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1. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Diwali
Aphrodite
The Tanakh
Indra

2. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Yom Kippur
Gautama
Confucianism
A Shaman

3. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Diwali
Maktabs
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Hadith

4. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Mujtahids
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs

5. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Mujtahids
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
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Aphrodite

6. What is a bodhisattva?
Yom Kippur
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
A way of devotion
A Ziggurat

7. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Hadith
Enlightened One
Elijah
Hades

8. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Shih Ching
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hosea

9. Who was the goddess of love?
Seance
Aphrodite
The Tanakh
Micah

10. 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
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Hajj
Abraham

11. The Trimurti represents what?
The Fisherman
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Baptists
Creation - Preservation and Destruction

12. Which religion stresses the creation of gentlemen and propriety?
Zhu-Xi
A P
Elisha
Confucianism

13. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
A Ziggurat
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu

14. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Paul
Knowledge
Indra
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs

15. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Shinto
Episcapalian
The Amish
Shraddha are death rites

16. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
Holy trinity
Sufis
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Hajj

17. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
A Shaman
Speaking in Tongues
A way of devotion
Sunni

18. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
Allah
Not a goal
Yom Kippur
Brahma

19. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?
The Fisherman
Shiva
Did not persecute non-believers
8 folds

20. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
Shraddha are death rites
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Mercilessness
Holy trinity

21. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Shinto
A prophet
Hijrah
Pantheism

22. The believe in the divinity of everything
Brahmin
Hijrah
Hajj
Pantheism

23. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Sufis
Elisha
Right Penance

24. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
Brahman
Hinduism
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
A P

25. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
Hijrah
the soul
Allah
Mullahs

26. What is an atman?
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Amos
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
the soul

27. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Brahman
Enlightened One
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others

28. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti
Right Penance
the soul
Brahma
Mullahs

29. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
A Ziggurat
Muslims
The Mishnah
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism

30. What is shradah?
A way of devotion
Shraddha are death rites
Hellenists
Maktabs

31. 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)
Paul
Hajj
Micah

32. True or False- Zealots were passive
Hinduism
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
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

33. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
Maktabs
Hajj
Jews outside of Israel
The Amish

34. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
Hinduism
Hajj
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
The Tanakh

35. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
The Jade Emperor
Right Penance
Allah
Hinduism

36. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Brahma
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)

37. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Abraham
Shinto
Jews outside of Israel
Ham (non kosher)

38. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
A Shaman
Hijrah
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Zhu-Xi

39. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism
Artha
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Maktabs
Right Penance

40. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
Hellenists
Sunni
Hadith
The Torah

41. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
A way of devotion
A Ziggurat
Seance

42. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Pantheism
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Paul

43. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
Brahma
Pentecostals
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Creation

44. The Talmud is made up of the...
Jews outside of Israel
Knowledge
Mishna and the Gemara
Elisha

45. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
Muhammad
The Fisherman
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Paul

46. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Elisha
Apologetics
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Jews

47. What two books make up the Talmud?
Mullahs
The Mishna and the Gemara
Pentecostals
A prophet

48. What is Takkanah?
It is the story of buddha's previous life
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Hellenists
Guards for a dead body

49. What does Buddha Mean?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Muhammad
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Enlightened One

50. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Pantheism
the soul
The Torah
World Soul

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