DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. The Nicene Creed ended the Arian division within the early Christian Church by reaffirming...
It was absorbed into Hinduism. Over time - Hinduism adopted some of the concepts of Buddhism and Buddha became one of many Hindu gods.
Five Pillars.
Men and women sitting together
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.


2. Ka'bah
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
Upanishads
The most sacred to Muslims
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.


3. The Church of England/Anglican Church was a compromise that resulted in...
Nichiren
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
Achieved enlightenment


4. In what deities do both good and evil co-exist?
Ahura Mazda
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life
Bring the gift of God's grace


5. Wahhabism
A conservative movement within Islam
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.
Native American religions.


6. Which Christian denomination believes in purgatory?
Roman Catholicism
Abraham
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.'
Commemorate the Angel Gabriel's appearance to Muhammad; have one's sins forgiven; become more aware of how a person acts in life


7. The Ganges River is sacred to Hindus because...
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
It is considered a holy river
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.
Submission


8. What is NOT a teaching of Islam?
Fasting during the day for one month each year
Modern Iraq; A theocracy is a government in which the power and authority comes either because the ruler is considered a god (Egypt under the pharaohs) or a representative of God on earth (John Calvin's Geneva and Massachusetts Bay).
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.
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire


9. Ancestor worship was an important part of...
Returning to Allah what is his
Mayan religion
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.


10. The Prophetic Movement in Judaism...

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11. One reason that early Christians began to separate from Judaism was...
Mayan religion
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
The Christian belief that Jesus was the messiah
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.


12. What is found in an ark in a synagogue?
Transubstantiation
Profess one's Islamic faith
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.'
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services


13. A rite of passage in Judaism is...
Confucianism
Purim
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person


14. What statement about the Qur'an is not true?
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
It removes the stain of original sin
Nichiren
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.


15. Marriage is an example of which basic characteristic of religion?
Female - nurturing - and passive
Reliance on magic
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
Rite of passage


16. 'Chosen People' of God.
Jewish dietary laws
Reliance on magic
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not


17. What is not a true description of the Talmud?
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
Emphasized obedience to God's law
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh


18. Traditional African religions DO NOT include...
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
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.
A vision quest
Veneration of the saints


19. Women cannot become cantors and rabbis in which branch of Judaism?
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
Indigenous religions of South America
Orthodox


20. Predicting the future through divination is an element of...
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
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.
Confucianism
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.


21. Theravada Buddhism does not emphasize...

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22. Confession of one's sins to a priest or minister is part of Roman Catholicism - Eastern Orthodox rites - and...
Judaism
Episcopalianism
Moksha
Roman Catholicism


23. Mawlid al-Nabi

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24. What would be considered an Abrahamaic religion?
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.
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.
Sign of Yahweh's presence among the Jews
Judaism; Christianity; Islam


25. What quality would best express the Confucian principle of jen?
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
Humaneness
Pacifism
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering


26. The Second Truth of the Four Noble Truths.
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
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.


27. What statement best describes the early development of Christianity?
Set out a number of principles that are central to Hinduism; The Upanishads are a collection of advice from Hindu sages. Among the topics covered are reincarnation - creation - and the relationship between individual souls and Ultimate Reality.
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
Quality of human-heartedness. 'Jen' may also be translated as social virtue or goodness.
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.


28. Amaterasu
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
Eating pork
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss


29. In addition to Muhammad - Muslims consider as prophets Abraham - Moses - and...
Jesus
Five Pillars
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana
Founder


30. The primary factor that has motivated the growth of Islamic fundamentalism is the...
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations
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.
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem
Judaism; Christianity; Islam


31. Muslims and Christians both believe...
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Jesus
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth


32. What is NOT considered a theocracy?

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33. Example of the animistic theory of religion; based on worship of the spirits - known as kami - of natural objects - such as stones and trees.
Shinto
Hinduism
A path to release the mind from distractions
Doctrine of papal infallibility


34. The Jews who were expelled from Spain and Portugal in the 15th century were known as...
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.
The first collection of Jewish laws
Sephardim
Native American religions.


35. Ahura Mazda is the one and only true God of...
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.
Jewish dietary laws
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Zoroastrianism.


36. What characteristic does Judaism and Islam not have in common?
Roman Catholicism
No schools that teach religion to their followers
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Ruler; The ruler as the superior


37. What is an accurate description of Martin Luther's teachings?
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
The First Pillar of Islam
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


38. Voodoo is an example of...
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds
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.
Magic
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services


39. Which practice of Roman Catholicism was rejected by Protestants during the Reformation?
Indigenous religions of South America
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
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
Achieved enlightenment


40. Instead of statues - Eastern Orthodox rites use what as ornamentation in their churches?
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.
Icons


41. 'Jen' in Confucianism is the...

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42. The Diaspora began...
The ultimate goal of Christians
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.
Because he did not write down his teachings
Pacifism


43. Ark of the Covenant.

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44. The first Christians believed that...
Salvation came as a gift from God
Immersing adults in water
There is a connection between all things that exist
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.


45. While Westerners may think of yoga as exercise - Hindus consider Yoga primarily as a way to...
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires
Martin Luther
Connect with Brahman
Bring the gift of God's grace


46. What division of Judaism follows the teachings of a rebbe?
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.
It is considered a holy river
Hasidic Jews
Men and women sitting together


47. The beginning of the caste system in Indian society can be found in the...
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
Roman Catholicism
Loyalty


48. What is the most accurate explanation of myths as an important aspect of religion?
An afterlife; Jews believe that there is an afterlife - but it does not have the physical description that Christian and Islamic heaven and hell have. Jews focus on living a good life according to God's laws rather than on punishment and reward after
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group
There is a connection between all things that exist
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana


49. The Kabbalah is similar to the material found in the...
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
Monasticism
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
The Trinity


50. For Catholics - the central act of worship is...
Right Views
Helps others to find nirvana
The mass
A Taoist endeavors to live a simple life. Taoism teaches inaction as the highest principle of being.