Lesson 03B3.3.2

03B3.3.2 Religion, belief and faith in a global context Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 10

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The 20 questions

  1. What sociological term describes the decline in the social significance of religion?

    • Polarisation
    • Fundamentalism
    • Sacralisation
    • Secularisation

  2. Which theorist famously predicted that religion would eventually disappear as science advanced?

    • Emile Durkheim
    • Max Weber
    • Karl Marx
    • Auguste Comte

  3. What process involves religion adapting to modern consumerist culture to remain appealing?

    • Secularisation
    • Fundamentalism
    • Resacralisation
    • Commodification

  4. What term describes belief in a spiritual force without traditional God figures or formal churches?

    • Monotheism
    • Denominationalism
    • Holtism
    • Polytheism

  5. Which concept suggests people pick and mix spiritual beliefs like items in a supermarket?

    • Fundamentalism
    • Orthodoxy
    • Dogmatism
    • Bricolage

  6. What is the primary focus of fundamentalist religious groups in a globalised world?

    • Religious pluralism
    • Textual literalism
    • Secular integration
    • Liberal reform

  7. Which term describes the coexistence of multiple religious beliefs within a single society?

    • Homogeneity
    • Pluralism
    • Monopoly
    • Secularism

  8. Who argued that religion acts as a spiritual marketplace driven by consumer choice?

    • Marx and Engels
    • Stark and Bainbridge
    • Parsons and Merton
    • Durkheim and Mauss

  9. What trend involves people abandoning institutional churches while retaining private spiritual beliefs?

    • Strict orthodoxy
    • Radical fundamentalism
    • Belonging without believing
    • Believing without belonging

  10. Which sociologist updated Davie's concept to include vicarious religion practised by a minority?

    • Max Weber
    • Karl Marx
    • Linda Woodhead
    • Steve Bruce

  11. If a person visits a cathedral only for national memorial events, what pattern are they demonstrating?

    • Religious fundamentalism
    • Vicarious religion
    • Dogmatic sectarianism
    • Active proselytising

  12. When a local church starts a coffee shop and yoga classes, what trend does this reflect?

    • Strict fundamentalism
    • Radical secularisation
    • Extreme sectarianism
    • Religious commodification

  13. A young adult combines crystals, mindfulness meditation, and Christian prayer. What is this called?

    • Strict fundamentalism
    • Religious monopoly
    • Spiritual bricolage
    • Dogmatic orthodoxy

  14. If an individual insists sacred scriptures must be interpreted strictly without modern adaptation, they exhibit:

    • Secular humanism
    • Religious pluralism
    • Liberal theology
    • Fundamentalism

  15. An atheist attends Sunday services purely to support elderly relatives and community cohesion. This shows:

    • Believing without belonging
    • Spiritual bricolage
    • Holistic spirituality
    • Belonging without believing

  16. A country experiences declining church attendance alongside rising interest in alternative holistic therapies. This supports:

    • The spiritual revolution
    • Dogmatic monopoly
    • Traditional clericalism
    • Strict secularisation

  17. How does globalisation weaken traditional state-sponsored religious monopolies?

    • By exposing diverse faiths
    • By enforcing strict fundamentalism
    • By increasing church attendance
    • By banning religious texts

  18. Why might post-communist societies experience a religious revival rather than immediate secularisation?

    • Strict scientific dominance
    • Economic overabundance
    • Filling a moral vacuum
    • Enforced state atheism

  19. In what key way does postmodern religiosity differ fundamentally from traditional church-based religion?

    • Universal sacred monopoly
    • Absolute communal dogma
    • Imposed clerical authority
    • Individual consumer choice

  20. Which term describes a society where religious institutions have lost their social power and authority?

    • Pluralism
    • Globalisation
    • Fundamentalism
    • Secularisation

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