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DSST World Religions2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is shradah?
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
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Shraddha are death rites
Knowledge
2. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
The Mishna and the Gemara
Jews
Holy trinity
3. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Abraham
Muhammad
Holy trinity
A Shaman
4. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Creation
Not a goal
The Sociology of Religion
Dharma - artha - and kama.
5. What is moksha?
Hinduism
The release from the samsara
Brahmin
Mercilessness
6. Bhakti Marga is?
Zhu-Xi
A way of devotion
Hinduism
Gautama
7. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Yom Kippur
Abraham
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
8. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?
Karma
Did not persecute non-believers
Confucianism
Speaking in Tongues
9. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
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
Mercilessness
A Ziggurat
The Fisherman
10. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Hades
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Hajj
It is the story of buddha's previous life
11. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Elisha
The Sociology of Religion
The release from the samsara
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
12. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?
The Amish
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Hosea
Hinduism
13. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
A prophet
Hosea
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
14. The believe in the divinity of everything
Guards for a dead body
Pantheism
A P
Jews outside of Israel
15. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Shih Ching
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
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
16. What is shomerim?
Baptists
Guards for a dead body
The Fisherman
The release from the samsara
17. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?
Mercilessness
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Artha
Zhu-Xi
18. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Hajj
Knowledge
Shinto
Confucianism
19. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
Shinto
Episcapalian
Hadith
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
20. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
The Jade Emperor
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
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
Sunni
21. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
The Fisherman
Brahmin
8 folds
Ham (non kosher)
22. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints
Speaking in Tongues
Sannygasu
A Shaman
Jews
23. Which of the following is an example of trayf?
Elijah
Hinduism
Seance
Ham (non kosher)
24. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Enlightened One
Shraddha are death rites
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
25. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
Amos
Yom Kippur
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Aphrodite
26. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
Hadith
The Sociology of Religion
Yom Kippur
A P
27. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.
Hades
Maktabs
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Kharijites
28. Who was considered the first Buddha?
The Jade Emperor
Karma
Gautama
Allah
29. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
The Amish
Shih Ching
Mujtahids
Indra
30. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
Baptists
Shraddha are death rites
Hades
Muslims
31. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Gabriel
The Mishnah
Jews outside of Israel
32. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism
Mercilessness
Artha
The release from the samsara
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
33. The Talmud is made up of the...
Mishna and the Gemara
Holy trinity
Speaking in Tongues
The Fisherman
34. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Brahma
Confession of sins is not a pillar
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
Allah
35. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?
Creation
Pentecostals
The Torah
8 folds
36. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
Pentecostals
The Amish
Muhammad
Micah
37. What is the Jewish Bible called?
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
The Tanakh
Shiva
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
38. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
The Mishnah
Hosea
Brahmanas
Seance
39. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
A P
Mercilessness
The Amish
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
40. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Aphrodite
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
World Soul
41. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Elisha
Hijrah
Hajj
Guards for a dead body
42. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
A prophet
Indra
Guards for a dead body
43. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
8 folds
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
44. Which of the following is not written about Confucianism? Tao-te-Ching - Analects - Lun yu - Great Learning - Da Xue - Doctrine of Mean )Zhong Young) - Book of Mencius
Aphrodite
The release from the samsara
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Creation
45. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
Paul
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Brahma
Mullahs
46. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
Shraddha are death rites
Baptists
Pantheism
Not a goal
47. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Elisha
The Tanakh
The Jade Emperor
Yom Kippur
48. What is an atman?
Mullahs
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Yom Kippur
the soul
49. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
Amos
Shih Ching
Seance
Hajj
50. The Islamic people are called?
Brahmin
Muslims
A Ziggurat
Abraham