Answers

[voxwoman]

Answers from this quiz, as posted in the MT Void this morning.

1. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
2. Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads, Puranas,
Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, Yoga Sutras, Laws of
Manu, or Kama Sutra
3. Quran
4. Bethlehem
5. Good Samaritan
6. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
7. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." (Matthew
7:12), or a similar statement from Rabbi Hillel or Confucius.
"Love your neighbor as yourself" is not the Golden Rule.
8. No, this is not in the Bible. In fact, it is contradicted in
Proverbs 28:26. "He who trusts in himself is a fool." The
words are Ben Franklin's.
9. Yes, in the Beatitudes of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matthew
5:3).
10. No other gods before me; you shall not make yourself a graven
image; you shall not take the name of the Lord in vain;
remember the Sabbath and keep it holy; honor your father and
mother; you shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery;
you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness against
your neighbor; you shall not covet.
11. Life is suffering; suffering has an origin; suffering can be
overcome (nirvana); the path to overcoming suffering is the
Noble Eightfold Path.
12. baptism, eucharist/mass, reconciliation/confession/penance,
confirmation, marriage, holy orders, anointing of the
sick/last rites
13. "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"; the
words before the comma are the Establishment Clause, the
words that follow are the Free Exercise Clause.
14. Ramadan is a Muslim holiday characterized by a month of
fasting.
15. Adam and Eve + Garden of Eden; Serpent + Garden of Eden;
Abraham + Binding of Isaac; Moses + Exodus/Parting of the Red
Sea; Noah + Olive Branch; Jesus + Garden of Gethsemane; Paul
+ Road to Damascus.

Your scores have been posted in the comments.

 

Comments

[krikkert.livejournal.com]

I disagree with their interpretation -- Paul claimed Jesus appeared and spoke to him, thus Jesus was a part of that! ;P

[voxwoman.livejournal.com]

I didn't take points off for that on yours. I only got it right by process of elimination. I have no idea about the NT stories.

[voxwoman.livejournal.com]

And he didn't include any of the Shastras in the sacred Hindu texts. The bastidge.

[krikkert.livejournal.com]

Wonder how he'd react to a correction email? ;D

[cartoonmayhem.livejournal.com]

You posted a comment in my Have A Happy Period journal and I wanted to let you know that I friended you. You can friend me if you want. Then you can see more of my inane posts.

[cartoonmayhem.livejournal.com]

Besides anyone who uses the term "bastidge" and loves food is a bird of a feather. :-)

[voxwoman.livejournal.com]

Just friended you back. Reading your bio, it looks as if we may have run across each other in real life at some point.

[voxwoman.livejournal.com]

cool thanks and thanks :)

[ozanbaba.livejournal.com]

3th one was one easy question