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DSST World Religions2

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






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






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






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






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






6. Buddhism is an offshoot of what religion?






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






8. Who was considered the first Buddha?






9. What is the literature that describes the covenant?






10. What is an atman?






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






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






13. Who was the leader of the underworld?






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






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






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






17. What is the holy wanderer called?






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






19. How do the Taoists hope to achieve longevity?






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






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






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






23. What is known is righteousness in Confucianism?






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






25. Who was the goddess of love?






26. Dreamtime is the Aborigine word for what?






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






28. What is shomerim?






29. 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






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






31. Who prophesized that social sins would be punished?






32. What is Takkanah?






33. In Greek Mythology what is a Siren?






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






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






36. In Judaism what is the Covenant?






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






38. The _____ is the writing of the prophets

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39. In Judiasm who speaks for God?






40. What types of Christian Inquisition are there? Which did not exist






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






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






43. What is Canon?






44. What is shradah?






45. What is a bodhisattva?






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






47. The believe in the divinity of everything






48. What book outlined cases with rulings by rabbis?






49. 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






50. Bhakti Marga is?