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DSST World Religions2

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






2. 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






3. What is Canon?






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






5. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?






6. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?






7. What two books make up the Talmud?






8. What is Takkanah?






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






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






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






12. The three paths to salvation (yogas) are...






13. What is a bodhisattva?






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






15. What is shradah?






16. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






17. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.






18. True or False- Zealots were passive






19. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






20. 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






21. What gods make up The Trimuriti?






22. When the king wanted to turn Yahweh into a nature religion who stood against the king?






23. Who was the leader of the underworld?






24. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?






25. What is the holy wanderer called?






26. Which of the following is an example of trayf?






27. Which of the following was not one of the passing sights for the Prince in Buddhism and which is?






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






29. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?






30. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?






31. Who was the goddess of love?






32. In Judiasm who speaks for God?






33. In Judaism what is the Covenant?






34. What is the name of the three baskets of Buddhism?






35. What is the center believe of the Christian denomination?






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






37. Bhakti Marga is?






38. The _____ is the writing of the prophets


39. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?






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






41. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?






42. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)






43. Indian Caste System (Hindu)






44. __________are the rituals that are said to wield control over the gods and nature.






45. The believe in the divinity of everything






46. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?






47. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






48. Who was considered the first Buddha?






49. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






50. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods