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The cosmic struggle between Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu lies at the heart of which religion?


A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Judaism
D) Zoroastrianism

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -Persian monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Zarathustra.


A) Legalism
B) Confucianism
C) Ban Zha
D) Daoism
E) Vedas
F) Upanishads
G) Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H) Theraveda
I) Mahayana
J) Nalanda
K) Bhagavad Gita
L) Zoroastrianism
M) Judaism
N) Greek rationalism
O) Socrates
P) Plat
Q) Aristotle
R) Jesus of Nazareth
S) Saint Paul
T) Church of the East
U) Perpetua

V) I) and N)
W) N) and U)

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Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both


A) rejected the religious authority of the Brahmins.
B) rejected the concept of karma.
C) offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth.
D) promoted monotheism.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -A secularizing system of scientific and philosophic thought that developed in classical Greece in the period 600 to 300 B·C·E·.; it emphasized the power of education and human reason to understand the world in nonreligious terms.


A) Legalism
B) Confucianism
C) Ban Zha
D) Daoism
E) Vedas
F) Upanishads
G) Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H) Theraveda
I) Mahayana
J) Nalanda
K) Bhagavad Gita
L) Zoroastrianism
M) Judaism
N) Greek rationalism
O) Socrates
P) Plat
Q) Aristotle
R) Jesus of Nazareth
S) Saint Paul
T) Church of the East
U) Perpetua

V) H) and Q)
W) A) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -The first great Greek philosopher to turn rationalism toward questions of human existence (469-399 B·C·E·.) .


A) Legalism
B) Confucianism
C) Ban Zha
D) Daoism
E) Vedas
F) Upanishads
G) Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H) Theraveda
I) Mahayana
J) Nalanda
K) Bhagavad Gita
L) Zoroastrianism
M) Judaism
N) Greek rationalism
O) Socrates
P) Plat
Q) Aristotle
R) Jesus of Nazareth
S) Saint Paul
T) Church of the East
U) Perpetua

V) G) and J)
W) D) and U)

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -A theologically and organizationally distinct Christian church based in Syria and Persia but with followers in southern India and Central Asia.


A) Legalism
B) Confucianism
C) Ban Zha
D) Daoism
E) Vedas
F) Upanishads
G) Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H) Theraveda
I) Mahayana
J) Nalanda
K) Bhagavad Gita
L) Zoroastrianism
M) Judaism
N) Greek rationalism
O) Socrates
P) Plat
Q) Aristotle
R) Jesus of Nazareth
S) Saint Paul
T) Church of the East
U) Perpetua

V) I) and N)
W) C) and U)

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Which of the following systems of thought proclaimed that a system of rewards and punishment was the most effective way to govern people?


A) Confucianism
B) Daoism
C) Buddhism
D) Legalism

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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How did Christianity change in the first 500 years since its emergence?


A) The egalitarian small house churches during Jesus's lifetime evolved into a male-dominated hierarchical Christian church.
B) Christianity changed from a religion of ritual and sacrifice to one of devotion and worship of many gods.
C) Christianity evolved from philosophical reflections on the meaning of life to a fascination with the supernatural.
D) Reason replaced faith as the means of discovering the truth about the universe, resulting in the emergence of Protestantism.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following actions would a follower of Daoism take?


A) Engage in public life
B) Withdraw from politics
C) Pursue higher education
D) Work for social change

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -A young, female Christian convert from an affluent Roman family who was arrested and tried during the persecutions of new converts ordered by Roman emperor Septimus Severus. She left behind a highly personal account of her arrest and trial in her diary.


A) Legalism
B) Confucianism
C) Ban Zha
D) Daoism
E) Vedas
F) Upanishads
G) Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H) Theraveda
I) Mahayana
J) Nalanda
K) Bhagavad Gita
L) Zoroastrianism
M) Judaism
N) Greek rationalism
O) Socrates
P) Plat
Q) Aristotle
R) Jesus of Nazareth
S) Saint Paul
T) Church of the East
U) Perpetua

V) A) and E)
W) I) and Q)

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In what respects were Zoroastrianism and Judaism a departure from religious traditions of the time?

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What did Buddhism and Christianity have in common?


A) They both ultimately died out in the land of their birth as their ideas were absorbed into other religious traditions.
B) They both started out as an effort to reform the religions from they which they had come but soon emerged as separate religions.
C) They were both associated with a particular people and territory, and denied salvation to outsiders.
D) Neither ever became an active missionary religion and did not spread widely beyond the region of their birth.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -The first great popularizer of Christianity (10-65 C·E·.)


A) Legalism
B) Confucianism
C) Ban Zha
D) Daoism
E) Vedas
F) Upanishads
G) Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H) Theraveda
I) Mahayana
J) Nalanda
K) Bhagavad Gita
L) Zoroastrianism
M) Judaism
N) Greek rationalism
O) Socrates
P) Plat
Q) Aristotle
R) Jesus of Nazareth
S) Saint Paul
T) Church of the East
U) Perpetua

V) I) and T)
W) A) and I)

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Which of the following contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?


A) Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism.
B) India failed to establish Buddhist monasteries.
C) Buddhism was suppressed by Emperor Ashoka.
D) There was too much competition from Confucianism.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Which one of the following represents a way that Greek scholarship influenced the world?


A) Greek learning was incorporated into Confucianism, creating a hybrid philosophy.
B) Greek knowledge became a central element in an emerging "Eastern" civilization.
C) Greek texts were translated into Arabic and stimulated Muslim intellectuals.
D) Greek ideas entered India and were absorbed into Hinduism.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Depictions of the Maitreya Buddha in China often portrayed the Buddha


A) under the Bodhi tree.
B) with multiple heads.
C) as a set of footprints.
D) as a laughing figure.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Some elements of Zoroastrianism found expression in which of the following philosophical or religious traditions?


A) Daoism
B) Confucianism
C) Judaism
D) Hinduism

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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What similarities did Buddhism and Christianity share?

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Answer would ideally include: •Both religions started out as movements to reform existing religions (Hinduism in the case of Buddhism, Judaism in the case of Christianity). •The founders of each (Jesus for Christianity, Siddhartha Gautama for Buddhism) were given divine qualities by their followers. •Both religions spread well beyond their place of birth. •Different sects emerged, and they reflected a variety of doctrines and practices. •Both drew converts from the lower classes and women, who found appealing the egalitarian messages preached.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were associated with


A) the Vedas.
B) Zoroastrianism.
C) Legalism.
D) Greek rationalism.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -The Greek philosopher (384-322 B·C·E·.) who was a student of Plato and a teacher of Alexander the Great and who was famous for his reflections on ethics. He argued that virtue was a product of rational training and cultivated habit, and could be learned.


A) Legalism
B) Confucianism
C) Ban Zha
D) Daoism
E) Vedas
F) Upanishads
G) Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H) Theraveda
I) Mahayana
J) Nalanda
K) Bhagavad Gita
L) Zoroastrianism
M) Judaism
N) Greek rationalism
O) Socrates
P) Plat
Q) Aristotle
R) Jesus of Nazareth
S) Saint Paul
T) Church of the East
U) Perpetua

V) H) and J)
W) H) and I)

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