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DSST World Religions2

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1. Who encouraged a violent revolution?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






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






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






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






15. What is a bodhisattva?






16. 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






17. What is an atman?






18. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






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






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






21. Which Christian denomination is known for speaking in tongues?






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






23. The Islamic people are called?






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






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






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






27. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






28. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






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






30. Political Aspirations are ______ in the Hindu belief system.






31. Who was the last prophet for seventy years?






32. What is shomerim?






33. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






34. In Judiasm who speaks for God?






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






36. The believe in the divinity of everything






37. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






38. Who was the goddess of love?






39. What gods make up The Trimuriti?






40. What is Canon?






41. True or False- Zealots were passive






42. What two books make up the Talmud?






43. What is Jataka?

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44. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?






45. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






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






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






48. What does Buddha Mean?






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






50. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?