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DSST Introduction To World Religions

Subjects : dsst, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. In founding the Nation of Islam - Wallace Fard focused on...






2. Ka'bah






3. The relationship between ruler and ruled in Confucianism is mirrored in Judaism's and Christianity's...






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


5. Voodoo is an example of...






6. The only prophet in Judaism - Christianity - and Islam to whom God spoke directly was...






7. Buddhism's 'middle path' is best explained as a way of life that...






8. Praying the glorious mysteries of the rosary is an act of devotion of...






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


10. What is not a shared characteristics of mainstream Protestant denominations?






11. Shari'a deals with...






12. A major reason for Guru Nanak's founding of Sikhism was his...






13. Talmud






14. In the thinking of many Buddhist sects - to love any person or any thing is...






15. The most accurate description of yoga to Hindus is...






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?






18. In an effort to become less isolated from their non-Jewish communities - Reform Jews in the 19th century...






19. Torah






20. Which religions hold similar general beliefs about heaven and hell?






21. The Qur'an contains...






22. What was a central element of Confucianism as Confucius taught it?






23. The four stages in Hinduism are student - seeker - ascetic - and...






24. The Jewish Day of Atonement is...






25. Islam is similar to Judaism in that...






26. Sikhism was founded as a reaction against...






27. Which religion is the largest in the world?






28. Hinduism differs from Buddhism in Hinduism's acceptance of...






29. While all religions pray - what is NOT a category of prayer?






30. The position of caliph evolved so that caliphs...






31. Changes Reform Jews and the Protestant Reformation have in common.






32. What statement about the Qur'an is not true?






33. In Judaism - Yahweh...






34. How is the belief in God - by whatever name - similar in Christianity - Islam - and Judaism?






35. An aspect of Buddhism that is less popular in the Western world is...






36. In Taoism - yin and yang represent...






37. The most accurate explanation of why the Roman Catholic Church practices infant baptism is because...






38. Is Monasticism found in Islam?






39. Council called to modernize the Roman Catholic Church.






40. Amaterasu






41. The primary purpose of the bar mitzvah and the bat mitzvah is to...






42. The god of the Hebrews was unlike the god of their neighbors because Yahweh...






43. Ahura Mazda is the one and only true God of...






44. The Christian Science movement believes that...


45. What statement best describes the early development of Christianity?






46. What is NOT a major doctrinal difference between Roman Catholicism and mainstream Protestant denominations?






47. Whereas Hindus refuse to eat beef - Muslims refuse to eat...






48. A Buddhist who is proud would not be practicing which principle of the Eight-Fold Path?






49. Ark of the Covenant.


50. What changes in Arab society resulted from Muhammad's teachings?