Lesson 5

Question 1

What are the 3 characteristics often required for Christian missionaries to be accepted?

Answer 1

goodwill, integrity, credibility

Question 2

State a possible reason Christianity has not been accepted as readily by Hindu-Buddhistic peoples as it is by tribal peoples.

Answer 2

missionaries to Hindu-Buddhistic peoples have not given sufficient thought to the Hindu-Buddhistic worldview

Question 3

Match the core idea of Hinduism to its description

techniques of gaining liberation

Answer 3

yoga

Question 4

Match the core idea of Hinduism to its description

cause of binding man to the universe in transmigrations

Answer 4

karma

Question 5

Match the core idea of Hinduism to its description

illusoriness of the experienced cosmos

Answer 5

maya

Question 6

Match the core idea of Hinduism to its description

being, absolute or pure, behind experience

Answer 6

atman

Question 7

The Vedas and Upanishads are categorized as

1
shruti or direct revelation
2
smriti or direct revelation
3
smriti or memorized tradition
4
shruti or memorized tradition

Answer 7

1

Question 8

State what Hindus call the one reality and how they relate that reality to all existence.

Answer 8

Brahman; they consider it to be the ground of all existence

Question 9

Hinduism is the belief that each self must go through a series of rebirths and that each of those rebirths is determined by the previous life of that self. This process is made necessary by the law of karma. How and why is this related to a deck of cards.

Answer 9

deck of cards analogy to the self’s present existence - self has the power of choice to play the hand as he wants and that will determine what he will be in the next life

Question 10

Did hinduism or buddhism come first?

Answer 10

hinduism

Question 11

what do hinduism and buddhism share?

Answer 11

monism

Question 12

Gautama Buddha replaced the Brahman of Hinduism with ______

Answer 12

nirvana

Question 13

Buddha’s message proclaims that a person’s destiny is in …whose… hands?

Answer 13

his or her own hands

Question 14

The 3 things that monism means:

Answer 14

God is impersonal

the world of experience is ephemeral (lasting for a short time)

humanity must look inward for reality

Question 15

Does this characteristic describe Hinduism, Buddhism, or both?

believes in the law of karma

Answer 15

both

Question 16

Does this characteristic describe Hinduism, Buddhism, or both?

believes in the concept of maya

Answer 16

both

Question 17

Does this characteristic describe Hinduism, Buddhism, or both?

nirvana replaces brahman

Answer 17

buddhism

Question 18

Does this characteristic describe Hinduism, Buddhism, or both?

believes that there is no self

Answer 18

buddhism

Question 19

Does this characteristic describe Hinduism, Buddhism, or both?

self is a separate reality

Answer 19

hinduism

Question 20

Does this characteristic describe Hinduism, Buddhism, or both?

believes a person’s choice determines his or her destiny

Answer 20

both

Question 21

Does this characteristic describe Hinduism, Buddhism, or both?

holds view of monism

Answer 21

both

Question 22

There’s a “problem that refuses to go away” in communicating Christ in India. What would a missionary to India need to do to take care of this problem?

Answer 22

demonstrate a life of discipline and simplicity as one of Christ’s representatives

Question 23

Which of these statements describe a Christian worldview versus a Monistic worldview?

1
the world is illusory
2
humankind is God’s whole-person creature
3
humanity’s problem is ignorance
4
humanity’s problem is rebellion
5
history is no more than an intro to eternity

Answer 23

C - 2, 4
M - 1, 3, 5

Question 24

Bakht Singh recommends for the people of India, above all else, a message on…

1
the love of God
2
forgiveness of sins and peace
3
Christ crucified
4
eternal life
5
the wrath of God

Answer 24

2

Question 25

State the relationship of the spiritual essence of the message of Christ to effective communication of this message to Hindus and Buddhists.

