Religion 1

Question 1

Aristippus’s philosophy =

Answer 1

Extract joy from all circumstances

Question 2

Muslim call to prayer =

Answer 2

Azan

Question 3

Islamic scholar who is an interpretor of sharia law. Capable of issuing fatwa

Answer 3

Mufti

Question 4

In the CoE there are 2 ____ : York & Cantebury

Answer 4

Provinces

Question 5

Each province is made up of ____. In total there are 42 in England.

Answer 5

Dioscese

Question 6

Dioceses are made up of _____. E.g. Diocese of Chelmsford is made up of 3 ___. Ours is overseen by Bishop of Barking.

Answer 6

Episcopal Areas

Question 7

Episcopal areas are made up of ____. Ours is the ___ of West Ham.

Answer 7

Archdeaneries

Question 8

Archdeaneries are made up of ____. Our is the ____

Answer 8

Deaneries. Waltham Forest.

Question 9

Stole

Answer 9

Is the scarf worn under the chasuble for Eucharist

Question 10

Alb

Answer 10

white tunic worn under chasuble for Eucharist

Question 11

Chasuble

Answer 11

Coloured cape worn for Eucharist

Question 12

What were 4 physical aspects of the Buddha which are a bit weird? How many marks of a great man are there?

Answer 12

Webbed feet; long ear lobes; ‘thighs of a royal stag’ and blue eyes. All number amongst the 32 marks of a great man.

Question 13

Purim celebrates when ___

Answer 13

when Esther of Persia rescued Jews from death

Question 14

Who was the Mahdi’s name and who was he? What happened to him?

Answer 14

Muhammad al-Muntazar (al Mahdi). He was the 12th Shia Imam and he was hdden in a cave by his father. Will return in the Major Occulation.

Question 15

Cincture =

Answer 15

Rope around the waist

Question 16

Deacons =

Answer 16

have been the lowest order of clergy; wear stole over one shoulder; not permitted to preside at the Eucharist, bless people or absolve sins; after a year they usually become priests (though strictly speaking they remain also a deacon)

Question 17

Verger =

Answer 17

Vergers lead processions in the church as well as being involved in the day to day running of the church. They are voluntary roles.

Question 18

3 things worn for mass / Eucharist

Answer 18

Alb, Chasuble and Stole

Question 19

3 things worn for choir dress (reading homilies etc)

Answer 19

cassock, surplice and tippet.

Question 20

Rochet

Answer 20

White vestment worn by bishops (or in RC canons & cardinals too); similar to surplice but with baggy sleeves…

Question 21

The Queen is NOT head of the Church of England

Answer 21

Supreme Governor of the Church of England,

Question 22

Tippet

Answer 22

Scarf like garment, part of choir dress - not worn for Eucharist

Question 23

Chimere = ? When is it worn?

Answer 23

Like a big waist coat; bishops get a red one worn as part of choir dress

Question 24

Mozzeta

Answer 24

Short little cape that just covers the shoulders - in RC church

Question 25

Cope

Answer 25

A cope is an ornate cape-like garment worn by a bishop. In the ancient Church, bishops were generally elderly men who needed a cope to keep warm. The bishop removes the cope and puts on a chasuble to celebrate the Eucharist.

Question 26

___ is a religious group of Haredi Jews who believe Jews should wait for the messiah to form a state

Answer 26

Neturei Karta

Question 27

Mizrahim

Answer 27

Arab Jews. From the Hebrew and Arabic words meaning “those of the East”.

Question 28

Sephardi literally means =

Answer 28

Lit. “The Jews of Spain”

Question 29

Annuciation

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announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus

Question 30

Assumption

Answer 30

the taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven

Question 31

What is the name of the double edged sword Sikh symbol? What does it symbolise?

Answer 31

Khanda is the name of the double edged sword Sikh symbol - symbolises the two sides of the Sikh: saint and soldier

Question 32

When did Salafism emerge? What does it refer to?

Answer 32

19th century… A call to Muslims follow the example of those first three generations, the salaf.

Question 33

Cantor

Answer 33

a person who leads people in singing, or sometimes in prayer

Question 34

Our debt to Islam - who was ‘father of algebra’?

Answer 34

Al Khwarizmi. The term algebra itself comes from the title of his book (specifically the word al-jabr meaning “completion” or “rejoining”)

Question 35

Our debt to Islam - who was the ‘father of optics’? When did he live? What’s his Arabic name?

Answer 35

Alhazen or Ibn al-Haytham; lived 10th Century. (Alhazen read about the flooding of the Nile and audaciously wrote to the Caliph offering to build a dam. But when he got there he realised it was too big so he faked madness until the Caliph died some ten years later!)

Question 36

___ and ___ mean ‘son of’ in Arabic

Answer 36

ibn and bin. Bin is used when it’s in the middle of sentence (Osama Bin Laden); Ibn at the beginning.

Question 37

What does the “al” prefix mean in Arabic?

Answer 37

“The”. In names, it means the place where someone’s from. E.g. “Saddam al-Tikriti” means “Saddam, the guy from Tikrit.” El is an alternative spelling

Question 38

Never ever write “the Rev Brown” or (even worse) “Rev Brown”; instead…

Answer 38

“the Rev Joseph Brown”, thereafter Mr Brown.

Question 39

3 types of ordained clergy in Anglican church

Answer 39

Priest, Bishop and Deacon

Question 40

What’s the difference between Brahman & Brahma?

Answer 40

Brahman is the unchanging timeless reality, Brahma is the creator

Question 41

First two sons of Adam: ___ (who was a farmer) killed ___ (who was a shepherd). Why? What happened next?

Answer 41

Cain (who was a farmer) killed Abel (who was a shepherd) because God preferred his sacrifice. Cain was sent to Land of Nod.

Question 42

Wyvern

Answer 42

Dragons with 2 legs

Question 43

Griffin

Answer 43

body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle

Question 44

Egyptian cat goddess

Answer 44

Bast or Bastet

Question 45

Two ravens of Odin =

Answer 45

Hugin and Munin (“thought” and “memory”)

Question 46

Hippogriff

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The front half of an eagle and the hind half of a horse.

Question 47

Ishtar

Answer 47

an ancient Mesopotamian goddess associated with love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, justice, and political power.

Question 48

Lucifer

Answer 48

Morning star; Venus

Question 49

Art form, originating in the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or the ground using materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals.

Answer 49

Rangoli

Question 50

Hinduism - The ___ refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. It is often referred to as ‘spirit’ or ‘soul’ and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

Answer 50

Atman