1.1.1 This religion teaches that there is suffering in the world because of unfulfilled human desires:
A Bahá’i Faith
B Judaism
C Buddhism
D Islam
1.1.2 ‘The One produces the Two. The Two produces the Three and the Three produces the ten thousand things’ is a quote from the …
A Talmud.
B Tao Te Ching.
C Book of Mormon.
D Vedas.
1.1.3 The subdivisions of Judaism differ mainly in respect of …
A belief in the Torah.
B teaching about Yahweh.
C governance.
D practice.
1.1.4 ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you’ is known as …
A liberation theology.
B the golden rule.
C the Charter of Equality.
D the Great Commandment.
1.1.5 Smartism, Shaktism, Shaivism, Vaishnavism in Hinduism are the …
A four castes.
B names of deities.
C four subdivisions.
D four aims of life.
1.1.6 This religion teaches that there is no plan or purpose to creation:
A Islam
B Taoism
C The Bahá’i’ Faith
D Judaism
1.1.7 The collection of the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed is known as …
A the Qur’an.
B Revelations.
C the Shahada.
D the Hadith.
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1.1.8 ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable rights …’ is a quote from the …
A Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
B Charter of Compassion.
C United States Declaration of Independence.
D Freedom Charter.
1.1.9 The title ‘Buddha’ means …
A Majesty.
B. Enlightened One.
C Chosen One.
D Lord of All.
1.1.10 The youngest of the following religions is …
A Buddhism.
B Christianity.
C Islam.
D Judaism.
1.2.1 The interpretation of sacred texts is known as …
1.2.2 In the second millennium Christians celebrated … years since the birth of Jesus.
1.2.3 For followers of … it is important to live effortlessly in harmony with the path of the universe.
1.2.4 When Martin Luther pinned his ninety-five theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg in Germany, he sparked off the …
1.2.5 … was an Indian leader who is famous for his teaching of non-violent resistance.
1.2.6 When a religion describes its god as omnipotent, it means they believe their god is …
| COLUMN A | COLUMN B |
| 1.3.1 A South African clergyman who was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace | A Department of Religious Studies |
| 1.3.2 This treaty brought the religious wars of the Reformation to an end | B literalist |
| 1.3.3 A person who is against orthodox religious beliefs | C Westphalia |
| 1.3.4 The first organisation formed in South Africa to do research specifically on African Traditional Religion | D Icamagu |
| 1.3.5 One who understands something exactly as it is written, without being open to interpretation | E Desmond Tutu |
| 1.3.6 A rite of passage | F initiation |
| G heretic | |
| H Chief Albert Luthuli |
1.4.1 Krishna; Vedanta; Vishnu; Shiva
1.4.2 Ludwig Feuerbach; Richard Dawkins; Pope Benedict XVI; Karl Marx
1.4.3 Ramayana; Mahayana; Theravada; Vajrayana
1.4.4 Intlabi; Isangoma; Injoli; Ilima
1.4.5 Halakhah; Vedas; Upanishads; Bhagavad Gita
1.4.6 Tao Te Ching; Non-being; Ten Commandments; Unpredictability
1.5.1 The majority of Muslims worldwide belong to the Sunni branch.
1.5.2 Theravada Buddhism is described as esoteric because its secrets are revealed only to those who have been initiated into the tradition.
1.5.3 Tripitaka, meaning ‘three baskets’, is a sacred book of Hinduism.
1.5.4 A mantra is a religious text.
1.5.5 Shinto, a religion which includes the worship of nature, originated in China
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