Exam 10: Zoroastrianism

Which of these is not an element of the strictly religious part of the Zoroastrian wedding ceremony, as performed by the officiating priests?

One of the challenges of life for Zoroastrians is knowing which of the primal spirits is good and which is evil.

What does the following Key Term mean: -Avesta

What does the following Key Term mean: -Angra Mainyu

Ahura Mazda created everything in the world.

Zoroastrianism was once the official religion of which of these empires?

Zoroastrians believe that after death, people's souls must pass over the ________, which crosses over hell far below.

Which of these is not a characteristic of the true Zoroastrian God? "asserted, is uncreated, eternal, wholly just, _________"

According to Zoroastrian rites of birth, the mother, after she has given birth, should avoid contact with fire, ________, and the baresman (i.e., the sacred ceremonial apparatus) of the house.

Zoroastrians believe that at the end of time, Ahura Mazda will raise the dead, beginning with the first human named Adam.

In India Zoroastrians are known as Parsis.

In Zoroastrian temples, ________ is a symbol of divine presence and moral purity.

Zarathustra taught that there is a hereafter in which individuals are judged according to the amount of ________ in their time on earth.

What does scholar Ariane Sherine argue is the biggest issue facing Zoroastrianism today?

In the Zoroastrian view, evil in the world is the same philosophical and theological problem that it is in the three major Western religions.

Zoroastrians believe that the more people who convert to Zoroastrians the better the future on Earth will be.

The Ten Prayers are essential to Zoroastrianism; adherents recite them repeatedly.

Some Zoroastrians fear that their three-thousand-year-old religion may soon die for lack of adherents.

Explore the significance and use of fire in Zoroastrian rituals.

Discuss the characteristics of Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu and how these characteristics guide the followers of Zoroastrianism in their daily lives.