Preliminary HSC Studies of Religion 1 unit

Question 1

Christians believe Jesus was human, but not divine.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 2

What is Buddhas actual name?

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 3

The Bible teaches Christians about the nature of God and the __________ and teachings of Jesus.

Accepted Answer

ministry

Question 4

What does annica mean?

Accepted Answer

World is always changing nothing stays for long, Impermanence

Question 5

For Indigenous Australians, the land is alive with what sacred beings?

Accepted Answer

ancestral

Question 6

The great Schism, which saw the official split of the Eastern and Western churches, took place

Accepted Answer

1054 CE

Question 7

The event that is at the heart and foundation of all Christian beliefs is:

Accepted Answer

the resurrection of Jesus

Question 8

It is not possible to distinguish more than one type of religious world view.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Which of the following is Buddha also known as?

Accepted Answer

The enlightened one

Question 10

What does "bodhi" mean?

Accepted Answer

"Enlightenment."

Question 11

What does anatta mean?

Accepted Answer

non-self

Question 12

Religion provides adherents with a source of ? that transcends and contains their world

Accepted Answer

meaning

Question 13

The First Noble Truth is the truth of what?

Accepted Answer

Suffering

Question 14

The core value that underpins Christian ethical teaching is:

Accepted Answer

love

Question 15

Dreaming is the _____________ spirit world.

Accepted Answer

unseen

Question 16

The doctrine of the Holy Trinity was formulated at which important council?

Accepted Answer

the Council of Nicaea

Question 17

The most important and fundamental form of personal address to God is:

Accepted Answer

sacrifice

Question 18

The _________________ is the central act of worship within Catholicism.

Accepted Answer

Eucharist

Question 19

What does Dukkha mean?

Accepted Answer

Every animal and human experiences suffering, suffering

Question 20

Information about Jesus, the person, comes almost exclusively from:

Accepted Answer

the Gospels

Question 21

the Ten Commandments are also known as:

Accepted Answer

the Decalogue

Question 22

Siddhartha's "Four Visions" were of what?

Accepted Answer

An old man, a sick man, a corpse, and a holy man.

Question 23

The closest translation of the Aboriginal concept of how the world works is found in the word:

Accepted Answer

Dreaming

Question 24

Beliefs, ethics and rituals can all be classified as:

Accepted Answer

characteristics shared by most religious traditions

Question 25

Jesus commonly used __________ to instruct his followers.

Accepted Answer

parables

Question 26

All religions have at their centre oral and/or written sacred texts, writings and other types ?

Accepted Answer

story

Question 27

The three marks of existence are?

Accepted Answer

anicca, dukkha and anattā

Question 28

Buddhism is the "Middle Way" between what and what?

Accepted Answer

Self-indulgence and extreme asceticism.

Question 29

What is the Sangha?

Accepted Answer

The Buddhist community.

Question 30

In Buddhism, the term "Dharma" refers to what?

Accepted Answer

The Buddhist teachings.

Question 31

How many Noble Truths are there?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 32

The description of Australia as terra nullius by Captain James Cook was incorrect because;

Accepted Answer

failed to acknowledge the Aboriginal people & the land

Question 33

How many percents are there?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 34

What is nirvana?

Accepted Answer

Supreme realization of the end of suffering

Question 35

What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.

Question 36

Which three major world traditions share a belief in a monotheistic divine power?

Accepted Answer

Christianity, Judaism and Islam

Question 37

What is meant by the term 'transcendent dimension'?

Accepted Answer

the belief in a divine power, existence goes beyond humans

Question 38

Followers of Jesus recognised him as:

Accepted Answer

the Messiah

Question 39

Prayer is a way in which Christians acknowledge the existence of a __ between God and humanity.

Accepted Answer

relationship

Question 40

The sacred text of Christianity is:

Accepted Answer

the Bible

Preliminary HSC Studies of Religion 1 unit

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