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DSST World Religions2

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1. Which is not one of the Buddhism six realms of existence? Animals - Anti Gods - Humans - Hungry Ghosts - Sealife






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






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






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






5. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






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






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






8. What is an atman?






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?






15. Popes wear a cermonial ring called the Ring of __________






16. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






17. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






18. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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






20. Who encouraged a violent revolution?






21. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?






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






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






24. True or False- Zealots were passive






25. What is the Jewish Bible called?






26. Which is the largest Islamic sect?






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






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






29. Indian Caste System (Hindu)






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






31. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






32. What is a pyramid structre erected by the Mesopotamians called?






33. The believe in the divinity of everything






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






35. The Supreme Being. The name of God.






36. In Judiasm who speaks for God?






37. Bhakti Marga is?






38. What is moksha?






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






40. Who was the goddess of love?






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






42. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






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






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






45. ____________believed the caliph should be elected upon merit.






46. What is Canon?






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






48. Which religion believes the cow is a holy creature?






49. The Islamic people are called?






50. What is a bodhisattva?