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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Huston Smith not discuss a comparison of religions as to superiority?
(a) He says it would be too objective.
(b) He says that would take volumes instead of a single book.
(c) He says there is no way to do it.
(d) He says there is nothing to be gained by doing so.

2. What was a major contribution of Muslim scholars?
(a) Archeological discoveries
(b) Keeping learning alive during the Dark Ages
(c) Translating the Bible
(d) Developing the scientific method

3. What was different between God and the gods of the people all around the Jews?
(a) God had prophets where the other gods spoke for themselves
(b) God has angels where the other gods do not
(c) God is righteous where the other gods were not
(d) God showed His face where the others did not

4. Where did the mystical body of Christ come into being?
(a) In the house of Peter
(b) In the upper room
(c) In the synagogue
(d) In the temple

5. What was the scratched drawing that came to identify Christians with the Good News?
(a) The ankh
(b) The sign of the fish
(c) The star of David
(d) The eye of God

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Muslims view the Koran?

2. What comprised the majority of the major prophets' work in Jewish history?

3. What saves the Christian in spite of his imperfect nature?

4. How does the primal religion differentiate between place and space?

5. What was the main cause of the rise of Protestantism?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Define the early or major prophets of Israel.

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

4. Briefly explain the totem of primal religions.

5. What about religions other than the historical religions from Confucianism to Christianity?

6. Is it exact to say that primal religions are all polytheistic?

7. How did the Roman Catholic church view itself from the time it became the official religion of Rome?

8. Why does Huston Smith not go into any kind of comparison of the religions he writes about in the book?

9. What is the best question that should be asked about religion?

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

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