeuw’s c. Lessa’s
b. Vogt’s d. Eliade’s
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
6. Which book has remained in print continually since 1939?
a. The Bible of the World c. Religions in Essence and Manifestation
b. A World Religions Bible d. Reader in Comparative Religions
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 / sec. 1-1
7. The present work (Anthology of World Scriptures) is representative of which stage of scripture
study?

a. First c. Fifth
b. Third d. Sixth
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 / sec. 1-1
8. The Upanishads include philosophy about
a. The nature of reality c. the reality of nature
b. The nature of plants d. God’s foreknowledge
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 / sec. 1-2
9. Genres are also known as
a. Devotionals c. Scriptures
b. Literary Forms d. Djinns
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 / sec. 1-2
10. What term do Coburn and Folkert reject?

a. Canon c. Word
b. Gospel d. Scripture
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2

, 11. The passing down of material by word of mouth only is known as

a. Scriptural tradition c. Judaic tradition
b. Oral tradition d. Mythic tradition
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2
12. Who argued that Israelite scripture originated as a support for an educational program?
a. Carr c. Coburn
b. Folkert d. Vogt
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2
13. For whom does the written word predominate over the oral word?
a. Moderns c. Medievals
b. Ancients d. Aboriginals
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 sec. 1-2
14. When was the last addition to the Latter-day Saint Church’s canon?
a. The 1800s c. The 1900s
b. The 2000s d. In 2015
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 6 / sec. 1-2


COMPLETION
1. Rudolf ______ wrote the classic study of religion, The Idea of the Holy.

ANS: Otto
PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 / sec. 1-2
2. Dao means ______.

ANS: Way
PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
3. The Christian Bible is often still bound in ______.

ANS: leather
PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
4. The _______ is wrapped in silk.

ANS: Qur’an
PTS: 1 REF: p. 8 / sec. 1-2
5. _______ in Judaism and Christianity means “The Book.”

ANS: Bible
PTS: 1 REF: p. 2 / sec. Introduction
6. There are three Abrahamic ______.

ANS: monotheisms
PTS: 1 REF: p. 6 / sec. 1-2
7. The canon is ________ in the three Abrahamic monotheisms.

ANS: closed
PTS: 1 REF: p. 6 / sec. 1-2