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Introduction To World Religions and Belief Systems 11

This document contains an oral exam for a course on world religions and belief systems. It includes 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of key concepts like worldviews, types of belief systems, definitions of religion and spirituality, common characteristics and elements of religions, theories on the origins of religion, and the differences between religion and spirituality. It also provides a short essay prompt asking students to explain in 5 sentences how world religions began and the positive and negative effects of religion.

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Introduction To World Religions and Belief Systems 11

This document contains an oral exam for a course on world religions and belief systems. It includes 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of key concepts like worldviews, types of belief systems, definitions of religion and spirituality, common characteristics and elements of religions, theories on the origins of religion, and the differences between religion and spirituality. It also provides a short essay prompt asking students to explain in 5 sentences how world religions began and the positive and negative effects of religion.

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INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS 11

Oral Exam
A student will only answer 5 out of 10 questions. Each question is worth 5 points.
1) What is worldview?
Answer: It is a collection of beliefs about life and the universe being held
by people.

2) What are kinds of belief system?


Answer:
Monism
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
Agnosticism

3) What is religion?
Answer: It is an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to
worship a god or group of gods.

4) What are the Common Characteristics among Religions?


Answer:
Religious rituals
Belief in deity
A doctrine of salvation
Code of conduct

5) What are the elements of religion?


Answer:
Cult Belief in Deity (how we worship)
Creed A Doctrine of Salvation (what we believe)
Code A Code of Conduct (how we live)
Community The believers

6) What are the different Theories on the Origins of Religion?


Answer:
Animistic Theories
Nature Worship Theory
Theory of Original Monotheism
Magic Theory
Wish Fulfillment Theory
7) What is spirituality?
Answer: It means “relating or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed
to material or physical things”.

8) What is the main belief of spirituality?


Answer: Having an invisible spirit or soul which is enjoying an earthly
experience, or journey, in a visible body.

9) Enumerate the elements of spirituality.


Answer:
An automatic intuitive connection with every other spiritual being on
earth
The power and centrality of instinct and intuition to guide life and its
outcomes.
Emphasis on loving and emotionally supporting others, and reaching
out to them as a natural way of living.
Keen appreciation of, and interest in, the wonders of nature and its
possibilities.
Feeling of serenity, fearlessness, contentment and acceptance of
one's life and fate.

10) What is difference between religion and spirituality?


Answer: Religion is an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules
used to worship a god or group of gods while spirituality means “relating
or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical
things”.

Essay (20 points) Explain each item in 5 sentences.


1) How did the world religions began?
2) What are the positive and negative effects of religion?

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