Gautama received enlightenment:

while meditating under a fig tree

The goal of moksha is:

the release from the endless cycle of samsara

Why is Muhhamad called the "Seal of the Prophets"?

He was the last and greatest of prophets.

The title "Buddha" means:

"The Enlightened (Awakened) One"

Judaism holds that God:

is directly involved in history

In an Indigenous Vision Quest a young person:

has a spirit helper (totem) revealed, must survive in the wilderness

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1
Muhammad lived roughly:
600 CE
1000 BCE
1500 CE
500 BCE
2
The Hajj refers to:
pilgrimage
almsgiving
salvation
fasting
3
Gautama received enlightenment:
after performing puja to the deity Krishna
after eating a shawarma
after years of studying with a guru
while meditating under a fig tree
4
The Christian Reformation was started by:
Martin Luther
King Henry VIII
St. Francis of Assisi
None of these
5
Jesus' teachings focused on:
loving your enemies
forgiveness
all of these
God's love for the poor
6
The goal of moksha is:
the release from the endless cycle of samsara
to become maya
to eat more shawarmas
to reincarnate as a Kshatriya
7
The oldest major world religion is:
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
8
Right Views, Right _________, RightSpeech, Right Conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right ______, Right Meditation
intellect; mindfulness
ideas; mantra
intention; mantra
intention; mindfulness
9
Which is not a Jewish festival:
Pesach
Yom Kippur
Succot
Diwali
10
Abraham is the common ancestor of three religious traditions:
Judaism; Christianity, Islam
None of these
Taoism; Shintoism; Baha'i
Hinduism; Buddhism; Sikkhism
11
The Second Noble Truth:
Dukkha
The Middle Way
The Noble Eightfold Path
Tanha
12
A sick man; an old man; a dead man; a holy man:
The Four Passing Sights
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Goals in Life
The Four Stages in Life
13
What is karma yoga?
The Path of Devotion
The Path of Action
The Path of Knowledge
The Path of Krishna
14
Founder of Buddhism:
Abraham
The rishis
Moses
Gautama
15
The Hebrew "Bible":
Tanakh
Qur'an
Talmud
Torah
16
"Blowing out" the flames of desire:
nirvana
puja
maya
moksha
17
Hinduism holds that the world, as it appears to our senses, is:
a creation of the deity Shiva
maya (illusion)
a creation of the deity Krishna
the only true reality
18
The Buddha said suffering will end:
when people simplify their lives
None of these
when desire for pleasure ends
when the universe is reborn
19
Why is Muhhamad called the "Seal of the Prophets"?
He was the first in a long line of prophets.
He was the only prophet.
He made frequent trips to the Arctic to escape the desert heat.
He was the last and greatest of prophets.
20
The title "Buddha" means:
"Great Soul"
"The Enlightened (Awakened) One"
"One Who Has Mastered Suffering"
"The Consumer of Shawarmas."
21
The First Noble Truth:
Dukkha
Tanha
Noble Eightfold Path
Suffering
22
The word Islam can mean:
"Recite!"
pilgrimage
submission
waking from sleep
23
The Great Schism:
none of these
happened in 1054
was a split between Western and Eastern Christianity
both of these
24
Roman Emperor who legalized Christianity:
None of these
Constantine
Augustine
Herod
25
Which is a central idea in Judaism?
Covenant
Karma
Incarnation
Nirvana
26
Judaism holds that God:
created the universe, but is now absent
is directly involved in history
all of these
does not care about God's people
27
Which one is a Pillar of Islam?
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
None of these
Following a strict vegetarian diet
Prayer five times daily
28
In an Indigenous Vision Quest a young person:
builds a sweat lodge
journeys to the optometrist
has a spirit helper (totem) revealed
must survive in the wilderness
29
Muslim place of worship:
mosque
temple
synagogue
The Garlic King
30
The most important event in the Judaism story, which reveals a saving God, is:
the Exodus from Egypt
the Shoah (Holocaust)
the invention of shawarma
31
Three branches of Christianity:
Orthodox, Reform, Conservative
Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant
Theravada; Mahayana; Vajrayana
None of these

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