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Wester Religions
Final-Islam, Alternative Religions, The Modern Search
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The beginning of the Muslim calendar is the Western year _______? | 622 C.E. |
| Islam particularly stresses ________? | oneness of God |
| Muhammad was born and raised in _________? | Mecca |
| 'Islam' literally means _________? | submission |
| Which of the following is NOT typical of Islam? | belief in a Trinity |
| The phrase 'Five Pillars of Islam' refers to | essentials of Muslim belief and practice |
| Islam and Judaism are similar in that they both | make use of circumcision |
| Muslims trace themselves back ultimately to what great patriarch? | Abraham |
| The Islamic month of fasting is called ________? | Ramadan |
| The year 1 of the Muslim calendar dates from what event in the life of Muhammad? | escape from Mecca to Medina |
| The sacred book of Islam, which gives the sermons of Muhammad, is called ________? | Qur'an (Koran) |
| The name give to Islamic mysticism is ________? | Sufism |
| The branch of Islam found primarily in Iran and Iraq is _______? | Shiite |
| The Shiite branch developed because...... | of a disagreement over the sine of succession from Muhammad |
| The memory of what Muhammad said or did is called | hadith |
| Regarding the afterlife, Muslims believe | in Heaven and Hell |
| The successor to Muhammad, for centuries a political as well as a religious figure, was called | caliph |
| Ramadan is the | name of the month in which Muhammad received revelation |
| The month-long fast that observant Muslims keep involves | no eating or drinking of anything during daylight hours |
| The minaret is | a tower used to call Muslims to prayer |
| Muhammad has his first revelation | in a cave |
| Part of the pilgrimage ritual involves | throwing stones at pillars |
| Muhammad and his followers escaped from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina). This event | was the turning point, after which Muhammad gained success |
| At the Kabah, what object is venerated? | a meteorite |
| One sign of a religious cult is that the movement | strictly regulates contact between its members and nonmembers |
| The word 'pagan' comes from 'pagus', a Latin word that means | countryside |
| The eight significant annual festivals of Wicca are called | sabbats |
| A coven is | a local group of Wiccan practitioners |
| A form of neo-paganism that is popular in England is | Druidism |
| The gods of the Yoruba-derived religions are often called | orishas |
| Sometimes, when Santeria practitioners are in a trance, | they magically become a god, with some of the god's characteristics |
| Literally, Theosophy means | divine Wisdom |
| The founder of Theosophy was | Helena Blavatsky |
| The founder of Scientology was | L. Ron Hubbard |
| In Scientology, the state of full mental liberation is called | clear |
| Literally, Falun Gong means | law-wheel energy |
| The major practice of Falun Gong is | a series of 5 exercises, performed while sitting and standing |
| Cado Dai includes many beliefs that come from | Buddhism |
| The organizational structure of Cao Dai is influenced strongly by | Roman Catholicism |
| The majority of the followers of Cao Dai live in | Vietnam |
| The name 'Rastafarianism' | comes from the name of a government leader |
| Rastafarianism makes freguent use of what book? | Christian Bible |
| A well-known representative of Rastafarianism was | Bob Marley |
| Reggae is | the type of music associated with Rastafarianism |
| Baha'i emerged from | Islam |
| The word 'Bab' is the title given to the forerunner of the founder of Baha'i. This title means | gate or door |
| The religion of Baha'i is universalistic and even works for the establishment of | a single world government |
| The Baha'i religious calendar | has 19 months of 19 days |
| The Baha'i faith is | monotheistic |
| The modern artist who has shown great sensitivity in the portrayal of flowers at very close range is | Georgia O'Keeffe |
| T. H. Huxley, an English biologist, created what term? | Agnosticism |
| The person who became famous for photographing Yosemite was | Ansel Adams |
| The chanter who calls people to prayer in Islam is called a | muezzin |
| The Sunni reform movement that for a while took control of Afghanistan is called | Taliban |
| Malcom X was inspired to see the racial influsiveness of Islam through the influence of | a pilgrimage he made to Mecca |
| In Wicca, the new-year festival in late October is | Samhain |
| The English site used by modern Druids for their summer slostice rituals is | Stonehenge |
| The word 'Bab' is the title given to the forerunner of the rounder of Baha'i. This title means | gate or door |
| 'The Bridge' is the name for | the illustrated chart showing the steps to increased understanding and liberation |
| The Yoruba religion | is a result of mixed or assimilated African religions with Western religions |
| The World Parliament of Religions was held in 1893 in | Chicago |
| The yin-yang symbol is found as a commercial logo and also in the flag of | South Korea |
| Nirvana, used as the name of a former rock band, is an example of | religious interchange, cross-culturalism |
| It is possible to see in the comic-book figure of Superman and underlying | biblical messianism and desire for justice |
| French Impressionist musicians such as Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, were often inspired by | nature and meditation (impressions and moods) |
| The founder of Baha'i was | Baha'u'llah |
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