Intro to World Religions - Final Exam Review

Following the death of Muhammad, Muslims treated Jews and Christians better than other non-Muslims because

The words and acts of the Prophet Muhammad and his close companions are

Muhammad was given divine messages from God that he memorized and passed on as...

Which of the following is true of the Gospels?

The honorable suicide of a warrior who dies by slowly disemboweling himself is called

What was true of Eastern Christians between the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of modern Europe

The scattering of the Jewish people in the years after the Assyrian destruction of Israel is called

Which of the following words best describes the future of Shinto after the defeat of Japan at the end of World War II?

What is the name for a religious pilgrimage to Mecca?

  Those things that one must do to be a good Muslim are referred to as

In the early days of Christianity, which city exercised leadership over the church?

The Talmud is

Which of the following authored one of the Gospels found in the New Testament?

In the late 300s C.E., Christianity became the religion of the Roman Empire while other religions were suppressed by

What is the most widely celebrated holiday in Japan?

Little to nothing is known about what part of Jesus’s life?

The archway at the entrance of a Shinto shrine is known as a

In 922 B.C.E., a rebellion split the nation of Israel into two nations. Which one survived?

Following Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, among others, Muhammad considered himself the last of a series of

Movement calling for an independent Jewish state

By the end of the sixth century C.E., this religion had gained a firm foothold in Japan

Which book in the Hebrew Bible offers elaborate codes of law that regulate every area of life?

Early in its history, Japan became an object of interest to Chinese and Korean merchants and

These Muslims make up 85 percent of the Muslim population based on Islamic orthodoxy and tradition

The samurai were expected to

As a teaching device, Jesus used a short, easily recognized story about very human characters and events called a

The most important event in the history of the Judaism is

The Kojiki, which contains the myths of ancient Japan, is also known as the

Which of the following must be looked at to understand Japanese religion before the sixth century?

This thirteenth-century theologian attempted to Christianize the philosophy of Aristotle.

In the first century C.E., much of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East were under the rule of the

What was true of the Jewish people by the end of the fifteenth century?

In the early years of Islam, how were caliphs chosen?

Most Japanese think of themselves as primarily

The month long fast required of Muslims during the month of Ramadan is called

Representatives of this sect of Shinto embrace the notion of faith healing, shamanism, and divination.

This Reformation-era group tried to discard all of the elements of the Catholic Church not in New Testament

The most revolutionary council since the Council of Trent, was John XXIII’s

The first Jewish temple was destroyed in 586 B.C.E. when

A person who commits the entire Qur’an to memory is given the title

Which of the following is part of domestic Shinto practice?

Jesus was arrested by temple guards in the Garden of Gethsemane and tried on charges of

In 1378, the Avignon cardinals elected this new pope who restored the papacy to Rome.

Because they followed their flocks from place to place, ancient Israelites can be characterized as

Central to domestic Shinto is the “god-shelf,” or

This was placed in Solomon’s temple and remained there until the Babylonians destroyed the temple.

In the worship practices of the ancient Israelites, the custom of keeping the Sabbath is attached to

The first Roman emperor to support Christianity was

A warrior code that combines principles of Shinto and Confucianism is called

The communion meal, probably modeled on the Jewish Seder meal, is also called

The Japanese adapted forms of Buddhism and developed a meditative style known as

What was a major impetus for Luther to post his Ninety-five Theses?

What are the earliest writings in the New Testament?

Opposition to Jesus and the responsibility for his death came mainly from the

In Japanese mythology, who is the chief of the spirits?

Which of the following is true concerning the origins of Islam?

The word Qur’an literally means

This is the most important and distinctive of all Jewish holidays and is ushered in with the Kiddush.

According to the Hebrew Bible, after a series of disastrous dealings with humanity, God communicates exclusively with

Mecca was originally famed for this, which became a subject of veneration.

In the Constitution of 1889, Japan decided

This form of Judaism prefers the vernacular in their worship, seek to modernize Judaism, and ordain women.

Our knowledge of the earliest period of Christian Church history comes from

To whom did Jesus say “and on this rock I will build my church” and “I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven”?

Which day of the week did Muhammad declare to be a special day of prayer?

One reason that Muhammad’s early preaching was met with open hostility was because of his message of

What was Jesus’s first public act?

The exact length of Jesus’s public ministry

A synagogue can exist wherever there is a copy of the Scripture and

Jesus was born during the rule of the Roman emperor

What is one of the reasons for the Reformation in the sixteenth century?

Synagogue is the Greek word for

The Ten Commandments, which are basic to Jewish life, were given to

Who is sometimes called the “Second Founder of Christianity” for his role in the development of early Christianity?

According to the Qur’an, while he was meditating, Mohammad was visited by