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    Which describes an ethnic group? (SSG12a)

    • People that like to grow food
    • People that like to read books
    • People who share the same religious beliefs
    • People with a shared language, religion, or culture
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  • 2. 

    Which describes a religious group? (SSG12a)

    • People that like to grow food

    • People that like to read books

    • People who share the same religious beliefs

    • People with a shared language, religion, or culture

    Correct Answer
    A. People who share the same religious beliefs
  • 3. 

    This belief teaches that one is reborn after death: (SSG12b)

    • Karma

    • Reincarnation

    • Five Pillars

    • Vedas

    Correct Answer
    A. Reincarnation
  • 4. 

    Who was the founder of Buddhism? (SSG12b)

    • Jesus

    • Confucius

    • Muhammad

    • Siddhartha Guatama

    Correct Answer
    A. Siddhartha Guatama
  • 5. 

    Which philosophy is the foundation of modern Chinese culture? (SSG12b)

    • Shintoism

    • Confucianism

    • Hinduism

    • Judaism

    Correct Answer
    A. Confucianism
  • 6. 

    Which Asian country has the lowest literacy rate? (SSG12c)

    • China

    • India

    • Vietnam

    • North Korea

    Correct Answer
    A. India
  • 7. 

    Which countries have the greatest percent difference in literacy rates between men and women? (SSG12c)

    • China and Japan

    • India and Vietnam

    • Bangladesh and India

    • Vietnam and Bangladesh

    Correct Answer
    A. Bangladesh and India
  • 8. 

    What are the Five Pillars? (SSG12b)

    • Rules of the caste system

    • Laws of reincarnation

    • Basic beliefs of Islam

    • Hindu texts

    Correct Answer
    A. Basic beliefs of Islam
  • 9. 

    Which of the following religions is considered to be the oldest in the world? (SSG12b)

    • Islam

    • Hinduism

    • Buddhism

    • Shintoism

    Correct Answer
    A. Hinduism
  • 10. 

    Why do some very poor countries in Asia still have high literacy rates? (SSG12c)

    • Poor countries will have high literacy rates as long as their populations are small.

    • As long as a country is a democracy, the people will have high literacy rates even if the country is poor.

    • If governments decide education should be a national goal, the literacy rates can improve even if the countries are poor.

    • No matter how much money a country has or does not have, literacy rates of women will always be lower than those of men.

    Correct Answer
    A. If governments decide education should be a national goal, the literacy rates can improve even if the countries are poor.
  • 11. 

    What part of the people in South Korea are Buddhists? (SSG12b)

    • 1%

    • 23%

    • 35%

    • 47%

    Correct Answer
    A. 23%
  • 12. 

    Which country is unusual in that almost every man and woman can read and write but the GDP is among the lowest in the world? (SSG12c)

    • India

    • China

    • Bangladesh

    • North Korea

    Correct Answer
    A. North Korea
  • 13. 

    Which Asian countries have the highest literacy rates? (SSG12c)

    • China, India, and Japan

    • China, Vietnam, and Japan

    • China, Japan, and the United States

    • Japan, North Korea, and South Korea

    Correct Answer
    A. Japan, North Korea, and South Korea
  • 14. 

    What generalization can you make about the relationship between national wealth and literacy? (SSG12c)

    • Literacy is higher in wealthy countries.

    • Countries with large populations always have the highest literacy rates.

    • Higher national wealth is not always necessary in order to have high literacy rates.

    • Men always get better educations than women in countries with high national wealth.

    Correct Answer
    A. Higher national wealth is not always necessary in order to have high literacy rates.
  • 15. 

    Which religion originated in India and follows the teachings of one man? (SSG12b)

    • Hinduism

    • Islam

    • Buddhism

    • Shintoism

    Correct Answer
    A. Buddhism
  • 16. 

    Which religion is based on the teachings of Muhammad? (SSG12b)

    • Islam

    • Confucianism

    • Hinduism

    • Buddhism

    Correct Answer
    A. Islam
  • 17. 

    Which Asian countries have the lowest national wealth? (SSG12c)

    • Vietnam and India

    • India and Bangladesh

    • Bangladesh and North Korea

    • North Korea and South Korea

    Correct Answer
    A. Bangladesh and North Korea
  • 18. 

    Whose Golden Rule of Behavior was “What you do not like when done unto yourself, do not unto others”? (SSG12b)

    • Jesus

    • Confucius

    • Muhammad

    • Siddhartha Guatama

    Correct Answer
    A. Confucius
  • 19. 

    About 80% of India’s people follow which religion? (SSG12b)

    • Hinduism

    • Christianity

    • Islam

    • Buddhism

    Correct Answer
    A. Hinduism
  • 20. 

    Which religion is monotheistic? (SSG12b)

    • Hinduism

    • Shintoism

    • Islam

    • Buddhism

    Correct Answer
    A. Islam
  • 21. 

    Which religion believes karma affects status in the caste system? (SSG12b)

    • Buddhism

    • Shintoism

    • Islam

    • Hinduism

    Correct Answer
    A. Hinduism
  • 22. 

    Shintoism is unique to _____________: (SSG12b)

    • China

    • Vietnam

    • Japan

    • India

    Correct Answer
    A. Japan
  • 23. 

    Which religion/philosophy does NOT follow the teachings of one man? (SSG12b)

    • Buddhism

    • Shintoism

    • Islam

    • Confucianism

    Correct Answer
    A. Shintoism
  • 24. 

     Which explains information from the graph? (SSG12b)

    • Most South Koreans do not practice any religion.

    • Most South Koreans practice some form of religion.

    • Buddhism has less followers than it once had in South Korea.

    • Christianity is the second largest religious group in South Korea.

    Correct Answer
    A. Christianity is the second largest religious group in South Korea.

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