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DSST World Religions2

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1. What is a bodhisattva?






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






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






4. Who was the leader of the underworld?






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






6. What is diaspora?






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






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






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






10. ____ is the most important according to the Artha Shastra - Hinduism






11. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?






12. What is the Jewish Bible called?






13. Who encouraged a violent revolution?






14. __________low level Shi'ite religous leaders.






15. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)






16. 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






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






18. Who was the most influential teacher of Neo-Confucianism?






19. Where do most people go after they die according to Greek Mythology?






20. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






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






22. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






23. What is Canon?






24. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






25. 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






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






27. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






28. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?






29. What is Jataka?

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






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






32. In Judiasm who speaks for God?






33. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti






34. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?






35. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"






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






37. What does Buddha Mean?






38. What two books make up the Talmud?






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






40. The Islamic people are called?






41. What is Takkanah?






42. What is shomerim?






43. The Samurai is a __________ warrior.






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






45. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






46. What is the highest class in the varna - the ___________is a member of the priestly class of society






47. Who was considered the first Buddha?






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






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






50. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?







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