Lesson 5-8

Question 1

In order to help untie the knots that can reside within those we love we should

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Listen Deeply

Question 2

Thich Nhat Hanh says the sound of the telephone

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Can be used to end our meditation practice

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One of the following is not one of the four elements of true love that Thich Nhat Hanh speaks about

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Maya

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For Thich Nhat Hanh, concepts cause suffering therefore True Love

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Is being there, in the present with compassion, for another person

Question 5

In the section “Reconciliation,” Thich Nhat Hanh talks about how we need to check in with different parts of our body, such as our eyes, heart, and liver so that we

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Are mindful of their state but without judgment

Question 6

Based on Buddharakkhita’s description of metta love is mot similar to

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Agape Love

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The main purpose of the hymn on loving-kindness is meant to shift

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Hatred into compassionate love

Question 8

The Buddha’s teachings on metta love, stem from a narrative about a group of bhikkhus (monks) who were

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Harassed by tree spirits

Question 9

How many mantras for practicing intimate love, does Thich Nhat Hanh explain in his book and on the interview with Oprah?

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4

Question 10

True or false? Overall, Thich Nhat Hanh speaks about his practice opposed to his beliefs, when Oprah Winfrey interviews him

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True

Question 11

During his interview with Oprah Winfrey, Thich Nhat Hanh says that the monks setting themselves on fire was an act of

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Love

Question 12

In the Buddhist tradition, how is love understood?

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Love is an obstacle to the main goals of awakening and nirvana

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In the Buddhist tradition, what guides human interaction in the area of love?

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o Mindfulness

o Passion

Question 14

True or false? Buddhist nuns are equal to men

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False

Question 15

The Buddha’s metta teachings are NOT followed in one of the following lineages of Buddhism

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Wrong! All three lineages uses this teaching about love

Question 16

What is Ratnasenavijayji’s marriage advice to men?

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It is always best to marry a pious Jain woman

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In the ideal marriage, the wife

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Has an active role as the teacher of religion and model of virtue

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The Navpad Oli fast is performed

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Publicly

Question 19

How is the myth of Sripal and Maynasundari utilized by Jains?

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Women as virtuous role models of correct praxis rituals

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How does Maynasundari’s story differ from Hindu fasting stories

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Maynasundari’s husband and his mother value her knowledge

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What does the Siddhacakra mahapuja represent to many Jains?

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A ritual for Jain couples to embody an ideal marriage

Question 22

Root vegetables, such as carrots

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Are usually not eaten because harvesting them results in the death of micro organisms

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Silver foil is not used in Jain desserts because

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Of how it is produced

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Jains do not consume mainstream marshmallows because

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The gelatin comes from animal bones

Question 25

Jains are particular about their food because

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They want to avoid killing microorganisms and animals

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The founder of the Jain tradition is

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Mahavira

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In a Jain worldview, all sentient beings must be

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Kept our of harm’s way

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What are the names of Jain satis read out during wedding ceremonies?

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To invoke the power of previous virtuous women

Question 29

In the area of human feelings of love, compared to Hindu and Buddhist traditions Jains are

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The most ascetic

Question 30

Jain ahimsa love is most similar to the concept of

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Agape love

Question 31

In the Sikh tradition the male-female relationship is viewed

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A and C (as sacred AND as a commitment to a householders life and the way to unity)

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Singh’s interpretation of Sikh bhakti is its the main purpose is

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o An individual soteriological goal | o The social spiritual salvation of the entire community

Question 33

The langar is an example of

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Serving others and a redistribution of wealth

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Singh points out that Guru Nanak

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Rejected ahimsa so that the community could defend itself

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When discussing the role of women within the Sikh community, the ideal with the Singh advocates is

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Equality

Question 36

According to Scrivner’s newspaper article, during a Sikh wedding the groom

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And the bride walk around the Guru Grantham Sahib linked by a scarf

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In Scrivner’s newspaper article and the picture on the course website we learn that bindi

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Are the ornaments that are placed on a Sikh bride’s forehead

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A Sikh wedding ceremony takes place

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Over the course of three days

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The couple in the newspaper article

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Were united because they were set up by their parents and allowed to choose

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It is evident, in Scrivner’s newspaper article that this particular bride’s parents were most concerned about

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Their daughter’s happiness

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What is a devotional remembrance of God’s name in the Sikh tradition?

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Kirtan

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What is a key element of a Sikh langar?

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The conscious effort made to welcome anyone

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Sikhs believe that god is both

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Immanent and transcendent

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What is a demonstration of love for God through service to fellow human beings, regardless of their social status, gender, religion, or other attributes?

