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DSST World Religions2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was considered the first Buddha?
Jesus was the Messiah
Gautama
Sunni
Pantheism

2. Who is the Hindu god of war and storms?
The Amish
Indra
Hijrah
The Sociology of Religion

3. What is shomerim?
Guards for a dead body
The Mishnah
Sannygasu
Indra

4. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife
Brahmin
Not a goal
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
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
The Mishnah
Brahman
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Hajj

6. Brahman-Atman is a term that indicates the essential identity with the individual and the ________
Yom Kippur
Pluto was the leader of Hades
World Soul
It is the story of buddha's previous life

7. Which of the following denominations is characterized by a middle way between Catholocism and Protestantism?
Episcapalian
Hinduism
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Kharijites

8. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?
Hosea
Pantheism
Shinto
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them

9. What is moksha?
Shih Ching
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others
The release from the samsara
Pentecostals

10. Indian Caste System (Hindu)
Brahmin - (Priests) - Kshatryia (Warriors) - Viasya (Merchants - Landowners) Shudra (commoners - peasants - servants) Lowest was Outcastes / Untouchables
Mujtahids
Pluto was the leader of Hades
Maktabs

11. Who of the following was NOT one of the Twelve Apostles? John - Andrew - Bartholomew - Gabriel - Simon
Gabriel
Hijrah
Aphrodite
World Soul

12. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.
Kharijites
the soul
Brahmin
Holy trinity

13. Who do the Hebrews believe they are descendents of ?
A Ziggurat
Seance
Abraham
Paul

14. Who was considered an intermediary between the natural and spiritual worlds?
A Shaman
Mishna and the Gemara
A prophet
Indra

15. 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
Yom Kippur
Kharijites
Micah

16. In Judaism what is the Covenant?
Ham (non kosher)
Micah
The covenant refers to an agreement between God and Jews (anciently Hebrews) only
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu

17. According to the Taoists who is the ruler of heaven?
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
The Jade Emperor
The Fisherman
Shraddha are death rites

18. ___________is the Creator God - member of the Trimurti
Brahma
Micah
Hajj
Pentecostals

19. Another word for Islamic Mystics
A way of devotion
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Sufis
A Shaman

20. Not considered one of the seven deadly sins (irony!)
Mercilessness
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Baptists
Yom Kippur

21. What are the ideal stages in the Buddhist life and which is not?
The Fisherman
Hellenists
It is the story of buddha's previous life
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

22. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
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
Sufis
The Fisherman

23. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?
Maktabs
The Amish
Mishna and the Gemara
A P

24. What is an atman?
Knowledge
Jews outside of Israel
Shih Ching
the soul

25. The believe in the divinity of everything
Hades
Pantheism
Gabriel
The Mishna and the Gemara

26. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Jews outside of Israel
It is the story of buddha's previous life
Hinduism

27. Which of the following is NOT a Catholic practice? Confession - Stations of the cross - Last Rites - Speaking in Tongues - Vernation of Saints
Italian Inquisition did not exist - there was the Roman - Medieval - Portugese - and Spanish
Dharma - artha - and kama.
The Triptaka (Vinaya - Sutta - Abhidhamma)
Speaking in Tongues

28. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?
A way of devotion
Hinduism
Brahma
Apologetics

29. What group of christians try to defend their beliefs with facts?
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Apologetics
The release from the samsara
Sealife is not one of the 6 realms of existence

30. Who encouraged a violent revolution?
Mullahs
Elisha
The Tanakh
Gautama

31. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of Islam? Daily Prayer - Confession of Sins - Pilgrimmage to Mecca - Charitable Duties - Declaration of Faith
Creation
World Soul
Did not persecute non-believers
Confession of sins is not a pillar

32. What is shradah?
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
A prophet
Shraddha are death rites
Gabriel

33. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?
Mishna and the Gemara
Artha
Half bird - half woman that sing irresistible songs
Holy trinity

34. What is a bodhisattva?
Seance
Hellenists
Diwali
It is someone who has attained enlightenment - but chooses to stay for a while to help others

35. Which of the following is NOT one of the four divine beings of the Greek universe? Love - Chaos - Knowledge - Earth or the Abyss
YI
Knowledge
The release from the samsara
Kharijites

36. What gods make up The Trimuriti?
A Shaman
Shih Ching
Gabriel
Shiva - Brahma and Vishnu

37. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?
Feng Shui - Diet - Sexual Restraints - Breath Control and Searching for the Isle of the Blessed
Hinduism
Pantheism
Baptists

38. The Supreme Being. The name of God.
Allah
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Diwali
Jesus was the Messiah

39. What does Hinduism justify it's caste system by?
The release from the samsara
Baptists
A Shaman
Karma

40. In Judiasm who speaks for God?
Right Penance
The Amish
A prophet
Seance

41. Who was the goddess of love?
Hinduism
Hades
Creation
Aphrodite

42. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?
The Mishna and the Gemara
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
Brahman
Creation - Preservation and Destruction

43. What is Canon?
Pure land is a denomination of Buddhism
8 folds
The canon is an official list of holy scriptures
Holy trinity

44. 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
Maktabs
The importance of feeling suffering is not one of them
Brahma
Shinto

45. The magical potency of mantras (in later philosphy this term was referred to as the World Soul)
Brahman
It is a law that is not from the Torah
Zhu-Xi
8 folds

46. What is the holy wanderer called?
Jews
Holy trinity
Right Penance
Sannygasu

47. What food label means that a food is fit for Passover
A P
Tao-te-Ching is abook written on Taoism not Confucianism
Enlightened One
Speaking in Tongues

48. The Trimurti represents what?
Mullahs
Ham (non kosher)
Creation - Preservation and Destruction
Shih Ching

49. What is the name of the Jewish Holiday which means "Day of Atonement?"
Yom Kippur
The Mishnah
Maktabs
the soul

50. What is the Hindu New Year celebrated with lights?
Not a goal
Diwali
Gautama
Knowledge