DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. Muslims and Christians both believe...
It emphasizes the joyous and ecstatic nature of Judaism
Roman Catholicism
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.


2. 'Umma'
Jainism
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
The Islamic concept of the community of Muslim believers
Rite of passage


3. Islam - Judaism - and Christianity all share what?
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.
Angels - heaven - and hell
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State


4. A central belief of the Roman Catholic Church NOT shared by Protestant denominations.
Christians; Jews; Muslims
Monasticism
It emphasizes the joyous and ecstatic nature of Judaism
Transubstantiation


5. In addition to Muhammad - Muslims consider as prophets Abraham - Moses - and...
Moksha
Jesus
Jews
Quality of human-heartedness. 'Jen' may also be translated as social virtue or goodness.


6. Mahayana Buddhists believe that Gautama Buddha was not one of the following...
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Church's selling of indulgences
The replacement of a traditional language with a vernacular language.
Purify the body and mind.


7. What religions justify capital punishment for major offenses?
Buddha's compassion for living things
Celebrates Muhammad's birthday
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.
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism


8. According to the Jewish Bible - Judaism began with Yahweh's promise to...
Abraham
Confucianism
Eating pork
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds


9. During their centuries of conquest - Muslim rulers...
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.
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
Monasticism
A supreme being


10. A major stumbling block to reconciliation with Protestant groups is the Roman Catholic Church's...
Doctrine of papal infallibility
Immersing adults in water
Ended the practice of indulgences
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government


11. Predicting the future through divination is an element of...
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.
Confucianism
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.
Augustine; Among Augustine's contributions to Christian thought are the doctrine of original sin and the description of 'caritas -' or Christian love - the love of God and the love of one another.


12. A Buddhist who is proud would not be practicing which principle of the Eight-Fold Path?
Right Views
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known
Jews


13. Hinduism can be characterized as a religion that...
Magic
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Asoka; Asoka - a ruler of the Maurya dynasty in India in the third century B.C.E. - converted to Buddhism and sent missionaries to convert the people of his huge empire. As a result - Buddhism is the predominant religion of Asia.


14. The four stages in Hinduism are student - seeker - ascetic - and...
Good government could become oppressive if it interfered too much in people's lives
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings
All people are created equal; The Baha'i movement preaches equality of the sexes - the importance of education - an end to prejudice - and the value of leading a good life.
Householder


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

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16. One sect of Zen Buddhism believes that enlightenment comes through...
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
Islam
Mayan religion
Emphasis on the goodness of the spirit over the evilness of the flesh.


17. What statements are true about Pentecostal churches?

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18. Which system of Hindu philosophy believes that only Brahman is real?
Vedanta; The Vedanta system holds that all the world - including humans - is an illusion
Roman Catholics
Christianity
Five Pillars


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

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20. The branch of Judaism that relies most heavily on Jewish law - ritual - and tradition in daily life is the...
Judaism; Judaism is a religion and Zionism is a political movement begun in 1896 to establish a Jewish state in what the Jews consider the 'promised land.'
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
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.
Nonviolence


21. Religion that does not include fasting.
Meditation - Nonviolence - Self-Denial
Trash hauler
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
Zoroastrianism


22. What would be considered an Abrahamaic religion?
Angels - heaven - and hell
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.
Reliance on magic
Judaism; Christianity; Islam


23. Release from the cycle of birth - death - and rebirth is...
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
Baal Shem Tov
Moksha


24. 'Jen' in Confucianism is the...

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25. Conflict over teachings within Hinduism resulted in the development of Buddhism - Sikhism - and...
Emphasized obedience to God's law
Roman Catholicism
Jainism
There is a connection between all things that exist


26. Theravada Buddhism does not emphasize...

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27. The Sufi movement was a reaction against...
Fasting during the day for one month each year
Judaism
The growing materialism of Islam around the 800s
It acknowledges that everything belongs to Allah ultimately.


28. The Vedanta system of Hinduism is based on the...
Five Pillars
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.
Meng-zi reinforced Confucius's teaching that people were innately good - whereas Xun-zi taught that people were innately evil.
Upanishads


29. Ancestor veneration is NOT part of the following religion.
Who would appoint bishops
Hinduism
Quality of human-heartedness. 'Jen' may also be translated as social virtue or goodness.
Religious practice of ancient Egyptians


30. Divali
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one
Eased kosher restrictions;
The Hindu Festival of lights.
Achieved enlightenment


31. The best explanation of why Muslims pray prostrate on the ground is...
To show their humility before Allah
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.
Judaism; Judaism is a religion and Zionism is a political movement begun in 1896 to establish a Jewish state in what the Jews consider the 'promised land.'
Connect with Brahman


32. In Hinduism - ahimsa is the principle of...
Nonviolence
Meng-zi reinforced Confucius's teaching that people were innately good - whereas Xun-zi taught that people were innately evil.
Moksha
Enlightenment


33. Janmashtami
Filial piety
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.
Celebrates the birth of Krishna - the incarnation of the god Vishnu - the protector and preserver.
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas


34. Buddhism's 'middle path' is best explained as a way of life that...
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.
Moksha
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
Right Views


35. In Taoism - yin is...
Connect with Brahman
Female - nurturing - and passive
The caste system
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day


36. What changes in Arab society resulted from Muhammad's teachings?
Augustine; Among Augustine's contributions to Christian thought are the doctrine of original sin and the description of 'caritas -' or Christian love - the love of God and the love of one another.
Muhammad forbade idol worship; the lack of mosques' ornamentation was a result of Muhammad's ban on idols out of fear that his followers could fall back into polytheism.
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
Roman Catholicism


37. What is not a shared characteristics of mainstream Protestant denominations?
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.
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism
Veneration of the saints
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh


38. Who wrote the 'City of God' and greatly influenced the early development of Christian theology?

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39. Hinduism differs from Buddhism in Hinduism's acceptance of...
Jainism
Monasticism
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
The caste system.


40. Shari'a deals with...
Were political rulers; The caliphs were considered successors to Muhammad - but after the first four - caliphs were political - rather than both political and religious - leaders
Judaism
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life
It removes the stain of original sin


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

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

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43. A difference between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism is...

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44. What is not a characteristic of Calvinism?
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
Judaism; Judaism is a religion and Zionism is a political movement begun in 1896 to establish a Jewish state in what the Jews consider the 'promised land.'
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works


45. 'Chosen People' of God.
Monasticism
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
Compassion
Emphasis on the goodness of the spirit over the evilness of the flesh.


46. Confucianism could be considered a philosophy rather than a religion because it...
Helps others to find nirvana
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
Jesus
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings


47. What was not a result of the Council of Trent - which was convened during what is known as the Counter-Reformation?
Ended the practice of indulgences
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.
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.
Ahura Mazda


48. Ancestor worship was an important part of...
Reliance on magic
There is a connection between all things that exist
Mayan religion
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people


49. Most Protestant denominations build their services around...
God's goodness can heal illness as well as sin
Judaism; Judaism is a religion and Zionism is a political movement begun in 1896 to establish a Jewish state in what the Jews consider the 'promised land.'
Communion
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known


50. How do Mahayana Buddhists and Theravada Buddhists view Gautama?
Sencond Vatican Council
Jewish mysticism
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.
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.