Question 1

Zoroastrian moral teachings focus on:

Accepted Answer

A) the goodness and supremacy of Angra Mainyu. 
B) the preservation of good and the destruction of evil. 
C) the liberation of the soul from the cycle of life and death. 
D) the achievement of reincarnation through asceticism. 
A) the goodness and supremacy of Angra Mainyu. 
B) the preservation of good and the destruction of evil. 
C) the liberation of the soul from the cycle of life and death. 
D) the achievement of reincarnation through asceticism.

Question 2

The Zoroastrian immigrants from Iran in North America speak :

Accepted Answer

A) Gujarati 
B) Hebrew 
C) Gurmukhi 
D) Farsi 
A) Gujarati 
B) Hebrew 
C) Gurmukhi 
D) Farsi

Question 3

In Zoroastrian belief, after a soul ascends to paradise, what spirit leads the soul to the golden throne of Ahura Mazda?

Accepted Answer

A) the Good Mind 
B) the Good Thoughts 
C) the Desirable Lordship 
D) the Bounteous Spirit 
A) the Good Mind 
B) the Good Thoughts 
C) the Desirable Lordship 
D) the Bounteous Spirit

Question 4

Zoroastrian websites often have matchmaking areas to encourage the faithful to:

Accepted Answer

A) attend the fire temples more often. 
B) give money to support Zoroastrianism. 
C) keep up ties with Zoroastrians in India and Iran.d.marry other Zoroastrians. 
D) marry other Zoroastrians. 
A) attend the fire temples more often. 
B) give money to support Zoroastrianism. 
C) keep up ties with Zoroastrians in India and Iran.d.marry other Zoroastrians. 
D) marry other Zoroastrians.

Question 5

In Zoroastrian belief, the soul hovers above the body for three days after death and leaves on the fourth day to face judgment on the:

Accepted Answer

A) Chinvat Bridge. 
B) Tower of Silence. 
C) River Styx. 
D) Zoroaster Passage. 
A) Chinvat Bridge. 
B) Tower of Silence. 
C) River Styx. 
D) Zoroaster Passage.

Question 6

What is the Zoroastrian house of worship called?

Accepted Answer

A) tower of silence 
B) gurdwara 
C) manastambha 
D) fire temple 
A) tower of silence 
B) gurdwara 
C) manastambha 
D) fire temple

Question 7

Which of the following best describes a tower of silence?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a stone funeral structure for the Zoroastrian dead. 
B) It refers to a Zoroastrian place of worship. 
C) It is a symbol of Zoroastrianism that stresses morality. 
D) It is a stone figure that adorns the entrance of a Zoroastrian fire temple. 
A) It is a stone funeral structure for the Zoroastrian dead. 
B) It refers to a Zoroastrian place of worship. 
C) It is a symbol of Zoroastrianism that stresses morality. 
D) It is a stone figure that adorns the entrance of a Zoroastrian fire temple.

Question 8

Zoroastrians use the date of the coronation of what Sassanian king in 631 C.E.as the first year of their calendar?

Accepted Answer

A) Xerxes 
B) Alexander 
C) Cyrus 
D) Yazdgird 
A) Xerxes 
B) Alexander 
C) Cyrus 
D) Yazdgird

Question 9

Zoroastrians believe that the spirit known as the Druj can deceive people into believing that something evil is actually good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The compacted, single-word name of Ahura Mazda is:

Accepted Answer

A) Ahriman. 
B) Druj. 
C) Ormazd. 
D) Zoroaster. 
A) Ahriman. 
B) Druj. 
C) Ormazd. 
D) Zoroaster.

Question 11

Which of the following statements best describes Zarathustra?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the symbol of Zoroastrianism. 
B) It is the name of the one true God worshipped by Zoroastrians. 
C) It is the ancient name of the founder of Zoroastrianism. 
D) It is the basic Zoroastrian scripture. 
A) It is the symbol of Zoroastrianism. 
B) It is the name of the one true God worshipped by Zoroastrians. 
C) It is the ancient name of the founder of Zoroastrianism. 
D) It is the basic Zoroastrian scripture.

Question 12

Which of the following is an essential teaching of Zoroastrianism?

Accepted Answer

A) polytheism 
B) dualism 
C) celibacy 
D) asceticism 
A) polytheism 
B) dualism 
C) celibacy 
D) asceticism

Question 13

Zoroastrianism was the official religion of the:

Accepted Answer

A) Roman Empire. 
B) Parthian Empire. 
C) Mughal Empire. 
D) Persian Empire. 
A) Roman Empire. 
B) Parthian Empire. 
C) Mughal Empire. 
D) Persian Empire.

Question 14

Which of the following is the sacred thread tied around a Zoroastrian's body at initiation?

Accepted Answer

A) haoma 
B) patet 
C) kusti 
D) gris-gris 
A) haoma 
B) patet 
C) kusti 
D) gris-gris

Question 15

The book Thus Spoke Zarathustra is about Zoroastrianism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Briefly explain the reasons why many Zoroastrians are apprehensive about the future of their faith.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
The fact that many Zo

Question 17

In Zoroastrian belief, a way of erasing negative effects at one's personal judgment is through:

Accepted Answer

A) the renunciation of one's sins. 
B) the transfer of merits from the Zoroastrian saints. 
C) the extensive singing of hymns from the Avesta. 
D) the performance of animal sacrifices to please the God. 
A) the renunciation of one's sins. 
B) the transfer of merits from the Zoroastrian saints. 
C) the extensive singing of hymns from the Avesta. 
D) the performance of animal sacrifices to please the God.

