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DSST World Religions2

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1. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
The Mishnah
Muhammad
Knowledge
Maktabs

2. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Mercilessness
Sufis
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights

3. What is moksha?
The release from the samsara
A Ziggurat
Sannygasu
Muslims

4. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Jesus was the Messiah
A way of devotion
The Fisherman
Seance

5. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
Episcapalian
Yom Kippur
Hadith
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
The Sociology of Religion
Knowledge
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Brahman

7. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
Seance
A P
World Soul
Elisha

8. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Right Penance
The Sociology of Religion
A Ziggurat
YI

9. The Trimurti represents what?
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Did not persecute non-believers
Seance

10. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
The Fisherman
A Ziggurat
Kharijites
Hajj

11. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
A Ziggurat
Aphrodite
YI
Hades

12. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Muslims
Seance
Paul

13. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
Baptists
Zhu-Xi
Shiva
Muslims

14. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?
A P
Mercilessness
8 folds
Guards for a dead body

15. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Apologetics
Muhammad
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Shraddha are death rites

16. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
The Mishnah
Episcapalian
Micah
Brahmanas

17. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
Confucianism
A Shaman
Aphrodite
Artha

18. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
The Mishnah
Sufis
Apologetics
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism

19. What is the holy wanderer called?
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Sannygasu
Diwali
Hades

20. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
Did not persecute non-believers
The Sociology of Religion
Yom Kippur
Mujtahids

21. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Amos
Hijrah
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
YI

22. 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
Knowledge
Mercilessness
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Indra

23. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
A Shaman
Episcapalian
Pentecostals
The Fisherman

24. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
Mujtahids
The Sociology of Religion
the soul
Not a goal

25. Who was considered the first Buddha?
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
Gautama
Brahmanas
Gabriel

26. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
Enlightened One
Mullahs
The Sociology of Religion
Elisha

27. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?
Guards for a dead body
The Tanakh
Pentecostals
Hosea

28. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Kharijites
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish

29. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Hinduism
Muslims
The Jade Emperor
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence

30. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
Ham (non kosher)
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
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
Muslims

31. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Brahmanas
Mujtahids
Holy trinity
Episcapalian

32. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
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
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
YI
Pentecostals

33. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Elisha
Pantheism
Karma
The Tanakh

34. What does Buddha Mean?
Abraham
Enlightened One
Hades
Hajj

35. Another word for Islamic Mystics
YI
Sufis
Yom Kippur
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures

36. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist
Not a goal
Artha
Jews outside of Israel
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish

37. What is diaspora?
Jews outside of Israel
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
A P

38. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Artha
Sunni

39. What two books make up the Talmud?
It is the story of buddha's previous life
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
The Mishna and the Gemara
Creation

40. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
Seance
Jesus was the Messiah
Paul
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

41. What is Canon?
Right Penance
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Jesus was the Messiah
Guards for a dead body

42. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
Creation
Amos
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Sunni

43. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
Shiva
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Brahman
Yom Kippur

44. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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45. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Mullahs
Jesus was the Messiah
Hajj
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism

46. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
YI
Paul
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Sunni

47. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
Shiva
Sunni
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Did not persecute non-believers

48. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
The Tanakh
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Allah
Hinduism

49. What is the Jewish Bible called?
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Right Penance
The Tanakh
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence

50. What is Jataka?

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