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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. How does the Australian aboriginal measure time?

2. Why do primal religions draw no strict lines between the temporal and the spiritual?

3. How do Jewish concepts appear compared with Hinduism?

4. What is wrong with science questioning religion's ability to answer questions of ultimate reality?

5. What practice does the Eastern church encourage more so than the Roman church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Define the early or major prophets of Israel.

2. What debt does Western civilization owe to Muslims?

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

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

5. Is it exact to say that primal religions are all polytheistic?

6. Briefly explain the totem of primal religions.

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

8. Briefly describe the origins of Islam.

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

10. What is the divergent ideas over the Jews as God's elect people today?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about religious viewpoints on sin. In your essay be sure to refer to the way the Buddha perceived sin. Also discuss sin as presented to the Israelites in the form of the Ten Commandments.

Essay Topic 3

Write a critique of Huston Smith's book, The World's Religions. In your critique discuss such things as how well the topics were covered, how easy or difficult the points were to understand, and whether you would recommend the book for others to read.

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