Gautama received enlightenment:

while meditating under a fig tree

In an Indigenous Vision Quest a young person:

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

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

The goal of moksha is:

the release from the endless cycle of samsara

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

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