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These are practice questions for the comparative religion exam #highschool #socialstudies #religion
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1
The concept of, "Wu Wei", or going with the flow is synonymous with
Taoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Hinduism
2
The most holy river in the Hindu faith is the:
Varanasi
Yamuna
Nile
Ganges
3
Which of these is the most ecumenical (open-minded) in regards to how one should worship?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
4
What is the feature that makes a religion, "Western"?
Monotheism
Praying
Polyhteism
Age
5
How did Jesus communicate his ideas?
Through parables
Through epics
Through poems
Through folktales
6
What concept is the Sanhedrin most associated with?
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Two-party political system
7
Which of these statements is most reflective of the relationship b/w Christianity and Judaism?
Judaism and Christianity are identical
They see each other as rivals in competing for new members
Judaism is the foundation of Christianity but not part of it
They are united in how to work with the Islamic world
8
Hinduism is most similar in dogma to:
Confucianism
Buddhism
Taoism
Shinto
9
What is the final goal for a Buddhist?
Ahimsa
Nirvana
Karma
Dharma
10
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Taoism
Confucianism
11
What painting is an allegory of the varying Chinese religious systems and how they coexist?
The Vinegar Tasters
The Architect
The Yin-Yang
The portrait of Lao-Tzu
12
Which man established Christianity as the official religion of Rome?
Constantine
Saint Augustine
Saint Paul
Jesus of Nazareth
13
Christians who were killed in periods of persecution are known as
Clergy
Saints
Martyrs
Heretics
14
Which passage in Christianity describes how a Christian achieves salvation?
Psalms 23:14
Galatians 5:22
Matthew 7:2
John 3:16
15
In what respect did the Jewish people differ the most from their Greek and Roman counterparts?
The Romans and Greeks had a formal system of law
The Jewish people had entertainment as part of their culture
Jewish people lived in different parts of the world
Jewish people forbade infanticide
16
What is the biggest difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Hindus do not believe in Dharma
Buddhists do not believe in a cycle of rebirth
Buddhists reject the caste system
Buddhists did not practice nonviolence in its teachings
17
Which of the following Jewish holidays is serious, whereas the others are joyous?
Yom Kippur
Chanukah
Rosh Hashanah
Purim
18
What is the significance of the Rig-Vedas?
They provide the dietary guidelines of the Indian people
They are repeated by all five castes in Indian society
They are a direct and accurate link to India's past
They are prayers that they must say five times a day
19
What Abu Bakr was to Muhammad, _________________ was to Jesus
Saint Paul
Joseph
Pontius Pilate
Constantine
20
In India's Caste System, what does the bottom caste, the Untouchables, do in Indian society?
Work as doctors
Work in retail stores
Clean up waste and dispose of the dead
Farm crops
21
Which religion are these symbols associated with?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Zoroastrianism
22
Siddhartha Gautama was born in
Mesopotamia
Israel
India
China
23
Some Jews under Roman rule believed a king would be sent by God, this savior was known as the:
Apostle
Martyr
Messiah
Patriarch
24
Which of the listed world religions is the oldest?
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
25
What is another name for the first five books of the Old Testament?
Gospel
Talmud
Torah
Sukkot
26
Which religion experienced a diaspora from their original homeland?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
27
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
Islam
28
Which of the following statements is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha?
The only cure for suffering is to fast
The cause of suffering is desire
All life is full of suffering
The cure for suffering is to overcome the desire to want
29
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Taoism
30
What does the similarities of language show about Sanskrit?
There was a vast trading network connecting Rome to India
There was a common heritage throughout Afro-Euraisa
The civilizations of the west took over India
The Indus Valley conquered large areas of the planet
31
Which of these does NOT constitute a necessary part of world religion?
Adopted by political leadership
Adapts to culture in which is spreads
Monotheism
Answers, "Big Questions"
32
Which of these values is not emphasized in Jewish culture and religion?
Doing good deeds
Family
The world to come
Education
33
When a Muslim is living in Detroit, they pray to the:
East
North
South
West
34
Which of these fields did Muslims NOT contribute to during their Golden Age?
Mathematics
Sociology
Art
Literature
35
Pascal felt that belief in God is based upon
Foolishness
Logic
Epistemology
Faith
36
Which of the following is NOT a principal relationship of Confucianism?
Mother and Daughter
Ruler and Subject
Elder Brother and Younger Brother
Husband and Wife
37
What concept in Hinduism & Buddhism has to with energies created by ones actions?
Reciprocity
Lotus Sutra
Rig-Vedas
Karma
38
Confucius's students collected his sayings in the
Upanishads
Analects
Tripitaka
Vedas
39
Christians have charity as a tenant of their religion, whereas the Muslim equivalent is:
Alms for the Poor
Hajj
Daily Prayer
Ramadan
40
Which event caused Christianity to stop being persecuted and then grow to a world religion?
The Ascension of the Blessed Patriarch
The Martyrdom of Paul
The Edict of Milan
The Eucharistic Commune of the Saints
41
What societal issues does science fail to address, whereas, religion does?
The Afterlife
Human migratory patterns
Cultural shifts
Commutable diseases
42
When a Muslim takes their Hajj, they travel to:
Tehran
Medina
Baghdad
Mecca
43
Which is NOT one of the 3 Jewels of Buddhism?
The Community that follows the Buddha
The Bode Tree
The Teacher
The Teachings of the Buddha
44
There's an Islamic concept interpreted as, "struggle". It's interpretation effects geopolitics.
Hajj
Sharia
Ramadan
Jihad
45
Which Jew from Asia Minor did the most to spread Christianity?
John the Baptist
Constantine
Paul
James
46
Siddhartha Guatama was a proponent of living according to
Lotus Meditation
The Middle Path
Ascetics
The path of salvation
47
Dante's Inferno influenced the West's view of hell. How many rings did he envision?
10
9
7
3
48
Which of the following is not a sect of Judaism?
Israeli
Orthodox
Reformed
Conservative
49
The first pillar of Islam is
Daily prayer
Taking a Hajj
Declaration of Faith
Alms for the poor
50
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
51
What prompted Siddhartha Gautama to leave his princely life?
He wanted to enter a Buddhist monastery
He became aware of human suffering
He wanted to teach the peasants
He went looking for the Eightfold Path
52
What concept originated through the presentation of the Ten Commandments?
Rule of Law
Formal Government
Diaspora
Due Process
53
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Hinduism
Taoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
54
Which of these is NOT an archetype for all the world religions?
Charity
Reincarnation
The "Golden Rule"
Notion of justice
55
Religion has existed in all civilizations because
They provide moral expectations for people
They provide order and role structure
They provide explanations for unknown entities
They provide collective, systematic learning
