DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. What statement most accurately describes the doctrine of original sin?
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires
Jesus
Its meaning differs among the various Christian religions; various religions have different interpretations of how original sin affects human nature.


2. An important force for Christian unity in the twentieth century was...
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.
Jainism
Ecumenism.


3. 'Shivah' - in Judaism
The first week of mourning after a death
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
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.


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

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5. What is an accurate description of Martin Luther's teachings?
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
Ended the practice of indulgences
Islam
Any gods


6. Almsgiving is one of the...
Five Pillars
Torah; The Torah scroll is kept in the ark and read from during services
Doctrine of papal infallibility
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.


7. The Diaspora is the term given to the...
Vedanta; The Vedanta system holds that all the world - including humans - is an illusion
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
Zoroastrianism.
Zoroastrianism


8. Ancestor veneration is NOT part of the following religion.
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh
No
Eased kosher restrictions;
Hinduism


9. In founding the Nation of Islam - Wallace Fard focused on...
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.
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Roman Catholicism


10. Some authorities do not consider Confucianism a religion primarily because it does not include...
Any gods
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.
Can be entered by living a good life and reciting the name of Amitabha
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.


11. 'Lotus Sutra'
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
Salvation came as a gift from God
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage


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

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13. What man taught that humans are innately evil and must be closely controlled?
Xun-zi
The First Pillar of Islam
A messiah
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept


14. What statement is true about the modern Hindu caste system?
The concepts of purity and pollution remain the basis for the caste system.
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
A supreme being
Christians; Jews; Muslims


15. The foundation of Judaism is the...
Ritual; A code of moral conduct; An afterlife
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.


16. The purpose of the sweat-lodge ceremony is to...
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.
Purify the body and mind.
A conservative movement within Islam
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism


17. The Church of England/Anglican Church was a compromise that resulted in...
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman
Purify the body and mind.
The First Pillar of Islam
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual


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

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

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20. Which religions hold similar general beliefs about heaven and hell?
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
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.
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.


21. Agnostic
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment
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
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not


22. The Hasidic movement arose from the teachings of...
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework
Sencond Vatican Council
Baal Shem Tov
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual


23. Which religion is the largest in the world?
Jesus is the son of God
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.
Christianity
Transubstantiation


24. What statement about the Qur'an is not true?
Profess one's Islamic faith
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
The mass
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god


25. Muslims believe that almsgiving is...
The replacement of a traditional language with a vernacular language.
Angels - heaven - and hell
Returning to Allah what is his
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. The 'Good News' of which Jesus spoke was...

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27. Ark of the Covenant.

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28. In which denomination may a woman be ordained as either a priest or minister?
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.
Martin Luther
Episcopal


29. The Jewish Day of Atonement is...
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Abraham
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day
Icons


30. According to Confucianism - what is the most important virtue a ruler can possess?
Jesus
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.
Profess one's Islamic faith
Benevolence


31. A major cause of the schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Churches was the...
Jews
Hinduism
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.
Doctrine of papal infallibility


32. The best explanation of why Muslims pray prostrate on the ground is...
Roman Catholicism
To show their humility before Allah
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
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.


33. Who united the Israelites into a single nation?
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people
David
Episcopalianism
Judaism


34. What statement accurately describes Jewish worship?
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
Episcopal
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.


35. Confucianism could be considered a philosophy rather than a religion because it...
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah
Judaism
Enlightenment
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings


36. The branch of Judaism that relies most heavily on Jewish law - ritual - and tradition in daily life is the...
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.
Confucianism
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
Judaism


37. Shamans serve as...
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
Meditation - Nonviolence - Self-Denial
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.
Episcopalians believe in scripture as interpreted by tradition - whereas Lutherans believe that scripture alone is the sole authority on which their faith is based.


38. The Christian Science movement believes that...

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39. A major stumbling block to reconciliation with Protestant groups is the Roman Catholic Church's...
Doctrine of papal infallibility
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.
Roman Catholicism
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden


40. Ritual sacrifice in Theravada Buddhism...
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
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.
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.
All Protestant denominations accept all three of the creeds


41. Gain salvation.
He attempted to reconcile Judaism and Aristotelian philosophy; Like Thomas Aquinas in the Roman Catholic Church - Maimonides attempted to reconcile Aristotle's philosophy with his own belief system and caused a similar controvers.
Zoroastrianism
Upanishads
The ultimate goal of Christians


42. Confucian concept of 'li'

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43. A rite of passage in Judaism is...
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
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
A distraction from seeking salvation; For these sects - any attachment is a distraction and must be renounced
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.


44. In Taoism - the source of all things is...
No
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
A path to release the mind from distractions
An imperceptible presence in the universe


45. A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is Buddhism's rejection of...
Sencond Vatican Council
The caste system
Because he did not write down his teachings
The representation of an eternal Buddha; one of many Buddhas


46. Shari'a deals with...
Jews
The dominant theme of Taoism
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life


47. Huguenots
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.
Easter; Easter fulfills Jesus' promise to his followers that he will overcome death as those who believe in him will
The concept that Judaism was based on laws that could be read and known


48. Emphasis on the proper relations between individuals as a means to perfection is the central element of...
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
Confucianism
Reverence toward family and tradition
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism


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

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50. The purposes of Ramadan are to...

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