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1. Conflict over Muhammad's successor led to...

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2. Mennonites do NOT believe...
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism
Roman Catholics
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
Quality of human-heartedness. 'Jen' may also be translated as social virtue or goodness.


3. What religions justify capital punishment for major offenses?
Hinduism
Ritual; A code of moral conduct; An afterlife
Transubstantiation
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism


4. Confucian concept of 'li'

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5. Instead of statues - Eastern Orthodox rites use what as ornamentation in their churches?
Icons
Hinduism
Roman Catholicism
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation


6. In Hinduism - ahimsa is the principle of...
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Nonviolence
Hinduism


7. Islam is similar to Judaism in that...
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.
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.
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.
Reconcile Aristotle's work with their religions.


8. The basis for the split in Islam into Sunni and Shi'a was...
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
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.'
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.


9. A bodhisattva...
Martin Luther
Helps others to find nirvana
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life
The most sacred to Muslims


10. For Catholics - the central act of worship is...
The mass
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
Shinto
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.


11. What is NOT true about voodoo?
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known
Church's selling 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.
It has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.


12. To connect with the Tao - Chuang Tzu advises people to...
'Chuang Tzu'
Thomas Aquinas
Jewish mysticism
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires


13. Example of the animistic theory of religion; based on worship of the spirits - known as kami - of natural objects - such as stones and trees.
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
Meditation - Nonviolence - Self-Denial
Shinto
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works


14. The word 'Islam' means...
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
To show their humility before Allah
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
Submission


15. 'Lotus Sutra'
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.
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples


16. 'Jen' in Confucianism is the...

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17. Harmony
Filial piety
The dominant theme of Taoism
The growing materialism of Islam around the 800s
Orthodox


18. What is the most important holy day in the Christian calendar?

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19. What is true about Hinduism?
Jews
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
The Exodus


20. In the Roman Catholic Church - the feast of the Epiphany broadly commemorates...
Filial piety
Five Pillars
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions


21. The Diaspora began...
The Hindu Festival of lights.
Fasting during the day for one month each year
The Exodus
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.


22. The modern evangelical movement in the United States has been successful primarily because it...
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
A supreme being
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin


23. The Upanishads are important to Hindus because they...
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.
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.
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one
Ramadan


24. Religion that does not include fasting.
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
Episcopal
David


25. The Kabbalah is similar to the material found in the...
Rejection of the caste system
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
The First Pillar of Islam
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.


26. What division of Judaism follows the teachings of a rebbe?
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
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.
Possession of wealth and power
Hasidic Jews


27. What is not a reason fundamentalist movements in any religion usually develop?
Experiencing a feeling of oneness with Allah; Sufism is a mystical movement within Islam that is characterized by asceticism.
Profess one's Islamic faith
Buddha's compassion for living things
The desire to convert nonbelievers and spread the religion


28. What is a true statement about Sikhism?
Shinto
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual
Meng-zi reinforced Confucius's teaching that people were innately good - whereas Xun-zi taught that people were innately evil.
The Trinity


29. What changes in Arab society resulted from Muhammad's teachings?
Five Pillars
Episcopal
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
Moksha


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

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31. Missionary work was never important to what religion?
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
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.
Shinto; Shinto was - and remains - a specifically Japanese religion.
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.


32. Conflict over teachings within Hinduism resulted in the development of Buddhism - Sikhism - and...
Jainism
Monasticism
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions


33. The Prophetic Movement brought God's word to...
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
A messiah
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
Jews


34. NOT a basic principle of Buddhism
The first week of mourning after a death
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Prayer five times a day
Right Views


35. The Prophetic Movement in Judaism...

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36. The original teachings of Confucius do not include references to...
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
The Hindu Festival of lights.
A supreme being
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual


37. Seeking converts is NOT an important element of...
Judaism
Enlightenment
A messiah
There is a connection between all things that exist


38. In founding the Nation of Islam - Wallace Fard focused on...
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Reverence toward family and tradition
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Confucianism


39. Satan explains the presence of evil in which of the following religions?
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
Angels - heaven - and hell
Confucianism
Judaism; Islam


40. Confucius believed that inferiors owed what to their superiors?
Loyalty
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.
Judaism
Zoroastrianism


41. Circumcision is a rite of passage found in which religions?
Shinto
Judaism; Islam; Traditional African religions
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 first collection of Jewish laws


42. Marriage is an example of which basic characteristic of religion?
Rite of passage
Episcopalianism
A conservative movement within Islam
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people


43. The Protestant Reformation began with...
Any gods
Martin Luther
Eating pork
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings


44. The Messiah according to Judaism will NOT...

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45. A central belief of the Roman Catholic Church NOT shared by Protestant denominations.
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
Transubstantiation
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
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial


46. The purposes of Ramadan are to...

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47. According to the Jewish Bible - Judaism began with Yahweh's promise to...
Orthodox
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
Veneration of the saints
Abraham


48. A 'koan' (a riddle that appears to be meaningless - but is intended to prod a student of Zen into thinking) is...
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.
Monasticism
Right Views


49. What statement is true about the Indian caste system?
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
Vedanta; The Vedanta system holds that all the world - including humans - is an illusion
Icons


50. What is an accurate description of Taoism's view of government?

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