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These are practice questions for the comparative religion exam #highschool #socialstudies #religion
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Which of these statements is most reflective of the relationship between Christianity and Judaism?
Judaism is the foundation of Christianity but not part of it
They see each other as rivals in competing for new members
They are united in how to work with the Islamic world
Judaism and Christianity are identical
2
Some Jews under Roman rule believed a king would be sent by God, this savior was known as the:
Apostle
Patriarch
Martyr
Messiah
3
Which of the following statements is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha?
The only cure for suffering is to fast
All life is full of suffering
The cause of suffering is desire
The cure for suffering is to overcome the desire to want
4
Siddhartha Guatama was a proponent of living according to
Lotus Meditation
Ascetics
The Middle Path
The path of salvation
5
Which of these values is not emphasized in Jewish culture and religion?
Education
Family
Doing good deeds
The world to come
6
What is the feature that makes a religion, "Western"?
Monotheism
Age
Polytheism
Praying
7
What is another name for the first five books of the Old Testament?
Torah
Gospel
Sukkot
Talmud
8
What does the similarities of language show about Sanskrit?
The civilizations of the west took over India
There was a common heritage throughout Afro-Euraisa
There was a vast trading network connecting Rome to India
The Indus Valley conquered large areas of the planet
9
What concept in Hinduism & Buddhism has to with energies created by ones actions?
Rig-Vedas
Lotus Sutra
Reciprocity
Karma
10
What prompted Siddhartha Gautama to leave his princely life?
He wanted to teach the peasants
He went looking for the Eightfold Path
He became aware of human suffering
He wanted to enter a Buddhist monastery
11
Which religion experienced a diaspora from their original homeland?
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
12
When a Muslim takes their Hajj, they travel to:
Mecca
Tehran
Baghdad
Medina
13
Which of the following Jewish holidays is serious, whereas the others are joyous?
Chanukah
Purim
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
14
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Islam
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Christianity
15
What Abu Bakr was to Muhammad, _________________ was to Jesus
Constantine
Saint Paul
Joseph
Pontius Pilate
16
The belief system of China is a combination of the following:
Buddism, Confucianism, Taoism
Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism
Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism
Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism
17
What is the biggest difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Hindus do not believe in Dharma
Buddhists did not practice nonviolence in its teachings
Buddhists reject the caste system
Buddhists do not believe in a cycle of rebirth
18
Christians who were killed in periods of persecution are known as
Martyrs
Heretics
Saints
Clergy
19
Which of these does NOT constitute a necessary part of world religion?
Adopted by political leadership
Adapts to culture in which is spreads
Answers, "Big Questions"
Monotheism
20
What is the final goal for a Buddhist?
Dharma
Ahimsa
Nirvana
Karma
21
What do the arms of the Hindu deities signify?
Pleasure
Worldly Success
Moksha
Righteousness
22
Which is NOT one of the 3 Jewels of Buddhism?
The Teachings of the Buddha
The Bode Tree
The Community that follows the Buddha
The Teacher
23
Which of these is NOT an archetype for all the world religions?
Notion of justice
The "Golden Rule"
Charity
Reincarnation
24
Confucius's students collected his sayings in the
Tripitaka
Analects
Vedas
Upanishads
25
Pascal felt that belief in God is based upon
Epistemology
Logic
Faith
Foolishness
26
What event in 1054 divided Christianity into two factions, Roman Catholic and Orthodox?
The Reformation
The Edict of Milan
The Great Divide
The Great Schism
27
When a Muslim is living in America, the direction they pray toward is the:
North
South
West
East
28
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Taoism
29
What is the significance of the Rig-Vedas?
They provide the dietary guidelines of the Indian people
They are a direct and accurate link to India's past
They are repeated by all five castes in Indian society
They are prayers that they must say five times a day
30
What societal issues does science fail to address, whereas, religion does?
Human migratory patterns
Cultural shifts
Commutable diseases
The Afterlife
31
How did Jesus communicate his ideas?
Through folktales
Through parables
Through epics
Through poems
32
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Taoism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
33
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Islam
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
Judaism
34
Which of the following is not a sect of Judaism?
Conservative
Orthodox
Reformed
Israeli
35
In India's Caste System, what does the bottom caste, the Untouchables, do in Indian society?
Work in retail stores
Work as doctors
Farm crops
Clean up waste and dispose of the dead
36
Siddhartha Gautama was born in
Mesopotamia
India
China
Israel
37
Which of these is the most ecumenical (open-minded) in regards to how one should worship?
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
38
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Hinduism
39
The concept of, "Wu Wei", or going with the flow is synonymous with
Hinduism
Taoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
40
The first pillar of Islam is
Alms for the poor
Daily prayer
Declaration of Faith
Taking a Hajj
41
The most holy river in the Hindu faith is the:
Yamuna
Nile
Varanasi
Ganges
42
Christians have charity as a tenet of their religion, whereas the Muslim equivalent is:
Ramadan
Daily Prayer
Alms for the Poor
Hajj
43
Hinduism is most similar in dogma to:
Shinto
Taoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
