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DSST World Religions2
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1. Who was the goddess of love?
Hijrah
Creation
Kharijites
Aphrodite
2. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Right Penance
Elijah
Brahma
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
3. The Talmud is made up of the...
Sannygasu
Enlightened One
Mishna and the Gemara
8 folds
4. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Dharma - artha - and kama.
The Torah
Hajj
Episcapalian
5. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Hinduism
Mercilessness
6. Another word for Islamic Mystics
Sufis
Mishna and the Gemara
Hades
Hajj
7. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
A P
A prophet
Shih Ching
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
8. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
YI
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
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
Muhammad
9. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Sannygasu
Brahman
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
10. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
A Shaman
Hadith
Yom Kippur
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
11. The believe in the divinity of everything
Pantheism
Diwali
Jesus was the Messiah
Hosea
12. 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)
Yom Kippur
the soul
The Amish
13. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?
The Jade Emperor
Hinduism
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Enlightened One
14. Who was the leader of the underworld?
Not a goal
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Ham (non kosher)
A prophet
15. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist
Hadith
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Shraddha are death rites
16. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
Kharijites
The Mishnah
8 folds
Speaking in Tongues
17. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Allah
Hinduism
Mercilessness
Right Penance
18. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
Right Penance
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Zhu-Xi
The Fisherman
19. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
Jesus was the Messiah
Did not persecute non-believers
Hinduism
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
20. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Shiva
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
A Ziggurat
Creation
21. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
Shinto
Zhu-Xi
Jews outside of Israel
The Mishnah
22. What is a bodhisattva?
Hinduism
Knowledge
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
23. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Muhammad
Maktabs
Paul
World Soul
24. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Brahmin
Shinto
Hosea
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
25. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
Kharijites
The Torah
Hajj
the soul
26. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Episcapalian
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
27. 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
Gautama
Did not persecute non-believers
World Soul
Seance
28. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.
Mujtahids
Brahmanas
Mercilessness
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
29. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
Hinduism
Diwali
Ham (non kosher)
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
30. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
A P
Baptists
Allah
31. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Shiva
Sunni
A Ziggurat
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
32. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Kharijites
Holy trinity
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Hijrah
33. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
Holy trinity
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Episcapalian
Hadith
34. 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
Brahma
The Mishnah
Seance
35. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
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
The Amish
Hosea
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
36. What is shomerim?
The release from the samsara
Guards for a dead body
Abraham
Sufis
37. Which of the following is an example of trayf?
Hellenists
Baptists
Ham (non kosher)
A Shaman
38. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Holy trinity
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Allah
Mullahs
39. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Ham (non kosher)
Jesus was the Messiah
Confession of sins is not a pillar
40. The Trimurti represents what?
8 folds
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
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
It is the story of buddha's previous life
41. The Islamic people are called?
Not a goal
YI
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Muslims
42. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
Brahman
Yom Kippur
Not a goal
Did not persecute non-believers
43. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
The release from the samsara
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Creation
Muhammad
44. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Episcapalian
Mullahs
Enlightened One
Hosea
45. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
The Fisherman
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
Hellenists
Confucianism
46. What is the holy wanderer called?
Sannygasu
Guards for a dead body
Karma
Did not persecute non-believers
47. What is moksha?
Shih Ching
The Mishna and the Gemara
Hinduism
The release from the samsara
48. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Aphrodite
Seance
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 is Jataka?
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50. What is shradah?
Not a goal
Shraddha are death rites
Creation
Seance
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