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DSST World Religions2
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1. The Islamic people are called?
Muslims
Pentecostals
Pantheism
Muhammad
2. The believe in the divinity of everything
Shih Ching
Pantheism
The Fisherman
Maktabs
3. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
Brahman
Shih Ching
Paul
Confession of sins is not a pillar
4. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
Apologetics
Hosea
A P
The release from the samsara
5. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?
Micah
Aphrodite
Kharijites
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
6. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
Sunni
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Gautama
7. Another word for Islamic Mystics
Baptists
Sufis
Hinduism
Indra
8. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Holy trinity
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
9. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Shiva
Elisha
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Brahmin
10. Who was considered the first Buddha?
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Right Penance
The release from the samsara
Gautama
11. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Episcapalian
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
8 folds
12. What is shomerim?
Karma
Shih Ching
the soul
Guards for a dead body
13. What does Buddha Mean?
A prophet
Enlightened One
YI
Maktabs
14. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Episcapalian
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Dharma - artha - and kama.
15. The Talmud is made up of the...
Right Penance
Mishna and the Gemara
The Torah
The Sociology of Religion
16. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Karma
Elisha
World Soul
Abraham
17. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?
Elijah
Creation
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Shraddha are death rites
18. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Kharijites
Maktabs
Mujtahids
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
19. 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)
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
The Mishna and the Gemara
Brahman
20. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
The Tanakh
Jews
Elijah
The Mishnah
21. Who was the leader of the underworld?
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Hosea
Kharijites
22. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Hellenists
The Mishnah
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Hijrah
23. 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
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
The Jade Emperor
Hosea
24. What is the Jewish Bible called?
Nebi'im
The Tanakh
Mercilessness
A Ziggurat
25. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
The Tanakh
Ham (non kosher)
Kharijites
26. The _____ is the writing of the prophets
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27. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Muhammad
Creation
The Mishna and the Gemara
Brahmin
28. What is Jataka?
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29. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Right Penance
Mishna and the Gemara
30. What is a bodhisattva?
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Knowledge
A P
Pentecostals
31. Bhakti Marga is?
Shih Ching
A way of devotion
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
the soul
32. Who was the goddess of love?
Gabriel
Aphrodite
A P
Yom Kippur
33. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
Shinto
Apologetics
A Shaman
Abraham
34. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
Did not persecute non-believers
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Shraddha are death rites
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
35. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
Hades
the soul
Shinto
Elijah
36. True or False- Zealots were passive
Muhammad
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
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
World Soul
37. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Shih Ching
Confucianism
Mujtahids
Shinto
38. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Shinto
The release from the samsara
Abraham
A prophet
39. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Artha
Did not persecute non-believers
Brahmin
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
40. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
The Jade Emperor
The Amish
Aphrodite
41. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
Ham (non kosher)
The Mishnah
Gabriel
Apologetics
42. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
A way of devotion
The Jade Emperor
Muhammad
A Ziggurat
43. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
Pantheism
World Soul
The Mishnah
the soul
44. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti
The Jade Emperor
Sufis
Brahma
Allah
45. What two books make up the Talmud?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Mujtahids
The Mishna and the Gemara
46. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
The Jade Emperor
Confucianism
Indra
The Torah
47. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Not a goal
A P
Dharma - artha - and kama.
The release from the samsara
48. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Shiva
Muhammad
Elisha
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
49. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.
Brahmanas
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Micah
Amos
50. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Amos
Muslims
Muhammad