Humss-2111 World Religion Week 1-15 by wewo PDF

Preview

Summary

HUMSS-2111-2012S Introduction to WorldReligionWEEK 3:1 st Attempt 10/Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correctanswers. Some numbers may have two/three answers.Witchcraft performed as part of native religion in Negroid populations in Africa oftenresults to ...

Description

HUMSS-2111-2012S Introduction to World Religion WEEK 3: 1st Attempt 10/10 Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. Witchcraft performed as part of native religion in Negroid populations in Africa often results to murder of human Albinos as they are perceived as objects of fear and loathing. The correct answers are: Direct Violence or Cultural Violence

Women being deprived of political rights and viewed as inferior to men is a clear manifestation of The correct answers are: Structural Violence or Cultural Violence

A person working as a house helper who does not meet his/her basic needs such as food because of his/her employer’s restrictions is a clear manifestation of A: Direct Violence Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. Minority (ethnic) discrimination in workplaces. A: Structural Violence A person working as a house helper who does not meet his/her basic needs such as food because of his/her employer’s restrictions is a clear manifestation of A: Direct Violence Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. Verbal attacks/abuse A: Direct Violence

True or False: Massive cultural violence is labeled today as discrimination. The correct answer is: False True or False: Galtung’s typologies of violence present the idea of violence being inevitable. The correct answer is: False Massive cultural violence is till event today but now labeled as The correct answer is: Prejudice Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. Farmers who cannot own, sell nor mortgage the land to take a loan A: Structural Violence True or False: The three forms of violence are interrelated and mutually reinforcing. The correct answer is: True Positive peace is the absence of violence, curative and achieved not always by peaceful means. The correct answer is: False

2nd Attempt 10/10 Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. Palestinians in Israel do not have 100% rights and privileges of Jewish citizens. The correct answers are: Structural Violence or Cultural Violence Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. In China, female babies are sometimes killed with a law limiting families to one child. A: Direct Violence Or Cultural Violence Structural violence represents the existence of prevailing or prominent social norms that make direct violence seem natural or right. The correct answer is: False

The members of the LGBT community being viewed as ‘immoral’ by some Christians is a clear manifestation of The correct answer is: Cultural Violence There is nothing inevitable about either violence or peace. The correct answer is: True The three forms of violence are independent with each other.

A: False Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. In Yemen, a woman’ testimony isn’t taken seriously unless backed up by a man’ testimony. Women can’t testify at all in cases of adultery, libel, theft or sodomy. The correct answers are: Structural Violence OR Cultural Violence Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. Minority (ethnic) discrimination in workplaces. A: Structural Violence Refer to the reading, The Clash Within: The Manichean claim is that the real struggle is a struggle within the individual self. A: False All forms of violence are shaped by conscious or unconscious human agency where religious influences are always operative. A: True

3rd Attempt 10/10 Negative peace includes structural (human) integration, preventive and achieved always by peaceful means. A: False Remote communities having no access to basic resources and services is a clear manifestation of A: Structural Violence

Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. In Yemen, a woman’ testimony isn’t taken seriously unless backed up by a man’ testimony. Women can’t testify at all in cases of adultery, libel, theft or sodomy. The correct answers are: Structural Violence OR Cultural Violence True or False: The three forms of violence are interrelated and mutually reinforcing. A: True

According to the reading on Galtung’s Typologies of violence, discrimination is used to sanitize massive cultural violence. A: False Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. Farmers who cannot own, sell nor mortgage the land to take a loan A: Structural Violence Refer to Johan Galtung’s Three Types of Violence and select the letter of the correct answers. Some numbers may have two/three answers. Murder A: Direct Violence The type of violence that represents the existence of prevailing or prominent social norms that make direct and structural violence seem natural or right or at least acceptable A: Cultural Violence The type of violence that represents the systematic ways in which some groups are hindered from equal access to opportunities, goods and services that enable the fulfillment of basic human needs A: Structural Violence Women being deprived of political rights and viewed as inferior to men is a clear manifestation of A: Structural Violence OR Cultural Violence