Question 18

In the Avestan language, Humata means:

Accepted Answer

A) good thoughts. 
B) good words. 
C) good deeds. 
D) good habits. 
A) good thoughts. 
B) good words. 
C) good deeds. 
D) good habits.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of the Appointed Place Fire?

Accepted Answer

A) It may be tended by an approved layperson when no ritual is being performed with it. 
B) It is consecrated by eight priests in a ritual that takes up to three weeks. 
C) It involves the gathering of sixteen different fires from sixteen different sources. 
D) It requires a gathering and mingling in one urn of fires from representatives of the four traditional classes in Zoroastrian society. 
A) It may be tended by an approved layperson when no ritual is being performed with it. 
B) It is consecrated by eight priests in a ritual that takes up to three weeks. 
C) It involves the gathering of sixteen different fires from sixteen different sources. 
D) It requires a gathering and mingling in one urn of fires from representatives of the four traditional classes in Zoroastrian society.

Question 20

According to Zoroastrian belief, the highest level of sacred fire is the:

Accepted Answer

A) Fire of Victory. 
B) Appointed Place Fire. 
C) Fire of Fires. 
D) Eternal Fire. 
A) Fire of Victory. 
B) Appointed Place Fire. 
C) Fire of Fires. 
D) Eternal Fire.

Zoroastrian moral teachings focus on:

The Zoroastrian immigrants from Iran in North America speak :

In Zoroastrian belief, after a soul ascends to paradise, what spirit leads the soul to the golden throne of Ahura Mazda?

Zoroastrian websites often have matchmaking areas to encourage the faithful to:

In Zoroastrian belief, the soul hovers above the body for three days after death and leaves on the fourth day to face judgment on the:

What is the Zoroastrian house of worship called?

Which of the following best describes a tower of silence?

Zoroastrians use the date of the coronation of what Sassanian king in 631 C.E.as the first year of their calendar?

Zoroastrians believe that the spirit known as the Druj can deceive people into believing that something evil is actually good.

The compacted, single-word name of Ahura Mazda is:

Which of the following statements best describes Zarathustra?

Which of the following is an essential teaching of Zoroastrianism?

Zoroastrianism was the official religion of the:

Which of the following is the sacred thread tied around a Zoroastrian's body at initiation?

The book Thus Spoke Zarathustra is about Zoroastrianism.

Briefly explain the reasons why many Zoroastrians are apprehensive about the future of their faith.

In Zoroastrian belief, a way of erasing negative effects at one's personal judgment is through:

In the Avestan language, Humata means:

Which of the following statements is true of the Appointed Place Fire?

According to Zoroastrian belief, the highest level of sacred fire is the:

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Exam 9: Encountering Zoroastrianism: The Way of the One Wise Lord

Zoroastrian moral teachings focus on:

The Zoroastrian immigrants from Iran in North America speak :

In Zoroastrian belief, after a soul ascends to paradise, what spirit leads the soul to the golden throne of Ahura Mazda?

Zoroastrian websites often have matchmaking areas to encourage the faithful to:

In Zoroastrian belief, the soul hovers above the body for three days after death and leaves on the fourth day to face judgment on the:

What is the Zoroastrian house of worship called?

Which of the following best describes a tower of silence?

Zoroastrians use the date of the coronation of what Sassanian king in 631 C.E.as the first year of their calendar?

Zoroastrians believe that the spirit known as the Druj can deceive people into believing that something evil is actually good.

The compacted, single-word name of Ahura Mazda is:

Which of the following statements best describes Zarathustra?

Which of the following is an essential teaching of Zoroastrianism?

Zoroastrianism was the official religion of the:

Which of the following is the sacred thread tied around a Zoroastrian's body at initiation?

The book Thus Spoke Zarathustra is about Zoroastrianism.

Briefly explain the reasons why many Zoroastrians are apprehensive about the future of their faith.

In Zoroastrian belief, a way of erasing negative effects at one's personal judgment is through:

In the Avestan language, Humata means:

Which of the following statements is true of the Appointed Place Fire?

According to Zoroastrian belief, the highest level of sacred fire is the:

Beginning Your Study of World Religions

Encountering Indigenous Religions: Ways to Tribal Life

Encountering Hinduism: Many Paths to Liberation

Encountering Jainism: The Austere Way to Liberation

Encountering Buddhism: The Middle Path to Liberation

Encountering Sikhism: The Way of Gods Name

Encountering Daoism and Confucianism: Two Views of the Eternal Way

Encountering Shinto: the Way of the Kami

Encountering Judaism: The Way of Gods People

Encountering Christianity: The Way of Jesus Christ

Encountering Islam: The Straight Path of the One God

Encountering New Religious Movements: Modern Ways to Alternative Meanings

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