---L+---T1----+-T--2----T----3--T-+----4T---+---T5----+-T--6----R----VL-T- r- R Your Name ___________________________ Section Leader _________ Living Religions of the World: Near Eastern Origin RelSt 014 COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM [May 1993] R.A.Kraft Choose the most appropriate option or options from those provided and circle your answers in the right-hand column (where it is provided). You are also encouraged to circle (or cross out) your choices (rejections) in the question itself. Please observe the main topic heading for each group. READINGS & CLASS MATERIALS If you used sources of information OTHER THAN the ones listed on the course syllabus (Sigal & Alexander for Judaism, Peterson & Bettenson for Christianity, Denny & Rippin-Knappert for Islam), please put a check mark here and explain on the back of this sheet: check here>> ___ Then answer the following questions with reference to the sources you did use. "Synthetic" refers to modern textbook type materials, "sourcebook" refers to actual ancient text samples. 1. The SYNTHETIC work(s) on JUDAISM treated Judaism 1. [[(a) in isolation from | (b) in relationship to]] a b adjacent religious alternatives, and viewed Judaism as a phenomenon that was, in historical terms, c d [[(c) developing | (d) static | (e) independent]]. e using an approach that was primarily [[(f) sequential historical | (g) topical-thematic]]. f g 2. The SOURCE material for JUDAISM was organized 2. [[(a) in historical sequence | (b) topically-thematically | a b (c) both of the preceding | (d) neither]], c d and introductory treatments for each section were [[(e) not provided | (f) located in another part of the book | e f (g) relatively brief in extent (a few lines) | (h) relatively g h unenlightening for purposes of this course]]. 3. The SYNTHETIC work(s) consulted with reference to 3. CHRISTIANITY gave significant attention to a b [[(a) surveying chronological developments | (b) exploring c d contemporary structures and dynamics | (c) presenting an e f evangelical Christian defense | (d) comparing Christianity to Islam | (e) all of these | (f) none of these]], and were written from a stance that was relatively g h [[(g) sympathetic | (h) neutral | (i) negatively critical]]. i 4. The SOURCE material for CHRISTIANITY was organized 4. [[(a) in historical sequence | (b) topically-thematically | a b (c) both of the preceding | (d) neither]], c d but introductory treatments for each section were [[(e) not provided | (f) located in another part of the book | e f (g) relatively brief in extent (a few lines) | (h) relatively g h unenlightening for purposes of this course]].  5. The SYNTHETIC work(s) consulted for ISLAM seemed to 5. represent the perspectives of a b [[(a) a committed scholarly adherent | (b) a sympathetic c scholarly observer | (c) a negatively critical scholar]] who was especially concerned to present [[(d) detailed history-chronology | (e) an overview of what d e Islam is in its various aspects | (f) a defense of Islam in f g relation to Judaism | (g) all of these | (h) none of these]]. h 6. The SOURCE material for ISLAM was most similar to the 6. aforementioned sources on a b [[(a) Judaism | (b) Christianity | (c) neither of those]], c although it did include selections from [[(d) the Scriptures | (e) non-religious western critics | d e (f) UN sanctions against Islamic countries]]. f 7. Kraft's classroom presentations and aids for students 7. attempted to approach the subject matter a b [[(a) historically-chronologically | (b) thematically- c topically | (c) a combination of the two]] and emphasized the value of [[(d) isolating | (e) correlating]] d e each religious tradition in relation to the others. 8. Visual Presentations (Friday Sessions) 8. Which of the following subjects WAS (yes) or was NOT (no) significantly treated in the visual class sessions (if you feel unable to answer completely because you missed a significant number of Fridays, mark here and explain on the back of this sheet): see the back >> ___ (a) The Career of Jesus y / n (a) (b) The Career of Moses y / n (b) (c) The Career of Muhammad y / n (c) (d) The Period of David and Solomon (Ancient Israel) y / n (d) (e) Overview of Islamic Shiite Worship y / n (e) (f) Overview of the Christian Crusades y / n (f) (g) History of Russian Orthodox Christianity y / n (g) (h) The Holocaust in Nazi Germany y / n (h) (i) Modern Mainstream