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DSST Introduction To World Religions

Subjects : dsst, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The purpose of the sweat-lodge ceremony is to...






2. The primary purpose of the bar mitzvah and the bat mitzvah is to...






3. Circumcision is a rite of passage found in which religions?






4. Release from the cycle of birth - death - and rebirth in Hinduism.






5. The clover leaf is a good way to illustrate the mystery of...






6. Taoism and Buddhism are similar in that both teach that...






7. What statement is true about the modern Hindu caste system?






8. The Second Truth of the Four Noble Truths.






9. Torah






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

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11. Divali






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

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13. What is NOT a major doctrinal difference between Roman Catholicism and mainstream Protestant denominations?






14. To say the Shahadah is to...

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15. The Shi'a sect of Islam emphasizes...

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16. Some people think that Zionism is the same as...

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17. While all religions pray - what is NOT a category of prayer?






18. What is not a reason fundamentalist movements in any religion usually develop?






19. What is taboo for Jews?






20. Monasticism in the West during the Middle Ages is credited with...






21. Huguenots






22. Repeating the Shahadah.






23. Agnostic






24. The defining characteristics of the Society of Friends (Quakers) are humanitarianism - inner peace - and...






25. Ritual sacrifice in Theravada Buddhism...






26. The best explanation for the government persecution of Buddhists during the Tang Dynasty in China was that...

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27. What is not elements of indigenous religious practices...






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

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29. Confucius's emphasis on respect for parents is known as...






30. Whereas Hindus refuse to eat beef - Muslims refuse to eat...






31. Some authorities do not consider Confucianism a religion primarily because it does not include...






32. Almsgiving is one of the...






33. Marriage is an example of which basic characteristic of religion?






34. What is not a true description of the Talmud?






35. The Apostles Creed - Nicene Creed - and Athanasian Creed do NOT what in common?






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

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37. The natural world is an integrated whole.






38. What statement accurately describes Jewish worship?






39. What would be considered an Abrahamaic religion?






40. The four stages in Hinduism are student - seeker - ascetic - and...






41. 'Umma'






42. The Prophetic Movement in Judaism...

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

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






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






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

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47. The first Christians believed that...






48. Mennonites do NOT believe...






49. Most Protestant denominations build their services around...






50. What contribution did Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon) make to Jewish thought?

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