RELG 103 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
Asceticism - Answers -Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence,
typically for religious reasons.
Baptism - Answers -- Christianity
- Ritual of initiation into the Christian faith
Babylonian Exile - Answers -- Judaism
- Period in Jewish history during a large number of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom
of Judah were captives in Babylon
Bhakti - Answers -- Hinduism
- Loving devotion to a diety
Darshan - Answers -- Hinduism
- Worship through simultaneously seeing and being seen by a deity in the presence of
its image
Five K's - Answers -- Sikh
- Pan Kakke or 5 marks of Khalsa Identity
What are the 5 K's and what do they mean? - Answers -1. Kes - uncut hair
2. Kangha - wooden comb
3. Kirpan - sword
4. Kara - wrist wring
5. Kachh - short breeches
Five Pillars - Answers -- Islamic
- Muslims must perform these duties to show submission to Allah
What are the 5 pillars and what do they stand for? - Answers -1. Shahadah - Faith
2. Salah - Prayer
3. Sawm - Fasting
4. Zakat - Almsgiving
5. Hajj - Pilgrimage
Gurdwara - Answers -- Sikh
- "Guru's Door", Sikh place of worship
Guru Nanak - Answers -Founder of Sikhism
Hijrah - Answers -- Islam
- Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in AD 622
, Ka'ba - Answers -- Islam
- Stone building in the centre of Islams most important mosque
Khalsa - Answers -- Sikh
- "Pure ones." An order within Sikhism to which most Sikhs belong, founded by Guru
Gobind Singh in 1699
Kosher - Answers -- Judaism
- Food that is ritually acceptable, Jewish dietary laws
Langar - Answers -- Sikh
- Term for both the community kitchen and the meal that is prepared there
Moses - Answers -(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from
Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus
Mysticism - Answers -- Christianity
- Pursuit of intensely experienced spiritual union with the divine
New Testament - Answers -- Christianity
- Second part of the Christian Bible originally written in Greek
Pentateuch - Answers -- Judaism
- Greek name for the first 5 books in the Hebrew Bible
Prophecy - Answers -an inspired utterance made by a prophet, which expresses God's
will
Qi-Gong - Answers -- Chinese and Korean Traditions
- "Breath", discipline or set of exercise used to enhance health and spiritual well-being
Sabbath - Answers -- Judaism
- Seventh day of the week, observed since ancient times as a day rest from ordinary
activity
Salat - Answers -- Muslim
- Prescribed daily prayers, said 5 times during the day
Sawm - Answers -- Islam
- "fasting" in Arabic
Second Temple - Answers -- Judaism
- Jewish temple in Jerusalem, now known as Herod's Temple
Shari'ah - Answers -- Islam
- One of the seven member states of the United Arab Emirates
Asceticism - Answers -Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence,
typically for religious reasons.
Baptism - Answers -- Christianity
- Ritual of initiation into the Christian faith
Babylonian Exile - Answers -- Judaism
- Period in Jewish history during a large number of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom
of Judah were captives in Babylon
Bhakti - Answers -- Hinduism
- Loving devotion to a diety
Darshan - Answers -- Hinduism
- Worship through simultaneously seeing and being seen by a deity in the presence of
its image
Five K's - Answers -- Sikh
- Pan Kakke or 5 marks of Khalsa Identity
What are the 5 K's and what do they mean? - Answers -1. Kes - uncut hair
2. Kangha - wooden comb
3. Kirpan - sword
4. Kara - wrist wring
5. Kachh - short breeches
Five Pillars - Answers -- Islamic
- Muslims must perform these duties to show submission to Allah
What are the 5 pillars and what do they stand for? - Answers -1. Shahadah - Faith
2. Salah - Prayer
3. Sawm - Fasting
4. Zakat - Almsgiving
5. Hajj - Pilgrimage
Gurdwara - Answers -- Sikh
- "Guru's Door", Sikh place of worship
Guru Nanak - Answers -Founder of Sikhism
Hijrah - Answers -- Islam
- Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in AD 622
, Ka'ba - Answers -- Islam
- Stone building in the centre of Islams most important mosque
Khalsa - Answers -- Sikh
- "Pure ones." An order within Sikhism to which most Sikhs belong, founded by Guru
Gobind Singh in 1699
Kosher - Answers -- Judaism
- Food that is ritually acceptable, Jewish dietary laws
Langar - Answers -- Sikh
- Term for both the community kitchen and the meal that is prepared there
Moses - Answers -(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from
Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus
Mysticism - Answers -- Christianity
- Pursuit of intensely experienced spiritual union with the divine
New Testament - Answers -- Christianity
- Second part of the Christian Bible originally written in Greek
Pentateuch - Answers -- Judaism
- Greek name for the first 5 books in the Hebrew Bible
Prophecy - Answers -an inspired utterance made by a prophet, which expresses God's
will
Qi-Gong - Answers -- Chinese and Korean Traditions
- "Breath", discipline or set of exercise used to enhance health and spiritual well-being
Sabbath - Answers -- Judaism
- Seventh day of the week, observed since ancient times as a day rest from ordinary
activity
Salat - Answers -- Muslim
- Prescribed daily prayers, said 5 times during the day
Sawm - Answers -- Islam
- "fasting" in Arabic
Second Temple - Answers -- Judaism
- Jewish temple in Jerusalem, now known as Herod's Temple
Shari'ah - Answers -- Islam
- One of the seven member states of the United Arab Emirates
