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DSST World Religions2

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1. What two books make up the Talmud?






2. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon






3. Which of the following is an example of trayf?






4. The Trimurti represents what?






5. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.






6. What is Takkanah?






7. What gods make up The Trimuriti?






8. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations






9. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________






10. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.






11. The _____ is the writing of the prophets


12. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?






13. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.






14. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?






15. The Talmud is made up of the...






16. Which is the largest Islamic sect?






17. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints






18. The believe in the divinity of everything






19. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife






20. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?






21. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.






22. In Judaism what is the Covenant?






23. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?






24. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.






25. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?






26. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?






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






28. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?






29. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






30. What is the Jewish Bible called?






31. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?






32. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)






33. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti






34. What does Buddha Mean?






35. Another word for Islamic Mystics






36. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






37. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






38. What is an atman?






39. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?






40. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?






41. 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






42. What is the holy wanderer called?






43. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?






44. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)






45. Which religion stresses the creation of gentlemen and propriety?






46. What is moksha?






47. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.






48. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?






49. What is Canon?






50. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...