Answer 25

the message will be communicated effectively only “as its spiritual essence is not lost while making statements about it”

Question 26

Which are TRUE completions? J Herbert Kane defines Tao as…

1
the path which the universe follows
2
the ideal life
3
that from which all things and beings evolve
4
that which manifests itself in the dual principles of Yin and Yang

Answer 26

1, 3, 4

Question 27

Contrast the dual principles of the Chinese worldview by listing positive elements of Yang and opposite elements of Yin

Answer 27

Yang: heaven, light, heat, masculinity, strength, life

Yin: earth, darkness, cold, femininity, death

Question 28

State 2 important differences between the philosophy of Lao-tzu and Confucius

Answer 28

Lau-tzu emphasized the Tao in nature, but Confucius emphasized humanity’s social relationships.

Lao-tzu emphasized present experience but Confucius emphasized wisdom of the past.

Question 29

Which is the Chinese v Indian worldview?

1
world affirmation
2
world negation

Answer 29

affirmation is Chinese
negation is Indian

Question 30

Which is the Chinese v Indian worldview?

1
humankind and nature at center stage
2
revelation of the ultimate in things

Answer 30

both are Chinese

Question 31

Which is the Chinese v Indian worldview?

1
veneration of the saint
2
veneration of the sage

Answer 31

saint is Indian
sage is Chinese

Question 32

Which is the Chinese v Indian worldview?

1
pantheism in an illusory world
2
pantheism in a real world

Answer 32

illusory is Indian
real is Chinese

Question 33

Points of entry by Hesselgrave and Blakney (Lao-tzu) for communicating Christ to the Chinese?

Answer 33

Lao-tzu: compassion, frugality, humility

Hesselgrave: missionary’s credibility, the message’s meaning in the Chinese context, the appropriate style of presentation

many opportunities when the message of Christ is not tied to Western civilization!

Question 34

Which 3 religions are monotheistic?

Answer 34

Christianity, Judaism, Islam

Question 35

State the way in which Christianity relates closely with Judaism.

Answer 35

in the fulfillment of the revelation of Judaism

Question 36

State Muhammad’s misconception of the Christian Trinity

Answer 36

He misconceives the Christian Trinity to be the Father, Mary the Virgin, and their child.

Question 37

List the 5 pillars of Islam

Answer 37

the profession of faith,
the recital of ritual prayers 5x a day,
the giving of alms,
observance of the Fast of Ramadan,
the pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 38

Events of history have caused misunderstanding and animosity between Muslims and Christians. Another cause is reflected in….

1
lines from the Bible about Muslims
2
lines from the Qur’an about Christians
3
the intro to the Qur’an about Christians

Answer 38

2

Question 39

State the implications of time and teacching as they relate to communicating Christ to Muslims

Answer 39

Success in this effort will be increased by investing time in teaching sequential topics - perhaps teaching over an extended period of time.

Question 40

Describe the importance of goodwill between a Christian missionary and Jews and Muslims during the attempt to communicate Christ.

Answer 40

to establish himself as a person of goodwill is the overwhelming challege to the Christian missionary as the source of the message of Christ (bc they don’t start as strangers or as frineds)

Question 41

Polytheism, a worldview of many gods,….

1
is isolated from syncretism
2
is immune to syncretism
3
lends itself to syncretism
4
is afraid of syncretism

Answer 41

3

Question 42

Explain why the attitude of syncretistic Christo-Paganism in Latin America toward Christ and the heavenly Father is pagan rather than Christian.

Answer 42

Because Christo-Paganism gives emphasis to the virgin Mary to the detriment of Christ and the Father

Question 43

Describe these multireligious Chinese terms:

• Fo Chiao
• Ju Chiao
• San Chiao
• Tao Chiao

Answer 43

• religion of Buddha
• religion of the learned
• three religions
• religion of the way

Question 44

State the challenge a missionary faces in communicating Christ to a people where multireligion prevails.

Answer 44

that of learning the components of their overall worldview and communicating Christ accordingly