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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, The Primal Religions, Conclusion, | Chapter X, A Final Examination, The Relations between Religions,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Australian aboriginal measure time?
(a) By the phases of the moon
(b) As everywhen in an unending procession
(c) From sun up to sun down
(d) By the migration of animals

2. What is the main difference between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy?
(a) Eastern Orthodoxy disallows icons and statues of saints.
(b) Roman Catholicism disputes the idea of the Trinity.
(c) Roman Catholicism is organized under a Pope; Orthodoxy retains congregational autonomy.
(d) The language they use is different but the message is the same.

3. What is dharma?
(a) An obstacle to reaching nirvana
(b) The Buddhist equivalent of karma
(c) The means of crossing the river of ignorance
(d) A group of monks

4. What does Huston Smith say about the existence of religions prior to the historical ones of the last 4,000 years?
(a) The world had no religious experience prior to 4,000 B. C.
(b) Prior to Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Islam, people had no concept of religion.
(c) Modern religions were the first instances of religion on earth.
(d) Modern religions were prefigured by the primal, tribal religions.

5. To what other notable teacher has Confucius been compared?
(a) Socrates
(b) Horace Mann
(c) Jesus
(d) Aristotle

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Huston Smith say attempts to unite Protestantism have failed?

2. What does the Tao Te Ching say about Taoism?

3. How did Judaism affect human coexistence?

4. What is the basis for Protestant belief?

5. What is the blend that makes up the Jewish interpretation of man?

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