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DSST World Religions2
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1. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
Pantheism
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Hinduism
Apologetics
2. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
A way of devotion
Amos
Diwali
Apologetics
3. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
A prophet
Hellenists
Speaking in Tongues
Maktabs
4. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Gabriel
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Creation
Hijrah
5. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
Sufis
Elijah
A Shaman
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
6. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Jews
Gabriel
False Zealots were a historic Judaism group that were passionate about getting Palestine out from under Roman rule and believe that rebellion was the answer
7. Who was the leader of the underworld?
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Hadith
Muhammad
Hades
8. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Pluto was the leader of Hades
9. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Hades
Jesus was the Messiah
Artha
10. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Jews
Muhammad
Shinto
The Mishnah
11. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Mullahs
Gautama
Allah
12. What is diaspora?
Jews outside of Israel
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Hajj
13. What is shomerim?
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Allah
Did not persecute non-believers
Guards for a dead body
14. Who was the goddess of love?
Shinto
Ham (non kosher)
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Aphrodite
15. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.
Mishna and the Gemara
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Brahmanas
Pantheism
16. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
Allah
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
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Baptists
17. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Jews
18. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
A Shaman
Brahmin
Aphrodite
A Ziggurat
19. What is Canon?
The Tanakh
Pantheism
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
The Mishna and the Gemara
20. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Holy trinity
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
World Soul
Seance
21. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Elijah
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Elisha
Speaking in Tongues
22. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Hellenists
Hadith
Artha
23. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
24. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
Gabriel
Mullahs
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
Sannygasu
25. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints
Hellenists
Speaking in Tongues
A way of devotion
Shih Ching
26. The Trimurti represents what?
Mishna and the Gemara
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Right Penance
Knowledge
27. The believe in the divinity of everything
The Mishnah
Pantheism
Abraham
Elisha
28. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
YI
Karma
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Gabriel
29. 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
Mullahs
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
the soul
Brahman
30. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
World Soul
Diwali
Gautama
31. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
False Zealots were a historic Judaism group that were passionate about getting Palestine out from under Roman rule and believe that rebellion was the answer
Episcapalian
32. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Allah
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Did not persecute non-believers
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
33. What is shradah?
Shraddha are death rites
Amos
Paul
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
34. Another word for Islamic Mystics
Enlightened One
Brahman
Hadith
Sufis
35. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Diwali
Shinto
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Holy trinity
36. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Hajj
Allah
Pantheism
Gautama
37. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
Hellenists
Diwali
Muslims
Allah
38. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
Knowledge
Allah
Brahmin
Seance
39. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Shraddha are death rites
Indra
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
It is a law that is not from the Torah
40. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
The release from the samsara
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Creation
41. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti
Zhu-Xi
Shiva
Paul
Brahma
42. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
Jesus was the Messiah
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Zhu-Xi
Kharijites
43. The Talmud is made up of the...
Mishna and the Gemara
Maktabs
the soul
Hinduism
44. Bhakti Marga is?
Hellenists
Nebi'im
A way of devotion
Aphrodite
45. What is Takkanah?
Did not persecute non-believers
Mullahs
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Jesus was the Messiah
46. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Pantheism
Micah
Holy trinity
47. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Allah
Apologetics
Abraham
48. What is the holy wanderer called?
Sannygasu
Maktabs
Elisha
Confucianism
49. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
A prophet
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Not a goal
50. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
Elijah
The Mishnah
Knowledge
Sunni