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Ch.7 Sec.3-4 Study Questions
“How Is Religion Seen In The Cultural Landscape?”
and “What Role Does Religion Play In Political Conflicts?”
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36. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem marks the site of Christ's
A) birth.
B) first miracle.
C) last supper.
D) tomb.
37. Jerusalem is a sacred place for
A) Jews.
B) Muslims.
C) Christians.
D) all of the above
38. Buddhist pilgrimages to Bodh Gaya is focused on
A) the birthplace of Sidharta Gautama.
B) a Bodhi tree under which the Buddha taught.
C) a Shrine to Krishna.
D) the grave of the Buddha.
39. The pagoda is the style of building most often associated with
A) the Buddhist faith.
B) the Jain faith.
C) early Islam, prior to the mosque.
D) the Parsee faith.
40. Which of the following U.S. regional association is incorrect?
A) New England—Catholic
B) South—Baptist
C) Upper Midwest—Lutheran
D) Southwest—Mormon
41. Which is not a feature of Islamic sacred architecture?
A) Minarets
B) adoption of Roman models of design
C) Frescoes depicting the life of the prophet
D) geometric and calligraphic ornamentation
42. Which is an example of an intrafaith (boundary) conflict?
A) Israel—Palestine
B) Former Yugoslavia
C) Northern Ireland
D) Nigeria
43. The vote to partition Palestine was taken by
A) Israel.
B) the United Nations.
C) Britain.
D) the Ottoman Empire.
44. The revolution that destroyed the old order in Ethiopia created a new state on the African map called _____________,
dominantly Muslim and culturally distinct from the old empire of which it had been a part.
A) Eritrea
B) Botswana
C) Sudan
D) Uganda
Ch.7 Sec.3-4 Study Questions
“How Is Religion Seen In The Cultural Landscape?”
and “What Role Does Religion Play In Political Conflicts?”
45. Which of the following Balkan association is incorrect?
A) Slovenian—Catholic
B) Croat—Orthodox
C) Serbian—Cyrilic alphabet
D) Montenegrans—Orthodox
46. Northern Ireland, scene of Catholic—Protestant conflict, was partitioned by
A) the United Nations.
B) mutual agreement of the two conflicting parties.
C) the Catholic Church through a Papal Nuncio.
D) Britain.
47. Mel Gibson is a member of a movement which rejects
A) developments in Catholicism resulting from the Second Vatican Council.
B) the notion of the resurrection of Christ.
C) the use of Latin in the Mass.
D) movie-going as a sinful activity.
48. Rabbi Kahane and his followers are examples of
A) Christian converts.
B) peace activists.
C) Jewish extremists.
D) followers of the peaceful, syncretic Bahai faith.
Discuss the influence of religion in the cultural landscape. What type of religious institutions,
buildings, images, and activities can be found? Give examples from a number of faiths and
regions.