DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. What is NOT a teaching of Islam?
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services
Fasting during the day for one month each year
Roman Catholicism


2. The god of the Hebrews was unlike the god of their neighbors because Yahweh...
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
Roman Catholics
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Submission


3. What is NOT a major doctrinal difference between Roman Catholicism and mainstream Protestant denominations?
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage
Jesus is the son of God
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana
Five Pillars


4. The natural world is an integrated whole.
Moses
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
Returning to Allah what is his
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings


5. A major stumbling block to reconciliation with Protestant groups is the Roman Catholic Church's...
Roman Catholicism
No
Upanishads
Doctrine of papal infallibility


6. The dogma of papal infallibility refers to...

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7. Why was Confucius similar to Gautama Buddha?
Because he did not write down his teachings
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
To redeem humankind from sin
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings


8. What statement most accurately describes the doctrine of original sin?
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
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.
Five Pillars


9. One sect of Zen Buddhism believes that enlightenment comes through...
Hasidic Jews
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism
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


10. While all religions pray - what is NOT a category of prayer?
Offered a spiritual approach to life
Emphasized obedience to God's law
Compassion
The Exodus


11. During their centuries of conquest - Muslim rulers...
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.


12. Jihad refers to...
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
Communion


13. What changes in Arab society resulted from Muhammad's teachings?
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
Mayan religion
Five Pillars


14. Ritual sacrifice in Theravada Buddhism...
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.
Purim
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders


15. What accurately describes the Qur'an?
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
Vedanta; The Vedanta system holds that all the world - including humans - is an illusion
Trash hauler
Ruler; The ruler as the superior


16. The defining characteristics of the Society of Friends (Quakers) are humanitarianism - inner peace - and...
Eating pork
Zoroastrianism.
Pacifism
There is a connection between all things that exist


17. As Islam spread - it made many converts primarily because...
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
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.
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam


18. Sikhism was founded as a reaction against...
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
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.
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.


19. The Jews who were expelled from Spain and Portugal in the 15th century were known as...
Reliance on magic
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.
Sephardim
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.


20. NOT a basic principle of Buddhism
Jesus
Prayer five times a day
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.'
Because he did not write down his teachings


21. The Prophetic Movement in Judaism...

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22. The Feast of Purim celebrates...
Filial piety
Immersing adults in water
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.
The Exodus


23. Divali
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
Ahura Mazda
The Hindu Festival of lights.
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day


24. In the thinking of many Buddhist sects - to love any person or any thing is...
Emphasized obedience to God's law
Purim
A distraction from seeking salvation; For these sects - any attachment is a distraction and must be renounced
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth


25. Amaterasu
Orthodox
Enlightenment
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah


26. What statement about the Qur'an is not true?
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
Transubstantiation
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not


27. Who united the Israelites into a single nation?
Xun-zi
David
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
A group's identification with an animal - which is a totem


28. The word 'Islam' means...
A path to release the mind from distractions
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
Purify the body and mind.
Submission


29. Mariology refers to devotion to the Virgin Mary in...
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
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.
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.


30. The grace of Buddha Amitbha.
Roman Catholicism
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss


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

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32. In founding the Nation of Islam - Wallace Fard focused on...
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
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
Roman Catholics


33. Huguenots
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
Pork
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
The dominant theme of Taoism


34. In Hinduism - ahimsa is the principle of...
Loyalty
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group
Nonviolence
Judaism; Christianity; Islam


35. Women cannot become cantors and rabbis in which branch of Judaism?
Orthodox
There is a connection between all things that exist
Easter; Easter fulfills Jesus' promise to his followers that he will overcome death as those who believe in him will
The replacement of a traditional language with a vernacular language.


36. What will you NOT see in an orthodox synagogue?
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
It emphasizes the joyous and ecstatic nature of Judaism
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations
Men and women sitting together


37. Repeating the Shahadah.
An imperceptible presence in the universe
Hasidic Jews
The First Pillar of Islam
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores


38. The Hare Krishna movement developed from...
Hinduism
Upanishads
Female - nurturing - and passive
Profess one's Islamic faith


39. Islam is similar to Judaism in that...
The mass
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
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.
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.


40. Jerusalem is a holy city to...
Martin Luther
It is considered a holy river
Christians; Jews; Muslims
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings


41. Which practice of Roman Catholicism was rejected by Protestants during the Reformation?
God's goodness can heal illness as well as sin
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
Sencond Vatican Council
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.


42. Living a life according to 'dharma' (the concept of moral duty - or right living) will result in...
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
Achieved enlightenment
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
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.


43. Taoism and Buddhism are similar in that both teach that...
Things like ambition - wealth - and power keep people from their real purpose in life
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
Lack of hierarchical structure; Unlike the Roman Catholic Church that has the pope at its head - Eastern Orthodox churches are ruled by a network of patriarchs.
Offered a spiritual approach to life


44. Ancestor worship was an important part of...
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
Mayan religion
Sencond Vatican Council
The caste system.


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

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46. To say the Shahadah is to...

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47. The Sufi movement was a reaction against...
Five Pillars
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation
The growing materialism of Islam around the 800s


48. The Hasidic movement arose from the teachings of...
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
The Exodus
Baal Shem Tov


49. What statement best describes someone who follows Taoism?
Humaneness
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
Roman Catholicism
A Taoist endeavors to live a simple life. Taoism teaches inaction as the highest principle of being.


50. The Diaspora is the term given to the...
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
Indigenous religions of South America
To redeem humankind from sin
Fourth Commandment; The Fourth Commandment - Honor thy Father and thy Mother - applies not only to relationships within the family unit - but to the relationship between civil authority and members of the civil society.