American Protestant Preaching y / n (i) (j) Modern Mainstream American Catholic Worship y / n (j) (k) Modern Mainstream American Jewish Preaching y / n (k) (l) Modern Mainstream American Muslim Special Education y / n (l) (m) History of the "Black Muslim" Movement y / n (m) SCRIPTURES, AUTHORITATIVE TRADITIONS, LAW 9. Islamic special scripture is called 9.a b [[(a) Apocrypha | (b) Hadith | (c) Qur'an | (d) TaNaK]], c d a name that puts emphasis on the e f [[(e) angelic | (f) oral | (g) symbolic | (h) written]] g h nature of the revelation claimed to be received by i j [[(i) Abraham | (j) Ezra | (k) Muhammad | (l) Paul]] k l by means of m n [[(m) an angel | (n) a dream-vision | (o) a mystic trance | o p (p) philosophical insight | (q) reading the Bible]]. q  10. General "scriptures" for Islam include 10.a b [[(a) Apocrypha | (b) Gospel | (c) Hadith | (d) Torah | c d (e) all of the above | (f) none of the above]]. e f 11. Islam also produced extra-scriptural collections of 11.a b [[(a) hadith | (b) isnads | (c) mishna | (d) sunna]], c d which were used in the development of religious law, called e f [[(e) bida | (f) shahada | (g) sharia | (h) shirk]], g h in the approved sunni schools of law as developed by the i j [[(i) Hanafites | (j) Hanbalites | (k) Malikites | k l (l) Shafiites | (m) Wahhabis | (n) all the above]]. m n 12. Jewish scripture as a whole is called 12. [[(a) Mishna | (b) Gemara | (c) TaNaKh | (d) Torah]], a b with general reference to the c d [[(e) histories | (f) laws | (g) rituals | (h) writings]] e f attributed to g h [[(i) Abraham | (j) Moses | (k) the biblical authors | i j (l) none of these]], k l and is sometimes also called the m n [[(m) Apocrypha | (n) NT | (o) OT | (p) Talmud]]. o p 13. In classical Judaism, "oral Torah" was collected by the 13.a b [[(a) Essenes | (b) Karaites | (c) Rabbis | (d) Sadducees]] c d into the compilations known as e f [[(e) Dead Sea Scrolls | (f) Gemara | (g) Mishna | g h (h) Responsa | (i) Talmud | (j) all of the above]] i j under the direct leadership of such people as k l [[(k) Isaiah | (l) Judah the Prince | (m) Maimonides | m n (n) Moses | (o) Saadia | (p) Zohar]]; o p materials that focus on how to live in accordance with Torah are called q r [[(q) haggada | (r) halaka | (s) shahada | (t) shema]]. s t 14. The specifically Christian collection of scriptures 14. includes materials from the pen(s) of a b [[(a) Aquinas | (b) Jesus | (c) Luther | (d) Paul]] c d and is joined by classical Christians to other scriptural works including books of e f [[(e) Greek mythology | (f) Jewish Bible | (g) Apocrypha | g h (h) Sefirot | (i) all of these | (j) none of these]]. i j 15. Classical Christianity was, compared to Judaism, relatively 15. a [[(a) more | (b) less | (c) at the same level]] b c involved in the codification of traditions and laws, and also focused on developing systems of d e [[(d) art | (e) calligraphy | (f) economics | (g) theology]], f g including those associated with the Christian authors h i [[(h) Aquinas | (i) Aristotle | (j) Augustine | (k) Averroes | j k (l) Maimonides | (m) Plato | (n) Plotinus]] l m n SPECIAL NAMES, DEFINITIONS 16. The general names given to the three traditions are 16. similar in that they all refer to a b [[(a) a historical founder | (b) an ancient political party | c d (c) an ancient religious goal | (d) none of these]]:  17. "Judaism" is a name with its roots in the period of 17.a b [[(a) Ezra | (b) Jesus | (c) Josephus | (d) the Karaites | c d (e) Qumran | (f) the Tannaim | (g) none of these]]. e f g 18. "Christianity" is a term that comes into existence during 18. the period of political dominance of the "empire" of a b [[(a) the Greeks | (b) the Hyksos | (c) the Persians | c d (d) the Romans | (e) the Saracens | (f) none of these]]. e f 19. "Islam" is a term applied exclusively to 19.a b [[(a) Arabs | (b) Christians | (c) Jews | (d) Moors | c d (e) none of these]] e to indicate one's relationship to f [[(f) Muhammad | (g) Moses | (h) Jesus | (i) God | g h (j) none of these]]; i j an adherent of Islam is properly designated as [[(k) Arabian | (l) Mohammedan | (m) Muslim | (n) Ottoman | k l (o) none of these]] m n o BACKGROUNDS AND ORIGINS 20. Which of the following are NOT associated with Jewish Ab Gn Hy backgrounds (pre-history): Abraham, Gnostics, Hyksos, Mm Mr Mo Maimonides, Marranos, Moses, Patriarchs, Priests, Sages. Pa Pr Sa 21. Which of the following