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1. Religions typically do not include...
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Angels - heaven - and hell
Monasticism
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.


2. The grace of Buddha Amitbha.
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss
Mayan religion
Native American religions.
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh


3. 'Chosen People' of God.
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings
It emphasizes the joyous and ecstatic nature of Judaism
Humaneness


4. Confucianism could be considered a philosophy rather than a religion because it...
Purify the body and mind.
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
The split into Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment


5. The purposes of Ramadan are to...

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6. Voodoo is an example of...
Five Pillars.
Magic
What Allah said to Muhammad
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.


7. As Islam spread - it made many converts primarily because...
The caste system
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.
Founder
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx


8. A Buddhist who is proud would not be practicing which principle of the Eight-Fold Path?
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings
The dominant theme of Taoism
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.
Right Views


9. Seeking converts is NOT an important element of...
Judaism
Ramadan
The first collection of Jewish laws
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.


10. What is NOT a teaching of Islam?
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
Sephardim
Fasting during the day for one month each year
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires


11. Mawlid al-Nabi

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12. According to Confucianism - what is the most important virtue a ruler can possess?
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Benevolence
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.
Bring the gift of God's grace


13. Shinto is based on Four Affirmations - one of which is...
What Allah said to Muhammad
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
Reverence toward family and tradition


14. What is the most important holy day in the Christian calendar?

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15. What is the most accurate definition of religion?
Celebrates Muhammad's birthday
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Because he did not write down his teachings


16. African religions are unlike Hinduism in which ways?
Pentecostals believe that they receive special powers from God.; One special power is the ability to 'speak in tongues.'; Pentecostals believe that they receive special powers from God and one of those powers is the ability to speak in tongues.
Judaism
Venerate and fear ancestors - Have healers; Are localized; Hinduism does not share any of these characteristics. The only trait that African religions have in common with Hinduism is that Hinduism and African religions are polytheistic.
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life


17. Hinduism can be characterized as a religion that...
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept


18. Who is the most traditionally observant Jew?
A messiah
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
The Hindu Festival of lights.
Orthodox


19. What was the main reason for the centuries-long mutual hatred between Christians and Muslims?
Set out a number of principles that are central to Hinduism; The Upanishads are a collection of advice from Hindu sages. Among the topics covered are reincarnation - creation - and the relationship between individual souls and Ultimate Reality.
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.
Sudden illumination; The Renzai - or Intuitive - school of Zen Buddhism believes that rational thought will not bring illumination. One must think anti-rationally and go behind reason before enlightenment will come - and then it will come suddenly in
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders


20. What accurately describes the Qur'an?
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
A messiah
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism
Jainism


21. Traditional African religions DO NOT include...
A vision quest
Church's selling of indulgences
Hindus; part of the epic 'Mahabharata'
The ultimate goal of Christians


22. Most Protestant denominations build their services around...
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known
The caste system.
Communion
Zoroastrianism.


23. Circumcision is a rite of passage found in which religions?
Achieved enlightenment
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
Eased kosher restrictions;


24. 'Lotus Sutra'
Nonviolence
Orthodox branch; Orthodox Jews conform most closely to the tenets of Judaism as revealed by God. They are not concerned with adapting Judaism to the world outside of the Jewish community.
Confucianism
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism


25. The major issue between popes and rulers during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance was...
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
Who would appoint bishops
Modern Iraq; A theocracy is a government in which the power and authority comes either because the ruler is considered a god (Egypt under the pharaohs) or a representative of God on earth (John Calvin's Geneva and Massachusetts Bay).
Nichiren


26. The basis for the split in Islam into Sunni and Shi'a was...
Returning to Allah what is his
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.


27. 'Umma'
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
The Hindu Festival of lights.
Veneration of the saints
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.


28. The primary purpose of the bar mitzvah and the bat mitzvah is to...
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.
Possession of wealth and power
Modern Iraq; A theocracy is a government in which the power and authority comes either because the ruler is considered a god (Egypt under the pharaohs) or a representative of God on earth (John Calvin's Geneva and Massachusetts Bay).


29. Praying the glorious mysteries of the rosary is an act of devotion of...
Hinduism
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group
Roman Catholics
Possession of wealth and power


30. Predicting the future through divination is an element of...
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Confucianism
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
Roman Catholicism


31. The dogma of papal infallibility refers to...

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32. Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to protest the...

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33. Agnostic
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.
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Loyalty
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.


34. Calling Hinduism polytheistic simplifies the religion because...
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
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
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.
Venerate and fear ancestors - Have healers; Are localized; Hinduism does not share any of these characteristics. The only trait that African religions have in common with Hinduism is that Hinduism and African religions are polytheistic.


35. Dualism (in religious terms)
Loyalty
Communion
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Moses


36. A fetish is NOT...

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37. What is an accurate description of Martin Luther's teachings?
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation
Roman Catholicism
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.


38. Monasticism in the West during the Middle Ages is credited with...
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
A path to release the mind from distractions
It is considered a holy river
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.


39. Which system of Hindu philosophy believes that only Brahman is real?
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah
Vedanta; The Vedanta system holds that all the world - including humans - is an illusion
The caste system
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life


40. What is NOT a practice of the Eastern Orthodox rites?
Judaism
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known
Marriage for the clergy


41. The Hasidic movement was founded by...
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Pacifism
Episcopalianism
Baal Shem Tov


42. In Taoism - yin and yang represent...
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.
Sudden illumination; The Renzai - or Intuitive - school of Zen Buddhism believes that rational thought will not bring illumination. One must think anti-rationally and go behind reason before enlightenment will come - and then it will come suddenly in
Jewish mysticism
Meditation - Nonviolence - Self-Denial


43. What is not a true description of the Talmud?
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.
Things like ambition - wealth - and power keep people from their real purpose in life
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
It taught people to accept the status quo


44. Hindus view 'dharma' as a duty - or moral code of action - whereas to Buddhists 'dharma' is...
The ultimate goal of Christians
The Trinity
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.
Five Pillars


45. Some people think that Zionism is the same as...

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46. In the Roman Catholic Church - the feast of the Epiphany broadly commemorates...
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Buddha's compassion for living things
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.


47. The Sufi movement was a reaction against...
Men and women sitting together
Profess one's Islamic faith
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
The growing materialism of Islam around the 800s


48. What statement accurately describes the Hasidic movement?
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
It emphasizes the joyous and ecstatic nature of Judaism
To redeem humankind from sin


49. The Wahhabi movement took control of the area that became which of the following nations?
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
The Exodus
Reconcile Aristotle's work with their religions.
A supreme being


50. Ahura Mazda is the one and only true God of...
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
Things like ambition - wealth - and power keep people from their real purpose in life
Zoroastrianism.
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth