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DSST World Religions2

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1. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Mujtahids
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Gabriel
Holy trinity

2. True or False- Zealots were passive
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
Karma
Brahman
Hadith

3. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?
Hinduism
Ham (non kosher)
Hosea
The Fisherman

4. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Hinduism
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
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights

5. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
The Fisherman
Zhu-Xi
The Mishnah
Pantheism

6. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Diwali
Elijah
Hinduism
Maktabs

7. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
Nebi'im
Seance
Indra
Zhu-Xi

8. What is Canon?
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Brahmin
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Gautama

9. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?
Pentecostals
Zhu-Xi
Hadith
8 folds

10. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
The Tanakh
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others

11. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Maktabs
Muhammad
Holy trinity
Allah

12. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
The Fisherman
The Torah
Karma
Confession of sins is not a pillar

13. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Jews
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
A P
The Tanakh

14. The believe in the divinity of everything
A P
Enlightened One
Guards for a dead body
Pantheism

15. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Jews outside of Israel
Enlightened One
Allah
Muhammad

16. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
A prophet
The Amish
Brahmin
Shiva

17. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Indra
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Micah
Right Penance

18. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Hinduism
The Jade Emperor
Hajj
Pentecostals

19. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Sannygasu
Brahmanas
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Muslims

20. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
The Fisherman
Gabriel
Right Penance
Mercilessness

21. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
Hades
Pantheism
Apologetics
Hinduism

22. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
Brahmanas
Sunni
Gabriel
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only

23. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
The Torah
Hosea
Pantheism
Hades

24. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

25. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Knowledge
the soul
Jews outside of Israel
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence

26. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Guards for a dead body
The Sociology of Religion
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Hajj

27. The Islamic people are called?
A way of devotion
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Muslims
The Amish

28. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
A Shaman
Shinto
Paul
Mullahs

29. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Abraham
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
the soul

30. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?
Muslims
Gabriel
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Shiva

31. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
The Sociology of Religion
Paul
Mishna and the Gemara
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)

32. 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
Gabriel
Did not persecute non-believers
Mujtahids

33. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism
The Torah
Hadith
Artha
Micah

34. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
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
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Brahmin
Baptists

35. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti
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
Brahma
The release from the samsara
Brahman

36. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Hajj
Sunni
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Maktabs

37. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
The Tanakh
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
Jesus was the Messiah
Holy trinity

38. What is Jataka?

39. 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
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Did not persecute non-believers
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
the soul

40. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Hellenists
Confucianism
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only

41. Bhakti Marga is?
Yom Kippur
A way of devotion
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs

42. What is the Jewish Bible called?
The Tanakh
Did not persecute non-believers
Hades
Shih Ching

43. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Sannygasu
The release from the samsara
Apologetics

44. What does Buddha Mean?
Jesus was the Messiah
Seance
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Enlightened One

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

46. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
Elijah
Not a goal
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Episcapalian

47. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
Artha
Hadith
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Seance

48. What is a bodhisattva?
Elijah
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Brahman
Guards for a dead body

49. What is shradah?
Shraddha are death rites
Shiva
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
the soul

50. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Enlightened One
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Brahman