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World Religions Final Exam Review

Quiz Created By: Dawne Law




  1. What is the rite of passage to adulthood in Aboriginal Spirituality called?



    A) Vision Quest
    B) The Shaking Tent
    C) The shaman
    D) Sun Dance



  2. What is animism?



    A) The attribution of a living soul to plants, animals, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.
    B) The ability to express oneself fluently in speech and to understand a spoken language.
    C) The supreme chief of a clan.
    D) The Aboriginal word for house.



  3. What is a dakhma?



    A) A shrine built in the religion of Zoroastrianism.
    B) A hot spring.
    C) A round-open air structure with high walls.
    D) A species of cat.



  4. Ahimsa is…



    A) A disease
    B) The art of non-violence
    C) A formatting process
    D) Meditation in Jainism.



  5. Moksha is…



    A) The belief that for every action, there is a consequence.
    B) The elimination of the effects of karma in one’s life
    C) Truthfulness
    D) Celibacy



  6. What is the meaning of wu wei?



    A) “not acting”
    B) “not moving”
    C) “not drinking”
    D) “not sleeping”



  7. Who is the female counterpart of Brahma?



    A) Saraswati
    B) Vishnu
    C) Shakti
    D) Parvati



  8. What are the Five Precepts?



    A) Abstain from killing or harming living beings, improper sexual conduct, false speech and taking alcohol and harmful drugs
    B) Abstain from killing or harming living beings, stealing, improper sexual conduct, false speech and taking alcohol and harmful drugs
    C) Abstain from killing or harming living beings, drinking water, improper sexual conduct, false speech and taking alcohol and harmful drugs
    D) Abstain from killing or harming living beings, eating, improper sexual conduct, false speech and taking alcohol and harmful drugs



  9. What does Midrash mean?



    A) “to search out” or “interpretation”
    B) “to struggle”
    C) “to strive”
    D) “to squall”



  10. Who was the first Rashidin after Muhammad died?



    A) Aku Bakr
    B) Ali
    C) Abd al-Mutallib
    D) Abu Talib