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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. What is not a true description of the Talmud?
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
Returning to Allah what is his
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
The Talmud is the word of Yahweh

2. Emphasis on the proper relations between individuals as a means to perfection is the central element of...
Jesus is the son of God
Confucianism
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.
Right Views

3. A major difference between Tibetan Buddhism and other Buddhist sects is Tibetan Buddhism's...
Reliance on magic
Meditation - Nonviolence - Self-Denial
Mayan religion
Bring the gift of God's grace

4. During their centuries of conquest - Muslim rulers...
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
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
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
Right Views

5. A central belief of the Roman Catholic Church NOT shared by Protestant denominations.
Filial piety
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
Transubstantiation
David

6. As Islam spread - it made many converts primarily because...
Trash hauler
Rite of passage
The teachings of Buddha - or religious truth.
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.

7. Who is the most traditionally observant Jew?
Xun-zi
Orthodox
Desire is the cause of all suffering; The Eightfold Path; All life is suffering; The only way to end suffering is to end desire
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.

8. The word 'Islam' means...
Bring the gift of God's grace
Submission
A compilation of ancient Jewish oral law and rabbinical teachings
It is considered a holy river

9. According to Confucianism - what is the most important virtue a ruler can possess?
Submission
Benevolence
Orthodox
Householder

10. One reason that early Christians began to separate from Judaism was...
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.
Communion
Hinduism
The Christian belief that Jesus was the messiah

11. Jerusalem is a holy city to...
What Allah said to Muhammad
Christians; Jews; Muslims
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
Hindu

12. Whereas Hindus refuse to eat beef - Muslims refuse to eat...
The role of its clergy; Shi'a has a clerical hierarchy.
Pork
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin

13. Conflict over teachings within Hinduism resulted in the development of Buddhism - Sikhism - and...
Sencond Vatican Council
Jainism
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.
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.

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

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15. Who attempted to reconcile Aristotelian logic with the existence of God?
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
It was absorbed into Hinduism. Over time - Hinduism adopted some of the concepts of Buddhism and Buddha became one of many Hindu gods.
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Thomas Aquinas

16. In Taoism - yin is...
Required obedience to a set of moral behaviors
Ecumenism.
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.'
Female - nurturing - and passive

17. Example of the animistic theory of religion; based on worship of the spirits - known as kami - of natural objects - such as stones and trees.
Hinduism
The early followers of Jesus still considered themselves Jews.
That the last imam will return and with him - Judgment Day
Shinto

18. In Hinduism - ahimsa is the principle of...
Nonviolence
Marriage for the clergy
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
Baal Shem Tov

19. The only religion that requires miracles in order for a person to be named a saint is...
Saudi Arabia; The Wahhabi movement is a conservative movement within Islam and controls Saudi Arabia through its connection to the ruling family.
Roman Catholicism
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.
Rejection of the caste system

20. Agnostic
A person who is not sure whether there is a supreme being or not
The struggle within a Muslim to live a good life
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation
Does not include worship of spirits or divine beings

21. Ritual sacrifice in Theravada Buddhism...
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.
Modern Iraq; A theocracy is a government in which the power and authority comes either because the ruler is considered a god (Egypt under the pharaohs) or a representative of God on earth (John Calvin's Geneva and Massachusetts Bay).
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.
An imperceptible presence in the universe

22. In what deities do both good and evil co-exist?
Five Pillars
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.
Ahura Mazda
Hindus believe that each deity is a representation of some aspect of Brahman

23. Unlike most Protestant denominations - Roman Catholics...
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
A Taoist endeavors to live a simple life. Taoism teaches inaction as the highest principle of being.
Islam
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth

24. The Qur'an contains...
Transubstantiation
A better birth in the next cycle of rebirth - life - and death
What Allah said to Muhammad
Jesus

25. Confession of one's sins to a priest or minister is part of Roman Catholicism - Eastern Orthodox rites - and...
Episcopalianism
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana
Jesus is actually present in the bread and wine in communion
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.

26. The beginning of the caste system in Indian society can be found in the...
God's mercy and love shown in the life - death - and resurrection of Jesus
Celebrates the birth of Krishna - the incarnation of the god Vishnu - the protector and preserver.
Law of Manu (describes the caste system and the duties of each caste).
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.

27. King Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church because he...
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.
Meng-zi reinforced Confucius's teaching that people were innately good - whereas Xun-zi taught that people were innately evil.
Had been denied an annulment of his marriage
Circumcision; The ceremony of circumcision - known as brit - marks the entrance of a male child into Judaism.

28. Hinduism can be characterized as a religion that...
A vision quest
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Jewish mysticism

29. Which practice of Roman Catholicism was rejected by Protestants during the Reformation?
Baal Shem Tov
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
Myths explain the natural world and the reasons for the religious beliefs and customs of a group
Christianity

30. The Jewish Day of Atonement is...
Thomas Aquinas
Returning to Allah what is his
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.

31. What requires a month of fasting from sunup to sundown?
Ramadan
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.
The caste system
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.

32. Women cannot become cantors and rabbis in which branch of Judaism?
Can be entered by living a good life and reciting the name of Amitabha
Pork
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works
Orthodox

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

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34. What characteristic does Judaism and Islam not have in common?
The desire to convert nonbelievers and spread the religion
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
No schools that teach religion to their followers
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

35. 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
The desire to convert nonbelievers and spread the religion
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
Ignorance and desire for things of this world are the cause of suffering

36. Release from the cycle of birth - death - and rebirth is...
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.
Moksha
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.

37. What is NOT a major doctrinal difference between Roman Catholicism and mainstream Protestant denominations?
Jesus is the son of God
Veneration of the saints
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
Pork

38. Marriage is an example of which basic characteristic of religion?
Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
Rite of passage
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
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.

39. Dualism (in religious terms)
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
Confucianism
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang
Invasion of the Holy Land by the Crusaders

40. Christian fundamentalism began in the late nineteenth century...
Veneration of the saints
Monasticism
Moses
In response to the works of scientists and philosophers like Darwin and Marx

41. A major cause of the schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Churches was the...
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.
The holy scripture of Nichiren Buddhism
The concepts of purity and pollution remain the basis for the caste system.
Returning to Allah what is his

42. The major issue between popes and rulers during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance was...
Any gods
Offered a spiritual approach to life
Who would appoint bishops
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.

43. What statement about the Qur'an is not true?
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god
Rabbis - like priests - lead ritual sacrifice during the liturgy.
Achieved enlightenment
Shinto

44. The goal of liberation theology is to...
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
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.
Improve the lives of the poor through political activism
Description of certain ideas in terms of their opposites - such as good and evil and yin and yang

45. What is NOT true about voodoo?
The Trinity
Empty their minds of all thoughts and desires
Reassert Church doctrine as a result of the Protestant Reformation
It has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.

46. What is not a characteristic of Calvinism?
Belief that God will save the world from its sins by sending a messiah
Any gods
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works
Eased kosher restrictions;

47. Shamans serve as...
Guides to the spirit world. Shamans functioned - and still function - in religions based on nature and spirit worship.
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
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.
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.

48. What is NOT a teaching of Islam?
Fasting during the day for one month each year
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
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.
The father of the gods in the Greek pantheon.

49. How do Mahayana Buddhists and Theravada Buddhists view Gautama?
Monasticism
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.
Celebrates the birth of Krishna - the incarnation of the god Vishnu - the protector and preserver.
The first week of mourning after a death

50. In Zen Buddhism - 'satori' is...
Christianity
Ramadan
Enlightenment
Monasticism