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DSST World Religions2

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






2. Who was the goddess of love?






3. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






4. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss






5. What gods make up The Trimuriti?






6. What is Jataka?

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7. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...






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






9. Who was considered the first Buddha?






10. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?






11. What is Canon?






12. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?






13. Another word for Islamic Mystics






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






15. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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






17. The believe in the divinity of everything






18. Who encouraged a violent revolution?






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






20. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






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






22. The Supreme Being. The name of God.






23. What is diaspora?






24. 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






25. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?






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






27. What is the holy wanderer called?






28. Indian Caste System (Hindu)






29. What is the Jewish Bible called?






30. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






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






32. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?






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






34. What is Takkanah?






35. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.






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






37. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist






38. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






39. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism






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






41. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?






42. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?






43. The Islamic people are called?






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






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






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






47. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?






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






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






50. In Judiasm who speaks for God?