ARK World Religions 3

Question 1

Which sacred text is divided into 114 chapters called 'suras' and is regarded as the direct word of God in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Quran

Answer

Hadith

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Sunnah

Answer

Tafsir

Question 2

The concept of 'dharma' in Hinduism and Buddhism primarily means:

Accepted Answer

Cosmic order, duty, and right living

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Fate or destiny

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Reincarnation

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Spiritual liberation

Question 3

In Judaism, what is the Torah in its most specific sense?

Accepted Answer

The Five Books of Moses

Answer

All of Jewish sacred literature

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The entire Hebrew Bible

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The Oral Law

Question 4

The Jain principle of 'ahimsa' requires:

Accepted Answer

Non-violence and non-injury to all living beings

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Devotion to a personal god

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Ritual purity through bathing

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Renunciation of all speech

Question 5

The Baha'i Faith teaches that all major world religions are:

Accepted Answer

Progressive revelations of one God

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Equally false human inventions

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Incompatible with each other

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Stages that have been superseded by Baha'i

Question 6

In Confucian ethics, the central virtue of 'ren' is best translated as:

Accepted Answer

Benevolence or humaneness

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Ritual propriety

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Righteousness

Answer

Filial piety