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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the central essence of the Catholic mass?
(a) The death, burial, and resurrection of Christ
(b) Faith, hope, and charity
(c) The birth, death, and ascension of Christ
(d) Candles, incense, and holy water

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

3. What tenet of Christianity is rejected by both Judaism and Islam?
(a) The idea that there is only one true religion
(b) The idea of the Trinity
(c) The idea that Jesus was from God
(d) The idea that God saves man

4. What powers conquered the Jewish nation between the 8th and 6th centuries B.C.E.?
(a) Greece, Rome, and Egypt
(b) Palestine, Egypt, and Rome
(c) Syria, Assyria, Egypt, and Babylon
(d) Germany, Mesopotamia, and Constantinople

5. What knowledge does religion offer that pure science does not?
(a) The evolutionary changes in man
(b) How humans will continue to develop
(c) A picture of humanity as a growing population
(d) A picture of the human self and its inestimable worth

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the totem?

2. What is the term used by the Australian aborigines for the mystical realm of spirit?

3. What was the avowed purpose of Jesus?

4. Where did the mystical body of Christ come into being?

5. Why is there no word for "art" in tribal American Indian languages?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Judaism portray the relationship between God and man?

2. What is the current condition among the primal religions?

3. Briefly describe the origins of Islam.

4. How is Taoism often viewed by Westerners?

5. Discuss briefly the economics of Islam.

6. Briefly list and explain the Five Pillars of Islam.

7. What about religions other than the historical religions from Confucianism to Christianity?

8. Briefly explain the totem of primal religions.

9. What is the best question that should be asked about religion?

10. Define the major difference between the Roman Catholic church and Eastern Orthodoxy.

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