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DSST Introduction To World Religions
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1. The beginning of the caste system in Indian society can be found in the...
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
Pork
It taught people to accept the status quo
2. The Hasidic movement was founded by...
Neither has priests. Neither Jewish rabbis nor Muslim imans are priests; both are teachers and leaders of services - which is not the same as a priest whose role is to make sacrifices.
Zoroastrianism
Baal Shem Tov
Fourth Commandment; The Fourth Commandment - Honor thy Father and thy Mother - applies not only to relationships within the family unit - but to the relationship between civil authority and members of the civil society.
3. What are aspects of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths?
He attempted to reconcile Judaism and Aristotelian philosophy; Like Thomas Aquinas in the Roman Catholic Church - Maimonides attempted to reconcile Aristotle's philosophy with his own belief system and caused a similar controvers.
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
Returning to Allah what is his
'Chuang Tzu'
4. Hinduism can be characterized as a religion that...
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
5. Living a life according to 'dharma' (the concept of moral duty - or right living) will result in...
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
The Christian belief that Jesus was the messiah
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.
6. What statements are true about Pentecostal churches?
7. Divali
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
Sephardim
The Hindu Festival of lights.
Five Pillars
8. Praying the glorious mysteries of the rosary is an act of devotion of...
Can be entered by living a good life and reciting the name of Amitabha
Religious practice of ancient Egyptians
Roman Catholics
Who would appoint bishops
9. Huguenots
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
Neolithic Revolution; The Neolithic Revolution marks the change from hunting and gathering to settled farming as a way of life. Groups developed religions to appeal to the deities in nature for help.
Emphasized obedience to God's law
God is the creator of the world; All three religions believe that God is the creator of the world - and is all knowing - all powerful - and all present.
10. Who wrote the 'City of God' and greatly influenced the early development of Christian theology?
11. What is a true statement about Sikhism?
Orthodox
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
12. What would be considered an Abrahamaic religion?
Who would appoint bishops
Eating pork
The caste system
Judaism; Christianity; Islam
13. What characteristic does Judaism and Islam not have in common?
No schools that teach religion to their followers
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
Native American religions.
14. Release from the cycle of birth - death - and rebirth in Hinduism.
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
Moksha
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
15. What statement is true about the Indian caste system?
Roman Catholicism
Meditation - Nonviolence - Self-Denial
Communion
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
16. As Islam spread - it made many converts primarily because...
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Ordinary people could easily understand and practice Islam; The practices of Islam are easy to understand and to practice even by the poorest and uneducated.
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment
17. A common theme of the world's religions is that...
There is a connection between all things that exist
An afterlife; Jews believe that there is an afterlife - but it does not have the physical description that Christian and Islamic heaven and hell have. Jews focus on living a good life according to God's laws rather than on punishment and reward after
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
Nonviolence
18. A major difference between Tibetan Buddhism and other Buddhist sects is Tibetan Buddhism's...
Householder
Humaneness
Reliance on magic
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
19. The clover leaf is a good way to illustrate the mystery of...
Five Pillars.
Connect with Brahman
Sign of Yahweh's presence among the Jews
The Trinity
20. Voodoo is an example of...
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
Magic
Confucianism
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
21. What is NOT a practice of the Eastern Orthodox rites?
Marriage for the clergy
Islam and Hinduism; Nanak - who founded Sikhism in northern India in the late 15th and early 16th centuries - was born a Hindu and studied Islam - but could not find spiritual peace in either.
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
22. The modern evangelical movement in the United States has been successful primarily because it...
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores
Ordinary people could easily understand and practice Islam; The practices of Islam are easy to understand and to practice even by the poorest and uneducated.
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
23. The Vedanta system of Hinduism is based on the...
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
The first week of mourning after a death
Upanishads
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
24. In the Confucian set of relationships - special importance was placed on the role of the...
Zoroastrianism.
Only those times when he invokes the authority of 'ex cathedra'; 'Ex cathedra' is the authority of the pope based on his position as teacher and pastor of Christians. When the pope speaks 'ex cathedra' on a doctrine of faith and morals - he is kept f
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
Judaism; Christianity; Islam
25. A difference between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism is...
26. The Apostles Creed - Nicene Creed - and Athanasian Creed do NOT what in common?
Female and male; Yin represents the female principle and earth. It is passive and dark. Yang represents the male principle and heaven. It is action - heat - and light. Together - they represent harmony.
Christians' belief in an immortal soul; Native Americans in general believe that if people forget the dead - over time their souls will cease to exist.
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds
Trash hauler
27. Example of the animistic theory of religion; based on worship of the spirits - known as kami - of natural objects - such as stones and trees.
