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DSST World Religions2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bhakti Marga is?
The Tanakh
A way of devotion
Brahman
Brahmanas

2. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Zhu-Xi
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Holy trinity
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights

3. 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
Holy trinity
Mercilessness
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Brahmanas

4. What is shomerim?
Guards for a dead body
Maktabs
The Tanakh
Knowledge

5. The Trimurti represents what?
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Elisha
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
A way of devotion

6. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
Creation
Shraddha are death rites
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Hades

7. What is Jataka?

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8. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Not a goal
Sannygasu
Creation

9. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Gautama
Hijrah
Sufis
Not a goal

10. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
A Ziggurat
Brahman
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
A prophet

11. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
A P
A Ziggurat
Right Penance

12. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Hinduism
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Baptists

13. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints
Speaking in Tongues
Muhammad
Shiva
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence

14. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Kharijites
Brahma
A prophet
Allah

15. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
The Fisherman
Pentecostals
Indra
Abraham

16. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Hinduism
A way of devotion
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed

17. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
Baptists
the soul
Kharijites
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

18. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Brahmin
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Hellenists
The release from the samsara

19. What is Canon?
World Soul
Mujtahids
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures

20. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Kharijites
Jews
The release from the samsara
Abraham

21. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
Hinduism
Zhu-Xi
Gabriel
Enlightened One

22. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
Guards for a dead body
Gabriel
Speaking in Tongues
The Sociology of Religion

23. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
Maktabs
Pentecostals
Hinduism
Hadith

24. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
Mishna and the Gemara
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
YI
Paul

25. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?
8 folds
The release from the samsara
A Shaman
The Torah

26. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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27. What does Buddha Mean?
The Tanakh
Shih Ching
Did not persecute non-believers
Enlightened One

28. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?
Shiva
Not a goal
Brahma
A Shaman

29. What is the holy wanderer called?
Sannygasu
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Shraddha are death rites
Hadith

30. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
Jews
Shinto
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Mercilessness

31. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
The release from the samsara
Brahmin
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

32. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Elijah

33. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist
Paul
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Ham (non kosher)
Brahman

34. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Muhammad
Jesus was the Messiah
Hades

35. Which of the following is an example of trayf?
Ham (non kosher)
Apologetics
Pentecostals
Baptists

36. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
The Torah
Hinduism
Pantheism
Gabriel

37. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Confucianism
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Hinduism

38. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Pentecostals
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Shraddha are death rites
Gabriel

39. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Apologetics
The Mishna and the Gemara
Brahman
YI

40. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Maktabs
Shinto
Hades
The Mishna and the Gemara

41. The believe in the divinity of everything
Guards for a dead body
Pantheism
Allah
Muslims

42. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?
Knowledge
A prophet
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Karma

43. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Artha
Jews
Hinduism
Ham (non kosher)

44. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
Brahma
Hinduism
Pantheism
The Mishnah

45. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Hajj
Gabriel
Brahmin
Brahman

46. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?
The Amish
Abraham
Allah
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)

47. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
Sunni
Apologetics
Holy trinity
Hijrah

48. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
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
Episcapalian
Brahma
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism

49. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
The Amish
The Mishnah
Baptists
Shiva

50. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
A P
Mishna and the Gemara
Hajj
Baptists