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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does an Andean view the landscape?

2. When did the Christian church become the official religion in Rome?

3. How have Taoism and Confucianism affected the Chinese culture?

4. Simply put, what is the Protestant Principle?

5. What are hadiths?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Jewish people do while in captivity that defines their need to discover meanings behind events?

2. What summarizes the mystery of the church?

3. What about religions other than the historical religions from Confucianism to Christianity?

4. How is Taoism often viewed by Westerners?

5. How did the Jews profess to find meaning for life?

6. What part does ritual play for Jewish people?

7. Briefly list and explain the Five Pillars of Islam.

8. How did the Roman Catholic church view itself from the time it became the official religion of Rome?

9. What was the good news of Jesus and how was it circulated?

10. What does Huston Smith see as the only possible solution for the world today?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on religious symbolism important to the American Indian. This will require a little research in the library or on the internet. In the essay discuss the power of symbols to preserve religion and culture.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the ultimate goal of all religions. In your essay mention the different concepts of heaven or nirvana as held by different religious thought. Contrast the ideas of achieving perfection and the ideas of a place.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about religious viewpoints on sin. In your essay be sure to refer to the way the Buddha perceived sin. Also discuss sin as presented to the Israelites in the form of the Ten Commandments.

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