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DSST World Religions2
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1. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
Hajj
World Soul
A Shaman
The Mishnah
2. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
Jesus was the Messiah
The Torah
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Gautama
3. The Talmud is made up of the...
Guards for a dead body
A way of devotion
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Mishna and the Gemara
4. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Brahman
Maktabs
Creation
Gautama
5. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
The Fisherman
Pentecostals
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Not a goal
6. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?
8 folds
Hosea
Elisha
Brahmin
7. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Seance
Allah
Brahman
8. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
Speaking in Tongues
Pluto was the leader of Hades
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
A P
9. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
Sannygasu
A way of devotion
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
The Sociology of Religion
10. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
Pantheism
A Ziggurat
YI
Shinto
11. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism
Artha
Episcapalian
Mercilessness
Mujtahids
12. What two books make up the Talmud?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Episcapalian
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
The Mishna and the Gemara
13. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
Baptists
Mullahs
The Mishna and the Gemara
Mercilessness
14. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
Sunni
Abraham
A way of devotion
Not a goal
15. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Ham (non kosher)
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Hellenists
16. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Karma
Indra
Apologetics
Pluto was the leader of Hades
17. Another word for Islamic Mystics
Ham (non kosher)
Sufis
Jews
Elijah
18. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Brahmin
Mujtahids
A prophet
Amos
19. 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
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Speaking in Tongues
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Episcapalian
20. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Creation
The Tanakh
Muhammad
Elijah
21. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Amos
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Jews outside of Israel
22. What is shradah?
Shraddha are death rites
Hajj
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Pentecostals
23. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?
Pentecostals
Elisha
Knowledge
Elijah
24. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
Jesus was the Messiah
Abraham
Pentecostals
Speaking in Tongues
25. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?
Sufis
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Right Penance
Gabriel
26. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Elisha
Shraddha are death rites
Did not persecute non-believers
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
27. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Holy trinity
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Jews
Sunni
28. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
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
Hades
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
29. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Creation
Hellenists
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
30. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Amos
Hinduism
The Sociology of Religion
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
31. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
Hellenists
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
The Mishna and the Gemara
Shih Ching
32. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
Hadith
Sannygasu
Mullahs
A prophet
33. __________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
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Confession of sins is not a pillar
34. The Trimurti represents what?
Maktabs
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Hosea
World Soul
35. Who was the goddess of love?
World Soul
Apologetics
Hades
Aphrodite
36. The _____ is the writing of the prophets
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37. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Elijah
the soul
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Hijrah
38. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Right Penance
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
Mullahs
YI
39. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Mullahs
8 folds
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
40. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
A way of devotion
World Soul
Mujtahids
Sunni
41. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Knowledge
42. The Islamic people are called?
Speaking in Tongues
Sannygasu
Muslims
The Amish
43. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
Elijah
The Mishna and the Gemara
Zhu-Xi
It is a law that is not from the Torah
44. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Shih Ching
The Torah
Shinto
Jesus was the Messiah
45. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Artha
Paul
46. 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
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Shraddha are death rites
Mercilessness
47. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
Pantheism
Hades
Shinto
Knowledge
48. Bhakti Marga is?
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Mujtahids
Shraddha are death rites
A way of devotion
49. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
Elijah
The Fisherman
Nebi'im
A prophet
50. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?
Brahman
Karma
Shiva
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
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