In Yemen, a woman’ testimony isn’t taken seriously unless backed up by a man’ testimony. Women can’t testify at all in cases of adultery, libel, theft or sodomy. The correct answers are: Structural Violence, Cultural Violence Farmers who cannot own, sell nor mortgage the land to take a loan The correct answer is: Structural Violence Murder The correct answer is: Direct Violence

WEEK 5: 1st Attempt 16/20 The promised land in Jewish’ history which Jews’ intended to return to after their enslavement in Egypt A: Canaan

The Torah is a religious textual compendium developed over the history of the Jewish people. A: False God, Torah and Peoplehood are interrelated with each other. A: False Which of the following statement on the early Hebrew’s understanding of God is true? A: Unlike Mesopotamians or the Egyptians, the early Hebrews affirmed that their laws came directly from God. What was the consequence given for Jews to achieve civil equality and acceptance in European countries like Germany and France? A: Jews should divert their political and social perspectives to Western ideologies onpolitics and society for a national progress. The set of Jews’ Divine laws informing both ethical and ritual behavior A: Mitzvot Which of the following statements refers to Judaism?

A: Judaism is the belief that there is one God the Creator who communicates to people through prophets and revelation. Term for the mystical tradition within Judaism A: Kabbalah Conversion to Judaism is possible, but the concept of family heritage remains paramount. A: True What accusations and/or events of the anti-Jewish reactionaries led to the formation of a new political movement, anti-Semitism or the elimination of Jews from the society? A: All of the choices Kabbalah was the movement of the common folk, stressing populism and social welfare. A: True Geographical context was essential to the development of ancient Israelite monotheism. A: True

The vision of a universal, singular God is arguably one of the greatest religious innovations of the Jewish tradition among the world’s historic religious systems. A: True A Greek termed coined specifically for the dispersion of Jews throughout the Hallenistic or Greek-speaking world A: Diaspora In response to the anti-Semitism of internationalist socialism in European regions, a socialist Jewish movement was born called as A: Bundism A modern ideological movement of Jewish nationalism and the idea of the restoration of the Jewish homeland in Palestine A: Zionism What was the greatest and most relevant achievement of Zionism?

A: The establishment of a modern Jewish state in Israel The rabbis designated their literature the Written Torah. A: False Refers to the repeated exile of the Jewish people from their homeland in Israel

A: Galut One of Judaism’s elements that embodies Judaism’s intellectual culture, focusing on the study, understanding, and interpretation of sacred texts. A: Torah

2nd Attempt 16/20 The major Jewish holidays all originated as agricultural festivals. A: True The stream of Judaism which emphasizes concerns with ethics and morality is referred to as A: Rabbinic Judaism What was the main goal of the movement, Reform Judaism, during the modern period? A: Reshape traditional Judaism in order to conform more closely to the universalist modernization King David’s son who built a Holy Temple in Jerusalem A: Solomon Term for the mystical tradition within Judaism A: Kabbalah In response to the anti-Semitism of internationalist socialism in European regions, a socialist Jewish movement was born called as A: Bundism Which does not accurately describe the Torah?

A: It applies to all of Jewish sacred literature, learning and law. The Jewish tradition of peopehood have produced the modern ideological movement of Jewish nationalism called

A: Zionism The promised land in Jewish’ history which Jews’ intended to return to after their enslavement in Egypt A: Canaan From the historical perspective, all Jews share a common ancestry descended from Abraham and his wife Sarah. A: True A modern ideological movement of Jewish nationalism and the idea of the restoration of the Jewish homeland in Palestine A: Zionism One of Judaism’s elements that includes customs and food, arts and music, dance and folkways. A: Peoplehood The Hebrews believe that God was an abstract concept or principle socially constructed by humanity. A: False What mainly differentiates the early Hebrews’ understanding of God to that of the ancient Hebrews? A: The ancient Hebrews believed in one God represented by a divine ruler on earth; early Hebrews also believed in one God, but rejected the human representation of God. Conversion to Judaism is possible, but the concept of family heritage remains paramount.

