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DSST World Religions2

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1. What is shomerim?
Shraddha are death rites
Guards for a dead body
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them

2. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Paul
False Zealots were a historic Judaism group that were passionate about getting Palestine out from under Roman rule and believe that rebellion was the answer
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Allah

3. What is Takkanah?
Hajj
Jews outside of Israel
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
It is a law that is not from the Torah

4. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?
Sannygasu
Jews
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Karma

5. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
Hinduism
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Gabriel
It is the story of buddha's previous life

6. The believe in the divinity of everything
Pantheism
Hajj
A Ziggurat
Muslims

7. Which is NOT a Four Noble Truth? Life is suffering - It is important to experience suffering - Suffering comes from attachment - It is possible to end suffering - There is a path (eight-fold) end to suffering
Paul
The Jade Emperor
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Shiva

8. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Jesus was the Messiah
Student of religion - Marriage and family life - Focus on religion and other spiritual things - and being a Holy Wanderer- the Bloddline of a Buddha is not a stage
Shraddha are death rites
Jews

9. Which of the following is an example of trayf?
Creation
Nebi'im
Apologetics
Ham (non kosher)

10. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Guards for a dead body
The Tanakh
World Soul
Episcapalian

11. What does Buddha Mean?
Paul
Enlightened One
Jesus was the Messiah
Aphrodite

12. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
The Fisherman
Zhu-Xi
Apologetics

13. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Shraddha are death rites
The Tanakh
Holy trinity

14. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Mujtahids
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Knowledge
Holy trinity

15. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
The Amish
Hinduism
Abraham
Holy trinity

16. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
A prophet
The release from the samsara
Shinto
Hadith

17. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Elisha
Guards for a dead body
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Baptists

18. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Mullahs
Hades
Holy trinity
Creation - Preservation and Destruction

19. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
Did not persecute non-believers
A P
Pantheism
Shinto

20. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Gautama
Shih Ching
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Karma

21. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?
Maktabs
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Hades
8 folds

22. Another word for Islamic Mystics
The Amish
Sufis
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Shih Ching

23. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
YI
A Shaman
Brahmanas

24. The Islamic people are called?
YI
Mullahs
Muslims
Diwali

25. What is the Jewish Bible called?
The Tanakh
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
A way of devotion
Amos

26. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?
Creation
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Micah
The release from the samsara

27. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
Aphrodite
Elisha
Hinduism
A P

28. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Creation
Confucianism
Zhu-Xi
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed

29. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
The Fisherman
Karma
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Jews

30. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.
Hinduism
Kharijites
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Jews

31. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
Pantheism
The Mishna and the Gemara
Micah
Student of religion - Marriage and family life - Focus on religion and other spiritual things - and being a Holy Wanderer- the Bloddline of a Buddha is not a stage

32. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Mercilessness
Episcapalian
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Jews

33. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Did not persecute non-believers
The Jade Emperor
Apologetics
Kharijites

34. What is a bodhisattva?
The Tanakh
A prophet
The Amish
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others

35. The Talmud is made up of the...
Mishna and the Gemara
Hadith
8 folds
Shiva

36. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
The Amish
A prophet
Mujtahids
Diwali

37. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
8 folds
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Hinduism
Karma

38. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Nebi'im
Right Penance
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Shraddha are death rites

39. What is Canon?
Shiva
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Micah
The Tanakh

40. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Jews
Jesus was the Messiah
Aphrodite
Hades

41. Who was the goddess of love?
the soul
Aphrodite
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hajj

42. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
A Shaman
The Torah
Pentecostals
Allah

43. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
Abraham
A Shaman
A Ziggurat
Karma

44. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Elisha
Brahmin
Hajj

45. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
The Mishnah
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Baptists
The Fisherman

46. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
Hinduism
Nebi'im
Baptists
The Fisherman

47. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
The release from the samsara
Sannygasu
Hellenists

48. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Sufis
Enlightened One
Aphrodite
The Jade Emperor

49. What is Jataka?

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50. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?
The Tanakh
Diwali
Ham (non kosher)
Speaking in Tongues