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which most closely translates to the japanese word kami?L216

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Spirits

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Today Shinto Shrines can only be found in Japan.L226

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False

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Some Japanese scholars likened li to the way of the kami.L224

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True

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Amaterasu is Goddess of the…L216

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Sun

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What is the cleansing ceremony, usually performed by a Shinto priest, which involves waving a piece of wood from a sacred tree?L221

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Oharai

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Shinto priest and priestesses are traditionally not expected to meditate and it is common for them to be…

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Married

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Japanese people often go to Shinto shrines for death rite.L223

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False

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The Oharai ceremony may be performed on new cars.L223

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True

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The quality of misfortune or impurity is known as…L221

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tsumi

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In Shinto, bringing one’s life into harmony with nature is called…L217

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Kannagara

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Shinto has no ethical requirements, no sacred literature, and no…L214

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Founder

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The Shinto waterfall purification ritual is known as? L222

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Misogi

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In Shinto, the sacred is both immanent and?

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transcendent

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Shinto is an indigenous religion of Korea

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False

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The Japanese had no word for nature until the seventh century CE.

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False

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The tribe of priestly specialists in western Iran who performed magic and astrology were known as. L232

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The Magi

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In India, Zoroastrians are known asL232

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Parsis (Persians)

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The Sacred cord tied around ones mid-section is called aL234

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kusti

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Zoroastrianism was named by western scholars after the prophetL231

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Zarathushtra (Zoroaster)

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Scholars have identified linguistic and thematic links between the Gathas and the VedasL232

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True

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Zoroastrianism is a religion from…L231

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Ancient Iran

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The Bountiful Immortals of Zoroastrianism are called the…L233

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Ameshta Spenta

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According to Zoroastrian belief…L233-234

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those who performed good deeds will have a wider bride to cross to heaven than those who performed evil deeds.

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Zoroastrianism is experiencing a renaissance in modern society.L234

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False

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The god of evil in Zoroastrianism is known as Ahura Mazda
False
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The movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish state in biblical land of Israel isL267
Zionism
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The Mishnah together with commentaries is known as the L254
Talmud
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What is the name of the Jewish holy day in which sins are confessed communally, forgiveness asked and prayer for reconciliation with God offered?L281
Yom Kippur
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Moses destroyed the first set of tablets he received from God.
True
30
The Jewish Sabbath begins Saturday night at sunset. 277
False
31
In Orthodox Judaism, only men can become rabbis.263
True
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The name of the nation traditionally associated with Judaism is...235
Israel
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Ha Torah or Pentateuch refers to theL238
"the Five books of Moses"
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The movement emphasizing piety in Judaism is called261
Hasidism
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A covenant is...L244
A contract between God and God's People
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The title Christ literally means the...309
anointed one
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Who emerged as the leader of the reformed movement in the Sixteenth century? L336
Martin Luther
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The ecclesiastical court set up to investigate and suppress heresy was known as the L332
Inquisition
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Christian beliefs such as the inerrancy of the Bible and the literal virgin birth of Mary are features of...342
Fundamentalism/fundamentalists
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The first witnesses at Jesus' empty tomb were women
True
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All Christian Bibles contain a section of twenty-seven books known as...295
New Testament
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The first four books of the New Testament are called...297
Gospels
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Which of the following was the central teaching of Jesus?305
Love
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Jesus taught primarily through the use of...306
Parables
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According to Acts, this event involving the sound of a whirling wind, tongues of fire, speaking in tongues, and galvanized the Christian Movement into action314
Pentecost
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Which of the following Christian denominations is a spirit-oriented movement?
Pentecostal
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Who, after persecuting Christians, converted and became one of Christianity's early proponents and writers?314-315
Saul/Paul
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Passion narratives relate the dedication to the church of the early Christian disciples310
false
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The Transfiguration was when Jesus climbed a mountain and Moses and Elijah appeared309
True
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The Anglican church broke away from the Eastern Orthodox Church339
False
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Muhammad is said to have ascended through the seven heavens, to the Divine Presence, witnessed former prophets, and saw heaven and hell. This religious experience of his is known as the 381
Night of Ascension
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A vast though not fully authenticated literature containing stories about Muhammad's life and saying is called the379
Hadith
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The major sin of associating anything with divinity other than the one God is called389
Shirk
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The major sin of being ungrateful to God is called390
Kufr
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The practice of five daily obligatory prayers is called...393
salaat
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Muhammad's sayings and actions are known as379
Sunnah
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The central practice of Sufism is called406
dhikr
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The practice of veiling for modesty is known as
Hijab
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Saudi Arabia has the largest Muslim population of any nation
False
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Muhammad left clear instructions that Abu-Bakr was to be his successor382
False
61
Shi'a Muslims recognize imams as prophets or guides.401
True
62
Faithful Muslims are required to perform hajj annually?369
False
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Sufis often came into conflict with orthodox leaders. 402
True
64
The American Muslim population is compromised entirely of immigrants415
False
65
Under the Taliban in Afghanistan, women were granted freedoms.426
False

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