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Chapter 1: Questions
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CHAPTER 1: QUESTIONS
1. What is the best description of the concept of agency?
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a. We understand the laws of physics intuitively b. We are programmed to work hard c. We understand that we can intentionally make things happen d. We know how easy it is to make a mistake
2. The idea that non-living objects can somehow shape things in our world through their own agency is called what?
a. Animism b. Wishful thinking c. Superstition d. Faith
3. What is not included in the definition of god?
a. One who is behind human behavior b. One who supports or enforces human morality c. One who is supernatural d. One who intervenes on human activities
4. When was it likely that the god-concept evolved to have more moral features?
a. Likely at the dawn of humanity with the hunter-gatherers b. With the rise of the city-states c. With the globalization of humankind d. In the Victorian age
5. What factor most confounds the information you would get from people when researching belief in god?
a. People do not understand what it means to believe in god b. People do not want to be seen as immoral c. People are uneducated about god d. People do not want to confess to believing in god
6. What aspect of religion dates back to our innate desire for order?
a. Ritual b. Common faith c. Omnipotent gods d. Morality teaching
7. What does research say about spirituality and our risks for disease and death?
a. Spirituality increases the risk of depression b. Spirituality increases the risk of anxiety c. Spiritual people live longer than nonspiritual people d. Spirituality has little to do with brain structure
8. Religion and morality developed and evolved in humans at the same time.
What is not one of the five foundations of morality?
a. Achieve your goals b. Respect authority c. Harm no one d. Play fair
9. Which aspect of belief in god is most linked to the human need to reduce anxiety?
a. Environment b. Culture c. Neurology d. Evolution
10. Which aspect of belief in god is most related to the tendency to feel threatened when we hear a noise in the dark, even if the sound was just the wind blowing?
a. Environment b. Culture c. Neurology d. Evolution
