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DSST World Religions2
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1. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
Hosea
Pentecostals
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
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
2. The Islamic people are called?
Shraddha are death rites
Allah
Muslims
It is a law that is not from the Torah
3. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
Dharma - artha - and kama.
A Shaman
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
A Ziggurat
4. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?
Shiva
Knowledge
Elijah
A Shaman
5. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
The Jade Emperor
Pantheism
Not a goal
Baptists
6. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
The Torah
The Sociology of Religion
Pantheism
Abraham
7. What is the literature that describes the covenant?
The Torah
A P
Hinduism
Episcapalian
8. What is moksha?
The Jade Emperor
Artha
The release from the samsara
Allah
9. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?
Aphrodite
Creation
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Baptists
10. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...
The Jade Emperor
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Mujtahids
Artha
11. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?
Hinduism
Amos
Micah
Hades
12. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?
Micah
Brahmanas
The Amish
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
13. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?
Elisha
Gautama
Not a goal
Hosea
14. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
Yom Kippur
Guards for a dead body
Karma
Brahmanas
15. Both protestants and catholics believe in the...
Sunni
Speaking in Tongues
Holy trinity
Right Penance
16. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints
Hinduism
Maktabs
Speaking in Tongues
Jesus was the Messiah
17. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
8 folds
Mujtahids
Apologetics
Holy trinity
18. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
YI
Hajj
Knowledge
Diwali
19. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Apologetics
Right Penance
Holy trinity
Elisha
20. What two books make up the Talmud?
Hajj
The Mishna and the Gemara
Elijah
Jews
21. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Dharma - artha - and kama.
Artha
Shih Ching
The Tanakh
22. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
Jesus was the Messiah
A Shaman
The Fisherman
Muhammad
23. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Ham (non kosher)
Hellenists
Episcapalian
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
24. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Paul
Artha
Seance
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
25. What is a bodhisattva?
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
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Apologetics
Confession of sins is not a pillar
26. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
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
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
The Jade Emperor
27. How many folds are in the Buddhist path to enlightenment?
Not a goal
8 folds
Elisha
Confucianism
28. Another word for Islamic Mystics
Shiva
Hajj
Mujtahids
Sufis
29. Who was the leader of the underworld?
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
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Kharijites
Speaking in Tongues
30. 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
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Aphrodite
Confession of sins is not a pillar
31. What is diaspora?
Artha
The Mishna and the Gemara
Yom Kippur
Jews outside of Israel
32. What does Buddha Mean?
Jews outside of Israel
Guards for a dead body
Enlightened One
Hosea
33. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
The Fisherman
Gautama
Ham (non kosher)
The Jade Emperor
34. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Sufis
Paul
Ham (non kosher)
35. True or False- Zealots were passive
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
Knowledge
Muhammad
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
36. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Zhu-Xi
37. The highest level religious leaders for the Shi'ites are called __________
Zhu-Xi
Mercilessness
World Soul
Mujtahids
38. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism
Artha
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Zhu-Xi
The Fisherman
39. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
A prophet
Gabriel
Hinduism
The Fisherman
40. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
Hellenists
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Right Penance
Seance
41. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society
Brahmanas
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Brahmin
Shih Ching
42. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Sannygasu
The Jade Emperor
Kharijites
Did not persecute non-believers
43. What is shomerim?
A Ziggurat
Shinto
Guards for a dead body
Did not persecute non-believers
44. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
Hellenists
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Pluto was the leader of Hades
YI
45. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Jesus was the Messiah
The Mishna and the Gemara
Jews
Dharma - artha - and kama.
46. Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Hijrah
The Mishna and the Gemara
Hinduism
47. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Maktabs
Allah
Yom Kippur
Confession of sins is not a pillar
48. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Episcapalian
The Jade Emperor
The release from the samsara
Shinto
49. What is Jataka?
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50. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Pentecostals
World Soul
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Hijrah
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