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DSST World Religions2
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1. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Hajj
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Brahmanas
2. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism
Paul
Brahma
A Ziggurat
Artha
3. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
Jesus was the Messiah
Mullahs
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Artha
4. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti
Mishna and the Gemara
Hellenists
YI
Brahma
5. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Pantheism
Elijah
Paul
Holy trinity
6. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
The Fisherman
Aphrodite
Paul
Did not persecute non-believers
7. What is the holy wanderer called?
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Abraham
Sufis
Sannygasu
8. True or False- Zealots were passive
Shinto
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
Elisha
Hinduism
9. What does Buddha Mean?
The Sociology of Religion
Amos
Enlightened One
Nebi'im
10. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Yom Kippur
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
The Torah
11. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Diwali
Karma
12. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Jews outside of Israel
Episcapalian
Muhammad
Brahman
13. 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
World Soul
Artha
Hadith
14. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?
Hosea
A P
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
YI
15. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?
Diwali
Micah
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Hellenists
16. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Hellenists
Allah
Gautama
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
17. Another word for Islamic Mystics
The Jade Emperor
Right Penance
World Soul
Sufis
18. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Gabriel
Jesus was the Messiah
Sannygasu
19. The Islamic people are called?
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Artha
The release from the samsara
Muslims
20. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Right Penance
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Jews
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
21. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Enlightened One
Brahmanas
Jews outside of Israel
Knowledge
22. What is an atman?
Mullahs
the soul
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
Brahmin
23. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Allah
Hinduism
The Jade Emperor
Seance
24. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
Jews
A P
Mullahs
Pluto was the leader of Hades
25. Bhakti Marga is?
Shraddha are death rites
A way of devotion
Elisha
the soul
26. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Abraham
Sannygasu
A Shaman
27. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Gabriel
Apologetics
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Right Penance
28. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Muhammad
A Shaman
Allah
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
29. What is Takkanah?
Pentecostals
Diwali
Brahmanas
It is a law that is not from the Torah
30. What is shradah?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Hosea
Muhammad
Shraddha are death rites
31. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
Creation
Hinduism
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
A P
32. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
The Amish
Apologetics
Pentecostals
Seance
33. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
Enlightened One
Brahmin
Baptists
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
34. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
A Ziggurat
The Sociology of Religion
Zhu-Xi
35. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
The Torah
Amos
Sunni
36. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
Hinduism
Mujtahids
Muslims
Mishna and the Gemara
37. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
Amos
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
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Enlightened One
38. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?
Knowledge
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Jews
Elijah
39. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?
Amos
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Confucianism
Brahman
40. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
The Fisherman
Paul
Mishna and the Gemara
41. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
The Mishnah
Indra
Sannygasu
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
42. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Shinto
Hades
Creation
43. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
The Mishnah
It is the story of buddha's previous life
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Shiva
44. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Brahmanas
Sufis
Maktabs
45. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Sufis
The Mishna and the Gemara
Hinduism
46. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Dharma - artha - and kama.
The Fisherman
Mishna and the Gemara
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
47. What is Canon?
Artha
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Muslims
Enlightened One
48. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Hellenists
Muslims
Episcapalian
Hadith
49. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
World Soul
Zhu-Xi
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Hades
50. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
YI
Knowledge
Diwali
A P