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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, | Chapter VIII, Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what were the minor, or writing prophets, concerned?
(a) Perserving the power of the priests
(b) Councils for revising Jewish law
(c) Keeping an accurate history of the kings
(d) Social inequities and moral delinquency

2. What is more or less the same in all forms of Buddhism?
(a) The use of elaborate hand gestures to concentrate on prayers.
(b) The rejection of any kind of musical instrument.
(c) The idea that enlightenment is impossible to attain.
(d) The theme of a crossing from the sufferings of life to the wisdom of enlightenment.

3. What appears to be a contradiction in Taoist thought?
(a) The ideas of reality and the supernatural
(b) The earthly versus the esoteric
(c) The idea of teaching the unteachable
(d) The three different senses

4. What is the blend that makes up the Jewish interpretation of man?
(a) He is a blend of animal and vegetable.
(b) He is a blend of matter and energy.
(c) He is a blend of thought and action.
(d) He is a blend of dust and the divine.

5. What was the argument for the existence of the church?
(a) It was needed to replace temples of idolatry.
(b) It was needed for its political clout.
(c) It was needed to interpret scripture.
(d) It was needed to show its spiritual beginnings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical exercise was developed by Taoists?

2. To what other notable teacher has Confucius been compared?

3. What are the Hindu stages of life?

4. What did Confucius believe about the authority of rulers?

5. What is the Chinese concept of ch'i?

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