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DSST World Religions2

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1. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Jews outside of Israel
Indra
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Did not persecute non-believers

2. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
Not a goal
Hosea
A P
Knowledge

3. Who was the goddess of love?
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Zhu-Xi
Hijrah
Aphrodite

4. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
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
Mujtahids
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Gabriel

5. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti
Brahma
Seance
Muslims
Diwali

6. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
Pantheism
Mishna and the Gemara
Sunni
A Shaman

7. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Hellenists
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Ham (non kosher)

8. Another word for Islamic Mystics
The release from the samsara
Sufis
Hajj
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only

9. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
Mullahs
Sunni
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
A Ziggurat

10. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Muslims
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Abraham
The Jade Emperor

11. What is diaspora?
Baptists
Paul
Jews outside of Israel
A prophet

12. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Muhammad
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Hellenists
A Ziggurat

13. The Trimurti represents what?
Nebi'im
Apologetics
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Paul

14. What does Buddha Mean?
Enlightened One
Brahma
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
Pantheism

15. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
A P
Shinto
Yom Kippur
Maktabs

16. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Elisha
Apologetics
Karma
A prophet

17. Bhakti Marga is?
The Fisherman
Nebi'im
Hades
A way of devotion

18. What is moksha?
Indra
The release from the samsara
Muhammad
Confucianism

19. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Artha
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Mullahs
Micah

20. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
YI
The Sociology of Religion
Jews
Jesus was the Messiah

21. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
The Fisherman
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
The Jade Emperor

22. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
The Tanakh
Ham (non kosher)
A prophet
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism

23. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Karma
Pentecostals
Creation
Hades

24. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
World Soul
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism

25. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?
Elijah
Guards for a dead body
It is the story of buddha's previous life
The release from the samsara

26. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
8 folds
Holy trinity
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Yom Kippur

27. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Gabriel
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
YI
Shih Ching

28. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Elisha
Karma
Did not persecute non-believers

29. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Shiva
Brahmin

30. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Hosea
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Sannygasu
Mercilessness

31. What two books make up the Talmud?
A prophet
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
The Mishna and the Gemara
Hosea

32. Which religion stresses the creation of gentlemen and propriety?
Kharijites
Allah
Confucianism
Shinto

33. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
Brahmanas
A P
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
The release from the samsara

34. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
The Mishnah
The Torah
Indra
Hellenists

35. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
Abraham
Knowledge
The Amish
Hinduism

36. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
The Mishna and the Gemara
Confucianism
Aphrodite
Creation

37. Asoka took Budhhism very seriously - which one of the following did he NOT do : Persecute non-believers - Fourteen Rock Edicts - minor Pillar Edicts - Cave Inscriptions - Pillar Inscriptions
Did not persecute non-believers
Sufis
Micah
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism

38. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Brahman
YI
The Jade Emperor
Right Penance

39. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Yom Kippur
The Tanakh
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Hinduism

40. 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
Shinto
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Brahma
Hinduism

41. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Hellenists
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
World Soul
Muhammad

42. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Confession of sins is not a pillar
The Fisherman
Knowledge
Hajj

43. 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)
The Mishnah
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights

44. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?
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
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Diwali
Paul

45. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Kharijites
Hijrah
Jesus was the Messiah
Brahman

46. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
Allah
Mullahs
Shih Ching
Confession of sins is not a pillar

47. What is Jataka?

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48. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
Hajj
Sunni
It is a law that is not from the Torah
YI

49. The believe in the divinity of everything
Hellenists
Jews outside of Israel
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Pantheism

50. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
Abraham
the soul
Baptists
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism