Marx believed religion was used to_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Marx regarded religion as______________?

   A. a deliberate hoax on the part of dominant classes
   B. alienating on both personal and social levels
   C. an opiate
   D. all of the above

2. Marx believed that the state would vanish when_____________?

   A. the elite would work toward the good of the masses
   B. the lion would lie down with the lamb
   C. social classes ceased to exist
   D. all societies became capitalist

3. The discipline that studies such disparate subjects as the environment religion politics criminality organization and so on is______________?

   A. history
   B. sociology
   C. political science
   D. psychology

4. In countries such as Iran and Iraq the Moslem religion is a(n)_______________?

   A. sect
   B. cult
   C. denomination
   D. ecclesia or universal church

5. Religion performs all but one of the following functions_______________?

   A. provides answers to basic s for which there is no other authority
   B. supports societal norms and values by transforming them into divine laws
   C. helps people deal with guilt for their transgressions offering a way back to a constructive life
   D. provides a single set of norms that are universally accepted and agreed upon

6. Durkheim,s approach to religion involved the opposed concepts of_________________?

   A. good and evil
   B. children of light and children of darkness
   C. natural and supernatural
   D. sacred and profane

7. Durkheim viewed religion as a form of social_________________?

   A. recreation
   B. innovation
   C. ingratiation
   D. integration

8. Religion has the function of________________?

   A. supporting societal norms
   B. making life anxiety-ridden
   C. having the individual lose his/her identity
   D. decreasing a person’s sense of security

9. Which religion includes a hierarchy of gods?

   A. Christianity
   B. Shintoism
   C. Zoroastrianism
   D. Hinduism

10. The high cost of fighting crime is due in large part to_______________?

    A. the increase in organized crime
    B. high unemployment rates
    C. tax cuts instituted by the present administration
    D. an increase in prison inmates