First Preliminary Examination (First Semester)

INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS (Specialized)

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Items 1-10. Spelling : Spell the words to be dictated by the proctor. Write your answer on the blanks. NO ERASURE

1. __________________________ 6. __________________________
2. __________________________ 7. __________________________
3. __________________________ 8. __________________________
4. __________________________ 9. __________________________
5. __________________________ 10. _________________________

Items 11-30: Identification: Identify what is being defined or described in each item below. Write your answer on the
space provided for. NO ERASURE

___________________ 11. a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things
___________________ 12. a religion that constitutes the biggest proportion of the world population
___________________ 13. the holy scripture of Judaism
___________________ 14. the God of the Jews
___________________ 15. a disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God
___________________ 16. the study of the nature of God and religious beliefs
___________________ 17. the counterpart of the Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible
___________________ 18. the “Promise Land” of the Jews
___________________ 19. the first book of the Hebrew Bible that account the creation of the entire world
___________________ 20. a Christian doctrine that God is one but three “Divine Persons ”
___________________ 21. it refers to the dispersion of the Jews outside Palestine after Babylonian exile
___________________ 22. the meaning of the word Catholic
___________________ 23. the mystical body of Christ
___________________ 24. it is known to Christians as “the Messiah ”
___________________ 25. the Latin origin of the world religion
___________________ 26. the vow of the Catholic priests not to be married
___________________ 27. it refers to the food preparation and consumption of the Jews
___________________ 28. the symbol of Judaism
___________________ 29. a Jewish house for the purpose of prayer or worship
___________________ 30. it is considered to be the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar

Items 31-50: Enumeration: Enumerate the following. Write your answers at the back of your paper

31-35. The 5 books in the Torah (in order)

36-43. The 8 books in the Nevi’im (in order)
44-54. The 11 books in the Ketuvim (in order)
55-60. Give 6 miracles happened in the movie “Jesus”

Items 61-70: True or False: Write True if the statement is correct and False if the statement is wrong.
(NO ERASURE)

________61. Islam is an Abrahamic religion.

________62. Jerusalem, a city in the Palestinian territories in Gaza, is a sacred place not only for the Jews but also for
Christians and Muslims.
________63. Religion is a product of culture.
________64. Sunday is the day of rest and worship in Judaism.
________65. Friday is the day of rest and prayer for the Muslims.
________66. In the movie “Jesus”, the traditional Jews refused to accept Jesus as the Messiah.
________67. The Jews are allowed to eat pork.
________68. Shavout commemorates the giving of the Ten Commandments to the Jewish People at Mount Sinai.
________69. Iraelites are the descendants of the Hebrews originated from Abraham.
________70. In Judaism, if they speak of “Israel ” it is the same when Christian speak of “church ”.

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