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DSST World Religions2

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






2. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?






3. Which is the largest Islamic sect?






4. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?






5. Another word for Islamic Mystics






6. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover






7. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti






8. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






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






10. The Trimurti represents what?






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






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






13. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






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






15. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?






16. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






17. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching






18. What is moksha?






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






20. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?






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






22. The believe in the divinity of everything






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






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






25. What is Jataka?


26. The Islamic people are called?






27. True or False- Zealots were passive






28. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?






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






30. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






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






32. What is Takkanah?






33. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?






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






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






36. What is a bodhisattva?






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






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






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






40. Who was the goddess of love?






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






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






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






44. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.






45. What gods make up The Trimuriti?






46. The Supreme Being. The name of God.






47. What is the holy wanderer called?






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






49. In Judiasm who speaks for God?






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