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2. Daily ritual prayer (salat) 3. Paying the alms tax (zakat) 4. Fasting during the month of Ramadan (sawm) 5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
13. Fasting during the month of Ramadan commemorates a. the first revelation of the Quran to Mohammed b. the birth of Mohammed c. the persecution of Husyan d. the ascension of Mohammed Answer: A 14.What Islamic word is most commonly MISTRANSLATED holy war even though it really means resisting evil, and especially combating the interior war in ourselves to gain self-control. a. Jihad
b. Hadith c. Quran d. Zakat Answer: A 15. ________________________ is the first Patriarch recognized as holy by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Answer: Abraham
STUDY GUIDE: REL 212 Judaism 10. The Persian king Cyrus allowed a small group of devoted Jews to return to their homeland from 50 years of captivity in a. Rome b. Arcadia c. Iran d. Babylon Answer: D 11. The word diaspora means a. disperse b. diverse c. law d. lifestyle Answer: A 12. While under Roman rule, the belief emerged that God would send someone to rescue the Jewish people from their suffering, and through this person the world would recognize the legitimacy of Israels beliefs in her God. What was the title for this person? a. King b. Messiah c. Prophet d. Priest Answer: B 13. The Roman army destroyed the Temple of Jerusalem for the 1 st time in the year a. 56 A.D. b. 66 A.D. c. 70 A.D. d. 80 A.D. Answer: C 14. What is the name of the Jewish holy day in which sins are confessed communally, forgiveness asked, and prayers for reconciliation with God offered? a. Rosh Hashanah b. Sukkot c. Pentecost d. Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Answer: D 15. The Holocaust occurred during which war? a. Babylonian b. Syrian c. World War I d. World War II Answer: D 16. How many millions of European Jews died during the Holocaust? Answer: appropriate 9 millions 17. What is the 4-word Message (synderesis: DGAE) of all prophets? 18. TRUE OR FALSE: Rabbinic (Jewish) tradition emphasizes that the way out of exile (political and spiritual) is through study and righteous living. Answer: T 19. What is another name for the Decalogue? Answer: Ten Commandments 20. TRUE OR FALSE: In the Old Testament God assures Abraham that Abraham will be the father of 2 nations one line through his son Isaac (to become the Israelites), and one through his son Ishmael (whom Arabs consider their ancestor). Answer: T