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DSST World Religions2

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1. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
A P
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Creation
Apologetics

2. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Confucianism
Hades
Not a goal
Karma

3. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
The Torah
Shinto
Muslims
A Ziggurat

4. What is Takkanah?
Shraddha are death rites
The Amish
Right Penance
It is a law that is not from the Torah

5. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints
Kharijites
YI
Speaking in Tongues
Not a goal

6. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Brahmin
Holy trinity
Shih Ching
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others

7. What is Canon?
Did not persecute non-believers
World Soul
Sunni
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures

8. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
The Tanakh
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Pentecostals
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights

9. Which of the following is an example of trayf?
Did not persecute non-believers
Ham (non kosher)
Confession of sins is not a pillar
YI

10. What is shradah?
Confucianism
Shih Ching
Shraddha are death rites
Elisha

11. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
Mujtahids
The Fisherman
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Hijrah

12. What is an atman?
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Hosea
the soul
The Tanakh

13. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Brahma
Right Penance
Abraham
Elisha

14. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
Nebi'im
A Shaman
Elijah
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed

15. What is shomerim?
Mullahs
Yom Kippur
Guards for a dead body
Shih Ching

16. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?
Hades
Jews
Elijah
Holy trinity

17. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
It is a law that is not from the Torah
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
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

18. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
The Sociology of Religion
Episcapalian
A way of devotion
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them

19. What two books make up the Talmud?
Shih Ching
Enlightened One
Hades
The Mishna and the Gemara

20. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Brahmanas
YI
Allah

21. 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
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Hijrah
Hades
Jews

22. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
Elisha
Sunni
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Seance

23. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
Mujtahids
Jesus was the Messiah
Seance
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights

24. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
Mujtahids
Creation
Muhammad
Confucianism

25. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?
Right Penance
Karma
Aphrodite
Mercilessness

26. The Talmud is made up of the...
The Mishnah
Mishna and the Gemara
Micah
Creation - Preservation and Destruction

27. Bhakti Marga is?
The Tanakh
Kharijites
Abraham
A way of devotion

28. What is the holy wanderer called?
Shraddha are death rites
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Hosea
Sannygasu

29. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Did not persecute non-believers
Jews
Gautama

30. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Hijrah
Enlightened One
Knowledge
A Ziggurat

31. True or False- Zealots were passive
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
Episcapalian
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Brahmanas

32. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
YI
Jews outside of Israel
Right Penance
Mujtahids

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

34. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
Muhammad
Hijrah
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Yom Kippur

35. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
Sannygasu
The Fisherman
Baptists
Ham (non kosher)

36. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
Mercilessness
A prophet
The Torah
Gabriel

37. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
The Sociology of Religion
It is the story of buddha's previous life
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Pantheism

38. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Ham (non kosher)
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
The Mishnah
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed

39. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
Jesus was the Messiah
A Ziggurat
Pentecostals
Brahmin

40. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Confucianism
A P
A prophet
The release from the samsara

41. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Brahman
Pentecostals
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Indra

42. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Nebi'im
Gautama
The Fisherman
Hinduism

43. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
Paul
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
The Amish
Ham (non kosher)

44. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Maktabs
Muslims
Pantheism
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures

45. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
Aphrodite
Muhammad
8 folds
Confession of sins is not a pillar

46. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
The Jade Emperor
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Maktabs
The release from the samsara

47. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?
A way of devotion
The Amish
Muslims
Shiva

48. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Jesus was the Messiah
Karma
Holy trinity
The Tanakh

49. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
Gautama
Sannygasu
Hijrah
The Mishnah

50. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Jews
Elisha
Guards for a dead body
A way of devotion