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