Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Introduction To World Religions

Subjects : dsst, culture

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. 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
It was absorbed into Hinduism. Over time - Hinduism adopted some of the concepts of Buddhism and Buddha became one of many Hindu gods.
Celebrates Muhammad's birthday
Right Views

2. In Taoism - yin is...
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
Purim
Female - nurturing - and passive
Moksha

3. The purposes of Ramadan are to...

4. Confucianism could be considered a philosophy rather than a religion because it...
Jews
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
Quality of human-heartedness. 'Jen' may also be translated as social virtue or goodness.

5. The Christian Science movement believes that...

6. What characteristic does Judaism and Islam not have in common?
No schools that teach religion to their followers
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works

7. 'Chosen People' of God.
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day
Celebrates Muhammad's birthday
Loyalty

8. Shari'a deals with...
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life
Islam

9. Charitable giving is important to Muslims because...
It acknowledges that everything belongs to Allah ultimately.
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
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).
Were political rulers; The caliphs were considered successors to Muhammad - but after the first four - caliphs were political - rather than both political and religious - leaders

10. Hindus view 'dharma' as a duty - or moral code of action - whereas to Buddhists 'dharma' is...
The caste system.
Jesus is the son of God
Judaism
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.

11. Voodoo is an example of...
Things like ambition - wealth - and power keep people from their real purpose in life
Magic
Zoroastrianism.
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment

12. 'Lotus Sutra'
Moses
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
Ramadan

13. Islam is similar to Judaism in that...
Moses
Pork
God's mercy and love shown in the life - death - and resurrection of Jesus
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.

14. 'Kami' is the name of the spirits of people - places - and nature in which religion?
Shinto
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.
Icons
Ramadan

15. Judaism is unique in that it...
Moksha
Good government could become oppressive if it interfered too much in people's lives
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one
Jewish dietary laws

16. In founding the Nation of Islam - Wallace Fard focused on...
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.
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Ecumenism.
Easter; Easter fulfills Jesus' promise to his followers that he will overcome death as those who believe in him will

17. What was the main reason for the centuries-long mutual hatred between Christians and Muslims?
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.
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
What Allah said to Muhammad
Who would appoint bishops

18. The Ganges River is sacred to Hindus because...
Filial piety
Moses
It is considered a holy river
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god

19. Repeating the Shahadah.
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
The First Pillar of Islam

20. What statement accurately describes Jewish worship?
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
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.
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
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.

21. Women cannot become cantors and rabbis in which branch of Judaism?
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.'
Orthodox
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
Thomas Aquinas

22. What is the most accurate definition of religion?
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Five Pillars

23. Is Monasticism found in Islam?
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.
No
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.

24. What is true about Hinduism?
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
Baal Shem Tov
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
Icons

25. 'Shivah' - in Judaism
The first week of mourning after a death
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
Salvation came as a gift from God
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment

26. The Prophetic Movement in Judaism...

27. According to the doctrine of transubstantiation in the Roman Catholic Church...
Jesus is actually present in the bread and wine in communion
Ecumenism.
Helps others to find nirvana
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.

28. The Jewish Day of Atonement is...
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Offered a spiritual approach to life
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Jesus

29. Monasticism in the West during the Middle Ages is credited with...
Ecumenism.
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
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.
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.

30. What statements are true about Pentecostal churches?

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

32. The person who was most responsible for the spread of Buddhism outside India was...
Any gods
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.
The dominant theme of Taoism
Nonviolence

33. Not one of the holy cities to Muslims
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.

34. What is not a characteristic of Calvinism?
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage
Jesus
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel

35. How do Mahayana Buddhists and Theravada Buddhists view Gautama?
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.
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Hinduism
Reverence toward family and tradition

36. What was not a teaching of Muhammad?
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.'
A Taoist endeavors to live a simple life. Taoism teaches inaction as the highest principle of being.
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.
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.

37. What is not a true description of the Talmud?
The ultimate goal of Christians
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
Collections of sayings and actions of Muhammad
Roman Catholicism

38. According to the Jewish Bible - Judaism began with Yahweh's promise to...
The mass
Nichiren
Abraham
No

39. According to Christian theology - Jesus was killed...
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
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.
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
To redeem humankind from sin

40. Torah
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism
Benevolence
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings

41. What is the most accurate explanation of myths as an important aspect of religion?
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
A supreme being
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds

42. The defining characteristics of the Society of Friends (Quakers) are humanitarianism - inner peace - and...
Pacifism
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
Jesus is the son of God
Humaneness

43. What is NOT true about voodoo?
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one
It has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.

44. African religions are unlike Hinduism in which ways?
Monasticism
The Trinity
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.
Humaneness

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

46. Judaism varies from Christianity and Islam in its lack of emphasis on...

47. The ten lost tribes of Israel...
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
To redeem humankind from sin
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.
Jews

48. What are aspects of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths?
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life
Vedanta; The Vedanta system holds that all the world - including humans - is an illusion

49. What is a true statement about Confucian teachers after Confucius?

50. Mawlid al-Nabi