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DSST Introduction To World Religions

Subjects : dsst, culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Example of the animistic theory of religion; based on worship of the spirits - known as kami - of natural objects - such as stones and trees.






2. In Taoism - yin is...






3. The purposes of Ramadan are to...


4. Confucianism could be considered a philosophy rather than a religion because it...






5. The Christian Science movement believes that...


6. What characteristic does Judaism and Islam not have in common?






7. 'Chosen People' of God.






8. Shari'a deals with...






9. Charitable giving is important to Muslims because...






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






11. Voodoo is an example of...






12. 'Lotus Sutra'






13. Islam is similar to Judaism in that...






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






15. Judaism is unique in that it...






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






17. What was the main reason for the centuries-long mutual hatred between Christians and Muslims?






18. The Ganges River is sacred to Hindus because...






19. Repeating the Shahadah.






20. What statement accurately describes Jewish worship?






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






22. What is the most accurate definition of religion?






23. Is Monasticism found in Islam?






24. What is true about Hinduism?






25. 'Shivah' - in Judaism






26. The Prophetic Movement in Judaism...


27. According to the doctrine of transubstantiation in the Roman Catholic Church...






28. The Jewish Day of Atonement is...






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






30. What statements are true about Pentecostal churches?


31. Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to protest the...


32. The person who was most responsible for the spread of Buddhism outside India was...






33. Not one of the holy cities to Muslims






34. What is not a characteristic of Calvinism?






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






36. What was not a teaching of Muhammad?






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






38. According to the Jewish Bible - Judaism began with Yahweh's promise to...






39. According to Christian theology - Jesus was killed...






40. Torah






41. What is the most accurate explanation of myths as an important aspect of religion?






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






43. What is NOT true about voodoo?






44. African religions are unlike Hinduism in which ways?






45. The supremacy of the pope as the head of the Roman Catholic Church...


46. Judaism varies from Christianity and Islam in its lack of emphasis on...


47. The ten lost tribes of Israel...






48. What are aspects of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths?






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


50. Mawlid al-Nabi