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DSST World Religions2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
Indra
Knowledge
The release from the samsara
Karma

2. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
The Sociology of Religion
Hinduism
Episcapalian
Yom Kippur

3. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
The Torah
Elisha
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Holy trinity

4. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Hellenists
Hijrah
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
The Mishna and the Gemara

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Hajj
Aphrodite
Indra

6. Who is the Islamic Prohphet
Muhammad
Allah
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Hinduism

7. What is shomerim?
Gautama
Shih Ching
A Ziggurat
Guards for a dead body

8. What is Jataka?

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9. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
Jews outside of Israel
Pentecostals
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Brahman

10. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.
Nebi'im
The Sociology of Religion
Mullahs
Hinduism

11. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
A prophet
Aphrodite
Shiva

12. Who was considered the first Buddha?
8 folds
Mishna and the Gemara
Indra
Gautama

13. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Hellenists
Baptists
A Shaman
Brahmin

14. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
Karma
A Shaman
Paul
Dharma - artha - and kama.

15. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
A prophet
Creation

16. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Maktabs
The Jade Emperor
YI
Hades

17. 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
Ham (non kosher)
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Karma
Hinduism

18. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?
Pantheism
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hijrah

19. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?
YI
Shiva
Not a goal
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu

20. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hijrah
Pantheism
Zhu-Xi

21. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
The Sociology of Religion
Mercilessness
A P
Sannygasu

22. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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23. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
Abraham
Gabriel
Apologetics
Mercilessness

24. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
Maktabs
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Artha
Amos

25. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Confucianism
The Amish
YI
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism

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

27. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Jews outside of Israel
Hinduism
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Confession of sins is not a pillar

28. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
A Shaman
A P
The Tanakh

29. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Right Penance
Confucianism
Hajj
Creation

30. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
The release from the samsara
Hellenists
Hosea
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence

31. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
8 folds
Paul
Allah
Mujtahids

32. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?
Hosea
Diwali
Hinduism
Hellenists

33. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
Brahman
Shraddha are death rites
Pentecostals
Maktabs

34. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
Paul
Apologetics
The Sociology of Religion
The Torah

35. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
The Torah
Dharma - artha - and kama.
It is the story of buddha's previous life
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

36. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Mujtahids
Paul
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them

37. What is an atman?
A way of devotion
Hijrah
the soul
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism

38. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.
Hadith
Zhu-Xi
Shiva
Sannygasu

39. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?
A Ziggurat
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
The Jade Emperor
Karma

40. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Zhu-Xi
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only

41. What is shradah?
Shraddha are death rites
8 folds
Elijah
Artha

42. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
A Ziggurat
Hinduism
Pluto was the leader of Hades
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

43. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
Pantheism
The Jade Emperor
Baptists
Brahmanas

44. What is moksha?
Gautama
The Jade Emperor
Speaking in Tongues
The release from the samsara

45. Which religion stresses the creation of gentlemen and propriety?
Brahmin
Hadith
Amos
Confucianism

46. Bhakti Marga is?
A way of devotion
A Shaman
The Jade Emperor
Seance

47. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?
Mercilessness
Mujtahids
Jesus was the Messiah
Gabriel

48. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Abraham
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
World Soul
Right Penance

49. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.
A Ziggurat
Shinto
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Enlightened One

50. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Shih Ching
World Soul
The Fisherman