TCO 1) The word "religion" literally means:
to meditate on.
to worship.
to bind again.
to rise above.
Question 2. Question :
(TCO 1) The Way of Devotion is characterized by:
a strong emphasis on faith.
an intense personal relationship to the deity.
a practical approach that emphasizes traditional prayers and rituals.
some form of meditation practice.
Question 3. Question :
(TCO 2) William James makes an important distinction between:
personal religious experience and institutional religion.
reason and revelation.
faith and science.
None of the above
Question 4. Question :
(TCO 4) The German theologian who held that religions originate in human response to the mysterious side of reality was:
Rudolf Otto.
Carl Jung.
Karl Rahner
Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Question 5. Question :
(TCO 8) The word "moksha" means:
liberation.
the moral law of cause and effect.
soul/deepest self.
illusion.
:
Question 6. Question :
(TCO 9) The Bhagavad Gita is part of a long poem called:
The Iliad.
The Puranas.
Rig Veda.
Mahabharata.
Question 7. Question :
(TCO 8) Karma yoga is:
the path to God through knowledge.
the path to God through loving devotion.
the path to God through work.
the path to God through meditation.
Question 8. Question :
(TCO 8) A Puja is:
an object held in the hand during worship.
a devotional ritual.
a sacred dance.
a special powder placed on the images of deities.
Question 9. Question :
(TCO 10) In Jainism, prayer and worship of the gods is:
essential and obligatory.
helpful but optional.
dangerous and forbidden.
worthless and irrevelant.
TCO 6) The Biblical book that tells the story of Abraham and the first patriarchs is:Leviticus.
Deuteronomy.
Genesis.
Exodus.
:
Question 2. Question :
(TCO 7) What Jewish festival celebrates the liberation of the Israelites from Egypt (cf. Exodus)?
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Passover
Hanukkah
Question 3. Question :
(TCO 6) The Jewish Sabbath is kept from:
sunset Friday to sunset Saturday.
sunrise Saturday to sunrise Sunday.
sunrise Saturday to sunset Sunday.
sunrise Sunday to sunrise Monday.
Question 4. Question :
(TCO 6) A well-known leader of Orthodox Judaism in America was:
Isaac Leeser.
Isaac M. Wise.
Abraham Cahan.
Mordecai Kaplan.
Question 5. Question :
(TCO 7) The Gospel that is directed towards a Jewish audience and portrays Jesus as fulfilling all the Old Testament prophecies is:
Matthew.
Mark.
Luke.
John.
Question 6. Question :
(TCO 6) Our knowledge of the earliest period of the Church's history comes from this New Testament book:
Paul's Letter to the Romans
The Gospel of Mark
The Acts of the Apostles
The Book of Revelation
Question 7. Question :
(TCO 6) The bishop who is considered the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church is the:
Archbishop of Canterbury.
Patriarch of Moscow.
Patriarch of Constantinople.
Bishop of Rome.
Question 8. Question :
(TCO 6) In AD 1517, the Protestant Reformation began with the reforms of:
: Jan Hus.
Martin Luther.
John Calvin.
Henry VIII.
Question 9. Question :
(TCO 6) The majority of immigrants to America after the Civil War were:
Lutheran Protestants.
English Protestants.
Catholics.
Eastern Orthodox.
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