Elements of Sociology 4e, Practice Quiz: Chapter 11

. Who provided one of the first systematic analyses of religion?

Aristotle

Socrates

Plato

Anaximander

Pythagoras

. According to Emile Durkheim, what do sacred experiences, such as collective prayer, produce among people belonging to a particular religion?

Totem

Moral community

Haram

Social gospel

Collective consciousness

. According to Max Weber, why was Protestantism favorable to the development of modern capitalism?

Protestants were superior to all other religious groups.

The values inherent in Protestantism brought about the Protestant work ethic, which led to hard work and wealth accumulation.

Protestants understood capitalism better than other religious groups.

Protestants worked the longest hours among all religious groups.

The values inherent in Protestantism brought about a preoccupation with material items, which encouraged consumption and thus supported capitalism.

. Why was Karl Marx critical of organized religion?

He perceived it as a tool of manipulation that dissuades the ruling class from empathizing with the working class.

He perceived it as a tool of class warfare that kept the different social classes pitted against each other.

He perceived it as a tool of control to keep the ruling class in check.

He perceived it as a tool of hegemony, used by the ruling class to justify social inequality and oppression.

He perceived it as propaganda, used by the church to solicit donations from its followers.

. Which theoretical approach linked religion and society to justify the conversion of "primitive" peoples to Christianity?

Conflict theory

Colonialism

Evolutionary theory

Structural functionalism

Social Darwinism

. Your textbook points out that Emile Durkheim's conclusion that Catholics commit fewer suicides than Protestant because they are more connected to society has come under scrutiny. Van Poppes and Day (1996), for example, argue that the difference in suicide rates is likely due to which of the following?

Protestant and Catholics recorded causes of death very differently.

Catholics provide better supports for people living with mental illnesses.

Protestants are less committed to overcoming difficult circumstances.

There are more Protestants than there are Catholics.

People living with mental illnesses are more likely to be Catholic than Protestant.

. When was the first woman ordained priest in Canada?

1676

1776

1876

1976

There are no female priests in Canada as of yet.

. Which of the following terms describes the practice of sending missionaries into developing countries in need of financial assistance?

Phantom aid

Aid evangelism

Evangelic aid

Phantom evangelism

Tied aid

. What is liberation theology?

A progressive school of Catholic thought that advocates for social justice

A regressive school of Catholic thought that advocates for the liberation of women from oppressive religious doctrines

A progressive school of Catholic thought that advocates for the liberation of men from feminist doctrines

A regressive school of Catholic thought that advocates for the liberation of the poor

A progressive school of Catholic thought that advocates for the liberation of women from patriarchal rule

. Which of the following used religion to emancipate populations and advocate for social justice?

Mother Teresa

Malcolm X

Desmond Tutu

Martin Luther King, Jr.

All of the above

. According to your textbook, Jesuit missionaries and the Wendat nation made an instant connection upon first contact, because they both followed similar religious practices.

TRUE

FALSE

. According to Emile Durkheim, religion is a deeply social rather than an individual phenomenon.

TRUE

FALSE

. According to Emile Durkheim, sacred objects such as prayer beads, flags or the cross have an inherent sacred significance, meaning their sacredness is a characteristic of the object itself.

TRUE

FALSE

. According to Karl Marx, religion plays a part in bringing about the working class's false consciousness by promoting a belief in the fairness of class inequalities.

TRUE

FALSE

. According to Emile Durkheim's sociological study of suicide, the act of committing suicide is a high personal and individualistic decision.

TRUE

FALSE

. Statistical trends suggest that the Canadian population is becoming more religious as an increasing number of Canadians report having religious affiliations.

TRUE

FALSE

. Statistics show that young Canadians are less religious than older ones. From that we can conclude that religion will become increasingly irrelevant for future generations.

TRUE

FALSE

. In the 1960s and 1970s, feminists problematized Christian practices, because their androcentric, patriarchal principles were seen as a key tool in the reproduction of gender inequalities.

TRUE

FALSE

. The influence of Christian missionaries fundamentally changed Indigenous religious practices.

TRUE

FALSE

. The influence of Indigenous peoples fundamentally changed Christian religious practices.

TRUE

FALSE

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