SOUL BELIEFS - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What couldn't Darwin leave out of his theory that gave him the largest problem?
A. The word evolution
B. The idea of philosophical materialism
C. The statement that religion was invalid
D. The idea that the liver fluke was a product of evolution - Answers :B. The idea of
philosophical materialism
In addition to the important roles of natural variability and natural selection in the
process of evolution, it is also important that
A. Large changes occur every generation
B. Traits code for complexity
C. Traits influence functions (usually behavior) so the changes alter the likelihood of
survival
D. All of the above - Answers :C. Traits influence functions (usually behavior) so the
changes alter the likelihood of survival
Before agriculture and urbanization, humans organized themselves into
A. clans based on gender
B. hunter-gatherer societies
C. tribes based on skin color
D. farming societies - Answers :B. hunter-gatherer societies
The Pirahas in Brazil
A. struggle with the issue of sin.
B. were easy to convert to Christianity.
C. raise their children to be self-reliant.
D. are a hierarchical society. - Answers :C. raise their children to be self-reliant.
According to Aristotle, the soul
A. gives every living body the "floor plan" to become what it is.
B. Gives the body a sense a life
C. organizes our experiences.
D. can imagine other realities.
E. All of the above - Answers :E. All of the above
Where did the Greek psyche of Homer's era go after death?
A. People went to hell with the devil .
, B. all mortals, both good and bad, end up in Hades.
C. only the pure at heart can pass through Heaven's gate.
D. there is no life after death for human mortals. - Answers :B. all mortals, both good
and bad, end up in Hades.
At the moment of death,
A. the Ka Soul becomes a permanent part of the dead body.
B. the Ba Soul stays with the body.
C. the Akh Soul leaves the body through the mouth.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above. - Answers :E. None of the above.
Which of the following rituals would NOT have been performed in Ancient Egypt at the
time of death?
A. Mummification of the body
B. Preparation of ceremonial food
C. Cremation of the body
D. Purification of the body - Answers :C. Cremation of the body
What does " traveling senses" mean?
A. When are soul travels, it bring our senses with it
B. When we travel our senses become more sensitive
C. Our senses tell us when we are ready to travel
D. We are able to imagine realities that we cannot physically sense - Answers :D. We
are able to imagine realities that we cannot physically sense
Which of the following statements about the scientific method is most valid?
A. The scientific method evolved at the same time as the frontal lobes and the
opposable thumb
B. The scientific method is a set of formal procedures developed by Francis Bacon and
others in the 1600s
C. Children are natural scientists until formal education reduces their curiosity
D. Nearly all humans developed the fundamental grasp of the scientific method at the
time of puberty - Answers :B. The scientific method is a set of formal procedures
developed by Francis Bacon and others in the 1600s
Why won't the new atheists swear religious believers?
A. They do not provide enough rational evidence
B. They are only giving superficial arguments that do not address why people believe
C. Atheism leads to moral behavior in more violence than religions do
What couldn't Darwin leave out of his theory that gave him the largest problem?
A. The word evolution
B. The idea of philosophical materialism
C. The statement that religion was invalid
D. The idea that the liver fluke was a product of evolution - Answers :B. The idea of
philosophical materialism
In addition to the important roles of natural variability and natural selection in the
process of evolution, it is also important that
A. Large changes occur every generation
B. Traits code for complexity
C. Traits influence functions (usually behavior) so the changes alter the likelihood of
survival
D. All of the above - Answers :C. Traits influence functions (usually behavior) so the
changes alter the likelihood of survival
Before agriculture and urbanization, humans organized themselves into
A. clans based on gender
B. hunter-gatherer societies
C. tribes based on skin color
D. farming societies - Answers :B. hunter-gatherer societies
The Pirahas in Brazil
A. struggle with the issue of sin.
B. were easy to convert to Christianity.
C. raise their children to be self-reliant.
D. are a hierarchical society. - Answers :C. raise their children to be self-reliant.
According to Aristotle, the soul
A. gives every living body the "floor plan" to become what it is.
B. Gives the body a sense a life
C. organizes our experiences.
D. can imagine other realities.
E. All of the above - Answers :E. All of the above
Where did the Greek psyche of Homer's era go after death?
A. People went to hell with the devil .
, B. all mortals, both good and bad, end up in Hades.
C. only the pure at heart can pass through Heaven's gate.
D. there is no life after death for human mortals. - Answers :B. all mortals, both good
and bad, end up in Hades.
At the moment of death,
A. the Ka Soul becomes a permanent part of the dead body.
B. the Ba Soul stays with the body.
C. the Akh Soul leaves the body through the mouth.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above. - Answers :E. None of the above.
Which of the following rituals would NOT have been performed in Ancient Egypt at the
time of death?
A. Mummification of the body
B. Preparation of ceremonial food
C. Cremation of the body
D. Purification of the body - Answers :C. Cremation of the body
What does " traveling senses" mean?
A. When are soul travels, it bring our senses with it
B. When we travel our senses become more sensitive
C. Our senses tell us when we are ready to travel
D. We are able to imagine realities that we cannot physically sense - Answers :D. We
are able to imagine realities that we cannot physically sense
Which of the following statements about the scientific method is most valid?
A. The scientific method evolved at the same time as the frontal lobes and the
opposable thumb
B. The scientific method is a set of formal procedures developed by Francis Bacon and
others in the 1600s
C. Children are natural scientists until formal education reduces their curiosity
D. Nearly all humans developed the fundamental grasp of the scientific method at the
time of puberty - Answers :B. The scientific method is a set of formal procedures
developed by Francis Bacon and others in the 1600s
Why won't the new atheists swear religious believers?
A. They do not provide enough rational evidence
B. They are only giving superficial arguments that do not address why people believe
C. Atheism leads to moral behavior in more violence than religions do
