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Multiple choice quiz 1
Which one of the following is the best definition of pluralist ideology?
a) The wide range of ideas in society
b) A set of ideas and beliefs held by the most powerful groups in society
c) A set of distorted ideas that provide a means of interpreting the world
d) The prevailing ideas in society reflect the interests of a wide range of social groups and interests
Which
one
of the following pairs is most likely to be associated with the concept of hegemony?
a) Violence and repression
b) Persuasion and consent
c) Coercion and manipulation
d) Conflict and consensus
Which
one
of the following best describes patriarchal ideology?
a) A set of ideas that supports and justifies the power of men over women
b) A set of ideas held by men that praises women for their exceptional qualities
c) A set of ideas held by women that regards men as women-hating patriarchs
d) A set of ideas that recognizes the central role given to men in religious texts
Which
one
of the following refers to the religious ideology that the universe and living things are created by an intelligent force (God) rather than by the process of evolution?
a) Grand design
b) Supernatural design
c) Exterior design
d) Intelligent design
The aim of testing hypotheses to try to prove them wrong is known as the process of:
a) hypothecation
b) falsification
c) predication
d) mystification
‘Disenchantment’ refers to which one of the following in the sociology of religion?
a) When phenomena are explained by the actions of spirits
b) Conventional religions are losing support
c) When people become disillusioned about the world
d) The magical and mystical elements of life are displaced by rational scientific explanations
Which one of the following best describes religious fundamentalism?
a) A resurgence of religious belief
b) A return to the literal meaning of religious texts
c) Religious beliefs having greater influence in people’s everyday lives
d) A growing underpinning of religious belief by science
Which
one
of the following statements would a functionalist be most likely to disagree with?
a) Religion causes conflict and division in society
b) Religion builds social cohesion
c) Religion provides a means of relieving emotional stress
d) Religion provides a source of meaning and explanation
Which
one
of the following is not a criticism of functionalist approaches to religion?
a) They downplay the way religion causes social conflict
b) They downplay the role of religion in causing social change
c) They assume the role of religion is simply to justify the dominance of the powerful
d) They don’t pay enough attention to whether or not people actually hold religious beliefs
Which
one
of the following statements is most likely to be associated with a Marxist view of religion?
a) Religion helps to build the collective conscience
b) Religion helps to develop class consciousness
c) Religion helps people to develop a social conscience
d) Religion reinforces a false class consciousness
In the 1960s and 1970s, the doctrine blending Catholicism and Communism adopted by Catholic priests in South America was known as:
a) fundamentalist theology
b) liberation theology
c) radical theology
d) scientology
Stark and Bainbridge suggest that religion in some form or another will never disappear for which
one
of the following reasons?
a) It acts as an opiate helping to keep people in their positions in society
b) Without religion there would be nothing to unite people in society
c) Religion has always been a significant feature of all human societies
d) It provides answers to universal questions and meets human needs
Which
one
of the following is not part of the protestant ethic identified by Weber?
a) Self-indulgence
b) Self-denial
c) Self-discipline
d) Hard work
Which one of the following is not generally regarded as a feature of religious sects?
a) They form tight-knit communities
b) They demand a break with conventional society
c) They are tolerant of other groups and beliefs
d) They demand strong involvement and commitment from members
Wallis classified new religious movements into three types. Which one of the below is the exception?
a) World-rejecting groups
b) World-affirming groups
c) World-accommodating groups
d) World-identifying groups
Heelas suggests world-affirming cults and New Age ideas are most likely to appeal to which one of the following groups?
a) Poorer people experiencing a sense of relative deprivation
b) More affluent people who feel a sense of marginalization and detachment from wider society
c) More affluent, well-educated, socially-integrated and generally successful middle class people
d) Poorer people who have become disillusioned with traditional religious organizations
A ‘theodicy of disprivilege’ refers to which one of the following?
a) A religious explanation and justification for social inequality and social deprivation
b) Involvement in religious sects causing social inequality and social deprivation
c) Religious teachings that encourage people to give away worldly belongings and pursue a life of poverty
d) Religious teachings that provide a means for people to escape poverty and become successful in existing society
Which one of the following reasons is most likely to explain the stigmatization of Muslims in Britain in the 2000s?
a) The growing tendency of Muslim girls to adopt the Hijab
b) The importance of Muslim religion and culture to British Muslims
c) Exaggerated media reporting and stereotyping as a result of the activities of a tiny minority of British Muslims
Which one of the following is the most commonly used definition of secularization?
a) The process whereby there is a growing loss of the capacity to experience a sense of sacredness and mystery in life
b) The process whereby religious thinking, practice and institutions lose social significance
c) The process whereby the magical and mystical elements of life and religious understanding of the world are displaced by rational argument, science and scientific explanation
d) The process whereby people withdraw from participation in religious institutions and rituals
Postmodernists are likely to use all of the following reasons for the decline of religion except one. Which one is the exception?
a) Science now provides comprehensive explanations of the world
b) The loss of faith in metanarratives
c) The fragmentation of belief in the pick-and-mix consumer society
d) People increasingly form their identities through their consumption patterns rather than through traditional beliefs like religion
