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DSST Introduction To World Religions

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1. What is not a shared characteristics of mainstream Protestant denominations?
'Chuang Tzu'
Veneration of the saints
Baghdad; Baghdad was an important center of Islamic power during the caliphates.
Episcopalianism

2. The primary purpose of the bar mitzvah and the bat mitzvah is to...
What Allah said to Muhammad
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.
A messiah
It has aspects of African religions as well as Islam; Voodoo has elements of Roman Catholicism - not Islam - mixed with traditional African religions.

3. According to Confucianism - what is the most important virtue a ruler can possess?
Vedanta; The Vedanta system holds that all the world - including humans - is an illusion
Benevolence
Roman Catholicism
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.

4. Confucius's emphasis on respect for parents is known as...
Recognize when a boy and a girl are considered adults in Judaism.
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.
Filial piety
Covenant; The Covenant between Yahweh and Abraham is the foundation on which Judaism is based.

5. The basis for the split in Islam into Sunni and Shi'a was...
Offered a spiritual approach to life
To show their humility before Allah
Political. The basis for the split was a disagreement over who would succeed Muhammad after his death.
Its members pray together without priests and with little ritual

6. What is not elements of indigenous religious practices...
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
The growing materialism of Islam around the 800s
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.
It describes Allah as a strict - distant - and unresponsive god

7. Torah
Marriage for the clergy
Both the Pentateuch and all oral and written teachings of Judaism
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.
Prayer five times a day

8. Why was Confucius similar to Gautama Buddha?
Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism
Because he did not write down his teachings
Moksha
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment

9. One sect of Zen Buddhism believes that enlightenment comes through...
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
Ruler; The ruler as the superior
Hindu
The dominant theme of Taoism

10. A Buddhist who is proud would not be practicing which principle of the Eight-Fold Path?
Forced conversion of non-Muslims; Muhammad preached tolerance for other religions - but did impose a tax on nonbelievers.
Profess one's Islamic faith
Right Views
Bring the gift of God's grace

11. Judaism varies from Christianity and Islam in its lack of emphasis on...

12. A common theme of the world's religions is that...
There is a connection between all things that exist
God's mercy and love shown in the life - death - and resurrection of Jesus
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.'
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one

13. What is NOT a practice of the Eastern Orthodox rites?
All people are created equal; The Baha'i movement preaches equality of the sexes - the importance of education - an end to prejudice - and the value of leading a good life.
Marriage for the clergy
Reverence toward family and tradition
The caste system is both religious and social in nature.

14. Ritual sacrifice in Theravada Buddhism...
The first week of mourning after a death
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.
Is of little importance in achieving nirvana; Ritual sacrifice plays a minor role in Theravada Buddhism.
A Taoist endeavors to live a simple life. Taoism teaches inaction as the highest principle of being.

15. The Jews who were expelled from Spain and Portugal in the 15th century were known as...
Ended the practice of indulgences
Sephardim
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Just social action; Confucius taught the importance of acting justly in all social interactions.

16. Emphasis on the proper relations between individuals as a means to perfection is the central element of...
Disappeared after the Assyrians captured Israel
Has no set list of beliefs that followers must accept
Confucianism
That the government should support religion; They believe in separation of Church and State

17. Traditional African religions DO NOT include...
God's mercy and love shown in the life - death - and resurrection of Jesus
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.
A vision quest
Ritual; A code of moral conduct; An afterlife

18. What is a true statement about Confucian teachers after Confucius?

19. The purpose of the Catholic sacrament of Anointing the Sick is to...
Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
Jesus
Immersing adults in water
Humaneness

20. How do Mahayana Buddhists and Theravada Buddhists view Gautama?
Enter the state of nirvana - or enlightenment
Used in Zen Buddhism to help a believer reach sudden insight.
Dowries were given to brides - not their fathers; Women gained property and inheritance rights; Mistreatment of wives in marriage was forbidden
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.

