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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. What accurately describes the Qur'an?
The caste system.
Zoroastrianism.
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
Salvation came as a gift from God

2. Muslims and Christians both believe...
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
Good government could become oppressive if it interfered too much in people's lives
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
Quality of human-heartedness. 'Jen' may also be translated as social virtue or goodness.

3. The most accurate description of yoga to Hindus is...
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
A path to release the mind from distractions
Jainism
Zoroastrianism

4. Jerusalem is a holy city to...
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Christians; Jews; Muslims
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations

5. Shinto is based on Four Affirmations - one of which is...
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.
The most sacred to Muslims
Reverence toward family and tradition
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana

6. What was a central element of Confucianism as Confucius taught it?
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.
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Christians; Jews; Muslims
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.

7. The modern evangelical movement in the United States has been successful primarily because it...
It is considered a holy river
Martin Luther
Roman Catholicism
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores

8. Marriage is an example of which basic characteristic of religion?
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Rite of passage
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Jainism

9. Predicting the future through divination is an element of...
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
Confucianism
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Jewish dietary laws

10. Mariology refers to devotion to the Virgin Mary in...
Confucianism
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh

11. Jihad refers to...
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
The caste system.
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life
It has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.

12. The delivery of the Jews from Persia is celebrated during...
Reverence toward family and tradition
Purim
Jewish mysticism
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial

13. Which of the following Buddhist sects is credited with instilling the idea of nationalism among the Japanese?
Nichiren
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations

14. Islam and Christianity share a belief in...
Householder
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Angels - heaven - and hell
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).

15. In addition to Muhammad - Muslims consider as prophets Abraham - Moses - and...
Asoka; Asoka - a ruler of the Maurya dynasty in India in the third century B.C.E. - converted to Buddhism and sent missionaries to convert the people of his huge empire. As a result - Buddhism is the predominant religion of Asia.
Jesus
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Transubstantiation

16. Buddhism declined in India until...
Eating pork
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.
It was absorbed into Hinduism. Over time - Hinduism adopted some of the concepts of Buddhism and Buddha became one of many Hindu gods.
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem

17. NOT a basic principle of Buddhism
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
Prayer five times a day
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.

18. What was NOT a concern of Taoism?
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
Shinto
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Possession of wealth and power

19. The four stages in Hinduism are student - seeker - ascetic - and...
Muhammad forbade idol worship; the lack of mosques' ornamentation was a result of Muhammad's ban on idols out of fear that his followers could fall back into polytheism.
Householder
Achieved enlightenment
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.

20. What requires a month of fasting from sunup to sundown?
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.
Ramadan
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.
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.

21. The Second Truth of the Four Noble Truths.
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
Hinduism
Immersing adults in water
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam

22. In founding the Nation of Islam - Wallace Fard focused on...
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Roman Catholics
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism

23. Is Monasticism found in Islam?
A messiah
Offered a spiritual approach to life
There is a connection between all things that exist
No

24. The Shi'a sect of Islam emphasizes...

25. One sect of Zen Buddhism believes that enlightenment comes through...
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
Easter; Easter fulfills Jesus' promise to his followers that he will overcome death as those who believe in him will
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
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.

26. The goal of Zionism is the fulfillment of a dream many Jews have had since the...
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors

27. What statement about the Qur'an is not true?
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
Roman Catholicism
Religious practice of ancient Egyptians
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god

28. The Upanishads are important to Hindus because they...
Fasting during the day for one month each year
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.
Who would appoint bishops
Bring the gift of God's grace

29. What is NOT a teaching of Islam?
The ultimate goal of Christians
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Fasting during the day for one month each year
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

30. What will you NOT see in an orthodox synagogue?
Men and women sitting together
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
A supreme being
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known

31. What statement best describes someone who follows Taoism?
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
A Taoist endeavors to live a simple life. Taoism teaches inaction as the highest principle of being.
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.
Filial piety

32. The purposes of Ramadan are to...

33. Cult of Isis and Osiris.
Jainism
Confucianism
Church's selling of indulgences
Religious practice of ancient Egyptians

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

35. The predominant culture in India is...
It removes the stain of original sin
Hindu
Profess one's Islamic faith
Humaneness

36. A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is Buddhism's rejection of...
The caste system
Baal Shem Tov
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.
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah

37. What was not a teaching of Muhammad?
Lack of hierarchical structure; Unlike the Roman Catholic Church that has the pope at its head - Eastern Orthodox churches are ruled by a network of patriarchs.
Purim
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings

38. Amaterasu
Hinduism
Xun-zi
Roman Catholicism
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.

39. Christian fundamentalism began in the late nineteenth century...
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
Roman Catholicism
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
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

40. What statements are true about Pentecostal churches?

41. What belief systems are neither monotheistic nor polytheistic?
Right Views
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.
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism

42. A major stumbling block to reconciliation with Protestant groups is the Roman Catholic Church's...
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
Immersing adults in water
Jainism
Doctrine of papal infallibility

43. Who wrote the 'City of God' and greatly influenced the early development of Christian theology?

44. What statement most accurately describes the doctrine of original sin?
Islam
There is a connection between all things that exist
Use of Latin for the Bible and for church services; One of the changes of the Reformation was the translation of the Bible into vernacular languages and their use in church services. The Roman Catholic Church continued to use Latin for church service
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.

45. The supremacy of the pope as the head of the Roman Catholic Church...

46. In Hinduism - ahimsa is the principle of...
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
A Taoist endeavors to live a simple life. Taoism teaches inaction as the highest principle of being.
Nonviolence
Hindus; part of the epic 'Mahabharata'

47. The two most important works of Taoism are the 'Tao Te Ching' and the...

48. A difference between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism is...

49. Voodoo is an example of...
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
Bring the gift of God's grace
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.
Magic

50. The Baha'i movement believes that...