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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. The position of caliph evolved so that caliphs...
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
A Taoist endeavors to live a simple life. Taoism teaches inaction as the highest principle of being.
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
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.

2. Elements that characterize Jainism.
Meditation - Nonviolence - Self-Denial
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.
A supreme being

3. Sikhism was founded as a reaction against...
Islam and Hinduism; Nanak - who founded Sikhism in northern India in the late 15th and early 16th centuries - was born a Hindu and studied Islam - but could not find spiritual peace in either.
Xun-zi
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Transubstantiation

4. King Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church because he...
God's goodness can heal illness as well as sin
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage
Moksha
Pacifism

5. The most accurate explanation of why the Roman Catholic Church practices infant baptism is because...
It emphasizes the joyous and ecstatic nature of Judaism
Jesus
It removes the stain of original sin
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people

6. The delivery of the Jews from Persia is celebrated during...
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
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.
Purim

7. The Diaspora is the term given to the...
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
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.
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism
It removes the stain of original sin

8. What is NOT true about voodoo?
Orthodox
The replacement of a traditional language with a vernacular language.
Marriage for the clergy
It has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.

9. Confucius believed that inferiors owed what to their superiors?
Loyalty
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Any gods

10. To say the Shahadah is to...

11. In Taoism - yin is...
Female - nurturing - and passive
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
Achieved enlightenment
Martin Luther

12. What religion believes in Purgatory?
Roman Catholicism
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.
Bring the gift of God's grace
Orthodox

13. Agnostic
Any gods
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
Martin Luther
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not

14. What accurately describes the Qur'an?
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.
Judaism; Islam
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.

15. The Wahhabi movement took control of the area that became which of the following nations?
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel

16. Mawlid al-Nabi

17. In addition to Muhammad - Muslims consider as prophets Abraham - Moses - and...
Things like ambition - wealth - and power keep people from their real purpose in life
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.
The first week of mourning after a death
Jesus

18. Gain salvation.
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
A conservative movement within Islam
The ultimate goal of Christians
Hinduism

19. Satan explains the presence of evil in which of the following religions?
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.
Judaism; Islam
Ramadan
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden

20. What requires a month of fasting from sunup to sundown?
Ramadan
Pentecostals believe that they receive special powers from God.; One special power is the ability to 'speak in tongues.'; Pentecostals believe that they receive special powers from God and one of those powers is the ability to speak in tongues.
The first collection of Jewish laws
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.

21. What is an accurate description of Taoism's view of government?

22. Who is the most traditionally observant Jew?
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Orthodox
The caste system
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.

23. The four stages in Hinduism are student - seeker - ascetic - and...
Veneration of the saints
Householder
There is a connection between all things that exist
Reverence toward family and tradition

24. In the Roman Catholic Church - the feast of the Epiphany broadly commemorates...
Abraham
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people

25. Theravada Buddhism does not emphasize...

26. The Baptist denomination baptizes members by...
Commemorate the Angel Gabriel's appearance to Muhammad; have one's sins forgiven; become more aware of how a person acts in life
Immersing adults in water
Salvation came as a gift from God
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders

27. In Taoism - the source of all things is...
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
It was absorbed into Hinduism. Over time - Hinduism adopted some of the concepts of Buddhism and Buddha became one of many Hindu gods.
An imperceptible presence in the universe
God's mercy and love shown in the life - death - and resurrection of Jesus

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

29. What quality would best express the Confucian principle of jen?
Humaneness
Roman Catholicism
Jainism
Who would appoint bishops

30. The 'Book of Common Prayer' is the official liturgy of...

31. Which of the following Buddhist sects is credited with instilling the idea of nationalism among the Japanese?
Nichiren
Prayer five times a day
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
Emphasized obedience to God's law

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

33. What was adopted as the state religion in Japan in the Meiji Restoration of 1868?
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
Jesus
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.

34. The first Christians believed that...
Salvation came as a gift from God
Reconcile Aristotle's work with their religions.
Ritual; A code of moral conduct; An afterlife
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation

35. What is true about Hinduism?
Christianity
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation

36. The Vedanta system of Hinduism is based on the...
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
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.
Upanishads
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.

37. The purposes of Ramadan are to...

38. A major cause of the schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Churches was the...
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.
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.
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
Roman Catholicism

39. According to Christian theology - Jesus was killed...
Prayer five times a day
The First Pillar of Islam
Vedanta; The Vedanta system holds that all the world - including humans - is an illusion
To redeem humankind from sin

40. What will you NOT see in an orthodox synagogue?
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
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.
Doctrine of papal infallibility
Men and women sitting together

41. What is taboo for Jews?
Hindu
Easter; Easter fulfills Jesus' promise to his followers that he will overcome death as those who believe in him will
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
Eating pork

42. What is an accurate description of Martin Luther's teachings?
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
Roman Catholics
Pentecostals believe that they receive special powers from God.; One special power is the ability to 'speak in tongues.'; Pentecostals believe that they receive special powers from God and one of those powers is the ability to speak in tongues.

43. What statement about the Qur'an is not true?
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.
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.
Meditation - Nonviolence - Self-Denial

44. Ahura Mazda is the one and only true God of...
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
Roman Catholicism
Householder
Zoroastrianism.

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

46. The Upanishads are important to Hindus because they...
Nichiren
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
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.
Celebrates the birth of Krishna - the incarnation of the god Vishnu - the protector and preserver.

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

48. The best description of why Chinese rulers tolerated and even encouraged Confucianism for 2 -500 years was because...
It taught people to accept the status quo
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.
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
Reliance on magic

49. The Eightfold Path includes what?
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.
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
Buddha's compassion for living things
Roman Catholicism

50. The only religion that requires miracles in order for a person to be named a saint is...
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.
Nichiren
Roman Catholicism
Native American religions.