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DSST World Religions2

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1. What gods make up The Trimuriti?






2. What is diaspora?






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






4. Who was the goddess of love?






5. The Trimurti represents what?






6. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?






7. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________






8. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.






9. 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






10. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?






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






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






13. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover






14. The Supreme Being. The name of God.






15. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching






16. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






17. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul






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






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






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






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






22. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss






23. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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24. What is an atman?






25. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






26. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?






27. What is shradah?






28. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






29. The believe in the divinity of everything






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






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






32. True or False- Zealots were passive






33. The sacred sayings of Muhammad - handed down by oral tradition and finally written down.






34. 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






35. What is moksha?






36. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






37. What is Canon?






38. What is the holy wanderer called?






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






40. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






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






42. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?






43. Which is the largest Islamic sect?






44. Who was the leader of the underworld?






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






46. What is the Jewish Bible called?






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






48. 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






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






50. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?