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DSST World Religions2

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1. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech






2. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti






3. Bhakti Marga is?






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






5. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?






6. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods






7. What is an atman?






8. What is moksha?






9. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






10. The believe in the divinity of everything






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






12. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?






13. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching






14. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






15. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?






16. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover






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






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






19. What is shradah?






20. In Judaism what is the Covenant?






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






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






23. What is the Jewish Bible called?






24. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?






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






26. 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






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






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






29. The Supreme Being. The name of God.






30. Another word for Islamic Mystics






31. 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






32. Who was the leader of the underworld?






33. The _____ is the writing of the prophets


34. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






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






36. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






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






38. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.






39. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society






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






41. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?






42. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.






43. True or False- Zealots were passive






44. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?






45. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul






46. Who encouraged a violent revolution?






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






48. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________






49. What is Takkanah?






50. 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