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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. The relationship between ruler and ruled in Confucianism is mirrored in Judaism's and Christianity's...
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Veneration of the saints
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.

2. What was a central element of Confucianism as Confucius taught it?
Nichiren
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.

3. Is Monasticism found in Islam?
No
Christianity
Zoroastrianism.
Achieved enlightenment

4. The goal of liberation theology is to...
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day
No

5. The beginning of the caste system in Indian society can be found in the...
The dominant theme of Taoism
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
The Exodus
Ruler; The ruler as the superior

6. Judaism is unique in that it...
The First Pillar of Islam
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one
Ahura Mazda

7. Repeating the Shahadah.
Confucianism
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.
The First Pillar of Islam
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services

8. Which of the following Buddhist sects is credited with instilling the idea of nationalism among the Japanese?
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.
Achieved enlightenment
Nichiren
Right Views

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

10. A 'koan' (a riddle that appears to be meaningless - but is intended to prod a student of Zen into thinking) is...
Islam
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.
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.

11. What statement most accurately describes the doctrine of original sin?
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism
Mayan religion
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.

12. What is a major difference between Episcopalians and Lutherans?
The mass
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
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.
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.

13. The most accurate description of yoga to Hindus is...
Roman Catholicism
The Christian belief that Jesus was the messiah
A path to release the mind from distractions
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).

14. The Wahhabi movement took control of the area that became which of the following nations?
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
Female - nurturing - and passive
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
Roman Catholicism

15. The position of caliph evolved so that caliphs...
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
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

16. The modern evangelical movement in the United States has been successful primarily because it...
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
Salvation came as a gift from God
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person

17. Women cannot become cantors and rabbis in which branch of Judaism?
Christianity
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
Ahura Mazda
Orthodox

18. The purposes of Ramadan are to...

19. In addition to Muhammad - Muslims consider as prophets Abraham - Moses - and...
Shinto
Jesus
The Exodus
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.

20. A Buddhist who is proud would not be practicing which principle of the Eight-Fold Path?
Right Views
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
Purim
Confucianism

21. The only prophet in Judaism - Christianity - and Islam to whom God spoke directly was...
Moses
Rejection of the caste system
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.'
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.

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

23. In the Confucian set of relationships - special importance was placed on the role of the...
Rejection of the caste system
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
Reverence toward family and tradition
Ruler; The ruler as the superior

24. Seeking converts is NOT an important element of...
Native American religions.
Judaism
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism

25. 'Lotus Sutra'
Pacifism
Jesus is actually present in the bread and wine in communion
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings

26. What was NOT a concern of Taoism?
Possession of wealth and power
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
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.
The replacement of a traditional language with a vernacular language.

27. Meditation is NOT an important part of the practice of...
Men and women sitting together
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism
Indigenous religions of South America
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

28. In founding the Nation of Islam - Wallace Fard focused on...
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Episcopal

29. What is an accurate description of Martin Luther's teachings?
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Men and women sitting together
It taught people to accept the status quo
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.

30. A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is Buddhism's rejection of...
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
The caste system
What Allah said to Muhammad

31. Unlike most religions - Hinduism has no...
The Exodus
Pork
Jainism
Founder

32. What was the main reason for the centuries-long mutual hatred between Christians and Muslims?
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations
Moses
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.

33. What is NOT a major doctrinal difference between Roman Catholicism and mainstream Protestant denominations?
Jesus is the son of God
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.
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss
Orthodox

34. How is the belief in God - by whatever name - similar in Christianity - Islam - and Judaism?
Judaism; Christianity; Islam
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.
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.
Jesus is the son of God

35. Ka'bah
Eating pork
Ahura Mazda
Offered a spiritual approach to life
The most sacred to Muslims

36. Confucius's emphasis on respect for parents is known as...
Filial piety
Founder
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.

37. The Prophetic Movement in Judaism...

38. The 'Good News' of which Jesus spoke was...

39. The Mahdi is the Islamic equivalent of...
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana
A messiah
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers

40. The Christian Science movement believes that...

41. The Jewish Day of Atonement is...
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.
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.
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin

42. The Eastern Orthodox rites differ from Roman Catholicism in their...
Marriage for the clergy
Lack of hierarchical structure; Unlike the Roman Catholic Church that has the pope at its head - Eastern Orthodox churches are ruled by a network of patriarchs.
The most sacred to Muslims
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang

43. Which practice of Roman Catholicism was rejected by Protestants during the Reformation?
Sephardim
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
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
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam

44. The Protestant Reformation began with...
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.
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss
Martin Luther
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.

45. Mennonites do NOT believe...
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
Jews
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment

46. The goal of the Four Noble Truths.
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works
Judaism
Martin Luther

47. Sufism is characterized by...
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
Vedanta; The Vedanta system holds that all the world - including humans - is an illusion
The First Pillar of Islam

48. Islam and Christianity share a belief in...
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation
Angels - heaven - and hell
Baal Shem Tov
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana

49. What belief systems are neither monotheistic nor polytheistic?
Rite of passage
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
Right Views
Shinto

50. Predicting the future through divination is an element of...
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Judaism
Confucianism