A: True

The rabbis designated their literature the Written Torah. A: False One of Judaism’s elements that emphasizes the relationship of the Jewish people with the Divine. A: God

God, Torah and Peoplehood are interrelated with each other. A: False The movement born for the improvement of the Jews; the Jewish Enlightenment A: Haskalah The Torah is a religious textual compendium developed over the history of the Jewish people. A: False

3rd Attempt 14/20 Geographical context was essential to the development of ancient Israelite monotheism. A: True The major Jewish holidays all originated as agricultural festivals. A: True What was the consequence given for Jews to achieve civil equality and acceptance in European countries like Germany and France? A: Jews should convert to Christianity which was the major religion in Western societies because only then can both live in harmony The Hebrew term for the widespread and enormous genocide of the Jewish people brought by anti-Semitism A: Holocaust The movement born for the improvement of the Jews; the Jewish Enlightenment A: Haskalah

Conversion to Judaism is possible, but the concept of family heritage remains paramount. A: True Kabbalah was the movement of the common folk, stressing populism and social welfare. A: True

Which of the following statement on the Hebrew’s understanding of God is not true? A: God was not an abstract concept or principle, but actively involved in history through revelation and covenant. The set of Jews’ Divine laws informing both ethical and ritual behavior A: Mitzvot One of Judaism’s elements that emphasizes the relationship of the Jewish people with the Divine. A: God Term for the mystical tradition within Judaism A: Kabbalah Which of the following statement on the early Hebrew’s understanding of God is true? A: Unlike Mesopotamians or the Egyptians, the early Hebrews affirmed that their laws came directly from God. What was the main goal of the movement, Reform Judaism, during the modern period? A: Reshape traditional Judaism in order to conform more closely to the universalist modernization Which does not accurately describe the Torah? A: It provides the basis for the Jews’ relationship to God. One of Judaism’s elements that includes customs and food, arts and music, dance and folkways. A: Peoplehood The stream of Judaism which emphasizes concerns with ethics and morality is referred to as A: Rabbinic Judaism The rabbis designated their literature the Written Torah. A: False Which of the following statements speaks for early Hebrew’s understanding of God?

A: The early Hebrews’ religion posited an unchanging set of nature deities represented on earth by a divine ruler. Which of the following statements refers to Judaism? A: Judaism is conceptualized as a triad with three points of reference: God, Torah and Peoplehood. King David’s son who built a Holy Temple in Jerusalem A: Solomon

WEEK 7: st

1 Attempt 9/10 What is the difference between Shi’a and Sunni interpretations of the Quran? A: Shi’a Muslims believe that leadership was passed on by the designation of a successor (Imam) within the Prophet’s family; Sunni Muslims believe that the sources of religious authority were the Quran, the custom of the Prophet, and the communal consensus of Muslims. The rules of pronunciation, intonation, and approach governing the recitation of Quran A: Tajwid What term refers to a stream of interpretation of Islam emphasizing the interior path of mystical love and knowledge of God? A: Sufism The following state Islamic understanding of God/Allah except: A: The One who guides humanity to the path of righteousness through messengers and prophets Traditional schools throughout the Muslim world for advanced study of law, philosophy, theology, arts and sciences A: madrasah What refers to the movement born during the European colonialism arguing that the faith and practice of Muslims had become distanced from the original message of Quran and the Prophet, as the masses have adapted and innovated devotional practices?

A: Salafis One of the Sunni Muslim’s “five pillars of Islam” referring to the pilgrimage to Mecca A: hajj The totality of God’s will regarding human action as represented in the Quran and Sunnah A: Shariah The unity and oneness of God which Muhammad spoke of in contrast to polytheism A: Tawhid What is/are Islam’s understanding of God/Allah? A: the Creator and Ruler of the entire universe and the ultimate Judge of all human beings

2nd Attempt 8/10 The Quran is composed of chapters called as surahs which include themes such as the following except: A: Prayers and praise of God and a recounting of God’s signs in creation The recitation of the Quran which is considered as a science, an art and a form of devotion A: Fatihah The unity and oneness of God which Muhammad spoke of in contrast to polytheism A: Tawhid

What is the difference between Shi’a and Sunni interpretations of the Quran? A: Shi’a Muslims believe that leadership was passed on by the designation of a successor (Imam) within the Prophet’s family; Sunni Muslims believe that the sources of religious authority were the Quran, the custom of the Prophet, and the communal consensus of Muslims.

