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DSST World Religions2

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1. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Diwali
Muhammad
Enlightened One
Jesus was the Messiah

2. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
Seance
Pentecostals
Indra
Maktabs

3. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
A P
Confucianism
Muslims
Creation

4. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
The Jade Emperor
Baptists
Sunni
Sannygasu

5. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Indra
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Hades
Mujtahids

6. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
Jews outside of Israel
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Brahman
The Torah

7. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Jews outside of Israel
Apologetics
Gautama

8. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?
Knowledge
Shinto
Abraham
Micah

9. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
The Jade Emperor
A P
Abraham
Dharma - artha - and kama.

10. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
The Jade Emperor
The Mishna and the Gemara
YI
Not a goal

11. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
Hajj
YI
Not a goal
Mujtahids

12. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
The Fisherman
Hosea
Ham (non kosher)
The Tanakh

13. What is a bodhisattva?
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Sunni
Speaking in Tongues
Hajj

14. What two books make up the Talmud?
Right Penance
The Mishna and the Gemara
Mishna and the Gemara
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables

15. 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
Hinduism
Shinto
Pantheism

16. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Jews
The Mishnah
Sufis

17. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
World Soul
Elisha

18. What does Buddha Mean?
Gautama
Enlightened One
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Seance

19. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
The Torah
Jews outside of Israel
A P
Micah

20. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
The Fisherman
Apologetics
Elijah
Brahmin

21. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
Gabriel
A way of devotion
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
Zhu-Xi

22. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Hadith
Shraddha are death rites
Gabriel
Hinduism

23. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
Shih Ching
Enlightened One
Yom Kippur
The Sociology of Religion

24. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
Hellenists
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
The Jade Emperor
It is the story of buddha's previous life

25. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Brahmanas
Elijah
Muhammad
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism

26. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Jews outside of Israel
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Gabriel
Hijrah

27. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
World Soul
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Muhammad

28. The believe in the divinity of everything
Jesus was the Messiah
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Sannygasu
Pantheism

29. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Confucianism
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish

30. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Abraham
Gautama
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Shraddha are death rites

31. True or False- Zealots were passive
The Sociology of Religion
Mujtahids
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
Not a goal

32. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Nebi'im
The Mishna and the Gemara
Paul
Gautama

33. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
Kharijites
Sunni
Hinduism
Aphrodite

34. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?
The Amish
Creation
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Muhammad

35. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.
Hades
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Brahmanas
The Mishnah

36. 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
A P
Sufis
A Shaman
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism

37. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
A P
Diwali
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Seance

38. What is diaspora?
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Jews outside of Israel
The Jade Emperor
the soul

39. What is shradah?
Right Penance
Gabriel
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Shraddha are death rites

40. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Sunni
Creation
Paul

41. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
Jesus was the Messiah
The Amish
Yom Kippur
Kharijites

42. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Karma
Brahma
The Mishnah
Indra

43. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights

44. Bhakti Marga is?
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Shinto
A way of devotion
The Amish

45. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Creation
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Maktabs

46. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
It is the story of buddha's previous life
A P
Jews outside of Israel
Shraddha are death rites

47. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
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
Diwali
World Soul

48. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
A Ziggurat
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Baptists

49. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
Mujtahids
The Mishnah
Knowledge
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish

50. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hajj
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Pantheism

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