History 1st Quiz

The three Abrahamic religions are _____ ,____  , and ____ , and their central scriptures are the Tanakh, the Gospels, and the Qur'an.

Judaism, Christianity, Islam.

What single core belief do all three Abrahamic religions share, and who is the shared patriarch?

Monotheism (one God); the shared patriarch is Abraham.

Most of the Hebrew Bible was written in the _______  language; the Christian Old Testament corresponds largely to the ____  .

Hebrew; the Tanakh.

How does Islam regard Jesus, and what makes the Qur'an distinctive among Abrahamic scriptures?

Islam honors Jesus as a prophet, not the Son of God; the Qur'an is seen as the final and complete revelation.

In Jewish and Christian worship, the Psalms function as poetic expressions of ____ , _____ , and praise.

prayer and lament (and praise).

In the Aristotelian tradition, what does mousike include, and what is ethos in music?

Mousike unites poetry, music, and dance; ethos is the moral/psychological effect of music on character.

Why was the Dorian mode (and the lyre) valued in Greek education?

They were thought to promote balance, moderation, and self-control - i.e., good moral formation.

What is catharsis in relation to music?

A controlled emotional release that contributes to balance.