DSST Introduction to World Religions 3

Question 1

Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, who was born in what is now:

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Nepal

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India

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Sri Lanka

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Tibet

Question 2

The term 'Abrahamic religions' refers to which group of faiths?

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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism

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Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, and Baha'i

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Shinto, Taoism, and Confucianism

Question 3

Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest surviving religions, originated in ancient:

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Persia (Iran)

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Egypt

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Greece

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India

Question 4

The concept of 'Yin and Yang' is most closely associated with which tradition?

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Taoism

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Confucianism

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Buddhism

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Shintoism

Question 5

The Council of Nicaea in 325 CE was historically significant because it:

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Formulated the Nicene Creed defining Christian doctrine on the Trinity

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Established the Papacy as supreme authority

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Officially split Christianity into Eastern and Western churches

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Finalized the New Testament biblical canon

Question 6

In Islamic theology, the term 'Jihad' most accurately means:

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Struggle or striving in the way of God

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Holy war declared against unbelievers

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The daily obligation of prayer five times

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Pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 7

Which of the following best describes animism?

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Belief that natural objects and phenomena possess spiritual essence

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Belief in one universal and all-powerful God

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Rejection of all organized religious practice

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Exclusive worship of deceased ancestors