Religion Ethics and Rituals

According to traditional jewish ritual, who is obligated to live “a life of torah”

male children

What is the part of the soul inclined towards God?

yetzer hatov

According to Reform Judaism, tzedakah is to:

extend charity and justice to all human beings

The Jews’ 613 covenantal obligations to God are called:

mitzvot

Which of the following is NOT one of the “pilgrimage festivals” a jewish holiday 

Hanukkah

Celebrating the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai

Shavuot

Which of the following would NOT be part of a Reform jews ritual life

worship service with segregated seating (men in one area, women the other)

Which os the following IS part of Pesah/Passover celebrations?

ALL THOSE LISTED (a seder meal with a Haggadah reading, eating only unleavened bread, commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery)

According to Christian tradition, the ultimate example of human conduct was revealed by God in

the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ

Early Christians distinguished themselves by

ALL OF THE ABOVE (perfuming works for charity, using baptism instead of circumcision as an initiation ritual, not following jewish dietary restrictions)

During the first 300 years of Christianity, some of the most important examples of ethical conducts were

ALL OF THE ABOVE (monks and nuns, virgins and celibates, martyrs who died for their faith)

Which of the following is NOT among the “7 Virtues” in Christian tradition 

Righteous anger

Jesus’s teachings referenced WHAT RITUAL: “Go into your room by yourself, and shut the door… do not go babbling on line the heather, who imagine that the more they say the more likely they are to be heard.” 

prayer

Popular days for fasting in the early Church

Wednesdays and Fridays

Commemoration of Jesus’ death with bread and wine

Eucharist

Which of the following is NOT a sacrament?

Pilgrimage

Which of the following is NOT forbidden in Islamic tradition

divorce

A “friend” of God is called

wali

Which of the following is NOT mubah/permissable to God

drinking alcohol

According to Islamic tradition, sharia:

ALL OF THE ABOVE (draws on Our’an, Sunnah, consensus and analogy, allows only muslims to proselytize, includes matters of faith and ritual)