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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. In founding the Nation of Islam - Wallace Fard focused on...
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
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.

2. Ka'bah
Jewish mysticism
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
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.
Religious practice of ancient Egyptians

3. The relationship between ruler and ruled in Confucianism is mirrored in Judaism's and Christianity's...
Magic
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
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.
Confucianism

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

5. Voodoo is an example of...
A vision quest
The Exodus
Magic
Bring the gift of God's grace

6. The only prophet in Judaism - Christianity - and Islam to whom God spoke directly was...
Roman Catholicism
Moses
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
Sign of Yahweh's presence among the Jews

7. Buddhism's 'middle path' is best explained as a way of life that...
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
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.
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).

8. Praying the glorious mysteries of the rosary is an act of devotion of...
Roman Catholics
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.

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

10. What is not a shared characteristics of mainstream Protestant denominations?
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
Veneration of the saints
Shinto
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel

11. Shari'a deals with...
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life
Buddha's compassion for living things
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.

12. A major reason for Guru Nanak's founding of Sikhism was his...
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.
Jainism
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
Rejection of the caste system

13. Talmud
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth

14. In the thinking of many Buddhist sects - to love any person or any thing is...
Filial piety
A distraction from seeking salvation; For these sects - any attachment is a distraction and must be renounced
Roman Catholicism
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.

15. The most accurate description of yoga to Hindus is...
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
Monasticism
There is a connection between all things that exist
A path to release the mind from distractions

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

17. 'Kami' is the name of the spirits of people - places - and nature in which religion?
Ended the practice of indulgences
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
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.

18. In an effort to become less isolated from their non-Jewish communities - Reform Jews in the 19th century...
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.
It taught people to accept the status quo
Eased kosher restrictions;
Jesus

19. Torah
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 early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Meng-zi reinforced Confucius's teaching that people were innately good - whereas Xun-zi taught that people were innately evil.
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism

20. Which religions hold similar general beliefs about heaven and hell?
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
Sencond Vatican Council
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.

21. The Qur'an contains...
What Allah said to Muhammad
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.
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day

22. What was a central element of Confucianism as Confucius taught it?
Zoroastrianism.
Moses
Submission
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.

23. The four stages in Hinduism are student - seeker - ascetic - and...
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
Householder
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.
Buddha's compassion for living things

24. The Jewish Day of Atonement is...
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah
The Exodus
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.'

25. Islam is similar to Judaism in that...
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
Eased kosher restrictions;
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.
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.

26. Sikhism was founded as a reaction against...
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.
Eased kosher restrictions;
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
An imperceptible presence in the universe

27. Which religion is the largest in the world?
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.
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
Salvation came as a gift from God
Christianity

28. Hinduism differs from Buddhism in Hinduism's acceptance of...
Moses
The caste system.
Church's selling of indulgences
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known

29. While all religions pray - what is NOT a category of prayer?
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.
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
Compassion
Because he did not write down his teachings

30. The position of caliph evolved so that caliphs...
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
It acknowledges that everything belongs to Allah ultimately.
The concepts of purity and pollution remain the basis for the caste system.
The growing materialism of Islam around the 800s

31. Changes Reform Jews and the Protestant Reformation have in common.
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.
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings
The replacement of a traditional language with a vernacular language.
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.

32. What statement about the Qur'an is not true?
A path to release the mind from distractions
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx
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.

33. In Judaism - Yahweh...
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people
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.
Commemorate the Angel Gabriel's appearance to Muhammad; have one's sins forgiven; become more aware of how a person acts in life
Episcopalianism

34. How is the belief in God - by whatever name - similar in Christianity - Islam - and Judaism?
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings
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.
The first week of mourning after a death

35. An aspect of Buddhism that is less popular in the Western world is...
The most sacred to Muslims
Monasticism
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders

36. In Taoism - yin and yang represent...
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.
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Veneration of the saints
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism

37. The most accurate explanation of why the Roman Catholic Church practices infant baptism is because...
It removes the stain of original sin
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage

38. Is Monasticism found in Islam?
A central principle of Hinduism is reincarnation
The first week of mourning after a death
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
No

39. Council called to modernize the Roman Catholic Church.
Sencond Vatican Council
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
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.

40. Amaterasu
Baal Shem Tov
Any gods
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.
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.

41. The primary purpose of the bar mitzvah and the bat mitzvah is to...
No
Enlightenment
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.

42. The god of the Hebrews was unlike the god of their neighbors because Yahweh...
A messiah
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
Shinto
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors

43. Ahura Mazda is the one and only true God of...
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism.
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.

44. The Christian Science movement believes that...

45. What statement best describes the early development of Christianity?
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Marriage for the clergy
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds

46. What is NOT a major doctrinal difference between Roman Catholicism and mainstream Protestant denominations?
Jesus is the son of God
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
Emphasis on the goodness of the spirit over the evilness of the flesh.
Hasidic Jews

47. Whereas Hindus refuse to eat beef - Muslims refuse to eat...
Nonviolence
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
Pork

48. A Buddhist who is proud would not be practicing which principle of the Eight-Fold Path?
Right Views
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Doctrine of papal infallibility
Buddha's compassion for living things

49. Ark of the Covenant.

50. 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
A path to release the mind from distractions
Is neither a life of pleasure nor one of self-denial
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.