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Fact Finder

Fact Finder


This activity contains 10 questions.

	What can we say about any religion over long periods of history?   Once formed, it stays the same. It’s always changing to meet new challenges. It’s trapped in mythic time. It gains fewer adherents all the time.

	What’s the point of the lines quoted from the poem about ancient Mycenae?   Everything occurs without divine action. Anything magnificent will some day return in some way. Lions swim among the stars. All good things come to an end.

	Except for possible terrorist use, what disease, once “the scourge of humanity,” has medical science almost eradicated?   AIDS Smallpox Cancer Mental illness

	From a religious point of view, what is one of the problems with Internet usage?   It does not destroy “pop-up” messages. Email generates too much spam. It fosters communication among those of the same faith. It may separate us from real, live contact with others, the world, and the Divine.

	What is one popular argument in favor of globalization?   It will produce one religion for everyone. It will reduce natural resources and exploit working people. It will raise the standard of living and freedom of religion for all. It will create one person who follows all religions.

	What is one major reason why many suspect the idea of a global community?   Travel around the world costs too much. Democracy is not loved by everyone. Communication is global only on the Internet. It’s viewed as a takeover of other nations’ political, economic, and natural resources for European and American profit.

	Which of the following is NOT a religious view of the relation between people and the natural environment?   Humans should destroy their natural environment. Humans have responsibility of stewardship or caring for the environment. Humans have the right to dominion over, or dominate, the natural environment. Humans are part of nature and mutually depend on all parts of it.

	It is estimated that at the start of the 21st century, what percentage of Americans believe in the existence of God?   45 100 90 75

	The Christian and Muslim adoption of fingering rosary beads illustrates what interreligious phenomenon?   Secularism Fundamentalism Syncretism Pluralism

	What is perhaps the largest source of tension with a pluralistic view of religions?   There are too many religions to count Many still believe deeply that only their religion has the truth People of different faiths do not like the same food People of different religions speak different languages

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