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1. An important force for Christian unity in the twentieth century was...
Thomas Aquinas
Ecumenism.
It removes the stain of original sin
The dominant theme of Taoism


2. Muslims believe that almsgiving is...
Possession of wealth and power
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
Returning to Allah what is his
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham


3. In Taoism - yin and yang represent...
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
Confucianism
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
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.


4. Islam - Judaism - and Christianity all share what?
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
Moses
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day


5. The modern evangelical movement in the United States has been successful primarily because it...
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.
Things like ambition - wealth - and power keep people from their real purpose in life
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores


6. Is Monasticism found in Islam?
Judaism; Christianity; Islam
Who would appoint bishops
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings
No


7. Janmashtami
Celebrates the birth of Krishna - the incarnation of the god Vishnu - the protector and preserver.
Trash hauler
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.
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.'


8. What man taught that humans are innately evil and must be closely controlled?
Xun-zi
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one
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.
David


9. What was NOT a concern of Taoism?
Possession of wealth and power
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.
Monasticism
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering


10. How do Mahayana Buddhists and Theravada Buddhists view Gautama?
Judaism
Jewish dietary laws
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.
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.


11. Judaism is unique in that it...
Immersing adults in water
Church's selling of indulgences
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one


12. What is not elements of indigenous religious practices...
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
Written religious teachings; Indigenous religious practices are preliterate - so there were no written religious teachings - although modern anthropologists and similar researchers have written them down for various cultures.
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.
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death


13. Confucian concept of 'li'

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

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15. What characteristic does Judaism and Islam not have in common?
Orthodox
The first collection of Jewish laws
Reliance on magic
No schools that teach religion to their followers


16. African religions are unlike Hinduism in which ways?
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.
No schools that teach religion to their followers
Profess one's Islamic faith
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel


17. The Messiah according to Judaism will NOT...

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18. In Taoism - yin is...
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).
After the Assyrians destroyed Israel; The Jewish Diaspora began after the destruction of the kingdom of Israel by the Assyrians in the 8th century B.C.E.
Eating pork
Female - nurturing - and passive


19. Release from the cycle of birth - death - and rebirth in Hinduism.
The First Pillar of Islam
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss
It taught people to accept the status quo
Moksha


20. The basis for the split in Islam into Sunni and Shi'a was...
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
Christians; Jews; Muslims
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.
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires


21. The most accurate description of yoga to Hindus is...
A path to release the mind from distractions
Returning to Allah what is his
Ended the practice of indulgences
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual


22. The Diaspora is the term given to the...
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
It is considered a holy river
Good government could become oppressive if it interfered too much in people's lives
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.


23. The clover leaf is a good way to illustrate the mystery of...
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
The Trinity
Fasting during the day for one month each year
Nonviolence


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

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25. One reason that early Christians began to separate from Judaism was...
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
The Christian belief that Jesus was the messiah
Xun-zi


26. A bodhisattva...
Right Views
Helps others to find nirvana
Enlightenment
Five Pillars


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

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28. The Mahdi is the Islamic equivalent of...
Any gods
Jewish dietary laws
A messiah
It has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.


29. Who united the Israelites into a single nation?
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.
David
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.
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.


30. Hadith
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
Orthodox
Collections of sayings and actions of Muhammad
Five Pillars.


31. Mennonites do NOT believe...
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
Jewish mysticism
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism


32. The Five Pillars are the basic belief system of...
Hasidic Jews
Islam
The dominant theme of Taoism
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation


33. Ancestor worship was an important part of...
It taught people to accept the status quo
Mayan religion
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
No


34. 'Jen' in Confucianism is the...

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35. Zeus
God's mercy and love shown in the life - death - and resurrection of Jesus
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
Native American religions.
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders


36. 'Lotus Sutra'
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
Female - nurturing - and passive
Returning to Allah what is his
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.


37. Who attempted to reconcile Aristotelian logic with the existence of God?
Thomas Aquinas
Native American religions.
Episcopalianism
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.


38. According to Confucianism - what is the most important virtue a ruler can possess?
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
Offered a spiritual approach to life
Benevolence
Indigenous religions of South America


39. A major stumbling block to reconciliation with Protestant groups is the Roman Catholic Church's...
Doctrine of papal infallibility
Reverence toward family and tradition
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds


40. What statements are true about Pentecostal churches?

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41. What is the most accurate definition of religion?
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Ahura Mazda
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
Church's selling of indulgences


42. What is not a true description of the Talmud?
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
Who would appoint bishops


43. A major cause of the schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Churches was the...
Confucianism
It taught people to accept the status quo
Ahura Mazda
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.


44. Instead of statues - Eastern Orthodox rites use what as ornamentation in their churches?
Men and women sitting together
Roman Catholicism
Icons
Five Pillars


45. While Westerners may think of yoga as exercise - Hindus consider Yoga primarily as a way to...
Connect with Brahman
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
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


46. During their centuries of conquest - Muslim rulers...
It taught people to accept the status quo
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.
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
Moksha


47. The purposes of Ramadan are to...

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48. What was the main reason for the centuries-long mutual hatred between Christians and Muslims?
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.
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
A distraction from seeking salvation; For these sects - any attachment is a distraction and must be renounced
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires


49. Jihad refers to...
Right Views
Monasticism
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life


50. What belief systems are neither monotheistic nor polytheistic?
Quality of human-heartedness. 'Jen' may also be translated as social virtue or goodness.
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Written religious teachings; Indigenous religious practices are preliterate - so there were no written religious teachings - although modern anthropologists and similar researchers have written them down for various cultures.