Relg 1320

Front 1

Which of the following is not part of the concept of yin and yang?

Back 1

Light vs. Dark

Front 2

During the cultural revolution, _______ were repressed.

Back 2

All Religions

Front 3

What is the sacred book of Taoism?

Back 3

Dao Jahit

Front 4

What does the sacred word of "Tao" mean?

Back 4

The way

Front 5

which of the following is not a traditional chinese holiday?

Back 5

All saints day

Front 6

The chou dynasty introduced into china the ideal that a supreme high god appointed rulers and held them accountable to his moral standards.

Back 6

True

Front 7

The legalists believed the best form of government was restored idealized feudal system.

Back 7

False

Front 8

Confucius believed that the root of most evil in the world could be traced to social and disrespect for social rand and hierarchy.

Back 8

True

Front 9

The Tao Te Ching teaches that there is a personal high god who is unchanging and who will judge all people at the end of time.

Back 9

False

Front 10

Confucius was really a man named lao.

Back 10

False

Front 11

Confucius began his career as a monk

Back 11

False

Front 12

According to Confucius, humanity's natural state is evil.

Back 12

False

Front 13

Confucianism is not an officially recognized religion in china.

Back 13

True

Front 14

The name of the most influental chinese divination text is _______?

Back 14

I Ching

Front 15

THe ______ are beneficial spirits associaated with lighted places, while ______ are evil spirits associated with dark, gloomy places.

Back 15

Shen / Kuei

Front 16

_____ added to the teachings of confucius the notions that rituals are an important means of educating citizens and that people are bascally evil.

Back 16

Hsun Tziu

Front 17

The influentail foriegn religion that entered a rivary with Taoism in the first millennium C.E. was ______.

Back 17

Buddhism

Front 18

The confucian concept of ______ is transalted as "love, goodness, or human-heartedness."

Back 18

Jin

Front 19

The chou rulers believed in a supreme god called______?

Back 19

Shang Ti

Front 20

Confucius taught that under the right conditions, people simply grow and develop into what he called the _______ man.

Back 20

Superior

Front 21

Which religion was not influential in japan after the fourth century C.E.?

Back 21

Hinduism

Front 22

The samurai were expected to_____?

Back 22

Courtesy/Politeness

Front 23

What is the major source of knowledge regarding ancient Japanese mythology

Back 23

Kojiki

Front 24

which of the following is usually not part of domestic shinto practice

Back 24

Seppuku Ceremony

Front 25

in japanese mythology, who is the chief of the spirits

Back 25

Amiterosu

Front 26

for most Japanese, Shinto is for this life, but Buddhism is for the life beyond

Back 26

True

Front 27

major religious sects are divided into three groups based on mountain worship, shamanism, and traditional pure shinto.

Back 27

True

Front 28

The distinctive japanese archway know as the torii was outlawed after WWII

Back 28

False

Front 29

Two aspect shinto combines buddhism and Confucianism

Back 29

False

Front 30

The kami have been understood both as Gods and as spirits associated with natural phenomenon

Back 30

True

Front 31

Japan is among the oldest of all asian cultures

Back 31

False

Front 32

During the Tokugawa regime, buddhism was the only foreign religion that was afforded official support

Back 32

False

Front 33

The tenrikyo sect of shinto emphasizes faith healing

Back 33

True

Front 34

The __, or god shelf is central to domestic shinto

Back 34

Kamidana

Front 35

All japanese emperors are believed to have descended from the sun god _____?

Back 35

Amiterosu

Front 36

It was during the _____ era that religious non-nationalistic Shinto was forced to find its own support and develop on its own

Back 36

Meiji

Front 37

_____ is the name for the ritual of honorable suicide.

Back 37

Seppukku

Front 38

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the _______ in japanese society used shinto as a tool to gain support for its activities

Back 38

Military

Front 39

The _____ is a warrior code that combines principles of shinto and confucianism.

Back 39

Bushido

Front 40

In Japan, Buddha's birthday is celebrated on _____ 8th.

Back 40

April

Front 41

What are the Gathas?

Back 41

Hymns

Front 42

Pre-Zoroastrian religion in what would later become persia included the worship of _____?

Back 42

Da Evas

Front 43

Zoroaster was trained as a ____ and received a revelation from _____?

Back 43

Priest / Vohu Mana

Front 44

Most Zoroastrians outside of india are mostly found living in ______.

Back 44

Iran

Front 45

THe amesh-Spenta are _____ of ahura mazda.

