Based on your textbook, which of the following are true of Allah?

The founder of Sikhism was somewhat uncomfortable with rites, rituals, ordinances, and pilgrimages. According to your textbook, the reason for that discomfort was largely what?

According to your textbook, which of the following subjects did Confucius feel everyone should be educated in? (Select all that apply.)

True or false: In the Mahayana tradition, the Buddha (or Sidhartha Gautama) is often referred to as Śākyamuni—which basically means “hermit” or “sage of the Sākya tribe” (that being the tribe into which he was born).

True or false: According to your textbook, because he had an inordinate fixation on all things spiritual, the parents of the founder of Sikhism repeatedly tried to involve him in the things of the world—like working a job or getting married—but he continually resisted their efforts.

True or false: We know that Confucius was personally a religious man who believed in God and believed that he had a divine calling to teach the truth (as encapsulated in his personal philosophy). However, it is said that Confucious did not encourage his followers to believe in God. His reasoning for this was that he felt that focusing on the next life would lead one to neglect what should be the focus of this life (i.e., the development of a moral character). According to Confucious, if you become ethical, moral, or a superior person in this life, heaven will take care of itself. And this is said to be why he didn’t teach much about God.

True or false: The Quran is a record of Allah’s words, which were given through a series of revelations from Gabriel to Mohommed.

Who declared, “There is neither Hindu nor Muslim, so whose path shall I follow? I shall follow God’s path. God is neither Hindu nor Muslim and the path I follow is God’s”?

As noted in your textbook, Confucious was concerned about the reasons many people seek an education. Which of the following ideas did he teach regarding education?

True or false: According to our classroom discussion, because of his father’s premature and untimely death, Confucius lived most of his childhood as an impoverished refugee, and the victim of the inhumanity of some of his family members.