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The Gospel of John is associated with which theological concept?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Incarnation",
"Logos of God",
"Jesus as messiah and saviour",
"All of the above"
] |
D
|
Which god supplanted the earlier Mesopotamian supreme god Enil?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Horus",
"Inanna",
"Marduk",
"Isis"
] |
C
|
Which of the following movements was founded by Mordechai Kaplan?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Liberal Judaism",
"Reform Judaism",
"Conservative Judaism",
"Reconstructionist Judaism"
] |
D
|
When was the State of Israel established?
|
world_religions
|
[
"1947",
"1948",
"1945",
"1949"
] |
B
|
Icons are a main feature of which church?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Anglican",
"Catholic",
"Orthodox",
"Lutheran"
] |
C
|
The first of the Four Noble Truths teaches which of the following cannot be escaped?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Pride",
"Hatred",
"Suffering",
"Fate"
] |
C
|
The Continental Reformation started in what year?
|
world_religions
|
[
"1545",
"1517",
"1492",
"1705"
] |
B
|
The minimalism of Haiku is said to be derived from which tradition?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Zen Buddhism",
"Shinto",
"Pure Land Buddhism",
"Confucianism"
] |
A
|
Which deity is the Roman counterpart to the Greek god Zeus?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Jupiter",
"Juno",
"Dionysius",
"Neptune"
] |
A
|
The philosopher Laozi is associated with which tradition?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Jainism",
"Buddhism",
"Confucianism",
"Daoism"
] |
D
|
Which Egyptian gods did Akhenaten make a determined effort to eliminate?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Shu and Set",
"Horus and Isis",
"Amun and Mut",
"Khonsu and Nekhbet"
] |
C
|
The term xin refers to which of the following?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Piety",
"Non-action",
"Heart-mind",
"World"
] |
C
|
Which term in the dharma texts of the classical period denotes the four stages of life?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Kama",
"Samnyasin",
"Ashramas",
"Arthas"
] |
C
|
What is the term for commentary on the Qur'an, which means "unveiling"?
|
world_religions
|
[
"fiqh",
"dhikr",
"ijtihad",
"tafsir"
] |
D
|
With which branch of Islam are the Isma'ilis are associated?
|
world_religions
|
[
"The Sunni",
"The Shi'a",
"The Sufi",
"The Ahmadiyya"
] |
B
|
The term mappo is associated with which of the following?
|
world_religions
|
[
"The dharma",
"An age of decline",
"The golden age",
"Samurai"
] |
B
|
What is the name of the bodhisattva in Japan known for a commitment to alleviating suffering?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Amaterasu",
"Izanami",
"Kannon",
"Guanyin"
] |
C
|
Who was the first significant anchorite hermit?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Pachomius",
"Athanasius",
"Anthony",
"Basil"
] |
C
|
Which are the synoptic Gospels?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Peter, John, Mark",
"Matthew, Mark, John",
"Matthew, Mark, Luke",
"John, Luke, Mark"
] |
C
|
What is the English title for the divination text also known as the Yijing?
|
world_religions
|
[
"The Classic of Documents",
"The Lotus Sutra",
"The Flower Garland Sutra",
"The Classic of Changes"
] |
D
|
Where was the most famous site of the mystery cults in Greece?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Ephesus",
"Corinth",
"Athens",
"Eleusis"
] |
D
|
When did the Babylonian captivity of "Exile" begin?
|
world_religions
|
[
"515 BCE",
"535 BCE",
"586 BCE",
"70 CE"
] |
C
|
The term vajrya means diamond and which of the following?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Emerald",
"Brilliance",
"Thunderbolt",
"Lightning"
] |
C
|
In Jainism, what is the cycle that one must liberate oneself from?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Punya",
"Samsara",
"Samayika",
"Jiva"
] |
B
|
The classic text Daodejing is known by what title in English?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Classic of Changes",
"Classic of the Way and Power",
"Classic of Women",
"Classic of Philosophy"
] |
B
|
The Communidades de Base is associated with which of the following?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Bishop Oscar Romero",
"Resistance and renewal",
"Dignity of all human beings",
"All of the above"
] |
D
|
What does the term matsuri mean?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Amulets",
"Meditation",
"Rituals",
"Grand festivals"
] |
D
|
Which Roman statesman encouraged civic religion in his work The Laws?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Varro",
"Plato",
"Cicero",
"Augustus"
] |
C
|
What does "Svetambara" mean?
|
world_religions
|
[
"\"Sky-clad\"",
"\"Naked\"",
"\"White-clad\"",
"\"Clothed\""
] |
C
|
What is seen by Europeans, and many Muslims, as the symbol of Islam?
|
world_religions
|
[
"The Hijab",
"The Crescent",
"The Minaret",
"The Qur'an"
] |
B
|
What is the purpose for hearing the Guru's Vak in the morning?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Prayers on behalf of people outside of the Sikh community",
"Communal confession to cleanse the community",
"Inspiration for personal meditation throughout the day",
"Doctrinal instruction for discussion in the community"
] |
C
|
What are the rabbinical commentaries produced after the Mishnah called?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Septuagint",
"Talmud",
"Yeshiva",
"Gemarah"
] |
D
|
What is a mohel?
|
world_religions
|
[
"A ritual circumciser",
"A type of oil lame",
"A teacher",
"A covenant"
] |
A
|
The "Flower Sermon" is associated with which form of Buddhism?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Theravada",
"Chan-Zen",
"Pure Land",
"Yogicara"
] |
B
|
When was the major shift by Greek philosophers who rejected the anthropomorphic view of the divine?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Early Third Century BCE",
"Second and First Century BCE",
"Late Sixth Century BCE",
"Fourth and Third Century BCE"
] |
C
|
What is the foremost reason for wearing the hijab in the present day?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Islamic identity",
"Islamic modesty",
"Islamic obedience",
"Islamic seclusion"
] |
A
|
The Oral Torah, in its written form, is known as what?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Mishnah",
"Midrash",
"Tanakh",
"Pentateuch"
] |
A
|
What has been a central focus of religious traditions in China and Korea?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Peace and harmony",
"Power and influence",
"Truth and love",
"Wisdom and ethics"
] |
A
|
To whom did ordinary folk appeal during a drought in the time of the Han Dynasty?
|
world_religions
|
[
"The Buddha",
"Laozi",
"The Queen Mother of the West",
"Confucius"
] |
C
|
The theological term homoousios means which of the following?
|
world_religions
|
[
"of a similar substance",
"of the same substance",
"of like substance",
"of human substance"
] |
B
|
According to the Japanese origin myth, who gives birth to Amaterasu from his left eye?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Es",
"Izanagi",
"Izanami",
"Kami"
] |
B
|
The numen of Augustus referred to which of the following characteristics?
|
world_religions
|
[
"Divine power",
"Sexual virility",
"Military acumen",
"Philosophical intellect"
] |
A
|
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