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DSST World Religions2
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1. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Indra
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Gautama
2. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
The Fisherman
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Enlightened One
3. What is a bodhisattva?
Micah
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Brahmanas
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
4. Which of the following is an example of trayf?
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
Pentecostals
Ham (non kosher)
The Fisherman
5. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
The Fisherman
Not a goal
A P
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
6. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
The Sociology of Religion
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Brahmanas
7. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Sunni
A prophet
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
8. What is moksha?
Hellenists
The release from the samsara
Muhammad
Maktabs
9. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Jesus was the Messiah
Sufis
Shraddha are death rites
Sannygasu
10. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
Amos
Brahman
Hellenists
Shinto
11. What is an atman?
Mishna and the Gemara
The Amish
the soul
The Mishna and the Gemara
12. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist
Artha
Jews
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Aphrodite
13. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?
Shiva
Hosea
Elijah
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
14. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
Mercilessness
Confession of sins is not a pillar
The Mishna and the Gemara
Brahman
15. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Holy trinity
Enlightened One
Creation
The Torah
16. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Jews
Episcapalian
Hosea
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
17. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
Allah
A P
Hijrah
Brahmin
18. What is shomerim?
Sunni
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Right Penance
Guards for a dead body
19. What is the holy wanderer called?
Brahman
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Sannygasu
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
20. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
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
8 folds
Mullahs
21. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Muslims
Mullahs
Hijrah
22. What is diaspora?
Maktabs
Indra
Jews outside of Israel
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
23. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
Confession of sins is not a pillar
The Amish
Hadith
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
24. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Allah
Knowledge
Seance
The Jade Emperor
25. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
Yom Kippur
Shraddha are death rites
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Mujtahids
26. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Brahman
Zhu-Xi
Jews
27. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
Gabriel
Shinto
Enlightened One
Artha
28. Who was the goddess of love?
Shraddha are death rites
Gabriel
Aphrodite
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
29. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
Amos
Zhu-Xi
Allah
Speaking in Tongues
30. What two books make up the Talmud?
Enlightened One
the soul
The Mishna and the Gemara
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
31. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
YI
Not a goal
Elijah
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
32. What is the Jewish Bible called?
The Jade Emperor
The Tanakh
Mullahs
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
33. What is Jataka?
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34. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.
Brahmin
Kharijites
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Brahmanas
35. What is Canon?
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Abraham
Right Penance
Brahmanas
36. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
The Sociology of Religion
Speaking in Tongues
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
A Ziggurat
37. What is Takkanah?
A Shaman
Sufis
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Abraham
38. What does Buddha Mean?
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Enlightened One
39. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Pentecostals
YI
The Mishnah
40. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Shih Ching
Zhu-Xi
A prophet
Sannygasu
41. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Brahmanas
A prophet
Brahmin
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
42. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Yom Kippur
Maktabs
The release from the samsara
Paul
43. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Allah
Abraham
Karma
Paul
44. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Muhammad
Indra
Brahmanas
45. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Hinduism
Elisha
Shinto
Mullahs
46. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Hades
Allah
Mishna and the Gemara
The Jade Emperor
47. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
A P
Pantheism
Apologetics
48. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
World Soul
Creation
Confucianism
Sufis
49. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
A Shaman
Mullahs
Gabriel
Knowledge
50. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Muhammad
Pantheism
Hinduism
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