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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. What changes in Arab society resulted from Muhammad's teachings?
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
Indigenous religions of South America
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
Salvation came as a gift from God

2. Which Christian denomination believes in purgatory?
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.
Roman Catholicism
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation
Islam

3. Satan explains the presence of evil in which of the following religions?
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Judaism; Islam
Any gods
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.

4. The term 'kosher' refers to...
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
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.
Jewish dietary laws
Ecumenism.

5. A major difference between Native American religions and Christianity is...

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6. The Jewish Day of Atonement is...
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.
Right understanding - Right speech - Right livelihood; The steps of the Eightfold Path are right views - right thoughts - right speech - right action - right livelihood - right effort - right mindfulness - and right concentration.
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.

7. What is not a characteristic of Calvinism?
Possession of wealth and power
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Vedanta; The Vedanta system holds that all the world - including humans - is an illusion

8. The Hasidic movement was founded by...
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
Baal Shem Tov
Ramadan
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.

9. Traditional African religions DO NOT include...
Bring the gift of God's grace
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one
Hindu
A vision quest

10. Hadith
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.'
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works
Judaism
Collections of sayings and actions of Muhammad

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

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12. Why was Confucius similar to Gautama Buddha?
Any gods
Because he did not write down his teachings
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.
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group

13. An aspect of Buddhism that is less popular in the Western world is...
Enlightenment
Monasticism
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 caste system

14. During their centuries of conquest - Muslim rulers...
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
Islam
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
The replacement of a traditional language with a vernacular language.

15. Torah
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores
It was absorbed into Hinduism. Over time - Hinduism adopted some of the concepts of Buddhism and Buddha became one of many Hindu gods.
It is considered a holy river

16. Predicting the future through divination is an element of...
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.
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
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.
Confucianism

17. 'Lotus Sutra'
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
Rite of passage
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
Church's selling of indulgences

18. In the thinking of many Buddhist sects - to love any person or any thing is...
Roman Catholicism
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss
Jesus is actually present in the bread and wine in communion
A distraction from seeking salvation; For these sects - any attachment is a distraction and must be renounced

19. What was adopted as the state religion in Japan in the Meiji Restoration of 1868?
Connect with Brahman
Loyalty
Baal Shem Tov
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.

20. The branch of Judaism that relies most heavily on Jewish law - ritual - and tradition in daily life is the...
Christians; Jews; Muslims
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
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.
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.

21. Who is the most traditionally observant Jew?
Baal Shem Tov
Loyalty
An emphasis on monasticism; an emphasis on the compassion of Buddha; the transformation of Siddharta Gautama into an Ultimate Being - one of many Buddhas; the belief that the 'Great Vehicle' has room to transport all souls to nirvana
Orthodox

22. What is not a reason fundamentalist movements in any religion usually develop?
Jesus is the son of God
The desire to convert nonbelievers and spread the religion
Five Pillars
The caste system.

23. For Catholics - the central act of worship is...
The mass
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment

24. What events in human history resulted in the development of religions based on natural elements - such as soil fertility - the seasons - and rainfall?
Buddha's compassion for living things
Neolithic Revolution; The Neolithic Revolution marks the change from hunting and gathering to settled farming as a way of life. Groups developed religions to appeal to the deities in nature for help.
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
Householder

25. The Wahhabi movement took control of the area that became which of the following nations?
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
Islam
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors

26. Instead of statues - Eastern Orthodox rites use what as ornamentation in their churches?
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
Icons
Sencond Vatican Council
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

27. The Church of England/Anglican Church was a compromise that resulted in...
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.
Baal Shem Tov
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
Doctrine of papal infallibility

28. Buddhism's 'middle path' is best explained as a way of life that...
Purify the body and mind.
The growing materialism of Islam around the 800s
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
The first collection of Jewish laws

29. The Eightfold Path includes what?
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.
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment
Zoroastrianism
Right understanding - Right speech - Right livelihood; The steps of the Eightfold Path are right views - right thoughts - right speech - right action - right livelihood - right effort - right mindfulness - and right concentration.

30. Ka'bah
Zoroastrianism
The most sacred to Muslims
Trash hauler
Can be entered by living a good life and reciting the name of Amitabha

31. The Second Truth of the Four Noble Truths.
Marriage for the clergy
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
A Taoist endeavors to live a simple life. Taoism teaches inaction as the highest principle of being.
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.

32. The Sufi movement was a reaction against...
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires
The growing materialism of Islam around the 800s
It taught people to accept the status quo
Reliance on magic

33. Confucius believed that inferiors owed what to their superiors?
Loyalty
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.
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.

34. What are aspects of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths?
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.

35. Monism (belief that all things
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
Submission
The first week of mourning after a death
Native American religions.

36. Which practice of Roman Catholicism was rejected by Protestants during the Reformation?
Eating pork
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
Magic
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden

37. The beginning of the caste system in Indian society can be found in the...
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
Angels - heaven - and hell
Returning to Allah what is his

38. According to the Jewish Bible - Judaism began with Yahweh's promise to...
Buddha's compassion for living things
Marriage for the clergy
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem
Abraham

39. The most accurate explanation of why the Roman Catholic Church practices infant baptism is because...
It removes the stain of original sin
Hindus; part of the epic 'Mahabharata'
Upanishads
Moksha

40. The Diaspora began...
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores
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.
After the Assyrians destroyed Israel; The Jewish Diaspora began after the destruction of the kingdom of Israel by the Assyrians in the 8th century B.C.E.
Nichiren

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

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42. The delivery of the Jews from Persia is celebrated during...
Purim
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day

43. Members of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism believe that the Land of Bliss...
Jesus
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
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
Can be entered by living a good life and reciting the name of Amitabha

44. Living a life according to 'dharma' (the concept of moral duty - or right living) will result in...
Things like ambition - wealth - and power keep people from their real purpose in life
Good government could become oppressive if it interfered too much in people's lives
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
The Hindu Festival of lights.

45. Some authorities do not consider Confucianism a religion primarily because it does not include...
The urge for spontaneity should be controlled; Taoism taught that spontaneous action that arose from being free of worldly concerns and open to the Tao - or workings of the universe - was good.
Any gods
Enlightenment
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.

46. Hinduism can be characterized as a religion that...
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Jesus is the son of God
Islam

47. As Islam spread - it made many converts primarily because...
Moksha
Sencond Vatican Council
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.
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism

48. How do Mahayana Buddhists and Theravada Buddhists view Gautama?
Celebrates the birth of Krishna - the incarnation of the god Vishnu - the protector and preserver.
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.
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings
Written religious teachings; Indigenous religious practices are preliterate - so there were no written religious teachings - although modern anthropologists and similar researchers have written them down for various cultures.

49. Hinduism differs from Buddhism in Hinduism's acceptance of...
Things like ambition - wealth - and power keep people from their real purpose in life
The caste system.
Roman Catholicism
Christians; Jews; Muslims

50. What statement is true about the Indian caste system?
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
Shinto