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DSST World Religions2

Subjects : dsst, culture
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1. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?






2. Which religion stresses the creation of gentlemen and propriety?






3. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints






4. What is moksha?






5. What is shradah?






6. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching






7. What is the holy wanderer called?






8. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife






9. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.






10. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?






11. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






12. What is an atman?






13. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?






14. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?






15. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?






16. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






17. The Islamic people are called?






18. 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






19. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?






20. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?






21. The Supreme Being. The name of God.






22. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...






23. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti






24. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist






25. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?






26. Who was considered the first Buddha?






27. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?






28. 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






29. Who encouraged a violent revolution?






30. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.






31. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)






32. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?






33. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






34. Indian Caste System (Hindu)






35. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism






36. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________






37. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.






38. What is Canon?






39. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






40. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?






41. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






42. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?






43. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






44. Which of the following is an example of trayf?






45. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?






46. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?






47. What is a bodhisattva?






48. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?






49. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.






50. What is Jataka?