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DSST World Religions2

Subjects : dsst, culture
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1. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"






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






3. True or False- Zealots were passive






4. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?






5. What gods make up The Trimuriti?






6. What is shradah?






7. In Judiasm who speaks for God?






8. What does Buddha Mean?






9. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?






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






11. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






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






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






14. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?






15. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith






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






17. What is Jataka?

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18. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?






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






20. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?






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






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






23. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?






24. The Islamic people are called?






25. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






26. What is Canon?






27. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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28. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






29. Indian Caste System (Hindu)






30. What is an atman?






31. What is the Jewish Bible called?






32. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.






33. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






34. What is the holy wanderer called?






35. What is moksha?






36. 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






37. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.






38. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)






39. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






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






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






42. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






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






44. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






45. In Judaism what is the Covenant?






46. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?






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






48. The Supreme Being. The name of God.






49. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






50. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________