Back 45

Attributes

Front 46

A major turning point in the career of Zoroaster came when he converted Alexander the Great to Zoroastrianism

Back 46

False

Front 47

Zoroastrianism teaches that an evil spirit emanates from ahura mazda

Back 47

True

Front 48

Zoroastrianism teaches that humans are puppets of spiritual forces beyond their control, and hence their eternal destiny is determined by fate.

Back 48

False

Front 49

At traditional Zoroastrian funerals the bodies of the dead are left to be eaten by vultures and wild animals

Back 49

True

Front 50

According to the legend, plato desired to visit persia to study with zoroastrian priests but was prevented by the outbreak of war between greece and persia.

Back 50

True

Front 51

Zoroaster had six wives and six children

Back 51

True

Front 52

Zoroaster's theology was polytheistic.

Back 52

False

Front 53

spenta mainyu is the evil spirit of Zoroastrianism

Back 53

False

Front 54

the best translation of ahura mazda is_____?

Back 54

Wise Lord

Front 55

the term ____ refers to hymns of the early zoroastrians.

Back 55

Gathas

Front 56

Zoroaster converted vishaspa to his religion after he healed the rulers favorite _____

Back 56

Horse

Front 57

Zoroaster's original name was ____, which Nietzsche revived in one of his famous philosophical writings.

Back 57

Zorothustra

Front 58

In india, zoroastrians are referred to as _____ because they came from persia.

Back 58

Parsis

Front 59

according to Zoroastrianism, the soul stays with the body for _____ days after death and meditates on the deeds that were done in life.

Back 59

Three

Front 60

a revival of Zoroastrianism occurred under the _____ rulers of persia.

Back 60

Sassanid

Front 61

The israelites began worshipping their God in the first temple when _____

Back 61

Solomon was made king

Front 62

the first temple was destroyed in 586 BCE when_____

Back 62

Babylonian Invasion

Front 63

According to the book of genesis, God called ____ to be the father of the jewish nation

Back 63

Abraham

Front 64

synagogue is the greek word for ____

Back 64

Assembly

Front 65

today the largest group within judaism is ______

Back 65

Orthodox

Front 66

Today the largest population of Jews in the world is found in ______

Back 66

New York City

Front 67

After the Assyrians destroyed israel, the jews were scattered in wast is called the _______

Back 67

Diaspora

Front 68

The ten commandments were given to _____ on ______

Back 68

Moses / Mount Sani

Front 69

The Balfour Declaration ______.

Back 69

Declared by Britain, to help the Jews find a homeland in Palestine

Front 70

The talmud is______?

Back 70

Gumara/Mishna

Front 71

The first set of books of the Hebrew scriptures are called the pentateuch.

Back 71

True

Front 72

Ezra was an influential jew who returned from babylonian exile and probably began the process of collecting the books that make up the jewish bible

Back 72

True

Front 73

the synagogue - rabbinical system develops in judaism because of the diaspora

Back 73

True

Front 74

jewish observance of passover commemorates the building of the first temple in jerusalem

Back 74

True

Front 75

the torah is a repository for the oral law of the jews

Back 75

False

Front 76

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are known as the ____ of the jewish people

Back 76

Patriarchs

Front 77

The most important event in the history of the jewish people and in the jewish religion is ______

Back 77

Exidus

Front 78

Jewish academies for the study of the Talmud flourished during the ____ period (600-1000 CE)

Back 78

Gaonic

Front 79

_____ was a german philosopher and poet who encouraged german jews to enter the modern world

Back 79

Mendelson

Front 80

_____ jews prefer the vernacular in their worship, seek to update and modernize Judaism, and ordain female rabbis

Back 80

Reform

Front 81

approximately how many Christians are there in the world?

Back 81

2 Billion

Front 82

What was Jesus' first public act/

Back 82

John the Baptist

Front 83

Nothing is known about what period of jesus' life?

Back 83

Death

Front 84

Which of the following is an author of one of the gospels?

Back 84

Luke

Front 85

Albert Schweitzer, author of the quest for the historical jesus, argued that jesus' teachings placed heavy emphasis on ______.

Back 85

Eschatology

Front 86

Our knowledge of the earliest period of the Church's history comes form the biblical book known as ____

Back 86

Acts

Front 87

which writings were the beginnings of the New Testament?

Back 87

Letters of Paul

Front 88

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

Back 88

Jerusalem

Front 89

The ______ taught that the material world was evil and that christ therefore could not have been a physical, embodied being.

Back 89

Gnostics

Front 90

____ was a thirteenth century theologian who, like the jewish theologian Maimonides before him, attempted to synthesize the philosophy of Aristotle with the bible

Back 90

St. Thomas of Aquinas

Front 91

on october 31, 1517, martin luther posted his ninety-five theses to protest against the use of aristotle's philosophy in roman catholic christianity

Back 91

False

Front 92

Roman catholic churches separated form the eastern orthodox churches in 1054 CE over a theological dispute regarding the real presences of christ in the eucharist

Back 92

False

Front 93

The second vatican council was a meeting of all christian churches in the world to seek unity and decide on a common missionary strategy

Back 93

False

Front 94

many scholars believe that the gospels of Matthew and luke are based on the earlier gospel of mark

Back 94

True

Front 95

St. Augustine famously created the christian doctrine of original sin

Back 95

True

Front 96

Jesus' followers claimed that he was raised form the dead forty days after pentecost

Back 96

False

Front 97

martin luther believed that humans could receive gods grace only through a priest

Back 97

False

Front 98

the eucharist is the physical embodiment of the holy spirit

Back 98

False

Front 99

the ecumenical movement sought to reunite the eastern and western churches

Back 99

True

Front 100

for christians, sunday worship commemorates jesus' birth

Back 100

False

Front 101

_____ was the roman emperor when jesus was born

Back 101

Augustus Caesar

Front 102

The roman emperor who converted to christianity in 337 was______

Back 102

Constantine

Front 103

The powerful medieval pope who excommunicated the german kink henry VI and publicly humbled him was_____

Back 103

Gregory VII

Front 104

Two men considered precursors of the protestant reformation are _____ of bohemia and _____ of italy

Back 104

Hus / Savonarola

Front 105

Martin luthers life as an excessively scrupulous monk was changed forever when he read _____ teaching that humans are saved by _____ not by good works

Back 105

Paul / Faith

Front 106

muslims believe that there is one deity known as ____ and muhammad is his _____

Back 106

Allah / Prophet

Front 107

mecca was originally famed or a _____, which became a subject of veneration

Back 107

Black Stone

Front 108

muhammad was given divine messages from god, which he recorded and called the _____

Back 108

Qur'an

Front 109

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

Back 109

Friday

Front 110

What is the name for a religious pilgrimage to mecca?

Back 110

Hajj

Front 111

The word Qur'an literally means ______

Back 111

The Recitations

Front 112

Hurrah is defined as _____

Back 112

muhammad's journeys from mecca to medina

Front 113

The _____ are commentaries on the Qur'an by muhammad and others

Back 113

Haddiths

Front 114

in the early years of islam, how were caliphs chosen?

Back 114

Elections

Front 115

The title Muslim literally means _____

Back 115

One who submits to Allah

Front 116

nearly all the world's muslims live in Arabic speaking middle eastern countries

Back 116

False

Front 117

Muhammad insisted on a clear separation between social and religious aspects of life

Back 117

False

Front 118

the five religious religious obligations know as the five pillars require participation in a pilgrimage to mecca at least once in one's lifetime

Back 118

True

Front 119

the 1979 sunnis focus on the islamic mystical connection with god

Back 119

False

Front 120

Mawlid an-nabi celebrates Muhammad's death

Back 120

False

Front 121

The Qur'an's strong emphasis on the sovereignty of god has led some commentators to believe it teaches a doctrine of fate

Back 121

True

Front 122

Muslims believe that there are creatures between angels and humans who can operate as either allies or enemies of god

Back 122

True

Front 123

Although islam spread throughout the middle east and northern africa soon after muhammad's death, it has never ruled any european countries

Back 123

False

Front 124

Islam owes its missionary success to a highly organized, centralized leadership structure

Back 124

False

Front 125

the abbreviation A.H. is used in the muslim calendar and refers to the year of muhammad's birth

Back 125

False

Front 126

According to the Qur'an, muhammad was visited by ____ while meditating

Back 126

Angels/Gabriel

Front 127

Schools of islamic thought associated with mosques are known as _____

Back 127

medrashas

Front 128

The Qur'an is divided into _____that are organized by _____

Back 128

Surahs / Length

Front 129

Many africans turned to islam as a response to _____

Back 129

colonialism

Front 130

The month long fast required of muslims is called

Back 130

Ramadan