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DSST World Religions2

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1. What is Takkanah?






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






3. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






4. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.






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






6. 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






7. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






8. What is a bodhisattva?






9. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?






10. What is shomerim?






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






12. What is Canon?






13. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti






14. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech






15. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?






16. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?






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






18. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?






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






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






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






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






23. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?






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






25. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.






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






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






28. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?






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






30. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.






31. The believe in the divinity of everything






32. What two books make up the Talmud?






33. 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






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






35. Another word for Islamic Mystics






36. In Judaism what is the Covenant?






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






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






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






40. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






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






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






43. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






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






45. What does Buddha Mean?






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






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






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






49. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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