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DSST World Religions2
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1. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
Shih Ching
Hellenists
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Gabriel
2. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Artha
Seance
3. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
Gautama
8 folds
Hinduism
Abraham
4. The Islamic people are called?
Zhu-Xi
Muslims
Mercilessness
Shinto
5. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?
Zhu-Xi
Jews outside of Israel
A Shaman
Confucianism
6. Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes? Shu Ching - Shih Ching - I Ching - Ch'un Chi'iu or Li Ching
Shih Ching
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
The Mishna and the Gemara
Confession of sins is not a pillar
7. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
The Fisherman
Episcapalian
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
8. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Apologetics
Yom Kippur
A prophet
The Jade Emperor
9. Which religion stresses the creation of gentlemen and propriety?
Jews outside of Israel
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
Hades
Confucianism
10. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Elisha
Apologetics
Creation
Holy trinity
11. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti
Holy trinity
Brahma
Muhammad
The Jade Emperor
12. What is shomerim?
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Guards for a dead body
The Jade Emperor
13. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Seance
Elisha
14. What is the Jewish Bible called?
Karma
Artha
It is a law that is not from the Torah
The Tanakh
15. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?
A Ziggurat
Muhammad
Pentecostals
Mishna and the Gemara
16. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
A P
Jesus was the Messiah
Mullahs
Did not persecute non-believers
17. The Talmud outlines the las what _____ live by.
Aphrodite
The release from the samsara
Kharijites
Jews
18. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?
Hades
Allah
Pentecostals
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
19. 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
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
Indra
A Shaman
20. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
The Amish
Yom Kippur
Hinduism
Confession of sins is not a pillar
21. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?
Zhu-Xi
Hosea
Maktabs
Jesus was the Messiah
22. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Hajj
Sannygasu
A Shaman
23. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
Gabriel
Episcapalian
Not a goal
Knowledge
24. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?
Zhu-Xi
Brahmanas
Micah
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
25. Another word for Islamic Mystics
Hinduism
Maktabs
A P
Sufis
26. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
Apologetics
Jews
Brahman
Karma
27. 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
Shinto
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Gabriel
28. What does Buddha Mean?
Hinduism
Shih Ching
Hinduism
Enlightened One
29. What is Takkanah?
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Pentecostals
Muslims
30. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
It is a law that is not from the Torah
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Ham (non kosher)
Abraham
31. The Trimurti represents what?
Indra
Brahma
Brahman
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
32. What is Canon?
Elijah
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Muslims
The Mishnah
33. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.
Maktabs
Artha
Pentecostals
Not a goal
34. ________are Shi'ite primary schools run by the clergy.
The Torah
Gautama
Maktabs
the soul
35. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
Shraddha are death rites
Shih Ching
Seance
The Amish
36. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?
Apologetics
Zhu-Xi
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
YI
37. Which approach to religion studies the relationship between the individual and the religious community?
Jesus was the Messiah
The Sociology of Religion
Artha
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
38. Bhakti Marga is?
Brahmanas
Maktabs
A way of devotion
Elisha
39. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Infant is NOT - Diseased man - Ascetic - Dead Man and Old man are passing sights
Hinduism
Artha
Holy trinity
40. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Yom Kippur
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Holy trinity
Hosea
41. What are 4 of the Goals of Life in Hinduism Belief?
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
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Amos
Pleasure(Kama) - Status and riches (Artha) Moral law (Dharma) and Pursuit of Nirvana (Moksha)
42. The Talmud is made up of the...
Apologetics
The Mishnah
Mishna and the Gemara
Shih Ching
43. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Karma
The Jade Emperor
Knowledge
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
44. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism
Artha
Hellenists
Not a goal
Hosea
45. What is another word for polytheism - i.e. believing in many gods
Aphrodite
Brahma
Sufis
Hellenists
46. What two books make up the Talmud?
Confession of sins is not a pillar
Brahmin
The Mishna and the Gemara
Indra
47. What is diaspora?
Sufis
Sannygasu
Right Penance
Jews outside of Israel
48. Which of the following is not one of the Eightfold Path? Right Livelihood - Right Mindfulness - Right Penance - Right Effort - Right Speech
The Mishnah
8 folds
The Mishna and the Gemara
Right Penance
49. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
Diwali
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence
Gautama
Brahman
50. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?
Brahmin
Dharma - artha - and kama.
YI
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)