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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, Islam, The Standing Miracle, | Chapter VI, Islam, Basic theological Concepts, | Chapter VI, Islam, The Five Pillars,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hinduism see life?
(a) As the main source of suffering
(b) On a continuum that moves naturally through all the stages
(c) As a way to stay young
(d) As something to be ignored

2. What do (1) the brahmin, or seer; (2) the kshatriya, or administrator; (3) the vaishya, or producer; and (4) the shudra, or servant represent?
(a) The divisions of monks
(b) The highest forms of yoga
(c) The stations of life
(d) The levels of education

3. What are the Hindu stages of life?
(a) Student, marriage, retirement, detachment
(b) Birth, separation, retirement, death
(c) Fetus, birth, education, work
(d) Infant, student, career, enjoyment

4. What major change did Islam cause?
(a) Tollerance for different religions
(b) Putting women on an equal status as men
(c) Great social and moral change among the Arabic people
(d) Exemplifying the different classes of people

5. How does Islam nail down the actions of humans?
(a) Wrong, right, exceptional, and loving
(b) Forbidden, indifferent, and obligatory
(c) Advised against, forbidden, and allowed
(d) Good, evil, hopeful, and accidental

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Confucius earn the title of First Teacher?

2. What did religious Taoism accommodate that other religions in China did not?

3. What are the basic concepts of Islam?

4. How might the rise of Buddhism be compared to the Protestant Reformation?

5. What is the irony of assigning god-like attributes to the Buddha?

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