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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. When did Muhammad receive his commission as the Prophet?

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

3. What three major world religions come from Abraham?

4. What does Huston Smith suggest as a better way to assess religions?

5. What revelation about God was made known through the Exodus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Jews profess to find meaning for life?

2. Briefly describe Jesus as the originator of the Christian religion.

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

4. What was the good news of Jesus and how was it circulated?

5. What does Huston Smith see as the only possible solution for the world today?

6. How is Taoism often viewed by Westerners?

7. What part does ritual play for Jewish people?

8. How do the Australian aborigines view the spiritual realm?

9. What did the Jewish people do while in captivity that defines their need to discover meanings behind events?

10. Tell briefly what caused the Protestant movement.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay expressing your opinion about the importance of religious tolerance. In your essay describe how you see the world changing if everyone accepted total freedom of choice among religions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on how your preconceived ideas of one or more of the religions examined in the book have changed. Describe what you knew about the religion before the study and how the study changed your viewpoint of the religion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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