Volume 1 Chapter 5 Quiz

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. What makes Gobekli Tepe an archaeological site of special distinction?

It was constructed to mark recurring solar events correct incorrect

It features massive stone pillars set in circles correct incorrect

Worshippers gathered from as far away as Scandinavia and Switzerland correct incorrect

It is the earliest known site specifically built for pilgrimage correct incorrect

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. Throughout Chaco Canyon, archaeologists have discovered _____________, circular underground lodges for group spiritual activity.

Pueblos correct incorrect

Kivas correct incorrect

Mesas correct incorrect

Megaliths correct incorrect

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. Which institutions sustained Faxian and his fellow pilgrims as they made their journey?

Buddhist monasteries correct incorrect

Caravans correct incorrect

Relics correct incorrect

Shrines correct incorrect

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. For Christians, what is an important difference between a true relic and a fake relic?

A true relic is the bones of Jesus or Mary; fake relics are the bones of saints correct incorrect

A true relic performs miracles; fake relics do not perform miracles correct incorrect

A true relic is the bones of the Apostles; a fake relic is something that was only in close proximity to a holy person correct incorrect

A true relic is housed in a shrine; a fake relic is never housed in a shrine correct incorrect

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. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca undertaken by Ibn Battuta is the ______________.

Ka'aba correct incorrect

Silk Road correct incorrect

Caravan correct incorrect

Hajj correct incorrect

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. All three pilgrims examined in this chapter benefited from _________________.

The system of caravan travel correct incorrect

Lodging at inns and taverns correct incorrect

The institutional support of coreligionists correct incorrect

The local cuisine correct incorrect

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. Besides reaching the pilgrimage site, what was another goal of the three pilgrims examined in this chapter?

To absorb the spiritual benefit of every sacred site and relic along the way correct incorrect

To experience miracles correct incorrect

To trek across sacred landscapes correct incorrect

To experience the hospitality of local people correct incorrect

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. The city that was the departure point for the final leg of Ibn Battuta's pilgrimage was__________.

Cairo correct incorrect

Medina correct incorrect

Tangier correct incorrect

Damascus correct incorrect

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. The symbol of the pilgrimage to Compostela is the____________.

St. James correct incorrect

The scallop shell correct incorrect

The basilica correct incorrect

Camino de Santiago correct incorrect

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. According to the author what two things do all pilgrims experience during pilgrimage?

Royal and noble patronage correct incorrect

Sacred relics and ordinary time correct incorrect

Sacred time and sacred space correct incorrect

Long journeys and sacred rituals correct incorrect