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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, Judaism, Meaning in History, | Chapter VI, Judaism, Meaning in Morality, | Chapter VI, Judaism, Meaning in Justice,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How have Taoism and Confucianism affected the Chinese culture?
(a) Their competition has confused the culture.
(b) The combination has diffused the culture.
(c) The combination has enriched the culture.
(d) Their similarities have complicated the culture.

2. 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.

3. What is the tanha?
(a) Loosely translated, it is human desire.
(b) Loosely translated, it is the fear of death.
(c) Loosely translated, it is religious education.
(d) Loosely translated, it is suffering.

4. What happened to Confucius texts?
(a) They were lost and handed down only verbally.
(b) They became mandatory disciplines for Chinese government officials.
(c) They were destroyed by Kublai Khan.
(d) They were kept secret for 1,000 years.

5. What concept in Judaism changed the way God is perceived?
(a) God as the Creator
(b) God as Destroyer
(c) God as Interpreter
(d) God as Informer

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Koran, what marks the beginnings of Islam?

2. How do Jewish concepts appear compared with Hinduism?

3. What is more or less the same in all forms of Buddhism?

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

5. How is Western thought different from Hinduism in the matter of imperfection?

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