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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what were the minor, or writing prophets, concerned?

2. What passion within the Jewish people did their conquest inspire?

3. What does Huston Smith suggest is a way to look at the different religions?

4. What revelation about God was made known through the Exodus?

5. How have Taoism and Confucianism affected the Chinese culture?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the divergent ideas over the Jews as God's elect people today?

2. What summarizes the mystery of the church?

3. What was the good news of Jesus and how was it circulated?

4. How is Taoism often viewed by Westerners?

5. How did Judaism portray the relationship between God and man?

6. How did the Jews form a different idea about the importance of history?

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

8. Briefly describe Jesus as the originator of the Christian religion.

9. Briefly describe the origins of Islam.

10. Briefly list and explain the Five Pillars of Islam.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about religious viewpoints on sin. In your essay be sure to refer to the way the Buddha perceived sin. Also discuss sin as presented to the Israelites in the form of the Ten Commandments.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on one of the religions studied in this book that is different from your own but that you found to be the most interesting. Explain why it interested you and what you got from studying this religion.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the idea that "if there were no god, man would have invented one." From your study of the world's religions, discuss that idea in light of the different ways a Supreme Being is conceived of in various religions.

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