are NOT associated with the Ap Es Ju beginnings of Christianity: Apostles, Eschatology, Judaism, Ka Ma Mu Karaites, Mary, Mutazilites, Paul, Scholasticism, Tannaim. Pa Sc Ta 22. Which of the following are NOT associated with the Ab Is Ka beginnings of Islam: Abraham, Ishmael, Ka'ba, Khadijah, Kh Mo Pa Moses, Paul, Shiites, Sukkot, Zohar. Sh Su Zo BELIEFS AND RELIGIOUS CONDUCT 23. Beliefs of classical Judaism include 23.a b [[(a) angels | (b) messiah | (c) prophets | (d) resurrection | c d (e) revelations | (f) rewards & punishments]] e f 24. Aspects of classical Jewish worship/piety include 24. [[(a) food laws | (b) hopes focused on a central holy a b land/place | (c) local places of worship | (d) missionary c d ambitions and policies | (e) monotheism | (f) priests who e f offer sacrifices | (g) professional worship leaders | g h (h) theological creeds | (i) women rabbis]] i 25. Beliefs of classical Christianity include 25.a b [[(a) angels | (b) messiah | (c) prophets | (d) resurrection | c d (e) revelations | (f) rewards & punishments]] e f 26. Aspects of classical Christian worship/piety include 26. [[(a) food laws | (b) hopes focused on a central holy a b land/place | (c) local places of worship | (d) missionary c d ambitions and policies | (e) monotheism | (f) priests who e f offer sacrifices | (g) professional worship leaders | g h (h) theological creeds | (i) women priests]] i  27. Beliefs of classical Islam include 27.a b [[(a) angels | (b) messiah | (c) prophets | (d) resurrection | c d (e) revelations | (f) rewards & punishments]] e f 28. Aspects of classical Islamic worship/piety include 28. [[(a) food laws | (b) hopes focused on a central holy a b land/place | (c) local places of worship | (d) missionary c d ambitions and policies | (e) monotheism | (f) priests who e f offer sacrifices | (g) professional worship leaders | g h (h) theological creeds | (i) women Imams]] i MYSTICISM AND VARIETIES 29. In Judaism, the following term(s) is/(are) associated with 29. "mysticism" a b [[(a) Qabbalah/Kabala | (b) Sefirot | (c) Sufism | (d) Zohar]], c d and challenges to classical Judaism have come from Jewish groups known as e f [[(e) Conservative| (f) Docetists | (g) Geonim | (h) Karaites g h | (i) Mutazilites | (j) Reconstructionist | (k) Reform]] i j k 30. Classical Christianity has a highly developed idea of 30. "heresy," and includes in that category such groups as a b [[(a) ascetics | (b) gnostics | (c) monastics | (d) mystics]]; c d in the modern period, the Christian "Reformation" produced e f [[(e) Baptists | (f) Greek Orthodox | (g) Lutherans | g h (h) Nominalists | (i) Protestants | (j) Scholastics]]. i j 31. In Islam, the main rivals to the Sunnis are 31. [[(a) Abbasids | (b) Shiites | (c) Sufis | (d) Umayyads]], a b which can be further subdivided to include c d [[(e) Fourty-Niners | (f) Kharijites | (g) Seveners | e f (h) Twelvers | (i) Zaidis]]. g h i Thinkers (Theology, Philosophy, Adaptation) 32. Who represented Judaism as a philosophical option 32. within the Greco-Roman world? a b [[(a) Ezra | (b) Maimonides | (c) Philo | (d) Saadia]] c d Within the Islamic world? e f [[(e) Ezra | (f) Maimonides | (g) Philo | (h) Saadia]] g h In the modern period? i j [[(i) Hirsch | (j) Maimonides | (k) Maskilim-Haskalah | k l (l) Mendelssohn | (m) Spinoza]] m 33. Pre-modern Christians known for their theological 33. influence include a b [[(a) Aquinas | (b) Augustine | (c) Josephus | (d) Philo]], c d and their Greek philosophical background was influenced by e f [[(e) Aristotle | (f) Enoch | (g) Plato | (h) Virgil]]. g h In the post-Reformation period, Christianity has been significantly influenced by i j [[(i) Bahaism | (j) Evangelicalism | (k) Puritanism | k l (l) Sabellianism | (m) Scholasticism]] m  34. Classical Islamic rationalism involved 34.a b [[(a) Ghazali | (b) Kalam | (c) Maskilim | (d) Mutazilites]] c d and often built on a background of e f [[(e) Aristotle | (f) Existentialism | (g) NeoPlatonism | g h (h) Stoicism | (i) Zionism]]; i modern Islam has been influenced significantly by j k [[(j) Karaites | (k) Kharijites | (l) Ulama | (m) Wahhabis]]. l m EVALUATION OF COURSE 35. Please fill out the following two evaluations before you leave (you may do this after the second part of the exam) -- (a) one for the course in general (SCUE form) and (b) one for your section leader (TA) in particular. //end of the comprehensive portion of the exam //