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DSST World Religions2

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1. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?
Elijah
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Kharijites
It is the story of buddha's previous life

2. What is shomerim?
Brahmanas
A Shaman
Did not persecute non-believers
Guards for a dead body

3. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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4. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
Yom Kippur
Guards for a dead body
The Fisherman
Pluto was the leader of Hades

5. What is the holy wanderer called?
Baptists
Sannygasu
Shiva
Mujtahids

6. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
Shih Ching
Amos
Micah
Sannygasu

7. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
The Mishnah
Amos
Shraddha are death rites

8. 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
Shraddha are death rites
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
The Tanakh
Elijah

9. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Elijah
Hajj
Shih Ching
Abraham

10. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
Hinduism
Muslims
Nebi'im
The Sociology of Religion

11. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
Brahman
Shinto
Yom Kippur
Mercilessness

12. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Not a goal
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only

13. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.
Aphrodite
Kharijites
The Torah
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)

14. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Yom Kippur
Brahman
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu

15. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Mullahs
Pentecostals
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

16. Who was the leader of the underworld?
Hinduism
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Creation - Preservation and Destruction

17. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
Hijrah
Brahmin
Jesus was the Messiah
Shinto

18. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
Karma
YI
Pantheism
Baptists

19. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
A Shaman
Brahmin
Brahman
Jesus was the Messiah

20. What is shradah?
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
World Soul
Shraddha are death rites

21. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
Elijah
Mujtahids
Enlightened One
Hinduism

22. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Gautama
World Soul
The Mishna and the Gemara
Diwali

23. What is an atman?
Jesus was the Messiah
the soul
World Soul
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

24. 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)
Amos
Yom Kippur
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism

25. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
Not a goal
The Amish
Hajj
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others

26. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Aphrodite
The Jade Emperor
Muhammad
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish

27. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Mullahs
Abraham
Hades
Hadith

28. Bhakti Marga is?
The Mishnah
Confession of sins is not a pillar
A P
A way of devotion

29. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
Hellenists
Zhu-Xi
Aphrodite
Jews

30. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Paul
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
The Mishna and the Gemara
Episcapalian

31. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Artha
Paul

32. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
8 folds
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Sunni

33. What is diaspora?
Baptists
Zhu-Xi
Jews outside of Israel
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism

34. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Elijah
Brahmin
Gautama
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)

35. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Not a goal
Pantheism
Shih Ching
Micah

36. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
The Torah
Gabriel
Hades

37. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
Gautama
Mercilessness
Hadith
The Jade Emperor

38. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
The release from the samsara
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
A Shaman
Shih Ching

39. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Hadith
Mishna and the Gemara

40. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Shinto
Muhammad
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Sufis

41. True or False- Zealots were passive
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
The Mishna and the Gemara
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
Kharijites

42. What is the Jewish Bible called?
Pentecostals
A prophet
The Tanakh
Holy trinity

43. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
The Jade Emperor
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Mercilessness
Confession of sins is not a pillar

44. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
The release from the samsara
World Soul
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Elisha

45. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Hijrah
Kharijites
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights

46. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti
Brahma
Apologetics
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Brahmanas

47. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Pentecostals
Elisha
Creation
The Mishna and the Gemara

48. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Gabriel
The Mishna and the Gemara
Paul

49. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Shih Ching
Hijrah

50. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?
A P
Elijah
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Karma