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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 major change did Islam cause?

2. How does the primal religion differentiate between place and space?

3. How does the Australian aboriginal measure time?

4. What vision does religion allow the believer?

5. What is the basis for Protestant belief?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly explain the totem of primal religions.

2. Briefly describe the origins of Islam.

3. Identify the four major sects of the Jews during the life of Jesus.

4. What part does ritual play for Jewish people?

5. What was Muhammad's greatest contribution to the Muslim people?

6. Why does Huston Smith not go into any kind of comparison of the religions he writes about in the book?

7. What about religions other than the historical religions from Confucianism to Christianity?

8. Tell briefly what caused the Protestant movement.

9. Define the early or major prophets of Israel.

10. What is the current condition among the primal religions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the idea that "if there were no god, man would have invented one." From your study of the world's religions, discuss that idea in light of the different ways a Supreme Being is conceived of in various religions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the conflict between Christianity and the primal religions with missionaries determined to convert the heathens. Express your opinion on the effects those efforts had in terms of diminishing cultures and their religious beliefs. Explain whether you would have supported such efforts and why.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the effects on the Chinese culture from both Confucianism and Taoism. Give specific examples of cultural practices that exist because of these teachings. Compare them to the effects of the Protestant ethic on the United States of America.

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