Development of Religion and Axial Age Quiz 2

Which concept in Zoroastrianism describes the cosmic struggle between good and evil?

• Asha and Druj

• Yahweh and the Messiah

• Torah and Talmud

• Reincarnation and samsara

Judaism's emphasis on which principle has significantly influenced Western legal and moral systems?

• Reincarnation

• The covenant with Yahweh

• Social justice and the rule of law

• The worship of natural spirits

How did the Mandate of Heaven in China justify the rise and fall of dynasties?

• By claiming divine favor could only be granted to one dynasty.

• By stating that Heaven granted the right to rule based on moral behavior and governance.

• By emphasizing that rulers were gods on earth.

• By rejecting the influence of religion on politics.

Which of the following best describes the difference between the religious worldview in the 'Hymn to the Nile' and the Zend Avesta?

• The 'Hymn to the Nile' promotes monotheism, while the Zend Avesta promotes polytheism.

• The 'Hymn to the Nile' reflects animistic or polytheistic tendencies, while the Zend Avesta represents a monotheistic worldview.

• Both focus exclusively on natural elements as divine forces.

• Both completely reject the idea of divine forces in nature.

Which of the following religions emerged as a response to Hinduism during the period of the mahajanapadas?

• Christianity and Islam

• Buddhism and Jainism

• Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism

• Sikhism and Confucianism

A key difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is:

• Buddhism follows the Vedas

• Hinduism accepts the caste system, while Buddhism rejects it

• Hindus believe in reincarnation, while Buddhists do not

• Buddhism promotes the idea of a personal god, while Hinduism does not

Confucius believed that social order would best be maintained by:

• Strong military control

• Individual virtue and proper social relationships

• The accumulation of wealth

• Isolation from the world outside China

According to Daoism, the Dao is:

• A rigid set of rules for living

• The natural way or pattern of the universe

• A personal god who controls all events

• The same as the Confucian concept of virtue

Both Daoism and Buddhism emphasize:

• Strong involvement in political life

• Withdrawal from worldly concerns

• Strict adherence to societal rules

• The importance of rituals and sacrifices

Socrates is attributed with saying:

• "Virtue is knowledge"

• "The unexamined life is worth living"

• "All people are created equal"

• "Rhetoric is the art of persuasion"

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