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DSST World Religions2

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1. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Hinduism
Shraddha are death rites
Sannygasu
Mullahs

2. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Abraham
Sufis
Baptists
It is the story of buddha's previous life

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Paul
Knowledge
The Amish
A way of devotion

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
Gautama
The Mishna and the Gemara
The Amish
Seance

5. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
Enlightened One
Hadith
Not a goal
8 folds

6. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Gabriel
Aphrodite
Mercilessness

7. 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
Brahmanas
The Torah
Shih Ching
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism

8. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Abraham
Seance
The Jade Emperor
Baptists

9. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Indra
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Shiva
Amos

10. What does Buddha Mean?
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Shih Ching
Enlightened One
Knowledge

11. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
A way of devotion
Jesus was the Messiah
The Fisherman
Holy trinity

12. Which religion stresses the creation of gentlemen and propriety?
Brahmin
The Fisherman
Confucianism
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures

13. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
The Mishna and the Gemara
Jews outside of Israel
A prophet
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish

14. True or False- Zealots were passive
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Kharijites
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
Maktabs

15. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Jews
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Amos
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)

16. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
World Soul
Allah
Hinduism
Maktabs

17. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Right Penance
Nebi'im
Creation

18. 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
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Indra
Jews outside of Israel

19. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Holy trinity
Hades
Mercilessness

20. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Karma
Muhammad
Shih Ching
Brahma

21. What is Takkanah?
Not a goal
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Holy trinity
Mishna and the Gemara

22. What is Jataka?

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23. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Allah
Zhu-Xi
Hinduism
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence

24. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?
Creation
Hijrah
Diwali
Hosea

25. The Talmud is made up of the...
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
Mishna and the Gemara
Shraddha are death rites
Episcapalian

26. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Mercilessness
Gautama
Shiva
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish

27. What is moksha?
Pantheism
Confucianism
The release from the samsara
Brahman

28. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?
Mullahs
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Brahma
Knowledge

29. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
The Mishnah
Baptists
YI
the soul

30. What is shradah?
Jews outside of Israel
A P
The Mishnah
Shraddha are death rites

31. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
Pentecostals
A Ziggurat
Apologetics
Indra

32. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Brahma
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Hinduism

33. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
Brahmin
A P
Mujtahids
Zhu-Xi

34. What is shomerim?
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 covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Guards for a dead body
Hajj

35. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
Hinduism
Paul
The Mishnah
Yom Kippur

36. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
Hinduism
Elisha
A way of devotion
Shraddha are death rites

37. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Gabriel
The Tanakh
The Torah

38. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Paul
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Hosea

39. Who was the goddess of love?
Aphrodite
The Torah
Artha
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)

40. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
Sannygasu
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Pantheism
Not a goal

41. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
the soul
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Muhammad
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

42. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Micah
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism

43. What is diaspora?
Jesus was the Messiah
A Ziggurat
Allah
Jews outside of Israel

44. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
A prophet
Shinto
Karma
Speaking in Tongues

45. What is Canon?
It is a law that is not from the Torah
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Sannygasu
Mujtahids

46. The believe in the divinity of everything
YI
Hades
Pantheism
Ham (non kosher)

47. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Shih Ching
Diwali
8 folds
Confucianism

48. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Apologetics
A Ziggurat
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

49. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Apologetics
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
The Torah
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only

50. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Elijah
Shinto
Hijrah
Amos