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1
How do you overcome desires & suffering in Buddhism?
Follow the Eightfold Path
Pray & Read Scripture
Fight for the Faith
Fulfil your Dharma
2
The time before recorded history is known as the Paleolithic Era.
False
True
3
Buddhism & Hinduism both originate from
_______
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Iran
China
India
Egypt
4
In 1974, Louis Leakey discovered the footprint of a pre-human species in volcanic ash.
True
False
5
What is a Hominid?
Human-like, bipedal creatures.
Human-like, quadrupedal creatures.
Ape-like, bipedal creatures.
Ape-like, quadrupedal creatures.
6
A civilization is a simple community that shares a common culture, language, dress, etc.
False
True
7
"Lucy," a Neanderthal, is believed to be a distant human ancestor.
True
False
8
Which two are our closest ancestors?
Neanderthals, Homo Sapiens
Cro-Magnon, Neanderthals
Neanderthals, Australopithecines
Australopithicines, Cro-Magnon
9
How do archaeologists, anthropologists, and paleontologists impact the study of Prehistory?
Provide insight into the lives of ancient people.
Provide evidence to prove that the Earth is 2,000 yrs. old.
These scientists have nothing to do with one another.
Provide theories about human evolution.
10
What is the Jewish Diaspora?
Five Sacred Books
Exile & Spread of Faith
Religious Ceremony
Attempted Extermination
11
Which of the following Hindu deities is correctly matched with their epithet?
Vishnu, the Creator
Brahma, the Destroyer
Shakti, the Creator & Destroyer
Shiva, the Preserver
12
Samsara refers to which of the following:
The Trimurti
Cycle of Life and Death
Karma
Reincarnation
13
Which of the following is not true of the Torah?
Documents History & Beliefs
Focuses on Law & Order
Depicts the End of Time
Lays out Spiritual & Moral Expectations
14
Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic faiths in the world, emerging during the Iron Age.
True
False
15
Who discovered "Lucy?"
Mary Leakey
Louis Johanson
Alan Grant
Donald Johanson
16
In Hinduism, how does one buildup Positive Karma?
By Studying the Sacred Texts
By Fulfilling One's Purpose
Through Moral Behaviour
Through Meditation
17
Which of the following is not an example of a characteristic of civilization?
Religious Institution
Farmer
Writing
Spear
18
Buddhism's founder, Siddhartha Gautama, gave up his life as a priest after encountering suffering in the world.
False
True
19
In Buddhism, all of creation is understood to be part of the cosmic whole, referred to as Brahman.
False
True
20
The Agricultural Revolution, a major development in human history, occurred during the Neolithic Era.
False
True
