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DSST World Religions2

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1. What is a bodhisattva?






2. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist






3. Who was the goddess of love?






4. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?






5. What is diaspora?






6. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...






7. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?






8. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?






9. What is the holy wanderer called?






10. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?






11. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?






12. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith






13. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






14. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.






15. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






16. What is the Jewish Bible called?






17. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?






18. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?






19. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul






20. The believe in the divinity of everything






21. In Judiasm who speaks for God?






22. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?






23. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?






24. Another word for Islamic Mystics






25. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife






26. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?






27. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






28. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






29. The Trimurti represents what?






30. What is shomerim?






31. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________






32. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations






33. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods






34. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?






35. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech






36. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?






37. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?






38. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"






39. The Islamic people are called?






40. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?






41. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.






42. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?






43. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?






44. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?






45. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...






46. What is Takkanah?






47. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.






48. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism






49. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






50. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti