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