Soul Beliefs Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Soul Beliefs Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Ka soul is usually depicted by images of - Correct Answer- there are no images because
it's invisible
In can be concluded that religions - Correct Answer- are outgrowths of ancient Tribalism
The common word for the soul among ...
Soul Beliefs Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Ka soul is usually depicted by images of - Correct Answer- there are no images because
it's invisible
In can be concluded that religions - Correct Answer- are outgrowths of ancient Tribalism
The common word for the soul among the Greeks was - Correct Answer- psyche
In Ancient Egypt, the term Ka referred to - Correct Answer- life force that is the same in all
living beings
Which of the following rituals would not have been performed in Ancient Egypt at the time
of death? - Correct Answer- cremation of the body
Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies
changed? - Correct Answer- people could now spend time doing activities other than food
production
According to Ancient Egyptians, after death - Correct Answer- Ba and Ka go into the
underworld where the body is, the Ba's task is to find the body it once inhabited, Ka rejoins
the body if it is found
The early establishment of agricultural settlements was accompanied by - Correct Answer-
the emergence of hierarchical social structures
Before agriculture and urbanization, humans organized themselves into - Correct Answer-
hunter gatherer societies
At the moment of death - Correct Answer- none of the answers are correct (Ka becomes a
permanent part of the dead body, Ba stays with the body, the Akh leaves the body through the
mouth)
, How does religion promote group selection? - Correct Answer- groups that had some sort of
religion would be more cohesive and more likely to survive than groups which lacked
religion
Why did Emile Durkheim find more suicides in the Protestant religion than in the Catholic
religion? - Correct Answer- Protestant religion doesn't require social connection during
prayer
What does Dawkins mean by 'comfort does not mean truth'? - Correct Answer- our beliefs in
religion may be comfortable but this doesn't mean they're true
Why are initiation rites important? - Correct Answer- to prevent cognitive dissonance,
difficult initiation binds members to the group
Wade presents a model of religion as 'evolutionarily selected for' because of - Correct
Answer- its role in social cohesion
Why did Carl Sagan think we are 'lost in darkness'? - Correct Answer- given the harsh reality
of our purposelessness in the universe, we are tempted to shut our eyes and feel the comfort
of our beliefs
The term 'anomie' refers to - Correct Answer- loneliness, alienation, lack of group support
Wade proposes genes for ___ would have increased survival and selected as an 'instinct of
faith'. - Correct Answer- appreciation of rituals, appreciation of group music, belief in the
supernatural
In arguing for the existence of God, Paley employs an analogy in which he compares the
universe to - Correct Answer- a watch
How does the avoidance of cognitive dissonance assure allegiance to the group since almost
all religions are costly to the individual? - Correct Answer- the harsher the initiation process,
the more individuals will appreciate being a member of the group
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