Lesson 03B3.1.2
03B3.1.2 Different types of religious institutions and movements Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 10
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The 20 questions
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Which term describes a religious organisation with a monopoly of truth and close ties to the state?
- Church
- Cult
- Denomination
- Sect
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What type of religious movement is characterised by a high level of commitment and a hostile stance towards wider society?
- Denomination
- Church
- Sect
- New Age
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Which religious institution is described by Troeltsch as an established sect that has lost its revolutionary zeal?
- Fundamentalism
- Cult
- Denomination
- New religious movement
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What term did Wallis use to describe loose-knit religious movements focused on individual self-spiritualty?
- Sect
- Monopoly
- Cult
- Church
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Which sociologist is famous for categorising religious organisations into churches, sects, denominations, and cults?
- Émile Durkheim
- Max Weber
- Ernst Troeltsch
- Karl Marx
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How does Wallis classify religious movements that claim to possess the sole means of salvation?
- World-accommodating
- World-affirming
- World-denying
- World-rejecting
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Which type of Wallis's NRMs lacks formal worship services and acts more like a therapy business?
- World-rejecting
- World-affirming
- Sectarian
- World-accommodating
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What religious movement type sits between mainstream denominations and world-rejecting sects, focusing on inner religious life?
- Church
- World-affirming
- World-accommodating
- World-rejecting
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If a local parish church relaxes its rules to blend smoothly with local secular values, which sociological process is occurring?
- Secularisation
- Fundamentalism
- Denominationalisation
- Radicalisation
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A small group breaks away from the Church of England due to doctrinal corruption. What is this group sociologically?
- A sect
- A denomination
- A cult
- An ecclesia
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An individual joins a meditation group to boost career success and reduce stress without altering their lifestyle. What are they in?
- World-affirming NRM
- World-rejecting sect
- Fundamentalist church
- Traditional denomination
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Members of a tight-knit religious community live communally, surrender all personal wealth, and await an imminent apocalypse. What are they?
- Audience cult
- World-rejecting NRM
- Denomination
- World-affirming NRM
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Which type of religious organisation is most likely to claim a universal membership for all citizens born into a specific society?
- Sect
- Denomination
- Ecclesia
- Cult
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Which sociologist expanded upon Troeltsch's typology by classifying NRMs into world-rejecting, world-accommodating, and world-affirming?
- Bryan Wilson
- Roy Wallis
- Max Weber
- Steve Bruce
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What term describes loose religious networks that individuals consume through books or television without formal meetings?
- Sectarian church
- Client cult
- Audience cult
- Cultic movement
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When a cult acts more like a client-patient relationship offering spiritual services, what is it called by sociologists?
- Audience cult
- World sect
- Client cult
- State church
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Why do sects often struggle to survive across multiple generations according to H. Richard Niebuhr?
- Complete extinction
- Denominational drift
- State persecution
- Absolute secularisation
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If a religious group has universal appeal, bureaucratic structures, and peaceful coexistence with the state, what is it?
- A fundamentalist cult
- A strict sect
- A world cult
- A denomination
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Which religious movement form is characterised by charismatic leadership, intense emotional worship, and total lifestyle regulation?
- An audience cult
- A sect
- A denomination
- A parish church
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Which theoretical perspective views the emergence of diverse sects as a rational consumer choice in a spiritual marketplace?
- Feminism
- Functionalism
- Rational choice
- Marxism
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