DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. The Qur'an contains...
Islam
Purim
What Allah said to Muhammad
Emphasized obedience to God's law


2. Confession of one's sins to a priest or minister is part of Roman Catholicism - Eastern Orthodox rites - and...
Episcopalianism
The first week of mourning after a death
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.
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.


3. Members of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism believe that the Land of Bliss...
Rite of passage
Can be entered by living a good life and reciting the name of Amitabha
Ended the practice of indulgences
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


4. Ark of the Covenant.

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5. The first Christians believed that...
Householder
Quality of human-heartedness. 'Jen' may also be translated as social virtue or goodness.
Jesus
Salvation came as a gift from God


6. What occupation would a dalit have in India?
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.
Trash hauler
Sign of Yahweh's presence among the Jews
The desire to convert nonbelievers and spread the religion


7. In addition to Muhammad - Muslims consider as prophets Abraham - Moses - and...
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
Jesus


8. Conflict over teachings within Hinduism resulted in the development of Buddhism - Sikhism - and...
Good government could become oppressive if it interfered too much in people's lives
Jainism
The concepts of purity and pollution remain the basis for the caste system.
Can be entered by living a good life and reciting the name of Amitabha


9. Twelvers believe...
It acknowledges that everything belongs to Allah ultimately.
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
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.'


10. A bodhisattva...
Transubstantiation
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Helps others to find nirvana
Orthodox


11. A definition of religion would include what elements?
Orthodox
An imperceptible presence in the universe
The replacement of a traditional language with a vernacular language.
Ritual; A code of moral conduct; An afterlife


12. The Hare Krishna movement developed from...
Baal Shem Tov
The caste system.
Hinduism
Roman Catholicism


13. In Taoism - yin is...
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
Who would appoint bishops
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.
Female - nurturing - and passive


14. The beginning of the caste system in Indian society can be found in the...
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
It has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.
Immersing adults in water
Judaism


15. Example of the animistic theory of religion; based on worship of the spirits - known as kami - of natural objects - such as stones and trees.
Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations; Exposure to Western culture and the growing secularization of Muslim nations
'Chuang Tzu'
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group
Shinto


16. 'Chosen People' of God.
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
Sign of Yahweh's presence among the Jews
The caste system.


17. Hinduism differs from Buddhism in Hinduism's acceptance of...
Orthodox
Shinto
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual
The caste system.


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

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19. What characteristic does Judaism and Islam not have in common?
Offered a spiritual approach to life
No schools that teach religion to their followers
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
Ruler; The ruler as the superior


20. The primary purpose of the bar mitzvah and the bat mitzvah is to...
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Nonviolence
Moses


21. What quality would best express the Confucian principle of jen?
Humaneness
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Native American religions.
Zoroastrianism.


22. In Hinduism - ahimsa is the principle of...
Nonviolence
A path to release the mind from distractions
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.
Sephardim


23. According to Christian theology - Jesus was killed...
To redeem humankind from sin
The caste system
Humaneness
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage


24. Mosques do not have representations of Allah or any living things because...

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25. The defining characteristics of the Society of Friends (Quakers) are humanitarianism - inner peace - and...
Prayer five times a day
To show their humility before Allah
Pacifism
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.


26. Why was Confucius similar to Gautama Buddha?
Because he did not write down his teachings
It emphasizes the joyous and ecstatic nature of Judaism
Icons
Xun-zi


27. Praying the glorious mysteries of the rosary is an act of devotion of...
Roman Catholics
Roman Catholicism
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.
Jews


28. For Catholics - the central act of worship is...
Sephardim
The mass
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people


29. A fetish is NOT...

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30. Which practice of Roman Catholicism was rejected by Protestants during the Reformation?
The Hindu Festival of lights.
Yahweh's covenant with Abraham. In the covenant - Yahweh declared that the descendants of Abraham would have a special relationship with him.
Eating pork
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


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

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

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33. What statement is true about the modern Hindu caste system?
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
The concepts of purity and pollution remain the basis for the caste system.
Collections of sayings and actions of Muhammad
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions


34. A major difference between Tibetan Buddhism and other Buddhist sects is Tibetan Buddhism's...
Reliance on magic
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.
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah


35. A major reason for Guru Nanak's founding of Sikhism was his...
Rejection of the caste system
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.
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.
Orthodox


36. Amaterasu
The sun goddess - believed to be the direct ancestor of the Japanese emperor - and a very important deity in Shinto.
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.
A conservative movement within Islam
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept


37. Zeus
The Trinity
Five Pillars.
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
Buddha's compassion for living things


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

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39. In what deities do both good and evil co-exist?
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
Ahura Mazda
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Abraham


40. What contribution did Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon) make to Jewish thought?

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41. In the Roman Catholic Church - the feast of the Epiphany broadly commemorates...
Xun-zi
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Jesus
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not


42. The Eastern Orthodox rites differ from Roman Catholicism in their...
A conservative movement within Islam
Enlightenment
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
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.


43. The two most important works of Taoism are the 'Tao Te Ching' and the...

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44. NOT a basic principle of Buddhism
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
Prayer five times a day
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.
Purim


45. The relationship between ruler and ruled in Confucianism is mirrored in Judaism's and Christianity's...
Things like ambition - wealth - and power keep people from their real purpose in life
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.
A conservative movement within Islam
David


46. The purposes of Ramadan are to...

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47. The foundation of Judaism is the...
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
Transubstantiation
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.


48. Muslims and Christians both believe...
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.
Purim
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
Marriage for the clergy


49. Council called to modernize the Roman Catholic Church.
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas
Sencond Vatican Council
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings
Moses


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

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