EWS 431
Summary Review

1. Which religion is known as "the eternal faith?"

2. Which religion is known as "The Way of the Gods?"

3. Which religion literally means "peace?"

4. Which religion has ancient teachers known as "tirthankaras" or "builders of the ford?"

5. Which religion is strictly speaking a system of ethics and a scheme for social engineering?

6. Which religion literally translated means "the Way?"

7. Match the sacred texts on the left with the correct religion:

8. What are the five K's of Sikhism?

9. What do the following words mean?

10. What are the "Five Great Vows" of Jainism?

11. What do the following Confucian tenets mean?

12. What do the following words mean?

13. What are the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path?

14. What are the six paramitas or six perfections of Buddhism? The Five Precepts?
a)What are the symbols of Tibetan Buddhism?
b)What are the three symbols of Buddhism?
c) What is Satori?

15. What are the Five Pillars of Faith in Islam?

16. With which religions or cultures are the following practices associated?


17.With which religions are the following gods or enlightened beings associated?


18. With which religions are these edifices associated?

19. What are the Four Affirmations of Shinto?

20. What Jain principle did Martin Luther King adopt from Ghandi?

21. How is pluralism different from relativism? What are the ways in which we may think of pluralism? How is pluralism different from monism?

22. Who is the author of the article "Words over Bullets?" What is the message the author wishes to convery in this article?

23. What recommendations does Eck offer in terms of "Bridge Building" in a multireligious America?

24.What important lessons has this class taught you?

25. How will you apply these lessons?