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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. A rite of passage in Judaism is...






2. The Protestant Reformation began with...






3. Ahura Mazda is the one and only true God of...






4. Women cannot become cantors and rabbis in which branch of Judaism?






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






6. Huguenots






7. What statements are true about Pentecostal churches?


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






9. The term 'kosher' refers to...






10. Which of the following Buddhist sects is credited with instilling the idea of nationalism among the Japanese?






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






12. Theravada Buddhism does not emphasize...


13. Shamans serve as...






14. The Mahdi is the Islamic equivalent of...






15. What is true about Hinduism?






16. Religion that does not include fasting.






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






18. Predicting the future through divination is an element of...






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






20. How is the belief in God - by whatever name - similar in Christianity - Islam - and Judaism?






21. In founding the Nation of Islam - Wallace Fard focused on...






22. What is a major difference between Episcopalians and Lutherans?






23. Is Monasticism found in Islam?






24. Hindus view 'dharma' as a duty - or moral code of action - whereas to Buddhists 'dharma' is...






25. The menorah is a symbol used for which Jewish holy day?


26. The Church of England/Anglican Church was a compromise that resulted in...






27. What was NOT a concern of Taoism?






28. The Eastern Orthodox rites differ from Roman Catholicism in their...






29. What is a true statement about Confucian teachers after Confucius?


30. The Hare Krishna movement developed from...






31. Not one of the holy cities to Muslims






32. What is NOT true about voodoo?






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


34. The word 'Islam' means...






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


36. Monism (belief that all things






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


38. A major cause of the schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Churches was the...






39. Wahhabism






40. In Hinduism - ahimsa is the principle of...






41. What was not a result of the Council of Trent - which was convened during what is known as the Counter-Reformation?






42. The goal of Zionism is the fulfillment of a dream many Jews have had since the...






43. A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is Buddhism's rejection of...






44. The most accurate explanation of why the Roman Catholic Church practices infant baptism is because...






45. Conflict over Muhammad's successor led to...


46. Mennonites do NOT believe...






47. Jerusalem is a holy city to...






48. The prophet and priest Ezra's contribution to Judaism was...






49. What is a true statement about Sikhism?






50. Islam - Judaism - and Christianity all share what?