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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, | Chapter VIII, Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who profits most from raja yoga?
(a) Those of royal lineage
(b) Those with a scientific bent
(c) Those who have not achieved mental clarity
(d) Those who visit ashrams

2. How does Islam nail down the actions of humans?
(a) Wrong, right, exceptional, and loving
(b) Good, evil, hopeful, and accidental
(c) Advised against, forbidden, and allowed
(d) Forbidden, indifferent, and obligatory

3. How did the followers of the Buddha categorize his teachings?
(a) As a religion of sacrifice
(b) As a religion of infinite compassion
(c) As a religion of suffering
(d) As a religion of regulations

4. How is Western thought different from Hinduism in the matter of imperfection?
(a) Western thought says that imperfection is an illusion; whereas, Hinduism accepts it as reality.
(b) Hinduism says there are no imperfections.
(c) Western thought says there are no imperfections.
(d) Western thought suggests getting as far away from imperfection as possible; whereas, Hinduism avows a purpose of by-passing imperfection altogether.

5. What practice does the Eastern church encourage more so than the Roman church?
(a) Marriage as a sacrement
(b) Establishing religious orders
(c) Venerating the Virgin
(d) Mysticism

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hinduism who has the spiritual ideas of infinite being, infinite awareness, and infinite bliss?

2. How did the Taoist church devise a way of harnessing higher power for human benefit?

3. How does the Roman Catholic church view itself?

4. What do (1) the brahmin, or seer; (2) the kshatriya, or administrator; (3) the vaishya, or producer; and (4) the shudra, or servant represent?

5. What are the basic concepts of Islam?

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