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DSST World Religions2

Subjects : dsst, culture
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1. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"






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






3. What is Jataka?

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4. What does Buddha Mean?






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






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






7. What is the holy wanderer called?






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






9. What is shradah?






10. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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






12. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul






13. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...






14. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?






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






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






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






18. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






19. What is Canon?






20. Bhakti Marga is?






21. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti






22. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?






23. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






24. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.






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






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






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






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






29. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.






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






31. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?






32. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






33. What is diaspora?






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






35. In Judaism what is the Covenant?






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






37. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________






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






39. Who encouraged a violent revolution?






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






41. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?






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






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






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






45. What is shomerim?






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






47. What is a bodhisattva?






48. What two books make up the Talmud?






49. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.






50. What gods make up The Trimuriti?