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DSST World Religions2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
Amos
A P
Knowledge
Pluto was the leader of Hades

2. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Elisha
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
Apologetics

3. Bhakti Marga is?
Muhammad
It is a law that is not from the Torah
A way of devotion
Allah

4. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Jews
Holy trinity
Gautama
Brahmin

5. What is moksha?
Indra
The release from the samsara
Paul
Not a goal

6. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
A prophet
Paul
Knowledge
Pentecostals

7. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Baptists
Gabriel

8. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
The Amish
Knowledge
Abraham
Shinto

9. What is the Jewish Bible called?
The Tanakh
Gautama
A P
Kharijites

10. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Creation
Sufis
Shih Ching
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables

11. What is a bodhisattva?
Yom Kippur
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)

12. What two books make up the Talmud?
The Mishna and the Gemara
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
A prophet
Hellenists

13. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Sannygasu
Ham (non kosher)
Holy trinity
Maktabs

14. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Karma
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism

15. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Hajj
World Soul
Indra
Karma

16. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Brahmanas
Seance
Speaking in Tongues

17. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Ham (non kosher)
Maktabs
Shih Ching
Allah

18. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Shraddha are death rites
the soul
Apologetics
Ham (non kosher)

19. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
Zhu-Xi
Seance
A P
Mullahs

20. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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21. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Gautama
A way of devotion
Right Penance
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)

22. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Mujtahids
Hinduism
The Fisherman
Paul

23. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Brahma
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Abraham
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism

24. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
8 folds
Mishna and the Gemara
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Dharma - artha - and kama.

25. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
A prophet
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Paul
Elijah

26. What is diaspora?
Jews
Jews outside of Israel
Elisha
Shiva

27. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints
the soul
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Speaking in Tongues

28. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Mullahs
Brahmin
Maktabs

29. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Ham (non kosher)
Hades
Pantheism
The Jade Emperor

30. The Talmud is made up of the...
Not a goal
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Mishna and the Gemara
Shiva

31. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
Hellenists
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
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Brahman

32. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
Knowledge
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Shiva
The Sociology of Religion

33. 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
The Sociology of Religion
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Shih Ching
Amos

34. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Hinduism
YI

35. Who was the leader of the underworld?
Pluto was the leader of Hades
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Kharijites
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them

36. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Jews outside of Israel
The release from the samsara
Dharma - artha - and kama.
World Soul

37. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hades
Episcapalian
Diwali

38. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
Brahma
The Fisherman
YI
Knowledge

39. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.
The Amish
Kharijites
The Fisherman
Nebi'im

40. What is Jataka?

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41. Asoka took Budhhism very seriously - which one of the following did he NOT do : Persecute non-believers - Fourteen Rock Edicts - minor Pillar Edicts - Cave Inscriptions - Pillar Inscriptions
Did not persecute non-believers
8 folds
The Amish
Gabriel

42. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Pentecostals
8 folds
Episcapalian
The Mishnah

43. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Shinto
Hijrah
The Mishnah

44. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Gabriel
The Fisherman
The Mishnah

45. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Muhammad
Brahman
Karma
Zhu-Xi

46. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Knowledge
Gautama
A Shaman

47. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Right Penance
Confession of sins is not a pillar
The Jade Emperor
The Torah

48. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Sufis
A way of devotion
Abraham

49. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Hijrah
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Brahmanas
Mullahs

50. Which religion stresses the creation of gentlemen and propriety?
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
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Confucianism
Hijrah