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DSST World Religions2

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






2. The Islamic people are called?






3. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech






4. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?






5. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?






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






7. What is the Jewish Bible called?






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






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






10. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.






11. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






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






13. What is Jataka?


14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






20. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?






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






22. What is shomerim?






23. What is a bodhisattva?






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






25. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






26. Who was the goddess of love?






27. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti






28. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






29. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






30. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?






31. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?






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






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






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






35. The believe in the divinity of everything






36. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...






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






38. Indian Caste System (Hindu)






39. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?






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






41. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?






42. Who was the leader of the underworld?






43. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon






44. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?






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






46. The Trimurti represents what?






47. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife






48. The _____ is the writing of the prophets


49. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?






50. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?