Religions East and West Final

Islam means

to submit to the will of god

Allah is…

the Arabic word for God, the same God as in Christianity and Judaism

In Islam, the Prophet Muhammad…

is human being and should be respected, but not worshipped

In Islamic dietary practice, _ is called halal food

animals killed in the proper way

All Muslims, if they can afford to and their physical conditions allows, should make a pilgrimage to

Mecca

When a person is dead, _ should face Mecca.

the head

During Ramadan, are not required to fast.

young children, sick people, pregnant women

Muslims should wear _ during the pilgrimage

plain white or black robes

Zakat, or charity, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The donation is given to _.

the needy, those in debt, and needy travelers

Jihad only means holy war against non-belivers

false

The New Testament includes _ sections

four

Epistles in the New Testament refer to _

letters by Paul and others

According to Paul, a Christian is justified by _

faith in Jesus

is the Christian rite of initiation

Baptism

is occasionally called the cofounder of Christianity because of the way that Jesus' teachings and his interpretation of them blended to form a viable religion with widespread

Paul

Of the four gospels, in the New Testament, the _ is the shortest and the oldest

Gospel of Mark

The stories about Jesus' performing seven miracles, such as turning water into wine, and feeding five thousand people are found in _

John

One of the controversies among the early preachers of Christianity was

whether non-Jewish Christians should observe Jewish law in order to be Christians

_ is not a section of the New Testament

Torah

The word Pope is from the Greek and Latin work papa, originally used to refer to the bishop of

Rome

The first temple was destroyed by the

Babylonian army

Tanak refers to

an acronym of Torah, Neiv'i, and Ketuvim

In Genesis, it took God _ days to create the world.

six

In Genesis, _ ate the fruit of the forbidden tree first, and violated the will of the God

Eve, the first woman

Circumcision is the sign of the Covenant between God and _

Abraham

_ is not in the Ten Commandments

accepting Jesus as the Messiah

is appropriate food for Jewish people

Beef

Bat Mitzvah, the coming of age ritual for Jewish girls, existed in the Medieval Period

false

Passover is the commemorate the exodus from Egypt

True

Unleavened bread should be eaten on Rosh Hashanah

False

According to the Japanese creation myth recorded in Kojiki and Nihongi, Japanese islands are the children of _

Izanami and Izanagi

The Japanese royal family was believed to be the decedents of ____

the Sun goddess Amaterasu

In the Japanese creation myth, the male deity said to the female deity, "I am a man, and by right should have spoken first. How is that on the contrary you, a woman, should have been the first to speak?" This statement implies:

women should be subordinate to men

The ____ Shrine is the royal shrine to enshrine the Sun Goddess

Ise

In the myth about the establishment of the royal shrine, the Sun Goddess communicated with human being through ____

princesses, who acted as women shamans or priests

Which of the following can describe the nature of the kami in the Japanese creation myth

they were subject to death and they had emotions

_ cannot be a kami or an abode of kami

none of the above (tree, mountain, river --> none of these)

can be used for purification

water, salt, and fire

____ can be considered to be pollution in Shinto

illness, death, and negative feelings

may be the best word to reflect the relationship between kami and human beings

reciprocity

When a person returns home from a funeral, some water will be sprinkled on his/her shoulder to purify him/her from death pollution

false

A Japanese wedding is usually held in a Shinto shrine

true

In Japan, it is socially unacceptable if a person receives help without showing his/her gratitude by giving a gift to the person who offers help

true

"Born Shinto, die Buddhist" in Japan means when a person was born, she/he follows Shinto, but when she/he should become a Buddhist

False

Confucius viewed himself more as a transmitter of the teaching of the ancient sage kings than the founder of Confucianism

True

Confucius loved learning

True

Confucius was careful with his behavior in formal occasion, but he was less carful at his leisure

False

Confucius also practiced Daoism

False

Confucius valued moral virtue more than material gain

true

Confucius was a teacher and only taught students from elite class

false

match the following

1. men

2. women

3. moon

4. sun

5. winter

6. summer

7. death

8. life

9. north

10. south

1. yang

2. yin

3. yin

4. yang

5. yin

6. yang

7. yin

8. yang

9. yin

10. yang

Heaven (Tian) means _ in Chinese cosmology

higher power that controls all the events in the world

Qi in Chinese means

vital energy

The legendary write of the Dao de Jing is____

Laozi

In the later development of Daoism, _ was defied and became the personification of the Dao

Laozi

In the Dao de Jing, the Dao is associated with emptiness, or empty valley, and so on. Emptiness in the Dao de Jing means

potential and inclusiveness

In Daoism, Dao literally means,

the Way

_ is called outer alchemy

to achieve immortality through taking elixir

Yin and yang are two opposite and static principles

false

In the Chinese creation myth, the head of Pan Gu turned into human beings

False

According to Chinese Fengshui (geomancy), the location of one's ancestors tombs is important to one's fortune

true

According to the Chinese cosmology, the universe moves according to its own law and there is no outside lawgiver

true

Wuwei (non-action) means doing nothing

false

In Daoism, the Dao can be accurately described by language

false

Guru Nanak lived in a time when _

Hindus and Muslims frequently came into conflict

Guru Nanak was from caste

Khatri, a subcaste of Vaishya

According to the life story of Guru Nanak, the heavenly music resounded, and gods hailed his birth. This kind of narrative indicates

Guru Nanak was a special person

When Guru Nanak claimed "there is neither Hindu nor Muslim," the statement means.

that hindus and muslims worshipped the same God and they should join together in faith

In the story of Guru Nanak's death, that the flowers on both sides of his body were fresh implies that

Hinduism and Islam are equals

Sikhism was influenced by

Islam and Hinduism

Sikh means

learner

It was _ who established the Sikh military community and created the Khalsa ritual

Guru Gobin Singh, the tenth Guru

____ is the concept that can be found in Sikhism and also in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Janism

Karma

_ refers to God in Sikhism

Vahiguru

____ is an important activity in congregational worship in gudawara

sining hymns

When naming a child, Sikhs will consult ___

Granth Sahib (the scripture)

Marriage in Sikhism means

the union of husband and wife, and one soul in two bodies

A Sikh wedding should be held before

Adi Granth

There are total of eleven human gurus in Sikh history

false

All Sikh boys have Singh as their second name

true

The five K's are part of Sikh identity

true