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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Judaism affect human coexistence?

2. What were Jesus' words designed to cause people to do?

3. Why does Huston Smith say attempts to unite Protestantism have failed?

4. What is the main thing gleaned from reading the Tao Te Ching?

5. How does the Australian aboriginal measure time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Define the major difference between the Roman Catholic church and Eastern Orthodoxy.

2. How did the Jews profess to find meaning for life?

3. What impact did Jewish history make on the world?

4. Briefly explain the totem of primal religions.

5. What about religions other than the historical religions from Confucianism to Christianity?

6. How did the Jews form a different idea about the importance of history?

7. What is the best question that should be asked about religion?

8. Is it exact to say that primal religions are all polytheistic?

9. How do the Australian aborigines view the spiritual realm?

10. What was the good news of Jesus and how was it circulated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on how your preconceived ideas of one or more of the religions examined in the book have changed. Describe what you knew about the religion before the study and how the study changed your viewpoint of the religion.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay expressing your opinion about the importance of religious tolerance. In your essay describe how you see the world changing if everyone accepted total freedom of choice among religions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on religious symbolism important to the American Indian. This will require a little research in the library or on the internet. In the essay discuss the power of symbols to preserve religion and culture.

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