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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. A rite of passage in Judaism is...
Hindus; part of the epic 'Mahabharata'
Profess one's Islamic faith
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
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.

2. The Protestant Reformation began with...
The Exodus
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.
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
Martin Luther

3. Ahura Mazda is the one and only true God of...
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
David
Zoroastrianism.
Jesus is the son of God

4. Women cannot become cantors and rabbis in which branch of Judaism?
A supreme being
Orthodox
Female - nurturing - and passive
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings

5. 'Kami' is the name of the spirits of people - places - and nature in which religion?
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
The Hindu Festival of lights.
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life
Shinto

6. Huguenots
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
The ultimate goal of Christians
Shinto
Veneration of the saints

7. What statements are true about Pentecostal churches?

8. The delivery of the Jews from Persia is celebrated during...
Shinto
Loyalty
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
Purim

9. The term 'kosher' refers to...
A supreme being
Jewish dietary laws
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang

10. Which of the following Buddhist sects is credited with instilling the idea of nationalism among the Japanese?
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.
Easter; Easter fulfills Jesus' promise to his followers that he will overcome death as those who believe in him will
Emphasized obedience to God's law
Nichiren

11. Praying the glorious mysteries of the rosary is an act of devotion of...
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
Transubstantiation
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism
Roman Catholics

12. Theravada Buddhism does not emphasize...

13. Shamans serve as...
The split into Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss
Roman Catholicism
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.

14. The Mahdi is the Islamic equivalent of...
Can be entered by living a good life and reciting the name of Amitabha
A messiah
Nichiren
A vision quest

15. What is true about Hinduism?
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known
Islam

16. Religion that does not include fasting.
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations
Prayer five times a day
Zoroastrianism
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana

17. How do Mahayana Buddhists and Theravada Buddhists view Gautama?
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires
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 mass
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.

18. Predicting the future through divination is an element of...
Prayer five times a day
A distraction from seeking salvation; For these sects - any attachment is a distraction and must be renounced
Confucianism
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.

19. Christian fundamentalism began in the late nineteenth century...
Shinto
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem
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.
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx

20. How is the belief in God - by whatever name - similar in Christianity - Islam - and Judaism?
Trash hauler
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; Jews; Muslims
The First Pillar of Islam

21. In founding the Nation of Islam - Wallace Fard focused on...
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Jews

22. What is a major difference between Episcopalians and Lutherans?
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment

23. Is Monasticism found in Islam?
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
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.
No
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism

24. Hindus view 'dharma' as a duty - or moral code of action - whereas to Buddhists 'dharma' is...
Judaism; Christianity; Islam
Buddha's compassion for living things
Only those times when he invokes the authority of 'ex cathedra'; 'Ex cathedra' is the authority of the pope based on his position as teacher and pastor of Christians. When the pope speaks 'ex cathedra' on a doctrine of faith and morals - he is kept f
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.

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...
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
Jewish dietary laws

27. What was NOT a concern of Taoism?
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
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life
Reliance on magic
Possession of wealth and power

28. The Eastern Orthodox rites differ from Roman Catholicism in their...
Trash hauler
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.
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx

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

30. The Hare Krishna movement developed from...
Abraham
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
Hinduism
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation

31. Not one of the holy cities to Muslims
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores
Who would appoint bishops
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.

32. What is NOT true about voodoo?
Connect with Brahman
It has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.
Monasticism
Emphasis on the goodness of the spirit over the evilness of the flesh.

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

34. The word 'Islam' means...
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
Submission
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.
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.

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

36. Monism (belief that all things
The Exodus
Thomas Aquinas
Judaism; Islam
Native American religions.

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...
The Exodus
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Emphasized obedience to God's law
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.

39. Wahhabism
Baal Shem Tov
A conservative movement within Islam
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations
Judaism

40. In Hinduism - ahimsa is the principle of...
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
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.
Ecumenism.
Nonviolence

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

42. The goal of Zionism is the fulfillment of a dream many Jews have had since the...
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.

43. A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is Buddhism's rejection of...
The caste system
Reliance on magic
To redeem humankind from sin
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.

44. The most accurate explanation of why the Roman Catholic Church practices infant baptism is because...
It removes the stain of original sin
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Right Views
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people

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

46. Mennonites do NOT believe...
Submission
The mass
Venerate and fear ancestors - Have healers; Are localized; Hinduism does not share any of these characteristics. The only trait that African religions have in common with Hinduism is that Hinduism and African religions are polytheistic.
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State

47. Jerusalem is a holy city to...
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
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.
Mayan religion
Christians; Jews; Muslims

48. The prophet and priest Ezra's contribution to Judaism was...
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known
Profess one's Islamic faith
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.'
Filial piety

49. What is a true statement about Sikhism?
Orthodox
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
Shinto
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual

50. Islam - Judaism - and Christianity all share what?
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem
Ritual; A code of moral conduct; An afterlife
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah