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1. What requires a month of fasting from sunup to sundown?
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Ramadan
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.


2. The Kabbalah is similar to the material found in the...
Monasticism
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
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.


3. The best explanation for the government persecution of Buddhists during the Tang Dynasty in China was that...

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4. Islam and Christianity share a belief in...
It taught people to accept the status quo
Angels - heaven - and hell
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.


5. The basic teachings of Islam are set down in the...
Five Pillars.
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Roman Catholicism
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person


6. Predicting the future through divination is an element of...
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
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 father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
Confucianism


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

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8. The term 'kosher' refers to...
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group
The Hindu Festival of lights.
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.
Jewish dietary laws


9. 'Umma'
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
Christianity
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem


10. The ten lost tribes of Israel...
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
Easter; Easter fulfills Jesus' promise to his followers that he will overcome death as those who believe in him will
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel


11. Hinduism differs from Buddhism in Hinduism's acceptance of...
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
The caste system.
Roman Catholicism
Humaneness


12. Amaterasu
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
Icons
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss


13. A common theme of the world's religions is that...
There is a connection between all things that exist
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
Achieved enlightenment
Celebrates Muhammad's birthday


14. Shari'a deals with...
A path to release the mind from distractions
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life
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.
Pacifism


15. The Prophetic Movement brought God's word to...
A distraction from seeking salvation; For these sects - any attachment is a distraction and must be renounced
Jews
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people
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.


16. An aspect of Buddhism that is less popular in the Western world is...
Transubstantiation
Monasticism
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
Pacifism


17. The Apostles Creed - Nicene Creed - and Athanasian Creed do NOT what in common?
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
Sign of Yahweh's presence among the Jews
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.
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds


18. Mosques do not have representations of Allah or any living things because...

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19. Which practice of Roman Catholicism was rejected by Protestants during the Reformation?
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
Prayer five times a day
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
Any gods


20. The grace of Buddha Amitbha.
Filial piety
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss
Zoroastrianism.
Bring the gift of God's grace


21. What was NOT a concern of Taoism?
Primacy of the pope in determining matters of Christian doctrine. The Eastern Church believed that authority in matters of faith rested more with the Bible and church councils than with the pope.
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
Possession of wealth and power
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism


22. Calling Hinduism polytheistic simplifies the religion because...
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
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
'Chuang Tzu'
The Trinity


23. What statement accurately describes Jewish worship?
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group
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.
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.


24. Dualism (in religious terms)
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism
Moksha
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Episcopalianism


25. While all religions pray - what is NOT a category of prayer?
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
Compassion
Sephardim
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth


26. In Judaism - Yahweh...
Right Views
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people
Church's selling of indulgences
The urge for spontaneity should be controlled; Taoism taught that spontaneous action that arose from being free of worldly concerns and open to the Tao - or workings of the universe - was good.


27. Maimonides and Thomas Aquinas both attempted to...

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

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29. Jerusalem is a holy city to...
Christians; Jews; Muslims
Right Views
'Chuang Tzu'
To show their humility before Allah


30. The primary purpose of the bar mitzvah and the bat mitzvah is to...
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.
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.
Ramadan
A supreme being


31. The Upanishads are important to Hindus because they...
Eating pork
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.
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.


32. The 'Bhagavad Gita' is important to...

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33. Ka'bah
Hinduism
Nonviolence
Jewish mysticism
The Trinity


34. What was adopted as the state religion in Japan in the Meiji Restoration of 1868?
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.
Trash hauler
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Episcopal


35. The only prophet in Judaism - Christianity - and Islam to whom God spoke directly was...
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.
Episcopalianism
Roman Catholicism
Moses


36. What religion believes in Purgatory?
Roman Catholicism
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.
Christianity


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

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38. Talmud
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
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings


39. Some authorities do not consider Confucianism a religion primarily because it does not include...
It has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.
Any gods
Thomas Aquinas
Eased kosher restrictions;


40. What is NOT a practice of the Eastern Orthodox rites?
Marriage for the clergy
Shinto
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
Native American religions.


41. In what deities do both good and evil co-exist?
Reconcile Aristotle's work with their religions.
Ahura Mazda
Abraham
Immersing adults in water


42. The Council of Trent was called by the Catholic Church to...
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss


43. According to Confucianism - what is the most important virtue a ruler can possess?
Celebrates Muhammad's birthday
Islam
Benevolence
The dominant theme of Taoism


44. Mahayana Buddhists believe that Gautama Buddha was not one of the following...
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Five Pillars
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day


45. Members of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism believe that the Land of Bliss...
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
Can be entered by living a good life and reciting the name of Amitabha
The caste system.
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah


46. What is not a characteristic of Calvinism?
It acknowledges that everything belongs to Allah ultimately.
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works


47. Ancestor veneration is NOT part of the following religion.
Reliance on magic
What Allah said to Muhammad
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
Hinduism


48. The person who was most responsible for the spread of Buddhism outside India was...
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
Judaism; Islam
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.


49. The Hasidic movement was founded by...
It emphasizes the joyous and ecstatic nature of Judaism
Xun-zi
Baal Shem Tov
A vision quest


50. The primary factor that has motivated the growth of Islamic fundamentalism is the...
The Trinity
The first collection of Jewish laws
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations