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False

Bodhisattvas are people who have already entered Nirvana. (A) True (B) False

given up or delayed entering Nirvana.

Bodhisattvas are people who have: (A) given up Buddha's teachings completely. (B) given up or delayed entering Nirvana. (C) learned to think of themselves before helping others. (D) converted from Buddhism to a different religion.

True

Buddha is also called Siddhartha, "the perfected" or "completed one." (A) True (B) False

False

Buddha's teaching involved appeals to a higher being. (A) True (B) False

True

Buddhism teaches that by right thinking and self-denial its followers can achieve Nirvana. (A) True (B) False

Islam

Christianity and Judaism influenced Muhammad in the development of: (A) Shintoism. (B) Buddhism. (C) Confucianism. (D) Islam.

True

Hinduism includes the belief that all life is sacred because all life has a soul. (A) True (B) False

13.9 million.

In 2015 the entire Jewish population of the world was about: (A) 900 million. (B) 500 million. (C) 13.9 million. (D) 6.5 million.

False

In Hinduism only gods must die and be reborn. (A) True (B) False

Sanskrit

In India a "perfect language" was developed to preserve religious traditions. This language is called: (A) Sanskrit. (B) Arabic. (C) Chinese. (D) Greek.

False

In Islam there is only one clear understanding of what Islam Fundamentalism means. (A) True (B) False

True

In Judaism, the Torah consists of the five books of Moses. (A) True (B) False

True

In her book The Mighty and the Almighty, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright argues that interfaith religious efforts are central to solving major conflicts in the world. (A) True (B) False

False

In the world, about 70 percent of the population identifies itself with no religious affiliation. (A) True (B) False

seventh century to the eighteenth century.

Islam spread from Spain to the Philippines from the: (A) second century to the fourth century. (B) first century to the third century. (C) twelfth century to the fourteenth century. (D) seventh century to the eighteenth century.

True

Islam, like Judaism, is a religion based on divine revelation. (A) True (B) False

ghettos

Jews in Europe were forced to live in special sections of cities called: (A) sectors. (B) ghettos. (C) precincts. (D) wards.

False

Jihad in Arabic means a sacred war against the Western world. (A) True (B) False

Protestant Reformation.

John Calvin and John Knox were leaders of the: (A) first trade mission to China. (B) Orthodox Church. (C) Protestant Reformation. (D) Catholic counter-reformation.

develop a clear concept of a single God of all.

Judaism was the first great religion to: (A) develop a belief in many gods. (B) not have a belief in any creator god. (C) develop a clear concept of a single God of all. (D) be based on nature spirits.

False

Max Weber argued that religious values and capitalism have no connection. (A) True (B) False

the Imam's role.

One of the most important differences between the Sunni and the Shiite sects of Islam is about: (A) The Prophet. (B) Mecca. (C) Ramadan. (D) the Imam's role.

True

Our knowledge of Jesus' teachings comes in part from the Gospels of the New Testament. (A) True (B) False

True

Prejudice against the Jews is called anti-Semitism. (A) True (B) False

purpose

Religion helps satisfy the need for: (A) purpose. (B) meaning. (C) ritual. (D) community.

True

Religion includes beliefs in supernatural powers. (A) True (B) False

False

Religion is against social change, because social change challenges its moral values. (A) True (B) False

False

Religion is always a divisive factor in societies. (A) True (B) False

True

Religious beliefs usually support custom and tradition. (A) True (B) False

True

Religious beliefs, institutions, and rituals have been a major element in most societies. (A) True (B) False

civil religion.

Rousseau referred to religious beliefs that lead people to want to live according to the laws of the land as: (A) public religion. (B) legal religion. (C) state religion. (D) civil religion.

True

Shintoism is the ancient religion of Japan. (A) True (B) False

disciple

Sikh is derived from the Hindu word meaning: (A) "source of life." (B) "expansive force." (C) "disciple." (D) "the enlightened one."

Holocaust

Six million Jews were killed in Europe during the: (A) Crusades. (B) Hundred Years War. (C) Holocaust. (D) Thirty Years War.

gentleness, compassion, rationality, and moderation.

The core of Buddha's teaching is: (A) assertiveness and confidence. (B) pleasure and profit. (C) greed and success. (D) gentleness, compassion, rationality, and moderation.

A.D. 65 to A.D. 100.

The four Gospels are thought by historians to have been written between: (A) A.D. 65 to A.D. 100. (B) A.D. 1500 to A.D. 1600. (C) 100 B.C. to 50 B.C. (D) A.D. 350 to A.D. 400.

the Qur'an.

The holy scripture of the Muslims is: (A) the Bible. (B) the Pentateuch. (C) the Qur'an. (D) All books are equally reverenced by Muslims.

Roman Catholic.

The largest percentage of Christians in the world is: (A) Greek Orthodox. (B) Roman Catholic. (C) Lutheran. (D) Protestant.

True

The pilgrimage to the Kaaba at Mecca is one of the five pillars of Islam. (A) True (B) False

relatively rapid.

The spread of Christianity after Jesus' death was: (A) gradual. (B) never accepted in the area of the Roman Empire. (C) relatively rapid. (D) very brief and limited.

False

The three major monotheistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Buddhism. (A) True (B) False

85 percent.

Today the percent of all Muslims who are Sunni is about: (A) 40 percent. (B) 85 percent. (C) 15.3 percent. (D) 98.2 percent.

False

Today, religion exerts almost no influence on society. (A) True (B) False

True

When Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, a new calendar beginning at year zero was introduced. (A) True (B) False

Protestants and Catholic Christians.

Which religious identification does most of the U.S. population claim? (A) Jewish. (B) No religious identification. (C) Protestants and Catholic Christians. (D) All of the above are equally represented in the U.S. population.

Christian

Which religious identification does most of the world's population claim? (A) Buddhist. (B) Muslim. (C) Hindu. (D) Christian.

died to redeem the sins of humankind.

A central belief of Christianity is that Jesus: (A) died while fighting the Romans. (B) died to redeem the sins of humankind. (C) fled to avoid capture by the Romans. (D) was not the Messiah.

Buddhism

A major religion without a deity or a personal concept of God is: (A) Christianity. (B) Islam. (C) Buddhism. (D) Judaism.

the Shiites and the Sunni.

After Muhammad's death, Islam split into two factions: (A) the Shiites and the Sunni. (B) the Taoists and the Hindus. (C) the Sikhs and the Hindus. (D) the Left and the Right.

free Jews from the ghettos.

The French Revolution and Napoleon did much to: (A) isolate Jews in ghettos. (B) increase Jewish restrictions. (C) free Jews from the ghettos. (D) end Judaism.