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DSST World Religions2
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1. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Brahman
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Shih Ching
Muhammad
2. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Knowledge
Shraddha are death rites
3. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
The Amish
A Shaman
Hades
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
4. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints
Brahmin
Speaking in Tongues
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
5. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Brahmin
Elisha
Jews
Artha
6. What is Takkanah?
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Aphrodite
Not a goal
7. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
Pentecostals
Not a goal
Jesus was the Messiah
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
8. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
Mullahs
Did not persecute non-believers
Shih Ching
Mercilessness
9. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
Muslims
The Fisherman
Hajj
Hellenists
10. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
Hellenists
Aphrodite
Shiva
Shih Ching
11. What is diaspora?
Amos
Jews outside of Israel
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Abraham
12. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Brahmin
Episcapalian
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Muhammad
13. What is shradah?
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Shraddha are death rites
Maktabs
14. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?
Ham (non kosher)
Hosea
Hajj
Guards for a dead body
15. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
The Mishnah
Mullahs
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
16. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Mishna and the Gemara
Ham (non kosher)
Confucianism
Hijrah
17. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Did not persecute non-believers
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
18. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
Zhu-Xi
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Jews outside of Israel
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
19. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Episcapalian
Jews
YI
Brahmin
20. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Hadith
Ham (non kosher)
It is the story of buddha's previous life
21. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Did not persecute non-believers
Yom Kippur
Elisha
Abraham
22. What is moksha?
Karma
The Torah
The release from the samsara
Abraham
23. What is Canon?
Gautama
Episcapalian
A Ziggurat
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
24. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.
Shiva
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Abraham
Brahmanas
25. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Micah
World Soul
Elisha
Muhammad
26. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism
Artha
Amos
Hijrah
A Shaman
27. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
Hinduism
Aphrodite
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Shih Ching
28. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
Enlightened One
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
The Amish
Mujtahids
29. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.
Abraham
Mercilessness
The Fisherman
Kharijites
30. What is shomerim?
The Jade Emperor
Guards for a dead body
Zhu-Xi
Sunni
31. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
Confucianism
The Mishnah
Baptists
Guards for a dead body
32. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Apologetics
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Hadith
33. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
Sunni
Abraham
Sannygasu
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
34. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Confession of sins is not a pillar
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Shinto
Right Penance
35. Which of the following is an example of trayf?
Sufis
Ham (non kosher)
Not a goal
Mishna and the Gemara
36. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Apologetics
Shih Ching
Knowledge
Aphrodite
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
Seance
Aphrodite
Enlightened One
It is the story of buddha's previous life
38. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Mercilessness
Jesus was the Messiah
Indra
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
39. What is Jataka?
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40. The _____ is the writing of the prophets
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41. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
The Fisherman
Gabriel
Abraham
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
42. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Sannygasu
Elisha
Shinto
The Jade Emperor
43. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
Right Penance
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
The Mishnah
YI
44. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
The Torah
Maktabs
Nebi'im
45. What two books make up the Talmud?
Abraham
The Mishna and the Gemara
The Amish
The Torah
46. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
Paul
Artha
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Did not persecute non-believers
47. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Did not persecute non-believers
Apologetics
Diwali
48. 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
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Hadith
World Soul
49. What is an atman?
Hadith
Yom Kippur
the soul
The Mishna and the Gemara
50. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Diwali
Jews
Abraham