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