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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. What statement is true about the Indian caste system?
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Jewish mysticism

2. What are aspects of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths?
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem
The ultimate goal of Christians
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss

3. The Prophetic Movement in Judaism...

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4. Buddhism's 'middle path' is best explained as a way of life that...
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
Reverence toward family and tradition
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
Zoroastrianism.

5. Unlike most religions - Hinduism has no...
Doctrine of papal infallibility
It was absorbed into Hinduism. Over time - Hinduism adopted some of the concepts of Buddhism and Buddha became one of many Hindu gods.
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.
Founder

6. Women cannot become cantors and rabbis in which branch of Judaism?
Orthodox
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.
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.

7. According to the Jewish Bible - Judaism began with Yahweh's promise to...
Helps others to find nirvana
Achieved enlightenment
Abraham
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services

8. The most accurate explanation of why the Roman Catholic Church practices infant baptism is because...
Mayan religion
Achieved enlightenment
It removes the stain of original sin
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.

9. Which religions hold similar general beliefs about heaven and hell?
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
Reliance on magic
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana

10. In Taoism - yin and yang represent...
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
Anglicans; Thomas Cranmer - who was the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury and a leader of the English Protestant Reformation - wrote the 'Book of Common Prayer -' which remains the official liturgy of the Anglican communion of churches.
The first week of mourning after a death
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.

11. For Catholics - the central act of worship is...
The mass
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.
Jewish dietary laws
Ended the practice of indulgences

12. Whereas original Confucian teachings dealt with the social order - Taoism...
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Submission
Offered a spiritual approach to life
It removes the stain of original sin

13. The Diaspora began...
The caste system
Hinduism
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.
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

14. Ritual sacrifice in Theravada Buddhism...
Rite of passage
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
Buddha's compassion for living things
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.

15. The only religion that requires miracles in order for a person to be named a saint is...
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
Any gods
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Roman Catholicism

16. Mennonites do NOT believe...
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions

17. The first Christians believed that...
Roman Catholicism
Icons
Salvation came as a gift from God
Collections of sayings and actions of Muhammad

18. Mawlid al-Nabi

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19. The grace of Buddha Amitbha.
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss
Monasticism
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.
Ecumenism.

20. Shinto is based on Four Affirmations - one of which is...
The concepts of purity and pollution remain the basis for the caste system.
Reverence toward family and tradition
The caste system.
Quality of human-heartedness. 'Jen' may also be translated as social virtue or goodness.

21. In the Roman Catholic Church - the feast of the Epiphany broadly commemorates...
Offered a spiritual approach to life
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Orthodox
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.

22. What is not a shared characteristics of mainstream Protestant denominations?
Doctrine of papal infallibility
Veneration of the saints
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire

23. What is NOT a teaching of Islam?
Emphasized obedience to God's law
Jesus is the son of God
Fasting during the day for one month each year
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.

24. What accurately describes the Qur'an?
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
Angels - heaven - and hell
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
Reconcile Aristotle's work with their religions.

25. Who is the most traditionally observant Jew?
Orthodox
Mayan religion
Salvation came as a gift from God
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism

26. What is found in an ark in a synagogue?
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism
Female - nurturing - and passive
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services
Roman Catholics

27. The Hare Krishna movement developed from...
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
Hinduism
Ordinary people could easily understand and practice Islam; The practices of Islam are easy to understand and to practice even by the poorest and uneducated.
Moksha

28. Instead of statues - Eastern Orthodox rites use what as ornamentation in their churches?
Icons
Moses
David
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not

29. The original teachings of Confucius do not include references to...
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage
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.
Rejection of the caste system
A supreme being

30. What is not a true description of the Talmud?
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.'
Prayer five times a day
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx

31. Twelvers believe...
Salvation came as a gift from God
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day
The dominant theme of Taoism
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire

32. The ten lost tribes of Israel...
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
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.
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life

33. Traditional African religions DO NOT include...
A vision quest
Native American religions.
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Roman Catholicism

34. Gain salvation.
The ultimate goal of Christians
The Trinity
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
Founder

35. That God is all-knowing - all-powerful - all-present - and one and undivided are beliefs of both Islam and...
Easter; Easter fulfills Jesus' promise to his followers that he will overcome death as those who believe in him will
No
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.'
Judaism

36. What religion believes in Purgatory?
Roman Catholicism
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation

37. In Zen Buddhism - 'satori' is...
Enlightenment
Orthodox
Quality of human-heartedness. 'Jen' may also be translated as social virtue or goodness.
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known

38. The best description of why Chinese rulers tolerated and even encouraged Confucianism for 2 -500 years was because...
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
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.
Jesus is the son of God
It taught people to accept the status quo

39. Meditation is NOT an important part of the practice of...
Indigenous religions of South America
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group
Hindu
Things like ambition - wealth - and power keep people from their real purpose in life

40. NOT a basic principle of Buddhism
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
Prayer five times a day
Because he did not write down his teachings
The replacement of a traditional language with a vernacular language.

41. Council called to modernize the Roman Catholic Church.
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
The Exodus
Sencond Vatican Council
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.

42. A 'koan' (a riddle that appears to be meaningless - but is intended to prod a student of Zen into thinking) is...
It acknowledges that everything belongs to Allah ultimately.
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.
The Trinity
Meditation - Nonviolence - Self-Denial

43. Dualism (in religious terms)
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Rejection of the caste system
To redeem humankind from sin

44. 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
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
Episcopalianism

45. Muslims and Christians both believe...
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
Upanishads

46. 'Kami' is the name of the spirits of people - places - and nature in which religion?
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Loyalty
Shinto
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.

47. In Judaism - Yahweh...
Ahura Mazda
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
Judaism

48. What is the most accurate definition of religion?
Doctrine of papal infallibility
Easter; Easter fulfills Jesus' promise to his followers that he will overcome death as those who believe in him will
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.

49. The Feast of Purim celebrates...
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
The Exodus

50. What will you NOT see in an orthodox synagogue?
Men and women sitting together
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
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.
Sencond Vatican Council