Religion performs all but one of the following functions_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

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

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

3. 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

4. Durkheim viewed religion as a form of social_________________?

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

5. 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

6. Marx believed religion was used to_______________?

   A. help people improve their lives
   B. support the exploitation of the masses
   C. deal with reality
   D. attain immortality

7. 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

8. Which religion includes a hierarchy of gods?

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

9. An anthropologist living with a group of people and engaging in some of their rituals is using the following research method ?

   A. sample survey
   B. participant observation
   C. statistical survey
   D. experiment

10. Which of the following is NOT true of primary relations ?

    A. they cannot exist in secondary groups
    B. they are always harmonious
    C. the family is the only source of primary relation
    D. all of the above