DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. Satan explains the presence of evil in which of the following religions?
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.
It taught people to accept the status quo
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Judaism; Islam


2. Whereas original Confucian teachings dealt with the social order - Taoism...
Ecumenism.
Offered a spiritual approach to life
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Confucianism


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

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4. The Jewish Day of Atonement is...
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Islam
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
David


5. Jihad refers to...
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life
What Allah said to Muhammad
Profess one's Islamic faith
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh


6. The foundation of Judaism is the...
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
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.
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.
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.


7. The primary purpose of the bar mitzvah and the bat mitzvah is to...
The First Pillar of Islam
Buddha's compassion for living things
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.
Xun-zi


8. In the Roman Catholic Church - the feast of the Epiphany broadly commemorates...
The caste system
Nichiren
The Hindu Festival of lights.
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples


9. Gnosticism's influence on Christianity can be seen in Christianity's...
No schools that teach religion to their followers
Emphasis on the goodness of the spirit over the evilness of the flesh.
The Christian belief that Jesus was the messiah
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.


10. To connect with the Tao - Chuang Tzu advises people to...
Loyalty
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
Commemorate the Angel Gabriel's appearance to Muhammad; have one's sins forgiven; become more aware of how a person acts in life


11. What requires a month of fasting from sunup to sundown?
Shinto
Ramadan
Judaism
The dominant theme of Taoism


12. Hindus view 'dharma' as a duty - or moral code of action - whereas to Buddhists 'dharma' is...
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual
Religious practice of ancient Egyptians
Christians; Jews; Muslims
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.


13. Shinto is based on Four Affirmations - one of which is...
Reverence toward family and tradition
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings
Mayan religion
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam


14. Whereas Hindus refuse to eat beef - Muslims refuse to eat...
Five Pillars.
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
A conservative movement within Islam
Pork


15. What statement is true about the Indian caste system?
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.
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.


16. Gain salvation.
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
A distraction from seeking salvation; For these sects - any attachment is a distraction and must be renounced
No
The ultimate goal of Christians


17. In Judaism - Yahweh...
Ritual; A code of moral conduct; An afterlife
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings
Indigenous religions of South America


18. During their centuries of conquest - Muslim rulers...
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
Purim
Native American religions.
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.


19. In Taoism - the source of all things is...
An imperceptible presence in the universe
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Men and women sitting together


20. Calling Hinduism polytheistic simplifies the religion because...
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
Trash hauler
Benevolence


21. Ancestor worship was an important part of...
Mayan religion
Confucianism
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples


22. Monasticism in the West during the Middle Ages is credited with...
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.
Jesus
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism


23. What is the most accurate definition of religion?
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
A path to release the mind from distractions
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.'
Ended the practice of indulgences


24. What is not a reason fundamentalist movements in any religion usually develop?
The desire to convert nonbelievers and spread the religion
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
Rite of passage


25. Praying the glorious mysteries of the rosary is an act of devotion of...
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds
Roman Catholics
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations


26. That God is all-knowing - all-powerful - all-present - and one and undivided are beliefs of both Islam and...
Church's selling of indulgences
Benevolence
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.
Judaism


27. The basic teachings of Islam are set down in the...
Emphasis on the goodness of the spirit over the evilness of the flesh.
Five Pillars.
Monasticism
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.


28. Release from the cycle of birth - death - and rebirth is...
That Jesus was both human and divine; Arius taught that Jesus was not equal with God the Father and eternal. The Emperor Constantine called the Council of Nicea to deal with the issue - which was dividing the early Church.
Emphasized obedience to God's law
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
Moksha


29. The Hare Krishna movement developed from...
Hinduism
Ramadan
Jews
Collections of sayings and actions of Muhammad


30. A major cause of the schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Churches was the...
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.
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
Sign of Yahweh's presence among the Jews
Rejection of the caste system


31. Confucius's emphasis on respect for parents is known as...
A messiah
Filial piety
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
Rejection of the caste system


32. 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.
The First Pillar of Islam
The caste system
Native American religions.


33. The Second Truth of the Four Noble Truths.
It removes the stain of original sin
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism


34. The clover leaf is a good way to illustrate the mystery of...
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
Reconcile Aristotle's work with their religions.
A messiah
The Trinity


35. Sikhism was founded as a reaction against...
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one
Humaneness
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
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.


36. Instead of statues - Eastern Orthodox rites use what as ornamentation in their churches?
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
There is a connection between all things that exist
Icons
Moksha


37. Torah
It acknowledges that everything belongs to Allah ultimately.
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.


38. The purposes of Ramadan are to...

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39. The Mahdi is the Islamic equivalent of...
Indigenous religions of South America
A messiah
An imperceptible presence in the universe
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman


40. The Messiah according to Judaism will NOT...

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41. What is NOT considered a theocracy?

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42. The Nicene Creed ended the Arian division within the early Christian Church by reaffirming...
That Jesus was both human and divine; Arius taught that Jesus was not equal with God the Father and eternal. The Emperor Constantine called the Council of Nicea to deal with the issue - which was dividing the early Church.
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Baal Shem Tov


43. The Church of England/Anglican Church was a compromise that resulted in...
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
Any gods
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Shinto


44. 'Shivah' - in Judaism
Founder
The first week of mourning after a death
Ecumenism.
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana


45. Dualism (in religious terms)
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
The ultimate goal of Christians
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.
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang


46. Muslims believe that almsgiving is...
Icons
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings
Returning to Allah what is his
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.


47. The Prophetic Movement in Judaism...

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48. Christian fundamentalism began in the late nineteenth century...
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
The dominant theme of Taoism
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx


49. An aspect of Buddhism that is less popular in the Western world is...
Commemorate the Angel Gabriel's appearance to Muhammad; have one's sins forgiven; become more aware of how a person acts in life
A vision quest
Monasticism
Sencond Vatican Council


50. The Prophetic Movement brought God's word to...
Female - nurturing - and passive
Reconcile Aristotle's work with their religions.
Jews
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.