You should know the key
information (both historical and legendary) about the following individuals:
Abraham (Ibrahim)
Adam
Ali (nephew of Muhammad)
(Saint) Augustine
(Saint) Benedict
(Saint) Dominic
(Saint) Francis of Assisi
(Saint) Ignatius Loyola
Isaac
Jacob
John Calvin
Joseph Smith
Martin Luther
Muhammad
(Saint) Thomas Aquinas
You should understand the meaning of the following terms:
ascetic
baptism
bar (bat) mitzvah
caliph
diaspora
ecumenical
episcopacy
fundamentalist
eucharist
imam
immaculate conception
indulgence
incarnation
haj
kosher
messiah
millennialism
miracle
original sin
rabbi
sabbath
sacrament
second coming
Shariah
shoah
Sufi
talmud
torah
transubstantiation
Trinity
You should understand the key points about these ideas:
how an individual is understood
to be a Jew; what a "good" Jew is supposed to do
how an individual is understood
to be a Christian; what a "good" Christian is supposed to do
how an individual is understood
to be a Muslim; what a "good" Muslim is supposed to do
what is the controversy
between Orthodox Jews and other Jewish congregations
what are the major divisions
among Protestant groups
how in general Protestants
and Catholics are different in beliefs and practices
what major decisions were
made at these councils: Nicaea, Trent, Vatican II
what is the difference between
Sunni and Shiite Muslims
how the Latter Day Saints
differ from both Catholics and Protestants
what characterizes Scientology
as a teaching