Religious Traditions of the World Review Questions
Course Introduction
This course offers a comprehensive exploration of the major religious traditions across the globe, examining their historical origins, core beliefs, practices, sacred texts, and cultural significance. Students will engage with religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and several indigenous and lesser-known traditions, developing a comparative framework to understand the diversity and commonalities among them. The course also delves into the ways religious traditions shape individual identities and influence societies, politics, and global interactions, fostering critical reflection and interreligious dialogue.
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Anthology of World Scriptures 9th Edition by
Robert E. Van Voorst
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Chapter 1: Scripture Among the Worlds Religions
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Q1) One mark of scriptures' holiness is their use in ritual.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The first anthology of world scriptures for popular use was edited by
A) Ballou
B) Conway
C) Van der Leeuw
D) Vogt
Answer: B
Q3) Informative uses of scripture impart knowledge to believers.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) Scriptures all have the same function.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) Dao means ______.
Answer: Way
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Chapter 2: Hinduism
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Q1) Hindus believe that concentrating on the mantra allows one to tap into the cosmic power of creative speech.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Brahmins always understand what they are saying as they chant the Vedas.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The Upanishads make a shift from Vedic world-affirming religion to a religion that many scholars consider world- ______.
Answer: negating
Q4) _______ is the main human character in the Bhagavad-Gita. Answer: Arjuna
Q5) For Hindus,the years 2000 - 1000 B.C.E.are known as ______ times. Answer: Vedic
Q6) The Upanishads are close in style to the ______. Answer: Aranyakas
Q7) Eighteen of the ancient stories of the ______ are especially important. Answer: Puranas
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Chapter 3: Buddhism
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Q1) The Mahayana canon is often called the Chinese canon.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) What is the third Refuge of Buddhism?
A) Buddha
B) Dharma
C) Sangha
D) Sangenta
Answer: C
Q3) All Buddhist monks are first
A) Novices under an abbot
B) Study monks
C) Meditation monks
D) Active monks
Answer: B
Q4) Monks are forbidden from attending funerals for fear of uncleanliness.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Jainism
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Q1) Are Jains altruistic in their pursuit of non-injury? Why,or why not?
Q2) A kevalin knows all things.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Jainism is a warrior religion.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Jains believe that Mahavira was the last Ford-maker.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Jains believe that there are five types of conduct that destroy all ______.
Q6) Jain monks take ______ Vows.
Q7) Jains believe that karma is a spiritual essence.
A)True
B)False
Q8) How many classes of living beings have been declared by the Jinas?
A) 3
B) 6
C) 8
D) 12
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Chapter 5: Sikhism
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Q1) What are the origins of the Adi Granth?
Q2) Gobind Singh held that all men are one.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Dasam Granth tells the story of Guru ______.
Q4) In Sikhism,______ is not the opposite of forgetting.
Q5) The real nature of the Vedas is held by Sikhs to be found in ______.
Q6) How,does the Adi Granth reject Hindu and Muslim practices by reinterpreting them for Sikhs? Give some examples.
Q7) What is the relationship between Sikhism and Islam?
Q8) Sikh gurus call themselves
A) Nanu
B) Nancy
C) Nanak
D) Nanas
Q9) After Guru Nanak,who is the most important Guru to most Sikhs?
A) Tegh Bahadur
B) Anand
C) Arjan
D) Gobind Singh
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Chapter 6: Confucianism
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Q1) Kong Fuzi is known as
A) Master Kong
B) Tao King
C) Master Con
D) Tao Kung
Q2) The imperial university in Beijing had Confucian
A) Monks
B) Professorial posts
C) Resident musicians
D) Chaplains
Q3) Careful,artistic drawing of Chinese characters (words)is known as _______.
Q4) The Confucian canon is divided into how many parts?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Six
Q5) The Chinese refer to Confucius as Kong.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The Confucian sage aspires to become a ______ man.
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Chapter 7: Daoism
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Q1) "De" means
A) Spirit
B) Power
C) Poverty
D) Prosperity
Q2) The Mystery Cavern contains texts of which Daoist school?
A) Supreme Charity school
B) Supreme Clarity school
C) Numinous Treasure school
D) Three Sovereigns school
Q3) If one should treat death and life equally,according to Daoist sages,why is immortality prized by Daoists?
Q4) The leading ethical ideal of Daoism is ________.
Q5) How many interacting parts or divisions does Daoism have?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
Q6) According to Daoists,Daoism is easy because of its ______.
Q7) When the perfect man employs his mind,it is a ______.
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Chapter 8: Shinto
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Q1) The male god who created Japan with his wife is known as ______.
Q2) Shinto is long on doctrine.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Daishi wrote the Nihongi.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Kami are gods or spirits.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There were ______ gods in the beginning.
Q6) Do you think that religions should be state supported,or not? Explain your answer.
Q7) The reforms of 645 C.E.brought Shinto under stricter ______.
Q8) The ______ reforms occurred in 645 C.E.,bringing Shinto under closer government control.
Q9) The Shinto scriptures are written in ______ style.
Q10) The Emperor of Japan is thought to be re-born as the sun-god.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Zoroastrianism
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Q1) Explain the Zoroastrian belief in the dualism of god and evil forces.How is this belief supposed to be instantiated in the life of a Zoroastrian believer?
Q2) Any prophet can lead humanity to God,according to Zoroastrianism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Traditional places where Zoroastrians placed their dead are "towers of ________."
Q4) How many blessings are there in the Yashts?
A) 6
B) 9
C) 12
D) 15
Q5) A man who is damned has his soul bound by the demon named ______.
Q6) In India,Zoroastrians are usually called ______.
Q7) The haoma is sacrificed in fire.
A)True
B)False
Q8) Zoroastrianism began in ancient India.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Judaism
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Q1) The ______ way of interpreting scripture involves the sermonic interpretation of the Bible.
Q2) Ezra is known as an enforcer of Torah observance in early Judaism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Two-part books of the Jewish Bible,such as 1-2 Samuel,are counted as one book.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A key ancient statement of Jewish belief is found in the Shema.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the Jewish laws on property-including holding humans as property?
Q6) The Jewish mystical writing from around 1285 C.E.is known as the:
A) Talmud
B) Spinoza
C) Kabbalah
D) Zohar
Q7) God's main punishment on Adam and Eve for their disobedience is to drive them out of the _______.
Q8) Tefillin are called in English ______.
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Chapter 11: Christianity
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Q1) Jesus was conceived miraculously by
A) Joseph
B) The Holy Spirit
C) The Holy Dove
D) Mary Magdalene
Q2) Two ______ were executed with Jesus.
Q3) Jesus was betrayed by ______.
Q4) ______ are acts of divine power for salvation.
Q5) The official Roman Catholic view of the Pope refers to the role of Peter as disciple.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The word "catholic" means "universal."
A)True
B)False
Q7) The Greek word for "rock" is similar to the Greek word for "Paul."
A)True
B)False
Q8) The governor who sentenced Jesus to death was named Pontius ___________.
Q9) Jesus was ______ at Golgotha.
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Chapter 12: Islam
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Q1) Covers of mass-produced Qur'ans are often:
A) simple
B) elaborate
C) unartistic
D) done in only green color
Q2) Satan is an evil ______.
Q3) What is the role of fasting within Islamic life?
Q4) What school has had a controversy over women-only gym hours for Muslim women?
A) The University of Saudi Arabia
B) Oxford University
C) Harvard College
D) Dearborn College
Q5) Muslims believe that the angel Gabriel took Muhammad to Jerusalem.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is a surah?
A) a chapter
B) a priest
C) a prophet
D) a religious book
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Chapter 13: New Religious Movements
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Q1) Who wrote "Turning the Wheel of Law?"
A) The Bab
B) Li Hongzhi
C) Shoghi Effendi
D) Sun Myung Moon
Q2) According to the Book of Mormon,the ______ were destroyed by the Lamanites.
Q3) The Bab wrote the first part of the scriptures of the
A) Falun Gong
B) Mormons
C) Baha'i
D) Zhuanistas
Q4) The United Sates was viewed by Baha'i leaders as the world's best hope for international _________.
Q5) The golden plates of Mormon scripture were buried in the Hill ______.
Q6) The Baha'i scriptures have a fourfold development from 1840 to 1957.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Falun Gong is a form of qigong practice.
A)True
B)False
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