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DSST World Religions2

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






2. 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






3. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?






4. In Judaism what is the Covenant?






5. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...






6. 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






7. The Islamic people are called?






8. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






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






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






11. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






12. Bhakti Marga is?






13. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






14. Who was the leader of the underworld?






15. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________






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






17. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism






18. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?






19. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?






20. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






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






22. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.






23. What gods make up The Trimuriti?






24. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith






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






26. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)






27. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?






28. What is Jataka?

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29. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)






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






31. What is an atman?






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






33. Who was the goddess of love?






34. The Trimurti represents what?






35. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






36. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?






37. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






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






39. The believe in the divinity of everything






40. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon






41. Who was considered the first Buddha?






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






43. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?






44. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?






45. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society






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






47. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?






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






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






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







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