The opening chapter (surah) in the Quran which is recited by many Muslims as part of their prayer everyday A: Fatihah

Islamic term for a universal community A: Ummah Referring to the successor of Muhammad A: khalifah What term refers to a stream of interpretation of Islam emphasizing the interior path of mystical love and knowledge of God? A: Sufism The totality of God’s will regarding human action as represented in the Quran and Sunnah A: Shariah One of the Sunni Muslim’s “five pillars of Islam” referring to the pilgrimage to Mecca A: hajj

WEEK 9: 1st Attempt 12.50/20 What is/are Hinduism’s concept/s of Creation? A: The Creation began as soon as time existed and would end when time stops to exist. What is/are Islam’s understanding of God/Allah? A: the Creator and Ruler of the entire universe and the ultimate Judge of all human beings Traditional schools throughout the Muslim world for advanced study of law, philosophy, theology, arts and sciences A: madrasah The recitation of the Quran which is considered as a science, an art and a form of devotion A: Fatihah Which of the following is not true about the Veda?

A: The religious orientation of Vedic culture was toward orderly functioning of the cosmos and the well-being of life on earth. What term refers to a stream of interpretation of Islam emphasizing the interior path of mystical love and knowledge of God? A: Sufism True or False: Traditionally, the Hindu society has been matriarchal manifested by the strong presence of female deities. A: True What refers to the movement born during the European colonialism arguing that the faith and practice of Muslims had become distanced from the original message of Quran and the Prophet, as the masses have adapted and innovated devotional practices? A: Salafis What is the difference between Shi’a and Sunni interpretations of the Quran? A: Shi’a Muslims believe that leadership was passed on by the designation of a successor (Imam) within the Prophet’s family; Sunni Muslims believe that the sources of religious authority were the Quran, the custom of the Prophet, and the communal consensus of Muslims. The Hindu Ultimate permeating all existence is: A: Brahman The Quran is composed of chapters called as surahs which include themes such as the following except: A: Prayers and praise of God and a recounting of God’s signs in creation Referring to the successor of Muhammad A: khalifah What was/were the new concept/s introduced in the Upanisads which was/were critical in the development of Hindu belief? A: The concept of human personhood as an eternal and immutable soul

What Hindu concept was the major basis to the development of the Hindu caste system? A: Karma; a person is born in a specific group because of their actions in past life

Which is not true about Hindu belief? A: The relationship of God with humankind throughout history The rules of pronunciation, intonation, and approach governing the recitation of Quran A: Tajwid What was/were the major concern/s of reforms and movements in the modern period of Hinduism? A: Encouraging Hindu to strengthen devotional beliefs and practices despite modernization Islamic term for a universal community A: Ummah Where do scholars associate the origin of Hinduism with? A: Harappan civilization whose cultural centers emerged and flourished along the Indus River The totality of God’s will regarding human action as represented in the Quran and Sunnah A: Shariah

1st Quarter Exam Correct Answers Sufism is a stream of Islam interpretation emphasizing the interior path of mystical love and knowledge of God. A: True Judaism is conceptualized as a triad with three points of reference namely: A: God, Torah, Peoplehood Which of the following represents the Jews’ understanding of God? A: God’s creation of the universe, including the possibilities of good and evil, implies the existence of human free will. Religions function in isolation from political, cultural, and economic contexts.

A: False The rabbis designated their literature the Oral Torah. A: True The majority of Muslims believe that the last prophet of Allah isAnswer wrote the last revelation in the Qur’an.

muhammad

...