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These are practice questions for the comparative religion exam #highschool #socialstudies #religion
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1
Which of these is the most ecumenical (open-minded) in regards to how one should worship?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
2
Pascal felt that belief in God is based upon
Epistemology
Foolishness
Faith
Logic
3
What event in 1054 divided Christianity into two factions, Roman Catholic and Orthodox?
The Reformation
The Great Divide
The Edict of Milan
The Great Schism
4
The concept of, "Wu Wei", or going with the flow is synonymous with
Confucianism
Taoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
5
What is the significance of the Rig-Vedas?
They are repeated by all five castes in Indian society
They provide the dietary guidelines of the Indian people
They are a direct and accurate link to India's past
They are prayers that they must say five times a day
6
What is another name for the first five books of the Old Testament?
Torah
Gospel
Sukkot
Talmud
7
Which is NOT one of the 3 Jewels of Buddhism?
The Teachings of the Buddha
The Teacher
The Community that follows the Buddha
The Bode Tree
8
When a Muslim takes their Hajj, they travel to:
Baghdad
Mecca
Medina
Tehran
9
Siddhartha Gautama was born in
Mesopotamia
India
Israel
China
10
What painting is an allegory of the varying Chinese religious systems and how they coexist?
The Vinegar Tasters
The Architect
The portrait of Lao-Tzu
The Yin-Yang
11
Which of the following statements is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha?
The cause of suffering is desire
All life is full of suffering
The only cure for suffering is to fast
The cure for suffering is to overcome the desire to want
12
What is the feature that makes a religion, "Western"?
Monotheism
Age
Polytheism
Praying
13
Which man established Christianity as the official religion of Rome?
Saint Augustine
Saint Paul
Jesus of Nazareth
Emperor Constantine
14
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Confucianism
Taoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
15
Religion has existed in all civilizations because
They provide collective, systematic learning
They provide explanations for unknown entities
They provide moral expectations for people
They provide order and role structure
16
What is the final goal for a Buddhist?
Ahimsa
Dharma
Karma
Nirvana
17
Dante's Inferno influenced the West's view of hell. How many rings did he envision?
9
3
7
10
18
Which of these is NOT an archetype for all the world religions?
Reincarnation
Notion of justice
The "Golden Rule"
Charity
19
Which of the following is NOT a principal relationship of Confucianism?
Ruler and Subject
Elder Brother and Younger Brother
Mother and Daughter
Husband and Wife
20
In what respect did the Jewish people differ the most from their Greek and Roman counterparts?
The Jewish people had entertainment as part of their culture
Jewish people forbade infanticide
Jewish people lived in different parts of the world
The Romans and Greeks had a formal system of law
21
Which of these values is not emphasized in Jewish culture and religion?
The world to come
Education
Family
Doing good deeds
22
Which of the following Jewish holidays is serious, whereas the others are joyous?
Chanukah
Purim
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
23
What societal issues does science fail to address, whereas, religion does?
Human migratory patterns
Commutable diseases
Cultural shifts
The Afterlife
24
What is the biggest difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Buddhists do not believe in a cycle of rebirth
Buddhists reject the caste system
Buddhists did not practice nonviolence in its teachings
Hindus do not believe in Dharma
25
The first pillar of Islam is
Daily prayer
Taking a Hajj
Alms for the poor
Declaration of Faith
26
Christians have charity as a tenet of their religion, whereas the Muslim equivalent is:
Hajj
Daily Prayer
Ramadan
Alms for the Poor
27
What concept originated through the presentation of the Ten Commandments?
Rule of Law
Formal Government
Due Process
Diaspora
28
Hinduism is most similar in dogma to:
Taoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Shinto
29
Which passage in Christianity describes how a Christian achieves salvation?
Psalms 23:14
Matthew 7:2
John 3:16
Galatians 5:22
30
What are the four reasons to adhere to religious belief?
Sociological Support
Mystical, Deep Experiences
Cosmological Explanations
Pedagogical Teachings
31
How did Jesus communicate his ideas?
Through poems
Through epics
Through parables
Through folktales
32
Which event caused Christianity to stop being persecuted and then grow to a world religion?
The Ascension of the Blessed Patriarch
The Martyrdom of Paul
The Eucharistic Commune of the Saints
The Edict of Milan
33
The most holy river in the Hindu faith is the:
Ganges
Yamuna
Nile
Varanasi
34
In India's Caste System, what does the bottom caste, the Untouchables, do in Indian society?
Farm crops
Work as doctors
Clean up waste and dispose of the dead
Work in retail stores
35
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Islam
36
Confucius's students collected his sayings in the
Vedas
Tripitaka
Upanishads
Analects
37
The belief system of China is a combination of the following:
Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism
Buddism, Confucianism, Taoism
Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism
Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism
38
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Taoism
39
Which religion are these symbols associated with?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
40
Which of these statements is most reflective of the relationship b/w Christianity and Judaism?
Judaism and Christianity are identical
Judaism is the foundation of Christianity but not part of it
They are united in how to work with the Islamic world
They see each other as rivals in competing for new members
41
What concept is the Sanhedrin most associated with?
Checks and Balances
Two-party political system
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
42
Christians who were killed in periods of persecution are known as
Clergy
Heretics
Martyrs
Saints
43
What concept in Hinduism & Buddhism has to with energies created by ones actions?
Karma
Reciprocity
Lotus Sutra
Rig-Vedas
44
Many Eastern belief systems are more philosophies, than religions. Philosophy is:
A systematic way of thinking
Based on faith
A series of laws and rules for people to follow.
A means to explain the unexplained phenomenon in the world.
45
Which of the listed world religions is the oldest?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
46
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
47
What do the arms of the Hindu deities signify?
Righteousness
Worldly Success
Pleasure
Moksha
48
Siddhartha Guatama was a proponent of living according to
Lotus Meditation
The Middle Path
The path of salvation
Ascetics
49
Which religion experienced a diaspora from their original homeland?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
50
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Taoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Hinduism
51
What Abu Bakr was to Muhammad, _________________ was to Jesus
Joseph
Constantine
Pontius Pilate
Saint Paul
52
Some Jews under Roman rule believed a king would be sent by God, this savior was known as the:
Patriarch
Martyr
Messiah
Apostle
53
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Christianity
Islam
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
54
What prompted Siddhartha Gautama to leave his princely life?
He wanted to enter a Buddhist monastery
He wanted to teach the peasants
He went looking for the Eightfold Path
He became aware of human suffering
55
Which of the following is not a sect of Judaism?
Orthodox
Reformed
Conservative
Israeli
56
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
57
When a Muslim is living in Detroit, they pray to the:
East
South
West
North
