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DSST World Religions2
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1. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
World Soul
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hajj
The Tanakh
2. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
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
Jews
Sunni
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
3. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Abraham
Not a goal
Karma
4. The Talmud is made up of the...
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
Mishna and the Gemara
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
5. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Karma
Apologetics
Brahman
Paul
6. What is Takkanah?
Shih Ching
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Confucianism
Mullahs
7. What does Buddha Mean?
Mullahs
World Soul
Knowledge
Enlightened One
8. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Allah
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Hijrah
Sannygasu
9. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Shinto
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Abraham
Hajj
10. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Jews
Pentecostals
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Creation
11. Another word for Islamic Mystics
Sufis
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Shraddha are death rites
Gautama
12. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
A P
The Amish
Brahma
Hinduism
13. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
Nebi'im
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Speaking in Tongues
Hinduism
14. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
the soul
Shiva
Jews
The Amish
15. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Shih Ching
Indra
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Gautama
16. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
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
Yom Kippur
Jesus was the Messiah
Paul
17. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Brahmanas
Maktabs
Elijah
Confession of sins is not a pillar
18. Who was the leader of the underworld?
Episcapalian
Pluto was the leader of Hades
A way of devotion
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
19. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Gautama
Brahma
The Jade Emperor
Episcapalian
20. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Allah
8 folds
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Pantheism
21. What is Canon?
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Karma
Seance
A prophet
22. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
A Ziggurat
Shih Ching
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Right Penance
23. What is a bodhisattva?
Ham (non kosher)
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
24. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Creation
World Soul
Enlightened One
Hajj
25. 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)
Pantheism
The Amish
Mishna and the Gemara
26. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Yom Kippur
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hajj
27. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Artha
A Shaman
Pentecostals
28. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
Diwali
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Seance
29. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Pentecostals
Not a goal
Indra
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
30. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Mishna and the Gemara
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Artha
Elisha
31. 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
Elisha
8 folds
Hinduism
32. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
Sannygasu
Mullahs
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Pentecostals
33. What is the Jewish Bible called?
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Muhammad
Guards for a dead body
The Tanakh
34. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
A P
Shinto
Jews outside of Israel
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
35. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Pantheism
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Jews outside of Israel
36. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?
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
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Gautama
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
37. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Knowledge
Episcapalian
Kharijites
Karma
38. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
Knowledge
Not a goal
Zhu-Xi
Brahman
39. 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
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Jews
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
40. What is the holy wanderer called?
Apologetics
Baptists
Sannygasu
Diwali
41. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
Sunni
Artha
Yom Kippur
Brahman
42. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.
Shinto
Speaking in Tongues
Maktabs
Kharijites
43. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
Kharijites
Dharma - artha - and kama.
the soul
Mujtahids
44. Which religion stresses the creation of gentlemen and propriety?
Right Penance
Holy trinity
Kharijites
Confucianism
45. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?
Confucianism
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Hellenists
Micah
46. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Episcapalian
Hinduism
The Mishnah
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
47. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
Yom Kippur
Not a goal
Hajj
A Shaman
48. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
Hellenists
The Jade Emperor
Holy trinity
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
49. What is shradah?
Amos
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Shraddha are death rites
YI
50. The _____ is the writing of the prophets
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