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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. What is the sect of Islam that is introspective and mystic?
(a) Sunnism
(b) Shi'aism
(c) Sufism
(d) Sheikhism

2. What is the viewpoint of the Theravada Buddhist?
(a) It denies the idea of reincarnation.
(b) It insists that the path to enlightenment is up to the individual.
(c) It proposes a collective attempt to reach nirvana.
(d) It teaches that only monks can reach enlightenment.

3. What do the guidelines for right conduct in Buddhism resemble?
(a) The Bill of Rights
(b) The Boy Scout Code
(c) The Ten Commandments
(d) The Pledge of Allegiance

4. What are the basic concepts of Islam?
(a) Birth, life, death, and judgment
(b) God, Creation, humanity, and the Day of Judgment
(c) Converting, practice, judgment, and reward
(d) Prophecy, subjugation, and war on infidels

5. What is the Hindu attitude toward other religions?
(a) They will one day turn to Hinduism.
(b) They are headed for different ends.
(c) They are alternate paths toward the same goal.
(d) They are misguided.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Jewish attitude toward history?

2. What sense of Taoism has been most successfully exported to the West?

3. Who is credited as the originator of Taoism?

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

5. How many senses are involved in the Tao concept of power?

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