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DSST World Religions2
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1. Who was the leader of the underworld?
Pluto was the leader of Hades
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Shiva
The Tanakh
2. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
Shraddha are death rites
Brahman
The Tanakh
Hinduism
3. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Brahmanas
Hijrah
Right Penance
World Soul
4. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
The Mishnah
A prophet
Knowledge
Mishna and the Gemara
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
8 folds
Kharijites
Hajj
Paul
6. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Elisha
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Mujtahids
Confession of sins is not a pillar
7. Which of the following is an example of trayf?
Ham (non kosher)
Mishna and the Gemara
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Baptists
8. True or False- Zealots were passive
Hades
Mishna and the Gemara
The Fisherman
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
9. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
Brahma
Knowledge
Mujtahids
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
10. The believe in the divinity of everything
Muhammad
Pantheism
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Mujtahids
11. What is Canon?
Shiva
YI
Amos
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
12. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti
Jesus was the Messiah
Brahma
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
The Torah
13. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Did not persecute non-believers
World Soul
Jews
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
14. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
Shiva
A Shaman
Amos
Muslims
15. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Knowledge
Gautama
Seance
16. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
Abraham
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Guards for a dead body
Creation
17. What is shomerim?
Creation
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
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Guards for a dead body
18. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
The Amish
Pantheism
Episcapalian
19. The Trimurti represents what?
Karma
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Pantheism
Mercilessness
20. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
Mercilessness
Holy trinity
Karma
A Shaman
21. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
A P
A Ziggurat
A prophet
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
22. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
The Jade Emperor
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Confession of sins is not a pillar
The Mishna and the Gemara
23. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
Hosea
Zhu-Xi
Shinto
Allah
24. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
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
Enlightened One
Episcapalian
25. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Kharijites
Hijrah
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
26. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
The release from the samsara
Zhu-Xi
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Enlightened One
27. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Brahmin
Ham (non kosher)
Muslims
Artha
28. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
Shih Ching
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Gabriel
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
29. What is the Jewish Bible called?
Allah
The Tanakh
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Did not persecute non-believers
30. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
Yom Kippur
Did not persecute non-believers
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Apologetics
31. What is shradah?
Jews
Did not persecute non-believers
Brahmanas
Shraddha are death rites
32. Another word for Islamic Mystics
Gabriel
Sufis
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Enlightened One
33. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Brahmin
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
A prophet
34. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?
Not a goal
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
Karma
Speaking in Tongues
35. What is moksha?
The release from the samsara
Shraddha are death rites
Zhu-Xi
Episcapalian
36. 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
Zhu-Xi
the soul
Jesus was the Messiah
37. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
8 folds
Yom Kippur
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
The Fisherman
38. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
Pantheism
Creation
Not a goal
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. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Not a goal
Brahmanas
Shinto
Shih Ching
40. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
A prophet
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
Elisha
A Shaman
41. What is Takkanah?
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
It is a law that is not from the Torah
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
The Mishna and the Gemara
42. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Creation
Episcapalian
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
It is a law that is not from the Torah
43. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
A P
Mullahs
Amos
Hosea
44. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
Hinduism
Abraham
Sufis
Brahmanas
45. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
Hellenists
A way of devotion
the soul
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
46. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Indra
Brahman
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Right Penance
47. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
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
Hades
The Sociology of Religion
Hadith
48. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?
Creation
Micah
Elijah
Mishna and the Gemara
49. The _____ is the writing of the prophets
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50. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
Sunni
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Episcapalian
Pantheism