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1. Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies . . . . Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived together in peace. Because several Christian and Jewish prophets, including Adam, Abraham, and Moses,are named in the Qur'an and because the Jewish Torah and Christian gospels are recognized as revelations from Allah, the Muslim rulers called Christians and Jews "people of the Book" and permitted them much religious and personal freedom. Jews, especially, enjoyed many liberties, and many Jews distinguished themselves in science, the arts, and government. Convivencia, a Spanish word meaning "living together," helped make tenth-century al-Andalus the most civilized country in Europe. . . . –Lawrence Houghteling, "Al-Andalus: Islamic Spain," Calliope, Nov.-Dec. 1995 A) The Torah and the Bible were rejected in Muslim Spain. B) Arabs, Jews, and Christians shared houses and places of worship in Muslim Spain. C) Religious tolerance in Muslim Spain encouraged the growth of a rich and diverse culture. D) Spain was troubled by deep-rooted religious conflicts. What is the main idea of this passage? 2. Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. ... The split arose from a dispute over who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad after his death in A.D. 632. Some followers believed his successor should be chosen by tribal consensus, and they named one of Muhammad's inner circle as the first caliph, or spiritual leader. But others thought the successor should come directly from the Prophet's family, namely his cousin and son-in-law Ali . .. . Source: National Geographic, June 2004 A) pogroms in Russia B) fall of Constantinople C) division of Sunnis and Shiites D) tensions between Protestants and Catholic The situation described in this passage led to the 3. Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. "From as early as I can remember, the Emperor was an important presence even in our remote home. He was a descendant of the gods from thousands of years before, never to be looked at or listened to by mere mortals, a presence to be revered and protected and obeyed . . . Finally. . ., my family and neighbors gathered around the radio and listened in stunned silence to the voice that had never before been heard, saying he was only human after all. Everyone was crying. I was sad and confused. " A) Shintoism B) Christianity C) Islam D) Judaism The attitudes toward the Emperor expressed in this passage were based in the traditions of

4. Base your answer to the following question on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies. Speaker A : "The eightfold noble path and four noble truths as expressed by Siddhartha Gautama are the foundations of our faith." Speaker B : "There is one God and his name is Allah and his truth has been revealed to us through his prophet Mohammed." Speaker C : "The Ten Commandments and the teachings of the Gospels guide us in our quest for a fulfilling spiritual life." Speaker D : "To achieve union with atman , we must pass through many births and acquire good karma by being obedient to moral laws and societal regulations." A) A B) B C) C D) D Which speaker expresses a belief in reincarnation? 5. Base your answer to the following question on on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. . . . He who, being of weak faculties [abilities], develops the wisdom of the first path with a dull insight is reborn seven times at most; after seven rebirths in states of bliss he will make an end of misery: he who develops it with medium faculties and insight is a roamer; after two or three rebirths he will make an end of misery: he who develops it with keen faculties and insight takes root but once, only one human birth will he pass through and make an end of misery. . . . — Charles W. Eliot, ed., Sacred Writings, Vol II, P.F. Collier Son, 1910 A) Buddhism B) Christianity C) Islam D) Confucianism Which belief system is described in this passage? 6. Base your answer to the following question on on the picture below and on your knowledge of social studies. Source: Q.T. Luong, www.terragalleria.com A) Buddhism B) Islam C) Jainism D) Christianity This statue is most closely associated with which religion?