REL 212---Unit 3 Practice Milestone )
Exam Questions and Correct Solutions
Match each term with its corresponding meaning.
Monogamy
Polygamy
A.
A marriage in which a person is married more than once.
B.
A marriage between two people.
C.
A marriage which only occurs once.
D.
A marriage between more than two people. - Correct Answers: Monogamy----B
Polygamy----D
Based on what you learned about liberation theology and social justice, which of the following
sentences most accurately describes the relationship between the two? - Correct Answers: Liberation
theology and social justice both seek to overcome economic inequality.
Match each religion below with its historical motives for engaging in the Crusades. - Correct Answers:
Christianity----Desire for territorial expansion
Islam---Desire to expand holdings beyond the fertile crescent
Indicate which of the following beliefs about the afterlife are held by which religions.
, Buddhism
Christianity
1. A person may attain nirvana after death.
2. An individual will either be released from suffering, or return to a cycle of reincarnation.
3. A person may go to hell after death. - Correct Answers: 1. Buddhism
2. Buddhism
3. Christianity
Match each term with its corresponding definition.
Humanism
Atheism
Nihilism
A.
Belief that God is unimportant
B.
Belief God does not exist
C.
A non-religious answer to many ultimate questions
D.
From the Latin word for "nothing" - Correct Answers: Humanism---C
Atheism---B
Exam Questions and Correct Solutions
Match each term with its corresponding meaning.
Monogamy
Polygamy
A.
A marriage in which a person is married more than once.
B.
A marriage between two people.
C.
A marriage which only occurs once.
D.
A marriage between more than two people. - Correct Answers: Monogamy----B
Polygamy----D
Based on what you learned about liberation theology and social justice, which of the following
sentences most accurately describes the relationship between the two? - Correct Answers: Liberation
theology and social justice both seek to overcome economic inequality.
Match each religion below with its historical motives for engaging in the Crusades. - Correct Answers:
Christianity----Desire for territorial expansion
Islam---Desire to expand holdings beyond the fertile crescent
Indicate which of the following beliefs about the afterlife are held by which religions.
, Buddhism
Christianity
1. A person may attain nirvana after death.
2. An individual will either be released from suffering, or return to a cycle of reincarnation.
3. A person may go to hell after death. - Correct Answers: 1. Buddhism
2. Buddhism
3. Christianity
Match each term with its corresponding definition.
Humanism
Atheism
Nihilism
A.
Belief that God is unimportant
B.
Belief God does not exist
C.
A non-religious answer to many ultimate questions
D.
From the Latin word for "nothing" - Correct Answers: Humanism---C
Atheism---B
