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multiple choice + question: “Law can be either a tool or an obstacle for the believer.” What does this claim mean? (see the last PowerPoint slide for this course) based on readings!! check out my last questions when i didnt use readings i got. 0%

Questions on the material covered in unit 1 (lectures, interview, readings).

Number of questions: 25

Time allotted: 30 mins

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1. Select which is false. Laborde tackles three critiques of the liberal treatment of religion, i.e. …
   1. The semantic critique (religion cannot be fully and universally captured)
   2. The Protestant critique (the state is biased against non belief-based forms of religion)
   3. The political critique (state officials don’t have sufficient knowledge of religion)
   4. The realist critique (liberalism is comparable to religion in a way that renders its power arbitrary)
2. Select which is false. Laborde’s theory of liberal egalitarianism…
   1. Makes no difference of treatment between religious beliefs and other conceptions of the good
   2. Sees religion as one subset of the broader category of “conceptions of the good” or “the good”
   3. Considers that religion is so important that it deserves special protection from the state
   4. Considers that religion can adequately be regulated by a framework of equal liberty
3. Select which is false. According to Laborde, there are three dimensions of religion that justify that the state does not endorse religion. They are…
   1. Religion is vulnerable
   2. Religion is comprehensive
   3. Religion is nonaccessible
   4. Religion is ritualized
4. True of false? The Establishment Clause concerns your freedom from interference by other people and external constraints and the Free Exercise Clause concerns your capacity to act upon your free will is guaranteed by the state.
   1. True/False
5. True or false? Because the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms doesn’t explicitly guarantee the freedom from religion (the nonestablishment of religion), Canadian courts only offer protection for the freedom of religion (the free exercise of religion).
   1. True/False
6. True or false? Brady claims that religion is distinctive from secular beliefs because it connects the individual to the divine and there is a collective dimension to religion that is not necessarily present in secular beliefs?
   1. True/False
7. Select which is false.
   1. Laborde defends a liberal egalitarian approach to religion which treats religious and secular beliefs about the good analogously
   2. Brady claims that exemptions to general laws should only be granted to religious beliefs and never to secular beliefs
   3. Laborde claims that a religious exemption should be granted only when general laws impede on integrity-protecting commitments
   4. Brady defends a “distinctivist” approach to religion which treats religious beliefs as more deserving of exemption from general laws of the state
8. True of false? Brady claims that if we consider religious and secular beliefs alike, we are unable to duly protect religion in law.
   1. True/False
9. What was the impact of the judgement Amselem (Succah) on the judgement Wilson Colony (Hutterites)?
   1. The decision in Amselem made it more difficult to differentiate religious from secular objections, hence the Hutterites in Wilson Colony were denied a religious exemption
   2. The decision in Amselem broadened the definition of religion, hence the Hutterites were able to obtain a religious exemption in Wilson Colony
   3. The decision in Amselem tighten the definition of religion in such a way that it became impossible for the Hutterites to obtain a religious exemption in Wilson Colony
   4. The decision in Amselem changed nothing for the Hutterites because they were granted the same exemption that they enjoyed prior to Amselem
10. True or false? According to Castets, the Uyghurs in China have always been under the same level of strict regulation from the state—there has not been any period where religion was tolerated to a greater extent.
    1. True/False
11. Select which is false. Castets describes some strategies that the Chinese state has put into place since the 1950s in order to maintain control over the Uyghur populations of Xinjiang. Those include…
    1. Measures designed to break the ties of economic dependency that bound the masses to the religious elites
    2. Taking control of systems of socialization such as education
    3. Reinterpreting local history in order to link the destiny of the local populations to the Chinese nation
    4. Discrediting historical figures, religious practices, or readings of Islam that went against the Party’s modernization and nation-building efforts
    5. The implementation of a system of judicial control designed to check Islam’s rise (including provisions that require the registration of places of worship, religious groups and religious activities)
    6. Sending Uyghurs who continue to practice Islam to foreign countries
12. True or false? The Constitution of China includes an article that guarantees freedom of religion.
    1. True/False
13. Religious groups are required to declare themselves to the state in China otherwise they could be banned. Castets explains that the risk of complying with this measure for religious group is that…
    1. It makes them the target of hate crimes from the general population
    2. They then run the risk of being identified and of not having their practices recognized and thus becoming a target of the authorities and subject to sanctions
    3. They are then required to pay huge amounts of money to police officers
14. Select which is false. Castets explains that Uyghurs who wish to do a pilgrimage to Mecca must…
    1. Immigrate to another country first—it is impossible for them to travel from China
    2. Hand their passport to the authorities for evaluation
    3. Attend pre-travel patriotic education courses to raise their awareness of the possible subversive types to whom they could be exposed in Saudi Arabia
15. True or false? Castets explains that many of the state-sponsored measures implemented against Islam in China are justified by the need to fight against religious extremism.
    1. True/False
16. Kalbinur says the first thing she did at the airport after leaving China was…
    1. Call her family to get some news
    2. Put on her hijab
    3. Start fasting for Ramadan
17. Select which is false. Which strategies did Bakhtiar and Kalbinur say the Chinese authorities use to supress the Uyghur’s Islamic identity?
    1. They force them to eat pork and drink alcohol
    2. They encourage them to go study abroad
    3. They force them to eat during daytime during Ramadan
    4. They force women to wear shorter clothes
18. Which symbols that represent Uyghurs’ Islamic identity were not mentioned by Bakhtiar and Kalbinur as prohibited or discouraged in China?
    1. Star and crescent symbols
    2. Hamsa amulets
    3. Beards
    4. Long skirts
    5. Hijabs
19. True of false? According to Bakhtiar, not smoking and not drinking constitute legitimate reasons for the Chinese authorities to send you to a working camp.
    1. True/False
20. True of false? While headscarfs such as the hijab, niqab or burqa are banned in China, Kalbinur claims that Uyghurs can wear a basic piece of fabric on their heads that is tied behind the head.
    1. True/False
21. According to Kalbinur, in previous years, Uyghur imams could perform a religious ritual only if…
    1. They were trained in a religious school recognized by the Chinese government
    2. They met altogether in a predetermined location before each prayer to perform a “patriotic dance” in front of the authorities
    3. They had never traveled abroad
22. True or false? According to Kalbinur, since 2017, the imams do not perform the “patriotic dance” anymore.
    1. True/False
23. Bakhtiar and Kalbinur gave numerous examples of what Uyghurs in China are sometimes forced to do against their religious beliefs. What was not given as an example in our interview?
    1. Eat pork
    2. Drink alcohol and smoke
    3. Eat non-halal foods
    4. Eat during daytime during Ramadan
    5. Shave
    6. Allow state officials to live in your house
24. True or false? Both Kalbinur and Castets think that the level of contestation from the Uyghurs increases proportionally to the level of control over their communities by the Chinese authorities.
    1. True/False
25. True or false? According to Kalbinur, although most Uyghurs did not abandon their faith, Islam cannot really be practiced by members of the Uyghur community living in China today.
    1. True/False