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