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QuizMultiple Choice

The Sociology of Religion

Question 6 • SHS Sociology - 2021

The “opium of the people” idea refers to the theory that religion encourages people to accept their social conditions because rewards await them in the afterlife.

Answer
A
T
B
F

Explanation

The statement describes the view commonly associated with Karl Marx: religion can comfort people facing hardship and encourage them to accept their present social conditions by promising rewards in the afterlife. Therefore, the statement is true, which matches choice T.

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