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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. Twelvers believe...
Compassion
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day

2. Mariology refers to devotion to the Virgin Mary in...
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
The caste system
Baal Shem Tov
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.

3. Monasticism in the West during the Middle Ages is credited with...
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem
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.
Five Pillars
Reliance on magic

4. The 'Bhagavad Gita' is important to...

5. Which religion is the largest in the world?
Five Pillars.
Christianity
Indigenous religions of South America
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings

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

7. The Mishnah
Female - nurturing - and passive
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Eased kosher restrictions;
The first collection of Jewish laws

8. Repeating the Shahadah.
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.
Ritual; A code of moral conduct; An afterlife
The first collection of Jewish laws
The First Pillar of Islam

9. What is NOT considered a theocracy?

10. What statements are true about Pentecostal churches?

11. A major difference between Tibetan Buddhism and other Buddhist sects is Tibetan Buddhism's...
Reliance on magic
Christians; Jews; Muslims
Abraham
It emphasizes the joyous and ecstatic nature of Judaism

12. What was a central element of Confucianism as Confucius taught it?
A vision quest
Immersing adults in water
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.
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.

13. Does NOT accurately describe Taoist beliefs
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
Sencond Vatican Council
A vision quest
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.

14. African religions are unlike Hinduism in which ways?
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.
The dominant theme of Taoism
David
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage

15. 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.
Ramadan
Loyalty
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation

16. The Council of Trent was called by the Catholic Church to...
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Shinto
The most sacred to Muslims
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation

17. The Second Truth of the Four Noble Truths.
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem
The ultimate goal of Christians
Marriage for the clergy

18. The best explanation of why Muslims pray prostrate on the ground is...
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
To show their humility before Allah
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.
Communion

19. What statement most accurately describes the doctrine of original sin?
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Moksha
Episcopal

20. Hadith
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services
The first week of mourning after a death
Collections of sayings and actions of Muhammad
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors

21. That God is all-knowing - all-powerful - all-present - and one and undivided are beliefs of both Islam and...
Judaism
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).
There is a connection between all things that exist
Orthodox

22. A Buddhist who is proud would not be practicing which principle of the Eight-Fold Path?
Church's selling of indulgences
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah
Baal Shem Tov
Right Views

23. 'Umma'
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism
Roman Catholics
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
Rejection of the caste system

24. Monism (belief that all things
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Native American religions.
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings

25. The ecumenical movement has resulted in changes within...
Purim
Roman Catholicism
Martin Luther
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.

26. The Prophetic Movement in Judaism...

27. What is found in an ark in a synagogue?
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services
Reverence toward family and tradition
Achieved enlightenment
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions

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

29. What events in human history resulted in the development of religions based on natural elements - such as soil fertility - the seasons - and rainfall?
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.
It taught people to accept the status quo
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers

30. Shamans serve as...
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
Eased kosher restrictions;
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.

31. What is true about Hinduism?
The desire to convert nonbelievers and spread the religion
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
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.
Nichiren

32. A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is Buddhism's rejection of...
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
The caste system
The dominant theme of Taoism
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.

33. A rite of passage in Judaism is...
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem
Founder
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Jewish mysticism

34. Religion that does not include fasting.
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Zoroastrianism
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.
Ramadan

35. Gnosticism's influence on Christianity can be seen in Christianity's...
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
Emphasis on the goodness of the spirit over the evilness of the flesh.
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
Pacifism

36. Which of the following Buddhist sects is credited with instilling the idea of nationalism among the Japanese?
The ultimate goal of Christians
Purim
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.
Nichiren

37. Hindus view 'dharma' as a duty - or moral code of action - whereas to Buddhists 'dharma' is...
Celebrates Muhammad's birthday
There is a connection between all things that exist
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.

38. What statement best describes the early development of Christianity?
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
Native American religions.

39. The Apostles Creed - Nicene Creed - and Athanasian Creed do NOT what in common?
Sudden illumination; The Renzai - or Intuitive - school of Zen Buddhism believes that rational thought will not bring illumination. One must think anti-rationally and go behind reason before enlightenment will come - and then it will come suddenly in
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds
There is a connection between all things that exist

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

41. As Islam spread - it made many converts primarily because...
There is a connection between all things that exist
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings
The Hindu Festival of lights.
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.

42. Missionary work was never important to what religion?
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.
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.
The Trinity

43. Religions typically do not include...
Christianity
Episcopalianism
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Monasticism

44. The best description of why Chinese rulers tolerated and even encouraged Confucianism for 2 -500 years was because...
Submission
It taught people to accept the status quo
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.
Shinto

45. Christian fundamentalism began in the late nineteenth century...
God's mercy and love shown in the life - death - and resurrection of Jesus
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
Judaism
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.

46. In the thinking of many Buddhist sects - to love any person or any thing is...
A distraction from seeking salvation; For these sects - any attachment is a distraction and must be renounced
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
Ecumenism.
Jewish mysticism

47. What is not elements of indigenous religious practices...
Easter; Easter fulfills Jesus' promise to his followers that he will overcome death as those who believe in him will
The Hindu Festival of lights.
The most sacred to Muslims
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.

48. Circumcision is a rite of passage found in which religions?
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
Benevolence
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.

49. Divali
The Hindu Festival of lights.
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
God's goodness can heal illness as well as sin

50. Zeus
Five Pillars
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Right Views