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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the question of "is this all" relevant to Hinduism?

2. What is it that Taoists reject?

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

4. What type of yoga approaches religion on the basis of work?

5. What is Confucius' trinity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Simply stated, how do the three approaches to Taoism come together?

2. How did the Buddha get his name?

3. In what way does Taoism seem to have fragmented?

4. How does Sri Ramakrishna explain the Hindu tolerance of other religions?

5. Describe Religious Taoism and how it accommodated the esoteric.

6. Tell how one word came to epitomize Buddhism.

7. Describe briefly the character of Confucius.

8. What is the gist of Philosophical Taoism?

9. Why is there so much emphasis on self-examination in Buddhism?

10. What is the inherent problem with perceiving the natural world according to Hinduism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing Buddhism and Protestantism as movements to reform ecclesiastical excesses. In the essay contrast the methods used to bring about the reforms.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the conflict between Christianity and the primal religions with missionaries determined to convert the heathens. Express your opinion on the effects those efforts had in terms of diminishing cultures and their religious beliefs. Explain whether you would have supported such efforts and why.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on different approaches to suffering. All religions recognize the existence of suffering but approach the subject in different ways. Select two or three religious teachings on suffering and draw either parallels or contradictions.

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