21. Whereas Hindus refuse to eat beef - Muslims refuse to eat...
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth
There is a connection between all things that exist
To redeem humankind from sin
Pork

22. During their centuries of conquest - Muslim rulers...
Roman Catholicism; Roman Catholics have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary that is a major difference with other Christian denominations.
Possession of wealth and power
Allowed subject peoples to practice their own religions
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism

23. Buddhism declined in India until...
Good government could become oppressive if it interfered too much in people's lives
Luther denied the infallibility of the pope.
It was absorbed into Hinduism. Over time - Hinduism adopted some of the concepts of Buddhism and Buddha became one of many Hindu gods.
Possession of wealth and power

24. The 'Bhagavad Gita' is important to...

25. In the Roman Catholic Church - the feast of the Epiphany broadly commemorates...
Roman Catholicism
Jewish dietary laws
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
The Trinity

26. Judaism is unique in that it...
Orthodox
Provides many people a counterweight to changing social mores
A conservative movement within Islam
Is as much a cultural designation as a religious one

27. The Hasidic movement arose from the teachings of...
No
Communion
Episcopal
Baal Shem Tov

28. The Five Pillars are the basic belief system of...
Augustine; Among Augustine's contributions to Christian thought are the doctrine of original sin and the description of 'caritas -' or Christian love - the love of God and the love of one another.
Eased kosher restrictions;
Islam
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.

29. What was NOT a concern of Taoism?
The recognition of Jesus as the messiah of Israel and the savior of all peoples
Possession of wealth and power
The dominant theme of Taoism
It removes the stain of original sin

30. The goal of Zionism is the fulfillment of a dream many Jews have had since the...
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
Jews; This is the promise that Yahweh made to Abraham
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.
Abraham

31. What statements are true about Pentecostal churches?

32. Which religions hold similar general beliefs about heaven and hell?
Buddha's compassion for living things
It is the revealed word of God; Muslims believe that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel.
Men and women sitting together
Judaism - Christianity - and Islam

33. Unlike most religions - Hinduism has no...
The Trinity
Religion includes a belief in the supernatural or divine - a set of practices - and a code of ethics.
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism
Founder

34. The natural world is an integrated whole.
Jesus is actually present in the bread and wine in communion
An accurate explanation of Taoist teachings
Native American religions.
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.

35. The most accurate explanation of why the Roman Catholic Church practices infant baptism is because...
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people
The caste system
Rejection of the caste system
It removes the stain of original sin

36. The ecumenical movement has resulted in changes within...
Immersing adults in water
Compassion
Commemorate the Angel Gabriel's appearance to Muhammad; have one's sins forgiven; become more aware of how a person acts in life
Roman Catholicism

37. What religions justify capital punishment for major offenses?
Five Pillars.
Roman Catholicism
Compassion
Islam; Christianity; Judaism; Zoroastrianism

38. Muslims and Christians both believe...
It acknowledges that everything belongs to Allah ultimately.
In a final Judgment Day; Both Muslims and Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day when the dead will be raised up.
Veneration of the saints
The first week of mourning after a death

39. Women cannot become cantors and rabbis in which branch of Judaism?
Respect that one person shows another; 'Li' is defined as correct behavior - or etiquette - between individuals.
Orthodox
Officials were worried that Buddhism's popularity would affect people's loyalty to the government
Economics and social concerns of African Americans within an Islamic framework

40. Most Protestant denominations build their services around...
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.
Communion
Householder
Profess one's Islamic faith

41. What is NOT considered a theocracy?

42. Instead of statues - Eastern Orthodox rites use what as ornamentation in their churches?
Icons
Fasting during the day for one month each year
Destruction of the second Temple and the end of Palestine in 70 C.E.
While delaying their own entrance into nirvana

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

44. In an effort to become less isolated from their non-Jewish communities - Reform Jews in the 19th century...
Humaneness
Eased kosher restrictions;
Chanukah; symbolizes the miracle of a day's cup of oil lasting for eight days.
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.

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

46. Divali
Helps others to find nirvana
The Hindu Festival of lights.
A path to release the mind from distractions
The mass

47. Charitable giving is important to Muslims because...
Is a righteous God who demands moral and ethical behavior from people
It acknowledges that everything belongs to Allah ultimately.
Protestant doctorine but Catholic ritual
Relied on by the faithful of the Pure Land sect to Buddhism to enter the Land of Bliss

48. The Diaspora is the term given to the...
Jesus is actually present in the bread and wine in communion
Compassion
Movement of Jews to areas outside Palestine beginning in the eighth century B.C.E.
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.

49. Release from the cycle of birth - death - and rebirth in Hinduism.
Orthodox
A supreme being
Moksha
Rely on both the Bible and Church traditions as sources of truth

50. The Kabbalah is similar to the material found in the...
Indigenous religions of South America
The Christian belief that Jesus was the messiah
Tantras of Tibetan Buddhism
Religious conduct; commercial transactions; political actions; private life