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DSST World Religions2

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1. What is a bodhisattva?






2. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






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






4. What is moksha?






5. What is the Jewish Bible called?






6. Which Christian denomination is known for its separation from society and rejection of modern technology?






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






8. Who is the Islamic Prohphet






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






10. Who of the following did NOT pen one of the New Testaments Gospels? John - Luke - Mark - Matthew - Paul






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






12. The believe in the divinity of everything






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






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






15. Who likened his struggle with the Lord to his unfaithful wife - but forgiveness prevailed?






16. The Supreme Being. The name of God.






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






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






19. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






20. Who was the goddess of love?






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






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






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






24. What is Jataka?


25. What two books make up the Talmud?






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






27. What is Takkanah?






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






29. What gods make up The Trimuriti?






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






31. Who believes in the Holy Trinity?






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






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






34. Bhakti Marga is?






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






36. What is diaspora?






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






38. Who was considered the first Buddha?






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






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






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






42. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?






43. Which Hindu God is known as the Destroyer?






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






45. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?






46. Pure land is a denomination in what religion?






47. Which of the following is not written about Confucianism? Tao-te-Ching - Analects - Lun yu - Great Learning - Da Xue - Doctrine of Mean )Zhong Young) - Book of Mencius






48. What is shomerim?






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






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