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DSST World Religions2

Subjects : dsst, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






2. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?






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






4. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?






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






6. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________






7. The Islamic people are called?






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






9. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.






10. True or False- Zealots were passive






11. Who was considered the first Buddha?






12. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






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






14. Who encouraged a violent revolution?






15. What gods make up The Trimuriti?






16. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






17. The believe in the divinity of everything






18. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.






19. What is Canon?






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






21. Another word for Islamic Mystics






22. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"






23. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?






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






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






26. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.






27. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






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






29. In Judaism what is the Covenant?






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






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






32. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






33. 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






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






35. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?






36. What is Takkanah?






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






38. What is the holy wanderer called?






39. 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






40. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






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






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






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






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






45. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?






46. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






47. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?






48. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.






49. What is shomerim?






50. The Supreme Being. The name of God.