Intro To World Religions 1
- 1.This religious orientation desires a union with a reality greater than oneself.
- A.
Mystical
- B.
Communal
- C.
Prophetic
- D.
Apocalyptic
- 2.Sikhs and Hindus share which belief system?
- A.
Polytheism
- B.
Living gurus
- C.
Reincarnation
- D.
Caste systems
- 3.Durin the Roman Empire, which community of the Jews fled to the wilderness due to apocalyptic visions?
- A.
Christians
- B.
Sadduccees
- C.
Essenes
- D.
Zealots
- 4.In the 19th Century, which movement believed that the source of understanding came from emotion or intuition rather than reason?
- A.
Enlightenment
- B.
Romanticism
- C.
Judaism
- D.
Revivalism
- 5.The Tanakh is an acronym for what division of the Hebrew Bible?
- A.
The first five books
- B.
The epistles
- C.
The Pentateuch
- D.
The three major divisions
- 6.What does "Shinto" mean?
- A.
The Land of the Gods
- B.
Ancestral way of persons
- C.
The Way of the Gods
- D.
Protectors of Buddha's Law
- 7.The feminine aspect of the divine is celebrated in which alternative religion?
- A.
Baha'i
- B.
Hare Krishna
- C.
Wicca
- D.
Druidism
- 8.Which of these is the oldest school of the Tibetan Buddism?
- A.
Nyingma-pa
- B.
Tzen-tsu
- C.
Kagya-pa
- D.
T'ien-ming
- 9.According to Hinduism, which describes a sannayasin?
- A.
A person who has discovered any worldly goods in order to live a life of asceticism and seek moksha.
- B.
The person who uses the Ayurvedic technique to heal illnesses and preserve life.
- C.
A person who has achieved a oneness of the mind and senses and abandoned all states of existence through yoga.
- D.
The person who finds balance between worldly pleasures and spiritual desires.
- 10.The Imam Mahdi are to the Shiites as ______________ is to Christians.
- A.
Mary's virgin birth
- B.
Christ's divinity
- C.
The Holy Ghost
- D.
Christ's Second Coming
- 11.How many books of scripture does the Mormon Church belive in?
- A.
5
- B.
4
- C.
3
- D.
2
- 12.The founer of Zen Buddhism was an indianMonk named Bodhidharma. In which century was the Zen school of thought founded?
- A.
5th century AD
- B.
3rd century AD
- C.
6th century AD
- D.
4th century AD
- 13.Jains belive the highest stage of life, short for liberation is
- A.
Birth as a human
- B.
Birth as a fish
- C.
Becoming a parent
- D.
Getting married
- 14.In which continent can primal religions be found ?
- A.
Australia
- B.
North America
- C.
South America
- D.
All of the above
- 15.What was Paul of Tarsus' originally intending to do when he reachedf Damascus?
- A.
Worship at the Temple
- B.
Arrest members of the Christ-worshipping church
- C.
Convert people to Christianity
- D.
Receive communion
- 16.Which value is not Taoiast?
- A.
Formnal education
- B.
Simplicity
- C.
Spontaneity
- D.
Appreciation of nature's movements
- 17.Where did the monastic movement on Christianity begin?
- A.
Spain
- B.
Russia
- C.
Rome
- D.
Egypt
- 18.Where is the Mahayana Buddhism strongest today?
- A.
India
- B.
Japan
- C.
China
- D.
Spain
- 19.The Hindu yogic path that most emphasizes rational thought as the way to liberation is ?
- A.
Bhakti
- B.
Karma
- C.
Jnana
- D.
Rana
- 20.Which of the following is NOT true of a get?
- A.
A man must present his wife with a get to be considered divorced.
- B.
The wife is no longer considered a married woman andthe laws od adultry no longer apply.
- C.
The wife is returned the legal rights which the husband held in marriage.
- D.
All of the above are true.
- 21.What term describes a religion that worships one God but accepts that other religions have other deities?
- A.
Polytheistic
- B.
Ecumenical
- C.
Henothiest
- D.
Philosophist
- 22.The Rig Veda contains hymns that
- A.
Lay out the specific docterines and beliefs of the Vedic religion
- B.
Tell believers how to perform sacrificail rituals
- C.
Are sung along with rituals as melodies and chants
- D.
Offer praise to the Gods to ask them for things like wealth, long life, and victory
- 23.Who started the Reconstructionalist sect ?
- A.
Abraham Geiger
- B.
Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan
- C.
Moses Mendelssohn
- D.
None of the above
- 24.The mystic teachings of the sacrificial Hindu religion are called the?
- A.
Aranyakas
- B.
Puranas
- C.
Brahmanas
- D.
Upanishads
- 25.Which of the following is NOT considered by the Mormon Church to be a book of scripture?
- A.
The Book of Mormon
- B.
Doctrine and Covenants
- C.
The Pearl of Great Price
- D.
All fo the above are considered scripture
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