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DSST World Religions2

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1. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
Baptists
The Mishna and the Gemara
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
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures

2. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Hosea
Hajj
Brahmin
Shih Ching

3. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
Gabriel
Abraham
Mullahs
The release from the samsara

4. 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
Gautama
Mullahs
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Did not persecute non-believers

5. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Pentecostals
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Hadith
Mishna and the Gemara

6. What two books make up the Talmud?
The Mishna and the Gemara
Hades
Mujtahids
Pentecostals

7. 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
Enlightened One
the soul
Hajj
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them

8. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Aphrodite
Hajj
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Shraddha are death rites

9. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Episcapalian
Hinduism
Mishna and the Gemara
Hellenists

10. 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)
Yom Kippur
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Speaking in Tongues

11. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Gabriel
Creation
A prophet

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Muslims
Creation
Zhu-Xi
Knowledge

13. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
The Amish
Hinduism
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Hosea

14. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
A Shaman
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Artha

15. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
The Amish
Sunni
the soul
Zhu-Xi

16. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Shraddha are death rites
Knowledge
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Apologetics

17. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Maktabs
World Soul
Mishna and the Gemara

18. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
The Tanakh
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
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Hades

19. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
A prophet
Elisha
Hadith

20. Which religion stresses the creation of gentlemen and propriety?
Creation
Artha
Confucianism
Pluto was the leader of Hades

21. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
A way of devotion
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Right Penance
Episcapalian

22. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Right Penance
Mullahs
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Abraham

23. What does Buddha Mean?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
The Mishna and the Gemara
Gautama
Enlightened One

24. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Holy trinity
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Diwali
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only

25. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
Hellenists
The Mishnah
YI
Artha

26. What is Takkanah?
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Baptists
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
The Fisherman

27. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.
Diwali
It is the story of buddha's previous life
A way of devotion
Kharijites

28. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Allah
Right Penance
Hinduism
Hadith

29. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
Ham (non kosher)
A Shaman
Diwali
Hijrah

30. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?
8 folds
Hellenists
The Amish
Artha

31. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Pantheism
Shiva
Indra
Elisha

32. What is Jataka?

33. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
The Torah
Amos
Shinto
A Ziggurat

34. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
Mullahs
Mujtahids
Shih Ching
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights

35. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
Maktabs
The Fisherman
Mercilessness
Confession of sins is not a pillar

36. What is Canon?
Confucianism
Karma
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Shiva

37. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Shih Ching
The Torah
Confession of sins is not a pillar

38. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Sannygasu
Jesus was the Messiah
Brahmanas
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

39. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
A prophet
The Torah

40. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
A P
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Creation
Brahman

41. What is shradah?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Shinto
Shraddha are death rites
Mishna and the Gemara

42. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?
Allah
YI
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
Elijah

43. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
The Tanakh
Abraham
The Amish
The Sociology of Religion

44. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Maktabs
the soul
The Jade Emperor
The release from the samsara

45. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
Not a goal
8 folds
Hadith
Brahman

46. True or False- Zealots were passive
Gabriel
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
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Muslims

47. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
Elijah
Amos
Shiva
Right Penance

48. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Dharma - artha - and kama.
the soul
Sannygasu

49. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Hellenists
Not a goal
Gautama
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)

50. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Creation
Seance
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Hinduism