To Marx, Religion Promotes the Status Quo by Teaching the Powerless

question 17

Multiple Choice

To Marx, religion promotes the status quo by teaching the powerless to accept

• A) a belief system in which the sacred is separate from the secular.
• B) that people bestow the notion of the sacred onto something, rather than that object being intrinsically sacred.
• C) the idea of single God in three persons.
• D) religious beliefs that are against their own interests.

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Unrealized Loss

A decrease in the value of an investment or asset that has not been sold, hence the loss has not been realized.

Fair Value Adjustment

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Discounted Note

A debt instrument that is sold or issued for less than its face value and whose return comes from the difference between the purchase price and the face value paid at maturity.

Proceeds

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