Cycle Five Quizzes About Country
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- 1.Which describes an ethnic group? (SSG12a)
- A.
People that like to grow food
- B.
People that like to read books
- C.
People who share the same religious beliefs
- D.
People with a shared language, religion, or culture
- 2.Which describes a religious group? (SSG12a)
- A.
People that like to grow food
- B.
People that like to read books
- C.
People who share the same religious beliefs
- D.
People with a shared language, religion, or culture
- 3.Which countries have the greatest percent difference in literacy rates between men and women? (SSG12c)
- A.
China and Japan
- B.
India and Vietnam
- C.
Bangladesh and India
- D.
Vietnam and Bangladesh
- 4.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)
- A.
India
- B.
China
- C.
Bangladesh
- D.
North Korea
- 5.Which Asian countries have the lowest national wealth? (SSG12c)
- A.
Vietnam and India
- B.
India and Bangladesh
- C.
Bangladesh and North Korea
- D.
North Korea and South Korea
- 6.Which Asian countries have the highest literacy rates? (SSG12c)
- A.
China, India, and Japan
- B.
China, Vietnam, and Japan
- C.
China, Japan, and the United States
- D.
Japan, North Korea, and South Korea
- 7.Which Asian country has the lowest literacy rate? (SSG12c)
- A.
China
- B.
India
- C.
Vietnam
- D.
North Korea
- 8.Why do some very poor countries in Asia still have high literacy rates? (SSG12c)
- A.
Poor countries will have high literacy rates as long as their populations are small.
- B.
As long as a country is a democracy, the people will have high literacy rates even if the country is poor.
- C.
If governments decide education should be a national goal, the literacy rates can improve even if the countries are poor.
- D.
No matter how much money a country has or does not have, literacy rates of women will always be lower than those of men.
- 9.What generalization can you make about the relationship between national wealth and literacy? (SSG12c)
- A.
Literacy is higher in wealthy countries.
- B.
Countries with large populations always have the highest literacy rates.
- C.
Higher national wealth is not always necessary in order to have high literacy rates.
- D.
Men always get better educations than women in countries with high national wealth.
- 10.Which religion originated in India and follows the teachings of one man? (SSG12b)
- A.
Hinduism
- B.
Islam
- C.
Buddhism
- D.
Shintoism
- 11.Which of the following religions is considered to be the oldest in the world? (SSG12b)
- A.
Islam
- B.
Hinduism
- C.
Buddhism
- D.
Shintoism
- 12.This belief teaches that one is reborn after death: (SSG12b)
- A.
Karma
- B.
Reincarnation
- C.
Five Pillars
- D.
Vedas
- 13.Which religion believes karma affects status in the caste system? (SSG12b)
- A.
Buddhism
- B.
Shintoism
- C.
Islam
- D.
Hinduism
- 14.Which religion/philosophy does NOT follow the teachings of one man? (SSG12b)
- A.
Buddhism
- B.
Shintoism
- C.
Islam
- D.
Confucianism
- 15.Who was the founder of Buddhism? (SSG12b)
- A.
Jesus
- B.
Confucius
- C.
Muhammad
- D.
Siddhartha Guatama
- 16.Shintoism is unique to _____________: (SSG12b)
- A.
China
- B.
Vietnam
- C.
Japan
- D.
India
- 17.About 80% of India’s people follow which religion? (SSG12b)
- A.
Hinduism
- B.
Christianity
- C.
Islam
- D.
Buddhism
- 18.Which philosophy is the foundation of modern Chinese culture? (SSG12b)
- A.
Shintoism
- B.
Confucianism
- C.
Hinduism
- D.
Judaism
- 19.Which religion is monotheistic? (SSG12b)
- A.
Hinduism
- B.
Shintoism
- C.
Islam
- D.
Buddhism
- 20.What are the Five Pillars? (SSG12b)
- A.
Rules of the caste system
- B.
Laws of reincarnation
- C.
Basic beliefs of Islam
- D.
Hindu texts
- 21.Which religion is based on the teachings of Muhammad? (SSG12b)
- A.
Islam
- B.
Confucianism
- C.
Hinduism
- D.
Buddhism
- 22.Whose Golden Rule of Behavior was “What you do not like when done unto yourself, do not unto others”? (SSG12b)
- A.
Jesus
- B.
Confucius
- C.
Muhammad
- D.
Siddhartha Guatama
- 23.What part of the people in South Korea are Buddhists? (SSG12b)
- A.
1%
- B.
23%
- C.
35%
- D.
47%
- 24.Which explains information from the graph? (SSG12b)
- A.
Most South Koreans do not practice any religion.
- B.
Most South Koreans practice some form of religion.
- C.
Buddhism has less followers than it once had in South Korea.
- D.
Christianity is the second largest religious group in South Korea.
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