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Seva

Question 45

True or false? Within the Sikh tradition, a wedding ceremony is not just the contractual union of two people, but the spiritual union of the couple and God

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True

Question 46

Hidayati supports her ideas about love using

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Textual quotes from holy books

Question 47

The greatest commandment in Christianity is “to love your God with all your heart” followed by

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To love your neighbors and one another

Question 48

In her chapter, Hidayati uses examples of scholars Lliu and Ramsey to demonstrate

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Different interpretations of Christian understandings of love

Question 49

The key point of Hidayati’s article is that

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Muslim and Christian notions of love can help interreligious dialogue

Question 50

Diotima uses the image of _____ in order to explain Platonic understandings of love as an ascent tradition

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A staircase

Question 51

In the tale that Aristophanes tells

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Human beings fall in love because of Aphrodite

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Aristophanes claims that before Zeus cut people in half

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There were three genders

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Diotima was at the symposium

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As Socrates special guest

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The main point about Diotima’s understanding of love is

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That it should move beyond the physical to the mind

Question 55

Socrates does not become drunk at the symposium meaning

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His mind is so developed that he is immune to the physical downfalls

Question 56

In which cosmology is man understood to be initial being who had “fallen” and become entrap in matter, with the quest of individuals being to return to the “good,” God, and the realm of the spirit and light located upward?

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Manichaeism

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In early Christianity, what type of love was God imagined to have for humans?

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Agape

Question 58

C.S. Lewis’ four loves ascent in the following order

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Affection, Friendship, Eros, Charity

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T/F: Textual sources (such as the Bible, Qur’an, Vedas, and Adi Granth) do not provide any supporting evidence for a scholar’s interpretation, it is merely one’ opinion

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False

Question 60

Who was responsible for weaving aspects of Manichaeism dualism into his writings about Christianity, which profoundly changed Christian notions of human sexuality, the position of women, and the passion of the flesh?

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Augustine

Question 61

In True Love, Thich Nhat Hanh explains that meditation is used to

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Look deeply into one’s pain

Question 62

In Buddharakkhita’s article we learn that metta love

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Emphasizes the desire for the happiness of others

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The Siglovada Sutta is the Buddha’s teaching on love written

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For the laity on the six relationships that require metta love

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What do Mahavira and Siddhartha Gautama have in common with Hindu teachings?

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An emphasis on practice, over and above belief

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What is a common image in a genre of South Asian tales?

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o Sons respecting their mothers | o Obedient wives

Question 66

In the family scheme of many Jains, whose authority comes first?

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o Parents and parents-in law | o Teachers

Question 67

According to the Jainworld website on food, one of the following is not a prohibited food/drink for Jains

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Tofu

Question 68

Why don’t Jains eat meat?

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It goes against their principal of ahimsa

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At the core of the Jain understanding of ahimsa love is that

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They don’t want to cause harm to jivas

Question 70

In the Jain tradition, motherhood

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Is not valued in the same way as other traditions

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What is the most accurate description of Jain ideals regarding women’s behavior?

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Women should be chaste

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Jain nuns

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Greatly outnumber Jain monks

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The symbolism of the Sikh khalsa’s double sword

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Represents protection of the tradition in both the heavenly and earthly realms

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One of the following is false. According to Singh the Sikh tradition

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God operates outside of the world and history

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The spiritual end result of the Blissful Union ceremony is

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For the two souls to be united into one

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For Sikhs, family life

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Is a crucible in which love and service can be practiced

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Vegetarian food is served at a Sikh langar

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Because it is more inclusive for all guests

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According to Hidayati, the central focus of Christian love

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Is the love between God and humans, as well as between humans

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The symposium is hosted by

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Agathon

Question 80

There are two myths of Aphrodite, where she is known as

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Heavenly Aphrodite and Common Aphrodite

Question 81

The Christian concept of grace is most similar to

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Unconditioned

Question 82

The Christian goal of shifting from the external world of objects to the internal world of spirit and mind and also ascend from below (the material realm of earth) and above (the spiritual realm of heaven) is an application of whose ideas?

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Plato and Augustine

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Augustine viewed human sexuality, feelings of passion, and procreation as

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Sinful distractions from the main task of freeing the spirit

Question 84

True or false? An Agape Love Feast was a precursor to holy communion, involving food and a communal gathering?

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True

Question 85

True or false? The Buddhist tradition relegates human feelings of passionate love and sexuality to lesser importance and holds them to be secondary to the ultimate goal of nirvana

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True

Question 86

What is not one of the Five Great Vows of the Jain tradition

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Marriage

Question 87

For Sikhs, loving humans is exactly the same as loving god because of their belief

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That god is immanent

Question 88

In order to complete a Sikh wedding ceremony

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The bride and groom circle the Adi Granth three times