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DSST World Religions2

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1. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?






2. What is diaspora?






3. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?






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






5. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss






6. Which is the largest Islamic sect?






7. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?






8. Indian Caste System (Hindu)






9. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






10. What two books make up the Talmud?






11. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






12. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?






13. 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






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






15. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul






16. What is the holy wanderer called?






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






18. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






19. The believe in the divinity of everything






20. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...






21. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






22. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






23. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"






24. In Judaism what is the Covenant?






25. In Judiasm who speaks for God?






26. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






27. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.






28. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?






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






30. The Supreme Being. The name of God.






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






32. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.






33. The Talmud is made up of the...






34. What is an atman?






35. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.






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






37. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?






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






39. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________






40. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






41. What is a bodhisattva?






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






43. What is Jataka?

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






45. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society






46. What is shomerim?






47. What is shradah?






48. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti






49. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations






50. What gods make up The Trimuriti?