Shinto
Xun-zi
The growing materialism of Islam around the 800s
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss
28. NOT a basic principle of Buddhism
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
Prayer five times a day
Judaism; Judaism is a religion and Zionism is a political movement begun in 1896 to establish a Jewish state in what the Jews consider the 'promised land.'
Hindus; part of the epic 'Mahabharata'
29. What quality would best express the Confucian principle of jen?
Jesus is the son of God
Christians; Jews; Muslims
Humaneness
Submission
30. The Eightfold Path includes what?
Transubstantiation
Right understanding - Right speech - Right livelihood; The steps of the Eightfold Path are right views - right thoughts - right speech - right action - right livelihood - right effort - right mindfulness - and right concentration.
Ahura Mazda
Shinto; The Japanese government set up national shrines - mandated the teaching of Shinto in schools - and used State Shinto to further its military aims. It was banned after World War II.
31. What is an accurate description of Martin Luther's teachings?
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
Because he did not write down his teachings
Profess one's Islamic faith
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
32. Jihad refers to...
The first collection of Jewish laws
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life
33. Wahhabism
Hasidic Jews
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
The caste system.
A conservative movement within Islam
34. Emphasis on the proper relations between individuals as a means to perfection is the central element of...
Pork
Confucianism
Reverence toward family and tradition
David
35. What is not a reason fundamentalist movements in any religion usually develop?
Prayer five times a day
The desire to convert nonbelievers and spread the religion
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
36. Hinduism differs from Buddhism in Hinduism's acceptance of...
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Judaism; Islam
Hindu
The caste system.
37. The Jewish Day of Atonement is...
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Preserving Greek and Roman civilization and learning in general; Monks in monasteries and nuns in convents kept learning alive through their copying of Greek and Roman writings and by teaching.
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
38. Mennonites do NOT believe...
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
Hinduism
39. Why was Confucius similar to Gautama Buddha?
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
Because he did not write down his teachings
40. An important force for Christian unity in the twentieth century was...
Developed over time; he doctrine of papal supremacy was first declared by Pope Damasus I who reigned in the 4th century. He based his declaration on Jesus' words - 'Thou are Peter and upon this rock I shall build my church.'
Ecumenism.
Because he did not write down his teachings
Mayan religion
41. That God is all-knowing - all-powerful - all-present - and one and undivided are beliefs of both Islam and...
An emphasis on monasticism; an emphasis on the compassion of Buddha; the transformation of Siddharta Gautama into an Ultimate Being - one of many Buddhas; the belief that the 'Great Vehicle' has room to transport all souls to nirvana
Judaism
An afterlife; Jews believe that there is an afterlife - but it does not have the physical description that Christian and Islamic heaven and hell have. Jews focus on living a good life according to God's laws rather than on punishment and reward after
Hindu
42. Ka'bah
An afterlife; Jews believe that there is an afterlife - but it does not have the physical description that Christian and Islamic heaven and hell have. Jews focus on living a good life according to God's laws rather than on punishment and reward after
The most sacred to Muslims
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.
43. The Ganges River is sacred to Hindus because...
Judaism; Islam
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
It is considered a holy river
44. What events in human history resulted in the development of religions based on natural elements - such as soil fertility - the seasons - and rainfall?
Neolithic Revolution; The Neolithic Revolution marks the change from hunting and gathering to settled farming as a way of life. Groups developed religions to appeal to the deities in nature for help.
Sencond Vatican Council
Pacifism
Judaism; Christianity; Islam
45. What is taboo for Jews?
Augustine; Among Augustine's contributions to Christian thought are the doctrine of original sin and the description of 'caritas -' or Christian love - the love of God and the love of one another.
Humaneness
Eating pork
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
46. What was not a teaching of Muhammad?
Both branches of Buddhism believe that Gautama Buddha is one of many Buddhas; Theravada Buddhists see Gautama as a saint and great teacher and Mahayana Buddhists see him as a savior who helps others to enlightenment.
The Exodus
Monasticism
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
47. Maimonides and Thomas Aquinas both attempted to...
48. The Hare Krishna movement developed from...
All people are created equal; The Baha'i movement preaches equality of the sexes - the importance of education - an end to prejudice - and the value of leading a good life.
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
That Jesus was both human and divine; Arius taught that Jesus was not equal with God the Father and eternal. The Emperor Constantine called the Council of Nicea to deal with the issue - which was dividing the early Church.
Hinduism
49. The goal of Zionism is the fulfillment of a dream many Jews have had since the...
Humaneness
A conservative movement within Islam
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
Anglicans; Thomas Cranmer - who was the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury and a leader of the English Protestant Reformation - wrote the 'Book of Common Prayer -' which remains the official liturgy of the Anglican communion of churches.
50. A 'koan' (a riddle that appears to be meaningless - but is intended to prod a student of Zen into thinking) is...
Meditation - Nonviolence - Self-Denial
Jesus
Episcopalianism
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.