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1. Which of the following is a movement to unite the Jewish people of the Diaspora and to establish a national homeland for them in Palestine? A. Sikhism C. Zionism B. Confucianism D. Jainsim 2. Which of the following is the political head of the Muslim community or the person who leads prayer services? A. Sikhism C. Sephardim B. Feng Shui D. Iman 3. Which of the following is one of the two main ethnic groups with Jewish culture? This branch eventually settled in Central Europe after having been driven out of Jerusalem early in the first millennium ad. A. Ashkenazim C. Sephardim B. Feng Shui D. Zionism 4. Which of the following describes the belief that inanimate objects, such as hills, rocks, rivers, and other elements of the natural landscape (including trees), possess souls and can helps as well as hinder human efforts on Earth? A. global religion C. animistic religion B. cultural religion D. traditional religion 5. In traditional societies, a shaman is deemed to possess religious and mystical powers, acquired directly from supernatural sources. At times an especially strong shaman might attraction a regional following; many shamans however, remain local figures. Which of the following best describes this? A. secularism C. Shintoism B. Taoism D. Shamanism 6. Which of the following is one of the two main ethnic groups within Jewish culture? This branch settled in Northern Africa and later in the Iberian Peninsula after having been driven away from Jerusalem early in the first millennium ad. A. Sephardim C. Askenazim B. Imam D. Jainism 7. Which of the following is a belief system in which one supreme being is revered as creator and arbiter of all that exists in the universe? A. monotheistic religion C. Chinese religion B. traditional religion D. Polytheistic relgion 8. Which of the following holds that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on Earth and not to accommodate the prescription of a deity and promised of a comfortable afterlife? A. shintoism C. Shamanism B. Buddhism D. Secularism 9. Which of the following is the strict social segregation of people—specifically in India's Hindu society—on the basis of ancestry and occupation? A. feng shui C. imam B. kama D. caste system 10. Which of the following is a bounded (non-island) piece of territory that is part of a particular state but lies separated from it by the territory of another state? A. enclave C. exclave B. interfaith boundary D. interfaith boundary 11. Which of the following is the slaughter and/or forced removal of one ethnic group from its homes and lands by another ethnic group? A. ethnic cleansing C. Islamic republic B. religious fundamentalism D. Sharia religious law 12. Adherents to the largest branch of Muslims, called the orthodox or traditionalist. They believe in the effectiveness of family and community in the solutions of life's problems and they differ from the Shiites in accepting as authoritative the traditions (sunna) of Muhammad. A. Sephardim C. Imam B. Shiite D. Sunni 13. Which of the following is a belief system in which multiple deities are revered as creators and arbiters of all that exists in the universe? A. monotheistic religion C. Animistic religion B. Chinese religion D. Polytheistic religion 14. A philosophy of ethics, education, and public service based on the writings of Confucious and traditionally thought of as one of the core elements of Chinese culture. A. Hinduism C. Confucianism B. Buddhism D. shamanism 15. Literally “wind-water.” The Chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings, and cities. Structures and objects are positioned in an effort to channel flows of sheng-chi (“life-breath”) in favorable ways. A. feng shui C. kama B. imam D. reincarnation 16. Which of the following is a Hindu of the highest caste, most often a priest, a person believed to possess sacred knowledge and to be of the greatest purity? A. Ashkenazim C. Brahman B. sunni D. Shiite 17. Which of the following is the political head of the Muslim community or the person who leads prayer services? In Shiite Islam this person is immune from sin or error. A. feng shui C. Sephardim B. imam D. Sikhism 18. Which of the following is a religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy? A. sharia religious law C. interfaith boundary B. religious fundamentalism D. ethnic cleansing 19. The system of Islamic law, sometimes called Qu'ranic law. Unlike most western systems of law that are based on legal precedence, this is based in varying degrees of interpretation of the Qu'ran. A. Islamic republic C. Ethnic cleansing B. Sharia religious law D. Religious fundamentalism 20. Adherents of the one of the two main divisions of Islam. This group represents that Persian (Iranian) variation of Islam and believe in the infallibility and divine right to authority of the Imams, descendants of Ali. A. sunni C. Shiite (shiah) B. imam D. Untouchable 21. The vote to partition Palestine was taken by. A. Isreal D. B. The United Nations E. C. Britain the Ottoman Empire League of Nations 22. Which of the following Balkan association is incorrect? A. Slovenian – Catholic D. Montenegrans – Orthodox B. Croat – Orthodox E. Bosnian – Muslim C. Serbian – Cyrillic alphabet 23. The ideology of Zionism has as it goal A. the merger of Judaism with other religions B. the merger of the 3 modern divisions of Judaism C. a homeland for the Jewish people D. the elimination of the Orthodox division within the faith E. the search for the true Mount Zion where the Ten Commandments were revealed 24. The youngest major religion is A. Hinduism C. B. Judaism D. Islam Christianity 25. Modern day Shiah Islam dominates a region centered on A. Pakistan C. Armenia B. Arabia D. Indonesia E. Bahá’í Faith E. Iran 26. The Hajj, one of the “pillars of Islam” is? A. charitable giving B. fasting during the holy month C. the veil worn by Muslim women D. E. the pilgrimage to Mecca the 5 daily prayers 27. The world’s largest dominantly Islamic State is?. A. Iran C. Egypt B. Pakistan D. Indonesia E. India 28. The Jews of Central Europe are known as?. A. Ashkenazim C. Zionists B. Sephardim D. Orthodox E. Reformed 29. The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is? A. Christianity C. Shamanism B. Islam D. Buddhism E. Bahá’í Faith 30. Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose from the confrontation between Hinduism and? A. Buddhism D. British colonial officials B. Jainism E. Islam C. Christianity 31. Persuasion will not lead people to change the language they speak, but it can induce them to. A. profess adherence to a new faith D. move to a new region B. abandon their culture E. watch Fear Factor C. abandon their economic activities 32. Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is. A. a world religion D. polytheistic B. monotheistic E. a desert faith in origin C. a missionary religion 33. Hinduism has not spread by expansion diffusion in modern times, but at one time it did spread by relocation diffusion a result of A. the transportation of Indian workers abroad during the colonial period B. conquest by military groups C. forced relocation by Islamic invaders D. missionary activities overseas E. the Beatles visit to India in 1966 34. The diaspora of the Jews resulted from. A. Moses’ decision to leave Egypt B. the Arab-Israeli conflict C. the European holocaust of the Nazis D. the Roman destruction of Jerusalem E. disagreements between the Sadducees and the Pharisees 35. Which is NOT a feature of Islamic sacred architecture?. A. minarets B. adoption of Roman models of design C. influenced by the architecture of other civilizations D. geometric and calligraphic ornamentation E. frescoes depicting the life of the prophet ESSAY – due in Jan 7th for ALL CLASSES!!! (500 words max) Secularism began to arise with the separation of church and state in Europe. Why is this so? What effects has this had today in changes of the role of tradition and the choice of personal lifestyles? In what way could it be argued that Islamic fundamentalism is a reaction against liberal secularism? What geographic concepts can be used to understand the tension between an Islamic East and a secular West?