Deck 9: Zoroastrianism

Question 1

The words of the Vendidad are recited during the Yasna ceremony.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Zarathushtra is known in the West as

A) Zara
B) Zorro
C) Zoroaster
D) Zoraster

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Who argued that Zoroastrianism was the first to teach the doctrines of individual judgment?

A) Boyd
B) Boyce
C) Boyle
D) Babcock

Answer 3

B

Question 4

There are hymns to the Fravashis in Zoroastrian scripture.

Question 5

Zoroastrian rites are often conducted in what language?

A) Zoroastrian
B) Persian
C) Hindu
D) Avestan

Question 6

The Yasna is made up of 72 chapters.

Question 7

Who argued that Zoroastrianism has had the most influence on human life compared with other faiths?

A) Boyd
B) Boyce
C) Boyle
D) Babcock

Question 8

The words of the Yashts are recited during the Yasna ceremony.

Question 9

The haoma is sacrificed in fire.

Question 10

The canon of the Avesta was fixed about 325 C.E.

Question 11

Which Empire arose in the third century C.E.?

A) Hungarian
B) Austro-Hungarian
C) Persian
D) Sassanid

Question 12

The Zoroastrian house of worship is often called the "fire temple."

Question 13

Ahura Mazda is the God of transport and migration.

Question 14

Zoroastrianism began in ancient India.

Question 15

Cattle are important to Zoroastrians as a representation of their livelihood and prosperity.

Question 16

A key Zoroastrian motto is "good thoughts,good intentions,good actions."

Question 17

There are no hymns to Mithra in Zoroastrian scripture.

Question 18

Three main characters converse with each other at the call of Zarathustra.

Question 19

The haoma is a type of demon.

Question 20

Any prophet can lead humanity to God,according to Zoroastrianism.

Question 21

In Zoroastrian belief the soul sits ______ the body for three days after death.

Question 22

Fravashis are

A) Guardian Spirits
B) Evil Spirits
C) Benign gods
D) Priests

Question 23

A ______ is a short Zoroastrian formula that is used to sum up key religious ideas.

Question 24

The life of the created world is represented by the turning of the ______.

Question 25

The Avesta books are used in

A) Worship and devotion
B) Worship and sacrifice
C) Sacrifice only
D) Devotion only

Question 26

The Zoroastrian Confession calls Zoroastrians "Mazda-________."

Question 27

The Last ______ occurs at the end of time.

Question 28

How many blessings are there in the Yashts?

A) 6
B) 9
C) 12
D) 15

Question 29

"Chinvat" in the expression "Chinvat Bridge" means ______.

Question 30

How many holy days of obligation are there in Zoroastrianism?

A) 1
B) 6
C) 12
D) 65

Question 31

Traditional places where Zoroastrians placed their dead are "towers of ________."

Question 32

The "Hymn of Praise to Zarathustra" praises him repeatedly for being the ______ to accomplish several great tasks.

Question 33

What is in the Khorda Avesta?

A) Histories
B) Rituals
C) Prayers
D) Chronicles

Question 34

What religion pressed hard on Zoroastrianism in opposition to it?

A) Judaism
B) Buddhism
C) Islam
D) Hinduism

Question 35

How many chapters are there in the Yasna?

A) 27
B) 56
C) 72
D) 86

Question 36

Who held that Judaism did not borrow significantly from Zoroastrianism?

A) Boyd
B) Barr
C) Babcock
D) Battacharra

Question 37

What period(s)of Zarathustra's life is/are spoken of at the end of the "Hymn of Praise to Zarathustra?"

A) Birth and growth
B) Middle adulthood
C) Early adulthood
D) Old age

Question 38

In India,Zoroastrians are usually called ______.

Question 39

Which Zoroastrian scripture contains the purity rules?

A) Visparad
B) Yashts
C) Vendidad
D) Yasna

Question 40

Zoroastrianism describes itself as the "faith of _______ marriage."

Question 41

A damned soul will meet a ______ who is hideous in appearance.

Question 42

Explain the Zoroastrian belief in the dualism of god and evil forces.How is this belief supposed to be instantiated in the life of a Zoroastrian believer?

Question 43

The third step of final judgment takes a damned soul to the hell of evil ______.

Question 44

The notion that the cosmos is composed of two competing forces of good and evil is called _______.

Question 45

On what basis is a person judged after death,according to Zoroastrian tradition?

Question 46

What might be unusual in having a scriptural hymn of praise to the human founder of a monotheistic religion?

Question 47

A man's good deeds are represented to him after death as a beautiful ______.

Question 48

What is the significance of fire in Zoroastrianism,both ritually and morally?

Question 49

What is the significance of the Gathas in Zoroastrian life?

Question 50

A man who is damned has his soul bound by the demon named ______.

Question 51

What does Zoroastrian tradition about the events that occur after a person's death tell you about its view of the relationship between men and women?