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These are practice questions for the comparative religion exam #highschool #socialstudies #religion
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1
In India's Caste System, what does the bottom caste, the Untouchables, do in Indian society?
Farm crops
Work in retail stores
Work as doctors
Clean up waste and dispose of the dead
2
What is the biggest difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Buddhists do not believe in a cycle of rebirth
Hindus do not believe in Dharma
Buddhists reject the caste system
Buddhists did not practice nonviolence in its teachings
3
Which of these does NOT constitute a necessary part of world religion?
Answers, "Big Questions"
Adopted by political leadership
Monotheism
Adapts to culture in which is spreads
4
Which of these is the most ecumenical (open-minded) in regards to how one should worship?
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
5
In what respect did the Jewish people differ the most from their Greek and Roman counterparts?
Jewish people lived in different parts of the world
The Jewish people had entertainment as part of their culture
The Romans and Greeks had a formal system of law
Jewish people forbade infanticide
6
What event in 1054 divided Christianity into two factions, Roman Catholic and Orthodox?
The Reformation
The Great Divide
The Great Schism
The Edict of Milan
7
The most holy river in the Hindu faith is the:
Nile
Varanasi
Ganges
Yamuna
8
Siddhartha Gautama was born in
India
Israel
Mesopotamia
China
9
Some Jews under Roman rule believed a king would be sent by God, this savior was known as the:
Apostle
Patriarch
Martyr
Messiah
10
What does the similarities of language show about Sanskrit?
There was a common heritage throughout Afro-Euraisa
There was a vast trading network connecting Rome to India
The civilizations of the west took over India
The Indus Valley conquered large areas of the planet
11
What is the feature that makes a religion, "Western"?
Praying
Age
Polytheism
Monotheism
12
Which of the following is not a sect of Judaism?
Reformed
Conservative
Israeli
Orthodox
13
What concept in Hinduism & Buddhism has to with energies created by ones actions?
Rig-Vedas
Reciprocity
Lotus Sutra
Karma
14
What is another name for the first five books of the Old Testament?
Sukkot
Gospel
Talmud
Torah
15
What is the final goal for a Buddhist?
Karma
Nirvana
Dharma
Ahimsa
16
How did Jesus communicate his ideas?
Through parables
Through poems
Through folktales
Through epics
17
Many Eastern belief systems are more philosophies, than religions. Philosophy is:
A systematic way of thinking
Based on faith
A series of laws and rules for people to follow.
A means to explain the unexplained phenomenon in the world.
18
Which of these is NOT an archetype for all the world religions?
The "Golden Rule"
Notion of justice
Charity
Reincarnation
19
The belief system of China is a combination of the following:
Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism
Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism
Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism
Buddism, Confucianism, Taoism
20
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
21
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
They are united in how to work with the Islamic world
Judaism and Christianity are identical
22
When a Muslim takes their Hajj, they travel to:
Tehran
Medina
Baghdad
Mecca
23
What prompted Siddhartha Gautama to leave his princely life?
He went looking for the Eightfold Path
He wanted to enter a Buddhist monastery
He became aware of human suffering
He wanted to teach the peasants
24
Which event caused Christianity to stop being persecuted and then grow to a world religion?
The Martyrdom of Paul
The Eucharistic Commune of the Saints
The Edict of Milan
The Ascension of the Blessed Patriarch
25
What concept originated through the presentation of the Ten Commandments?
Diaspora
Rule of Law
Formal Government
Due Process
26
Which passage in Christianity describes how a Christian achieves salvation?
Matthew 7:2
Psalms 23:14
Galatians 5:22
John 3:16
27
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
The cure for suffering is to overcome the desire to want
All life is full of suffering
28
Dante's Inferno influenced the West's view of hell. How many rings did he envision?
9
3
7
10
29
Which of the following Jewish holidays is serious, whereas the others are joyous?
Rosh Hashanah
Chanukah
Purim
Yom Kippur
30
Confucius's students collected his sayings in the
Upanishads
Analects
Tripitaka
Vedas
31
What are the four reasons to adhere to religious belief?
Cosmological Explanations
Pedagogical Teachings
Mystical, Deep Experiences
Sociological Support
32
What concept is the Sanhedrin most associated with?
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Two-party political system
33
Which is NOT one of the 3 Jewels of Buddhism?
The Bode Tree
The Teachings of the Buddha
The Teacher
The Community that follows the Buddha
34
Which of these values is not emphasized in Jewish culture and religion?
Family
The world to come
Education
Doing good deeds
35
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Hinduism
Taoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
36
What societal issues does science fail to address, whereas, religion does?
Cultural shifts
Human migratory patterns
Commutable diseases
The Afterlife
37
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Hinduism
Taoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
38
What painting is an allegory of the varying Chinese religious systems and how they coexist?
The Vinegar Tasters
The portrait of Lao-Tzu
The Yin-Yang
The Architect
39
Which religion are these symbols associated with?
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
40
Hinduism is most similar in dogma to:
Buddhism
Taoism
Confucianism
Shinto
41
What is the significance of the Rig-Vedas?
They are a direct and accurate link to India's past
They provide the dietary guidelines of the Indian people
They are prayers that they must say five times a day
They are repeated by all five castes in Indian society
42
The first pillar of Islam is
Declaration of Faith
Taking a Hajj
Alms for the poor
Daily prayer
43
Which of the listed world religions is the oldest?
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
44
Which religion experienced a diaspora from their original homeland?
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
45
Christians who were killed in periods of persecution are known as
Saints
Martyrs
Clergy
Heretics
46
Which man established Christianity as the official religion of Rome?
Saint Paul
Emperor Constantine
Saint Augustine
Jesus of Nazareth
47
Siddhartha Guatama was a proponent of living according to
Ascetics
The Middle Path
Lotus Meditation
The path of salvation
48
The concept of, "Wu Wei", or going with the flow is synonymous with
Taoism
Confucianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
49
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Confucianism
Taoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
50
Pascal felt that belief in God is based upon
Logic
Foolishness
Faith
Epistemology
51
Christians have charity as a tenet of their religion, whereas the Muslim equivalent is:
Hajj
Alms for the Poor
Daily Prayer
Ramadan
52
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
53
What do the arms of the Hindu deities signify?
Worldly Success
Moksha
Righteousness
Pleasure
54
Which of the following is NOT a principal relationship of Confucianism?
Ruler and Subject
Husband and Wife
Mother and Daughter
Elder Brother and Younger Brother
55
What Abu Bakr was to Muhammad, _________________ was to Jesus
Constantine
Saint Paul
Pontius Pilate
Joseph
56
When a Muslim is living in Detroit, they pray to the:
North
West
South
East
57
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
