World Religions Exam Review

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish holiday celebrating ___________.

What is the name of the following bodhisattvha?

What is the name of the Hindu text that includes Arjuna and his charioteer Krishna?

Which of the following were part of the Four Sights

Which of the following countries is home to a majority Vajrayana Buddhism.

Iftar is the name of the meal that is eaten after sunset during Ramadan.

the process where the atman goes from one life to another throughout the process of reincarnation

The Buddha taught in Sanskrit b/c it was the language of the common people.

Vajrayana Buddhists from Tibet believe that the Dalai Lamas is the incarnation of Avlokitesvara.

The Om or Ohm symbol is associated with which of the following traditions?

The Bhagavad Gita is a chapter in the Mahabrata which is the world longest epic poem.

The Quran explicitly commands all women to wear a hijab.

Which of the following is a book of commentary on the meaning of the Torah?

The crescent moon and the star are associated with which of the following religions?

In which city was Jesus born?

When does the Jewish sabbath day begin?

How is the Quran organized?

The Kaaba is ultimate destination for the Hajj in the city of...

In Hinduism the bodies of the dead are traditionally cremated if a family can afford it.

Which type of Chritianity believes in a "priesthood of all believers"

The stories of the Buddha's previous lives are called the...

The Hajj is which of the five pillars

The Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Old Testament are identical although the books are arranged differently.

Which of the following Abrahamic faiths is not a missionary religion?

Devotional Hinduism = Bhakti Yoga

Which of the following is NOT home to a majority Theravada Buddhist tradition?

How many creation stories are there in the book of Genesis?

A Buddhist stupa contains relics of the Buddha and his teachings.

Which type of Buddhism is known as the "way of the elders."

Which of the Israelite Patriarch wrested with an angel and was later re-named Israel?

the cycle of death and rebirth

_______ means "that which is heard" and refers to the most authoritative texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism.

water purifying ritual

The Noble Truth stating we suffer because we crave.

Where did Jesus go after he was baptized by John the Baptist?

The Bardol Thodol is also known as the Tibetan Book of the...

Which of the following argues you can neither prove or disprove the existence of God.

The wheel is the symbol for which of the following religions?

What is the name of this symbol commonly associated with Judaism?

The Exodus for the Israelites lasted 40 years before they were able to return to the land of Canaan.

The Vedas and the Upanishads are both considered to be ___________ meaning revealed.

The books of the Jewish prophets are called _______ in Hebrew.

The Seder plate and the Haggadah are both associated with which Jewish holiday?

Who calls the faithful to prayer in Islam?

Which of the following best describes the concept of anicca/anitya which is one of the 3 marks of existence?

Which of the the following Jewish factions hoped to spark a violent overthrow of Roman rule?

Jesus drew the attention of authorities when he overturned the money changers tables at Herod's Temple.

Where is Christianity growing the fastest in the 21st century?

The term for an image, statue or idol of a deity or mortal in Hindu culture is a "murti."

The Pali Cannon are the oldest and universally recognized Buddhist sutras in the world.

What is the spiritual ideal of Mahayana Buddhism?

Which of the following destroyed Solomon's Temple?

Theravada Buddhism is atheistic, emphasizing experience rather than prayer

The core motivation for Mahayana Buddhism is compassion.

The concept of __________ refers to the ritual observation of worship in Hinduism performed at home or in a temple.

Which of the following is the term that practioners of Hinduism use to refer to the tradition?

Which of the following is located along the banks of the Ganges River and is considered the city of Shiva.

A Bar Mitzvah is observed in order to...

The Eternal Covenant was established through Moses.

Comparative religious studies is an ancient academic discipline.

Darshan in Hinduism can best be described as seeing a holy person or the image of a deity.

Which of the following is considered the father of Ganesha?

The Reclining Buddha statue depicts the Buddha at which point in his life?