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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the main difference between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy?
2. What are the basic concepts of Islam?
3. How does the Roman Catholic church view itself?
4. What was the main cause of the rise of Protestantism?
5. What creates the theater of the primal religion handed down orally?
Short Essay Questions
1. Briefly describe Jesus as the originator of the Christian religion.
2. What part does ritual play for Jewish people?
3. Is it exact to say that primal religions are all polytheistic?
4. Define the major difference between the Roman Catholic church and Eastern Orthodoxy.
5. What impact did Jewish history make on the world?
6. What about religions other than the historical religions from Confucianism to Christianity?
7. What is the unique characteristic of primal oral religions?
8. How do the Australian aborigines view the spiritual realm?
9. How did the Jews profess to find meaning for life?
10. Identify the four major sects of the Jews during the life of Jesus.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on how your preconceived ideas of one or more of the religions examined in the book have changed. Describe what you knew about the religion before the study and how the study changed your viewpoint of the religion.
Essay Topic 2
All of the world's historical religions have undergone schisms. Write an essay in which you point out the divisions that arose in three or four major religions. Then state your opinion as to why this seems to happen to all religions.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the Dalai Lama. Include the tradition of reincarnation in your essay. Collect information about the current Dalai Lama and his impact not only on Tibetans but also on the world in general.
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