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DSST World Religions2
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1. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
Amos
YI
Sufis
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
2. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints
Pantheism
Elijah
Speaking in Tongues
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
3. The Islamic people are called?
Yom Kippur
Brahman
Muslims
Pluto was the leader of Hades
4. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
Hellenists
The Torah
Kharijites
Speaking in Tongues
5. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
A way of devotion
Mullahs
Amos
Baptists
6. Which is the largest Islamic sect?
Hajj
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Sunni
Aphrodite
7. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Mishna and the Gemara
Elisha
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
8. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Jesus was the Messiah
Paul
Jews outside of Israel
A prophet
9. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
The Mishnah
Zhu-Xi
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
10. The believe in the divinity of everything
Pantheism
Episcapalian
Hajj
The Tanakh
11. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Artha
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Guards for a dead body
Muhammad
12. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?
The Mishna and the Gemara
The Jade Emperor
Amos
Yom Kippur
13. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Right Penance
The Mishna and the Gemara
Sunni
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
Did not persecute non-believers
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Jesus was the Messiah
Confucianism
15. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
Pantheism
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Shinto
16. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
The release from the samsara
Abraham
Mullahs
Muslims
17. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Muslims
The Tanakh
Hijrah
Nebi'im
18. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?
Shraddha are death rites
Diwali
Episcapalian
Indra
19. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Episcapalian
Elisha
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Maktabs
20. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
Diwali
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Gabriel
21. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?
Not a goal
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Elijah
22. What is shradah?
Elisha
Shih Ching
Artha
Shraddha are death rites
23. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
The Mishnah
Amos
Episcapalian
Pentecostals
24. What is moksha?
Confucianism
Karma
The release from the samsara
The Mishnah
25. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hinduism
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
8 folds
26. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
A P
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Ham (non kosher)
27. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
The Tanakh
Sunni
Gabriel
28. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
A Ziggurat
Creation
Brahmin
Hinduism
29. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Muslims
Knowledge
A P
Shih Ching
30. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Allah
Elisha
Paul
8 folds
31. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Abraham
Artha
Enlightened One
A Ziggurat
32. What is an atman?
A Shaman
Micah
Yom Kippur
the soul
33. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
Guards for a dead body
Sufis
A P
Not a goal
34. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.
Brahmanas
YI
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
The Torah
35. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Pantheism
Yom Kippur
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
36. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Knowledge
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hajj
37. The _____ is the writing of the prophets
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38. Which of the following is NOT one of the Native American's religious rituals? Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Vision Quest - Smudging - Seance - Making of Relations
Seance
Baptists
Sannygasu
Aphrodite
39. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Zhu-Xi
Apologetics
Mishna and the Gemara
Elijah
40. What is Takkanah?
Indra
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Did not persecute non-believers
41. What is a bodhisattva?
Artha
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Brahma
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
42. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
Ham (non kosher)
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Karma
43. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
Mujtahids
The Torah
Knowledge
Brahma
44. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
The Mishnah
Dharma - artha - and kama.
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
45. Which of the following is an example of trayf?
Did not persecute non-believers
Ham (non kosher)
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Not a goal
46. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
Episcapalian
Hajj
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Jesus was the Messiah
47. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
World Soul
Jesus was the Messiah
The release from the samsara
Pluto was the leader of Hades
48. True or False- Zealots were passive
Paul
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
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Muhammad
49. Who was the goddess of love?
Aphrodite
Maktabs
The Mishna and the Gemara
Sannygasu
50. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Right Penance
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Paul
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