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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Monasticism in the West during the Middle Ages is credited with...
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.
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.

2. A major difference between Tibetan Buddhism and other Buddhist sects is Tibetan Buddhism's...
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.
Reliance on magic
The Exodus
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires

3. Divali
The Hindu Festival of lights.
Sign of Yahweh's presence among the Jews
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
The caste system

4. The branch of Judaism that relies most heavily on Jewish law - ritual - and tradition in daily life is the...
Orthodox branch; Orthodox Jews conform most closely to the tenets of Judaism as revealed by God. They are not concerned with adapting Judaism to the world outside of the Jewish community.
The Exodus
Householder
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations

5. The Baptist denomination baptizes members by...
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
It is considered a holy river
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah
Immersing adults in water

6. Which Christian denomination believes in purgatory?
Moksha
Salvation came as a gift from God
Roman Catholicism
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage

7. Zeus
Purim
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
The replacement of a traditional language with a vernacular language.
Emphasized obedience to God's law

8. The ecumenical movement has resulted in changes within...
Roman Catholicism
Hinduism
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
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.

9. The foundation of Judaism is the...
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
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.
It taught people to accept the status quo
Nonviolence

10. Monism (belief that all things
Islam
Orthodox branch; Orthodox Jews conform most closely to the tenets of Judaism as revealed by God. They are not concerned with adapting Judaism to the world outside of the Jewish community.
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.
Native American religions.

11. The Qur'an contains...
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.
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
What Allah said to Muhammad
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.

12. Ark of the Covenant.

13. What is NOT true about voodoo?
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 has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.
Sephardim
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual

14. Confucian concept of 'li'

15. What is taboo for Jews?
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.
Eating pork
Meng-zi reinforced Confucius's teaching that people were innately good - whereas Xun-zi taught that people were innately evil.
Purim

16. Agnostic
God's mercy and love shown in the life - death - and resurrection of Jesus
'Chuang Tzu'
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Monasticism

17. The delivery of the Jews from Persia is celebrated during...
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
Purim
Religious practice of ancient Egyptians

18. While all religions pray - what is NOT a category of prayer?
A path to release the mind from distractions
Compassion
Hindu
A distraction from seeking salvation; For these sects - any attachment is a distraction and must be renounced

19. A major cause of the schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Churches was the...
Baal Shem Tov
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.
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.
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.

20. In Taoism - the source of all things is...
Hindus; part of the epic 'Mahabharata'
An imperceptible presence in the universe
Episcopalianism
Jainism

21. What statement accurately describes the Hasidic movement?
Moksha
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage
It emphasizes the joyous and ecstatic nature of Judaism
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.

22. Most Protestant denominations build their services around...
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.
Communion

23. The goal of liberation theology is to...
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
The desire to convert nonbelievers and spread the religion
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.'

24. The Mahdi is the Islamic equivalent of...
Confucianism
A messiah
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana

25. What religions justify capital punishment for major offenses?
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.
Native American religions.
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism

26. What was the main reason for the centuries-long mutual hatred between Christians and Muslims?
Jewish dietary laws
Hinduism
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
Any gods

27. What division of Judaism follows the teachings of a rebbe?
What Allah said to Muhammad
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 Exodus
Hasidic Jews

28. Janmashtami
Buddha's compassion for living things
The Exodus
Celebrates the birth of Krishna - the incarnation of the god Vishnu - the protector and preserver.
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.

29. Sikhism was founded as a reaction against...
Religious practice of ancient Egyptians
Humaneness
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.
Moksha

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

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

32. One reason that early Christians began to separate from Judaism was...
The Christian belief that Jesus was the messiah
The concepts of purity and pollution remain the basis for the caste system.
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
A conservative movement within Islam

33. Praying the glorious mysteries of the rosary is an act of devotion of...
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.
Roman Catholics
Martin Luther
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.

34. The Five Pillars are the basic belief system of...
Islam
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
Householder

35. For Catholics - the central act of worship is...
The mass
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations
No
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.

36. Confucius believed that inferiors owed what to their superiors?
Roman Catholicism
Ritual; A code of moral conduct; An afterlife
Loyalty
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.

37. Mariology refers to devotion to the Virgin Mary in...
Religious practice of ancient Egyptians
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
Pork
Monasticism

38. Almsgiving is one of the...
Five Pillars
Confucianism
Pork
Judaism; Judaism is a religion and Zionism is a political movement begun in 1896 to establish a Jewish state in what the Jews consider the 'promised land.'

39. Calling Hinduism polytheistic simplifies the religion because...
Reverence toward family and tradition
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
A Taoist endeavors to live a simple life. Taoism teaches inaction as the highest principle of being.

40. What changes in Arab society resulted from Muhammad's teachings?
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
An imperceptible presence in the universe

41. Bodhisattvas help others to find enlightenment...
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
God's mercy and love shown in the life - death - and resurrection of Jesus
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana
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.

42. What is the most important holy day in the Christian calendar?

43. The four stages in Hinduism are student - seeker - ascetic - and...
Roman Catholicism
Householder
Can be entered by living a good life and reciting the name of Amitabha
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known

44. The Hare Krishna movement developed from...
Purim
Hinduism
Hindus; part of the epic 'Mahabharata'
Marriage for the clergy

45. King Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church because he...
Achieved enlightenment
The Hindu Festival of lights.
Compassion
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage

46. What is not a reason fundamentalist movements in any religion usually develop?
Roman Catholicism
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Hasidic Jews
The desire to convert nonbelievers and spread the religion

47. Ancestor worship was an important part of...
Shinto
Mayan religion
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores

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

49. Living a life according to 'dharma' (the concept of moral duty - or right living) will result in...
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.
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
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.
Men and women sitting together

50. The Christian Science movement believes that...