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1. Rastafarians are monotheistic, believing in only one God. Instead of using the name Jehovah or Allah, they refer to their deity by what name instead?
2. The word "Rastafarian" comes from the name of Ras Tafari Makonnen, who was crowned emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. What did his name become when he was crowned and adopted his royal title?
3. For the Rastafarians, the word "Zion" doesn't mean Israel but instead refers to a location found in which region?
4. There are three major sects of the Rastafari today. Two are known as the "Bobo Shanti" and the "Twelve Tribes of Israel." What is the name of the third?
5. Music plays a vital role both in spreading the Rasta message and in passing on an oral history of the movement. Which of these singers used a music style that is most closely associated with the Rastafarians?
6. Rastafarians are often opposed to governmental systems that they see as oppressive to peace and freedom. To show their disapproval, they use the name of what biblical place as a label for all such perceived systems of oppression?
7. Instead of saying "we" or "all of us" the Rastafarians will substitute what phrase, which denotes the united oneness of all people in God?
8. What text, based on the Bible, is considered to be the predominant holy book of the Rastafarians?
9. What Jamaican promoter of black nationalism and Pan-Africanism is seen as a prophet by the Rasta for his prediction that a black king would be the people's Redeemer?
10. What hair style is often associated with Rastafarians?
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