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DSST Introduction To World Religions

Subjects : dsst, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The four stages in Hinduism are student - seeker - ascetic - and...






2. Wahhabism






3. Almsgiving is one of the...






4. The person who was most responsible for the spread of Buddhism outside India was...






5. What was a central element of Confucianism as Confucius taught it?






6. Who attempted to reconcile Aristotelian logic with the existence of God?






7. Muslims believe that almsgiving is...






8. One sect of Zen Buddhism believes that enlightenment comes through...






9. In Taoism - the source of all things is...






10. 'Kami' is the name of the spirits of people - places - and nature in which religion?






11. Ancestor veneration is NOT part of the following religion.






12. Charitable giving is important to Muslims because...






13. The Vedanta system of Hinduism is based on the...






14. Shamans serve as...






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


16. Members of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism believe that the Land of Bliss...






17. Gain salvation.






18. According to Christian theology - Jesus was killed...






19. Monasticism in the West during the Middle Ages is credited with...






20. Christian fundamentalism began in the late nineteenth century...






21. Agnostic






22. What statement accurately describes the Hasidic movement?






23. The Jews' view of themselves as Yahweh's chosen people resulted from...


24. Praying the glorious mysteries of the rosary is an act of devotion of...






25. Which Christian denomination believes in purgatory?






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


27. The Hasidic movement arose from the teachings of...






28. A rite of passage in Judaism is...






29. Changes Reform Jews and the Protestant Reformation have in common.






30. Buddhism's 'middle path' is best explained as a way of life that...






31. The Prophetic Movement brought God's word to...






32. According to the doctrine of transubstantiation in the Roman Catholic Church...






33. The ten lost tribes of Israel...






34. Shari'a deals with...






35. King Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church because he...






36. What statement is true about the modern Hindu caste system?






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


38. In an effort to become less isolated from their non-Jewish communities - Reform Jews in the 19th century...






39. How do Mahayana Buddhists and Theravada Buddhists view Gautama?






40. In Judaism - Yahweh...






41. Most Protestant denominations build their services around...






42. Satan explains the presence of evil in which of the following religions?






43. The major issue between popes and rulers during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance was...






44. What belief systems are neither monotheistic nor polytheistic?






45. The delivery of the Jews from Persia is celebrated during...






46. The beginning of the caste system in Indian society can be found in the...






47. While all religions pray - what is NOT a category of prayer?






48. Amaterasu






49. The Five Pillars are the basic belief system of...






50. What was not a teaching of Muhammad?