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DSST World Religions2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
A way of devotion
Hajj
2. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Karma
Hinduism
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
3. 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
Enlightened One
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Brahmin
4. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Indra
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Sunni
Brahman
5. What is shomerim?
Aphrodite
Sufis
YI
Guards for a dead body
6. What two books make up the Talmud?
The Mishna and the Gemara
Sufis
The Mishnah
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
7. The Trimurti represents what?
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Artha
Nebi'im
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
8. True or False- Zealots were passive
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
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
Did not persecute non-believers
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
9. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Hinduism
Indra
Muhammad
Ham (non kosher)
10. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Muhammad
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Jesus was the Messiah
Aphrodite
11. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
Mercilessness
Elijah
Maktabs
Zhu-Xi
12. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
A prophet
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Holy trinity
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
13. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Jews
Hijrah
Abraham
14. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
The Jade Emperor
The Tanakh
Brahmin
Elisha
15. Who was the goddess of love?
The release from the samsara
Aphrodite
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Jesus was the Messiah
16. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Right Penance
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Not a goal
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
17. What is a bodhisattva?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Speaking in Tongues
Karma
18. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Sufis
Aphrodite
Knowledge
The Mishnah
19. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
Shraddha are death rites
Shiva
Zhu-Xi
Hadith
20. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Mullahs
It is the story of buddha's previous life
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
Creation
21. The believe in the divinity of everything
Pantheism
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
A P
It is a law that is not from the Torah
22. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
The Amish
The Torah
A prophet
Hades
23. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
8 folds
Episcapalian
The Jade Emperor
24. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
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
Amos
Hijrah
25. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?
A prophet
Muhammad
Elijah
Diwali
26. What is shradah?
Sunni
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Shraddha are death rites
Hades
27. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Holy trinity
Hades
The Sociology of Religion
Mullahs
28. The _____ is the writing of the prophets
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29. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Abraham
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Elijah
Kharijites
30. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
Amos
Maktabs
The Sociology of Religion
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
31. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Nebi'im
A prophet
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Jews
32. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
The release from the samsara
Holy trinity
Sunni
Hades
33. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Diwali
Sunni
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
34. 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
Pantheism
Elijah
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Sunni
35. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
The Mishnah
Gabriel
Speaking in Tongues
Jesus was the Messiah
36. What is the holy wanderer called?
Brahmin
Sannygasu
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Hellenists
37. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
8 folds
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Allah
Shih Ching
38. What is Takkanah?
Shiva
It is a law that is not from the Torah
A prophet
Holy trinity
39. The Islamic people are called?
A way of devotion
Sunni
Muslims
Amos
40. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
It is the story of buddha's previous life
A Ziggurat
Abraham
Mujtahids
41. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Brahmin
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Pantheism
42. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?
Gautama
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Abraham
Shiva
43. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Muslims
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Enlightened One
World Soul
44. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
A P
Baptists
Pantheism
Apologetics
45. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
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
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Elisha
Zhu-Xi
46. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
Elisha
Hosea
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
47. Who was the leader of the underworld?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Elijah
48. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints
Right Penance
Amos
A way of devotion
Speaking in Tongues
49. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Shih Ching
Right Penance
Hinduism
50. Bhakti Marga is?
Brahmin
Karma
A way of devotion
Elisha