Edt303Q

Write an essay explaining how the Constitution informs the National Policy on Religion
and Education.
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Write an essay explaining the implications of the National Policy on Religion and
Education for the classroom practice.

Your prescribed material presents a working definition of religion. Briefly discuss this
definition.

Briefly discuss the distinction between the phenomenological and the critical approaches
in the study of religion.

Multiple Choice Questions

Answer the following multiple choice questions by writing the question number and, next
to it, the number of the correct answer, in your examination answer book. For example:
4.1 (1)
4.2 (3)

The founder of the Hindu religion is named

(1)
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
(2)
The ven. AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
(3)
Adi Sankara Bhagavatpadacarya
(4)
The Hindu religion does not have a specific founder

.2

The founder of the Buddhist religion is named

(1)
The Prophet
(2)
The Pope
(3)
The Buddha
(4)
The Buddhist religion does not have a specific founder

.3

The founder of African religion is named

(1)
Shaka Zulu
(2)
Credo Mutwa
(3)
John Mbiti
(4)
African religion does not have a specific founder

The founder of the Jewish religion is named

(1)
David
(2)
Abraham
(3)
Moses
(4)
The Jewish religion does not have a specific founder

The founder of the Christian religion is named

(1)
Saul of Tarsus
(2)
Jesus of Nazareth
(3)
Herodotus of Halicarnassus
(4)
The Christian religion does not have a specific founder
The founder of the Muslim religion is named
(1)
The prophet Muhammad
(2)
The scientist Isaac Newton
(3)
The messiah Jesus
(4)
The Muslim religion does not have a specific founder

The founder of the Mormon religion is named

(1)
Joseph Smith
(2)
James K Polk
(3)
Brigham Young
(4)
The Mormon religion does not have a specific founder

The founder of Atheism is named

(1)
Richard Dawson
(2)
Sam Harris
(3)
Bertrand Russell
(4)
Atheism does not have a specific founder

The founder of the Bahai religion is named

(1)
Mulla Nasruddin
(2)
Ayatolloh Khomeini
(3)
Bahaullah
(4)
The Bahai religion does not have a specific founder

10

The founder of the Wiccan religion in the modern era is named

(1)
Gerald Gardner
(2)
Chauncey Gardiner
(3)
Margaret Gardiner
(4)
The Wiccan religion does not have a specific founder

11

When the Jewish Kingdom split into two, the northern kingdom was called Israel and the
southern kingdom was called ...

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
12

Jerusalem.
Samaria.
Judah.
Damascus.

Which title is used for the leader of the Roman Catholic Church?
(1)
The patriarch.
(2)
The prophet.
(3)
The pope.
(4)
The priest.

13

In addition to the Quran, the second most important literature in Islam is the
(1)
Septuagint.
(2)
Gemara.
(3)
Hadith.
(4)
Tanak.

14

During the stage of the life of a Hindu, one raises a family.

(1)
student
(2)
householder
(3)
gradual withdrawal
(4)
total withdrawal.

15

The scriptures of Southern Buddhism were originally written in the language

(1)
Sanskrit
(2)
Arabic
(3)
Pali
(4)
Hebrew

16

Which statement regarding rites of passage is INCORRECT?

(1) A Jewish boy becomes an adult at his bar mitzvah.
(2) Christian youth affirm their Christian beliefs at their confirmation.
(3) Hindu male youths enter the stage of a scholar when they become a bramacharya.
(4) An Islamic youth becomes an adult when they say the shahadah for the first time.

17

Moksha is the belief in

(1) Gods final judgement.
(2) the release from entrapment in samsara.
(3) the second coming of the Messiah.
(4) Avatars.

18

Between the ages of eight and twelve, boys from the Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishya
castes undergo the ... ritual which marks their entry into the study of the Veda.
(1) circumcision
(2) baptism
(3) second birth
(4) third birth

19

A person states that in his or her religious group, they believe that people are born into
different bodies again and again according to the way they had lived. This person is most
likely a
(1) Jew.
(2) Hindu.
(3) Muslim.
(4) Mormon.

20

Which of the following statements about Hindu scriptures is INCORRECT?

(1) Each of the four Vedas had two stages of development, namely Samhita and
Brahmana.
(2) Upanishads are mystical utterances of profound truths that do not necessarily
originate from Brahmins.
(3) There is also a minor group of Hindu texts called the Tipitaka or Pali Canon.
(4) The most central theme in the Upanishads is that the individual soul is identical with
the Universal soul.

21

The trimurti of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma came to predominance during the
(1) Harappa and Mohenjodaro cultures.
(2) Vedic civilization.
(3) Hindu diaspora.
(4) Epic era.

22

Buddhists believe that the Fourth Noble Truth is a practical way to get rid of ...
(1) chaos and evil.
(2) desire and unhappiness.
(3) suffering and sin.
(4) blasphemy and unhappiness.

23

Which one of the following is NOT a Buddhist ritual practice?

(1) Making pilgrimages to famous Buddhist sites.
(2) Giving food to monks.
(3) Confessing sins to a priest.
(4) Chanting stories from the Buddha's life.

24

The Abhidhamma Pitaka provides guidance for

(1) emotional needs of the novice Buddhist monk.
(2) practical concerns of the Buddhist laity.
(3) philosophical enquiries into Buddhist thought.
(4) those interested in the mystical teachings of the Buddha.

25

The scriptures of Southern Buddhism were originally written in the language

(1) Sanskrit
(2) Arabic
(3) Pali
(4) Hebrew

26

Which of the following religions teaches that its founder once had to flee from his native
city, but later returned in triumph?
(1) Judaism
(2) Buddhism
(3) Hinduism
(4) Islam

27

A person who believes that God (or the gods) does not exist, is
(1) an atheist.

(2)
(3)
(4)

a Muslim.
a Buddhist.
a Hindu.

28

Wiccan festivals typically focus on ...

(1) purification rituals through baptism.
(2) the celebration of polygamous relationships.
(3) the rhythms of the natural world.
(4) sacrifices to Satan.

29

The highest authority in the current Baha'i world is the

(1) Regional Baha'i Council.
(2) Local Spiritual Assembly.
(3) Universal House of Justice.
(4) National Spiritual Assembly.

30

Judaism, Christianity and Islam all, in their different ways, are concerned with ...
(1) the veneration of ancestors.
(2) rock paintings and hunting.
(3) multiple deities.
(4) communal life.