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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. How do Muslims view the Koran?
(a) Simply as the words of Allah
(b) As a history of the relationship between God and man
(c) As a history of the Prophet
(d) As a book without specific rules

2. What is the sangha?
(a) A type of beer
(b) A tree that grows in India
(c) A Buddist religious order
(d) A permit to travel

3. Eventually, how do Hindu minds conceive of God?
(a) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become total abstractions.
(b) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become statues.
(c) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become animals.
(d) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become constellations.

4. What is the Zen koan?
(a) Sitting in meditation for long hours
(b) Private consultation with a master
(c) Problems like the classic "What is the sound of one hand clapping?"
(d) The elaborate tea ceremony with its slow and graceful movements

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. In Taoism, what is the concept of wu wei?

2. How is al-qur'an divided?

3. What is the follower of wu wei said to be able to do?

4. What do (1) the brahmin, or seer; (2) the kshatriya, or administrator; (3) the vaishya, or producer; and (4) the shudra, or servant represent?

5. What was the conflict of Confucius' teaching and the mood of the times?

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