Western Religions
Multiple-choice
1. Insiders to a religion may be disturbed by outsiders' ________.
challenging their beliefs
false teachings
None of the above
2. What did ‘religion' mean to the peoples of the ancient world?
Studying sacred texts to discover the divine will
Honouring gods by participating in customary practices
Union with a deity through meditation and monastic asceticism
3. ‘Daimones' was a Greek name for ________.
minor gods
semi-gods
None of the above.
4. Ancient deities included ________.
great gods, secondary gods, and minor gods
gods, nymphs, the dead, and divinized emperors
All of the above.
5. The parts of the cosmos in Egyptian, Greek, and Mesopotamian myths are ________.
heaven and earth
heaven, earth, and a netherworld
There are no distinctive parts in these myths.
7. The Ark of the Covenant was kept in ________.
the Tabernacle
the second Temple
the city of Rome
8. Rabbinic interpretation of the Bible, following the sequence of the biblical text is called ________.
Mishnah
Gemarah
Teshuvah