HUMSS111 Week 2-9
PREVIEW:
One of the assumptions of the cultural studies approach in understanding religion is a. All knowledge claims are situated in that they arise from particular social/historical contexts. b. Culture norms represent uncontested absolute, universal truths c. All knowledge claims are relative thus all interpretations are equally valid. d. Culture is exclusive of political and economic influences Question 2 Cultural studies primarily concerns in the following except a. Understanding how codes of behavior are articulated, enforced and reshaped b. Understanding about ritual practices and what scriptures say c. Understanding ways in which identities are formed d. Heightening attention to beliefs and practices implicitly enforced Question 3 Cultural studies is defined by Culler as a. understanding the belief systems and practices of an individual or group b. understanding the functioning of a culture, cultural productions and how cultural identities are organized c. an ensemble of beliefs and practices that function as a pervasive technology of control d. shared meanings we make and encounter in our everyday lives Question 4 True or False: Religious influences are embedded in all aspects of human experience. a. True b. False c. Can either be true and false d. Can neither be true nor false Question 5 True or False: All knowledge claims (including religious ones) are socially constructed. a. True b. False c. Can neither be true nor false d. Can either be true and false Short Quiz 2 Question 1 Culture is defined by Storey as a. shared meanings we make and encounter in our everyday lives b. an ensemble of beliefs and practices that function as a pervasive technology of control c. personal meanings each person makes with and from the 'texts' he encounters from his everyday life d. a set of limits within which social behavior must be contained Question 2 True or False: 'Texts' work in culture by implicitly enforcing or articulating beliefs, practices and codes. a. True b. Can neither be true nor false c. Can either be true and false d. False Question 3 Culture is defined by Greenblatt as a. the practices and processes of making meanings with and from texts we encounter in our everyday lives b. a set of limits within which social behavior must be contained c. an ensemble of beliefs and practices that function as a pervasive technology of control d. shared meanings we make and encounter in our everyday lives Question 4 The premise/s of the essay, "Overcoming Religious Illiteracy: A Cultural Studies Approach" is/are a. The widespread illiteracy about religion should be decreased because it often fuels prejudice and antagonism b. People in the 21st century should be encouraged to embrace religion despite advances in science c. People should be encouraged to find their religious identities for national peace and progress d. Strengthening people's beliefs and practices about their religion is utmost needed to decrease religious illiteracy Question 5 True or False: The nature of method of cultural studies approach to religion is multi and inter- disciplinary. a. Can either be true and false b. False c. True d. Can neither be true nor false Question 6 understanding the functioning of a culture, cultural productions and how cultural identities are organized a. Situated knowledge b. Cultural studies c. Religious learning d. Culture Question 7 Cultural studies aims to a. understand the truth about what religious scriptures say b. understand how codes of behavior are articulated, shaped and enforced c. help in enriching cultural beliefs and practices d. understand ways in which identities are formed and organized Question 8 True or False: In cultural studies approach, the method recognizes that all forms of inquiry except religious ones are all interpretations. a. True b. False c. Can either be true and false d. Can neither be true nor false Question 9 Religious literacy presumes that a. Religion should be understood from the lens of personal devotional practice. b. Religion is exclusive of social contexts and historical movements. c. Religion is isolated from political, economical and cultural contexts. d. Religion is embedded in human political, social and cultural life. Question 10 True or False: The recognition that all knowledge claims are situated is a manifestation of relativism whereby all interpretations are considered to be equally valid. a. Can neither be true nor false b. Can either be true and false c. True d. False Long Quiz 1 Question 1 'Texts' enforce codes, beliefs and practices by the concept of reward and punish. a. False b. True Question 2 learning religion through a devotional lens a. Situated knowledge b. Religious learning c. Culture d. Cultural studies Question 3 Which of the following statements is always true? a. Religious learning studies religion through a devotional lens/perspective. b. Religious learning studies religion from an academic lens/perspective. c. Religious learning and the academic study of religion both fosters religious literacy. d. Religious learning and the academic study of religion both strengthen devotional beliefs and practices. Question 4 Muslims who believe that The Qur'an should be used to take over the world in the name of Islam a. Violence b. Islamic fundamentalism c. Hate Crime d. Devotional Expression Question 5 shared meanings we make and encounter from our everyday lives a. Culture b. Situated knowledge c. Religious learning d. Cultural studies Question 6 Religion and culture are inseparable True False Question 7 Religious expressions and traditions are uniform within all sects/branches or denominations. True False Question 8 Way of thinking that gives too much importance on material possessions than spiritual/intellectual things a. Materialism b. Materialistic c. Hate Crime d. Minimalism
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