Experiences of Exclusion and Oppression in Religion (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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What does empowerment mean according to the revision material?
What does empowerment mean according to the revision material?
Tools to define, direct & decide lives
Which country was the first to give women the vote?
Which country was the first to give women the vote?
New Zealand in 1893
Between which years did the witch hunts take place?
Between which years did the witch hunts take place?
1590 and 1760
Approximately how many people were executed as witches?
Approximately how many people were executed as witches?
40,000 people
Who was the typical victim of witch hunt accusations?
Who was the typical victim of witch hunt accusations?
Middle-aged woman, single or widowed
Who passed most of the death sentences during the witch hunts?
Who passed most of the death sentences during the witch hunts?
Civil courts, not churches
How long did the Malleus Maleficarum guide witch-hunting?
How long did the Malleus Maleficarum guide witch-hunting?
200 years
Which council in 352 CE forbade women from the priesthood?
Which council in 352 CE forbade women from the priesthood?
Council of Laodicea
When did the Methodist Church ordain its first woman to full-time ministry?
When did the Methodist Church ordain its first woman to full-time ministry?
1956
Who was Barbara Harris?
Who was Barbara Harris?
First Anglican female bishop
When did the church gradually restrict women's access to power?
When did the church gradually restrict women's access to power?
4th and 5th centuries
What does excluding women create in religious institutions?
What does excluding women create in religious institutions?
Only half of what God wants