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To a Jain, ashimsa means |
Nonviolence |
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Mahavira's enlightenment at about age 42 led to his experience of
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Nirvana |
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In Nanak's direct vision of God, he received |
A cup of nectar |
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The first guru of the Sikhs was |
Nanak |
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From the earliest days, this Sikh helped Guru Nanak emphasize God's praise |
Mardana |
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Which Hindu provision is rejected in Sikhism |
Caste |
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Of the five stages in a Sikh's progress toward union with God, which of these does not belong?
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Nonharming |
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The Sikhs believe the problem for humans to be |
Alienation from God |
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According to Jain teachings, the best way to avoid bad karma and increase good karma is
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To revere all souls; human or not |
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Nanak initially attracted converts with his |
Songs of love for God |
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In Jain teachings, the problem for humans is |
The law of Karma |
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Nanak offended both Hindus and Muslims by |
Denying the truth of their scriptures |
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According to Nanak, what is the cause of human suffering? |
Loving the self more than God |
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According to Sikhs, God exists in |
The human heart |
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Jains believe that injuring life now will involve one in suffering in the next life |
True |
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A Jina is a person who has conquered rebirth |
True |
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Mahavira renounced the world at age thirty |
True |
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Nanak believed in the Hindu concepts of karma and samsara |
True |
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By sharing food among worshipers, Sikhs avoid caste distinctions |
True |
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"God is one" is a central Sikh teaching |
True |
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The most important day of the Christian calendar is |
Easter |
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The Christian doctrine of one God in three persons is known as |
The Trinity |
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According to Christians, the world was created by God as a |
Good place for humans |
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John the Baptist used water as a symbol of |
Washing away sins |
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Jesus emphasized which type of a relationship with God? |
Father/Child |
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The charge brought against Jesus by the high priest, Caiaphas, was |
Blasphemy |
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Jesus most concerned himself with |
The last, the least, and the lost |
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The Roman Catholic church cherishes the tradition that ____ became the first bishop of Rome |
Peter |
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Which Roman emperor began the persecution of Christians by accusing them of burning Rome? |
Nero |
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Which Roman emperor ended persecution of Christians and made their religion legal? |
Constantine |
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Epistles are |
The oldest literature in the New Testament |
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What was the final act that permanently separated the Eastern and Western Catholic churches?
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The sack of Constantinople by crusaders |
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During what century did Protestantism become distinct from Catholic Christianity? |
16th Century |
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What Christian mystic had a vision of the wounded Christ? |
Teresa of Avila |
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The Anglicans who settled in Jamestown, VA in 1606 were the forerunners of what contemporary American church? |
Protestant Episcopal |
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Joseph Smith published |
The Book of Mormon |
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To Christians, the problem for humans is |
Original Sin |
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In the Roman Catholic church, the pope is the successor of |
Peter |
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The first wife of the Prophet Muhammad was |
Khadijah |
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The Hajj is a pilgrimage to the city of |
Mecca |
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The Shari'a consisted of |
The duties God placed on Muslims |
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The Muslim calendar begins in the year |
Of the Hijrah |
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Muslims believe the central fact of Islam to be |
The Qur'an |
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In seventh century Mecca, the key organization in Arab society was the
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Tribe |
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If you could visit the Ka'bah, you would find |
The Black Stone |
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The Prophet Muhammad's youth was marked by |
Poverty and loss |
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Muhammad's first converts came from |
His Own Household |
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During the early years of Islam, the Prophet enjoined his followers to face the direction of ____ for daily prayer
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Jerusalem |
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A practicing Muslim is expected to pray |
A minimum of five times a day |
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The day/night of community prayer in the mosque for Muslims is |
Noon of Friday |
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The most sacred place a Muslim visits during the Hajj is |
The Ka'bah |
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One of the reasons the Qur'an is considered to be the one miracle in Islam is that
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The Prophet was illiterate |
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The 10-15% of Muslims who regard themselves as the most pious, holy, and Allah-inspired members of the Prophet's family are
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Shi'ites |
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Sunni Muslims believe |
An election should be used to select a spiritual leader |
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What African American man formed the Nation of Islam |
Elijah (Poole) Muhammad |
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In the Muslim worldview, what is the foundation on which an exemplary life of action is built? |
Confessing proper beliefs |
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The absolute singleness of Allah leads Islam to denounce every form of |
Idolatry |
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Based of Muslim beliefs, where do humans place in the order of nature |
Above other creatures |
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Islam teaches aggression at every opportunity |
False |
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Muslims believe that jinn are created from fire and humans are created from clay |
True |
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Muslims give to beggars, but there is no community organization of charity
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False |
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When his father died, Muhammad inherited great wealth |
False |
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Muhammad's initial response to receiving his first revelation from the angel Gabriel was one of great excitement and joy
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False |
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What did the protesters of the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle believe the furthering of globalization would cause?
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Irreparable harm to people in third world countries |
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John Thomas Scopes went on trial in 1925 for |
Teaching evolution in the classroom |
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For both Jung and Freud, _____ are the entry points into the human psyche |
Dreams |
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According to Rosemary Radford Reuther, when contributing to ecology, the masculine nature of religions supports
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Subduing and ruling the Earth |
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Which phrase suitably describes how globalization has affected the medical profession?
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The positive changes come at high costs to humanity |
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In terms of religion and sciences, most people believe |
The two should be kept separate |
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The medical profession's view on homosexuality is |
That it is not a disease |
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What have many religions emphasized in regards to ecology? |
Turning away from the Earth |
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In general, the majority of the women leaders protesting globalization are members of religions that oppress women
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True |
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Socialist countries believe that capitalism is the best answer for bringing about economic equality for their people
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False |
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Creationists believe that the Biblical account for creation is the literal truth of God |
True |
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In global trade, cleaning up pollution is considered an opportunity for profitable return on capital |
True |