Vocabulary Terms for Reading #1: Religion and Beliefs

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What term refers to the belief that humans cannot know if there is anything beyond this life?

  • Mystic
  • Fundamentalism
  • Atheism
  • Agnosticism (correct)

Which term describes non-belief in any deity?

  • Dogma
  • Nontheistic (correct)
  • Polytheism
  • Monotheism

What do religious liberals typically value?

  • Rigidly exclusive beliefs
  • Historical form of their religion
  • Physical embodiment of the divine
  • Inner spiritual experience over external authorities (correct)

Which term refers to insisting on the historical form of one's religion over contemporary influences?

<p>Orthodox (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept of immanence in relation to divinity?

<p>Present in Creation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Canadian policy towards Aboriginal children in the 1870s?

<p>To assimilate them into Canadian culture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What belief system involves the existence of many deities?

<p>Animism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ceremony involves placing hooks in the flesh of participants as a symbolic sacrifice to the Creator?

<p>Vision Quest (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Smudging Ceremony?

<p>To purify and fast for visions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Wampum used for in Aboriginal culture?

<p>To confirm a treaty (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which activity characterized the operation of Canadian schools towards Aboriginal children?

<p>Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of a sweat lodge in Aboriginal culture?

<p>To purify and fast for visions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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