Trivia Quiz: How Much Do You Know About History Of World Religions?
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How much do you know about the history of world religions? There are a lot of religions being practiced in the world today, and the most common is Christianity and Islam. In all religions, there is a belief that a higher power watch over us. Take this test and see how knowledgeable you are about world religions and their origins.
- 1.Hinduism has no founder.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.These writings are used by Hinduism.
- A.
The Vedas and Gita
- B.
The Dhammapada
- C.
The Torah and the Talmud
- D.
The Bible
- E.
The Koran
- F.
None of the above
- 3.These writings are used by Buddhism.
- A.
The Vedas and Gita
- B.
The Dhammapada
- C.
The Torah and the Talmud
- D.
The Bible
- E.
The Koran
- F.
None of the above
- 4.These writings are used by Judaism.
- A.
The Vedas and Gita
- B.
The Dhammapada
- C.
The Torah and the Talmud
- D.
The Bible
- E.
The Koran
- F.
None of the above
- 5.These writings are used by Christians.
- A.
The Vedas and Gita
- B.
The Dhammapada
- C.
The Torah and the Talmud
- D.
The Bible
- E.
The Koran
- F.
None of the above
- 6.These writings are used by Muslims.
- A.
The Vedas and Gita
- B.
The Dhammapada
- C.
The Torah and the Talmud
- D.
The Bible
- E.
The Koran
- F.
None of the above
- 7._______ is when there is more than one god in a religion.
- 8._______ is when there is only one god in a religion.
- 9.
- A.
Buddhism
- B.
Hinduism
- C.
Judaism
- D.
Christianity
- E.
Islam
- 10.In Hinduism, all things in the universe are part of ______.
- 11.Karma is the effects of a person'sis next incarnation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The belief of different social classes in Hinduism and Buddhism is called the _______ ______.
- 13.In Hinduism, overcoming suffering is the only way to reach Moksha.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Buddhism has no founder.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Buddhism only has one God.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.In Buddhism, another way of saying reaching Nirvana is saying reaching _______.
- 17.One of the goals of life for Buddhism is to overcome suffering.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.In Buddhism, one or more of The Four Noble Truths are:
- A.
Life means happiness.
- B.
The origin of suffering is attachment.
- C.
The cessation of suffering is not attainable.
- D.
Their is a path to the end of suffering.
- 19.In Buddhism, the Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths are not related to what-so-ever.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.The Ten Commandments are only related to Christianity.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Jesus Christ...
- A.
Founded Christianity.
- B.
Wrote the Bible.
- C.
Is the Messiah.
- D.
Was resurrected.
- E.
None of the above.
- 22.Islam's deity is Allah.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.From Islam, what are The Five Pillars of Faith?
- A.
Prayer, Faith, Love to all, Pilgrimage to Mecca, and Charity
- B.
Pilgrimage to Mecca, Prayer, Faith, Fasting, and Charity
- C.
Prayer, Faith, Fasting, Love to all, and No eating other animals.
- 24.Abraham is the founder of Judaism.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Muhammad founded Islam.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 26.Most people live in the ______ section of China.
- A.
Northern
- B.
Eastern
- C.
Southern (YEE-HAW!)
- D.
Western
- 27.In Confucianism, one relationship would be _____ to son.
- 28.In Confucianism, one relationship would be _____ to younger brother.
- 29.In Confucianism, one relationship would-be husband to _____.
- 30.In Confucianism, one relationship would be a friend to _____.
- 31.In Confucianism, the order must be maintained through _____.
- 32.Confucianism is against filial piety.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 33.In Confucianism, education is important.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 34.The dynastic cycle is the ____ of decline and rise of dynasties.
- 35.The Mandate of Heaven is the...
- A.
Divine approval.
- B.
Basis or royal authority.
- C.
None of the above.
- 36.The scores of the civil service exam would put you into a _____ type job.
- 37.Foot _____ is when women's feet were bound to try to keep the feet looking small for a greater sex appeal.
- 38.The policy of which a strong country tries to dominate other countries is called _____.
- 39.A foreign region in which a nation has control in trade and other economic activities is called a sphere of _____.
- 40.The Boxer Rebellion was a rebellion to allow China to trade to foreigners.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 41.The British were in control of the city of Hong Kong, located in China, until the year _____.
- 42.The Open Door Policy is a Chinese policy suggested by the US that they open their ports to other countries for trading purposes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 43.In the Chinese Nationalist Party, these were two of its leaders.
- A.
Deng Xiaoping
- B.
Jiang Jieshi
- C.
Mao Zedong
- D.
Sin Yixian
- 44.In the Chinese Communist Party, these were two of its leaders.
- A.
Deng Xiaoping
- B.
Jiang Jieshi
- C.
Mao Zedong
- D.
Sin Yixian
- 45.The Long March was when the Chinese nationalists fled from the Chinese communists and headed into Taiwan for safety.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 46.After the Opium War between China and Britain, which of the two countries had to pay for the lost Opium?
- 47.The civil war for control of China was between ________ and ________.
- A.
China and America
- B.
India and Britain
- C.
Nationalists and Communists
- D.
Japan and China
- 48.The United States supported the ___________ party during China's civil war.
- 49.During World War II, the nationalists and the communists temporarily stopped fighting against each other so they could fight a common enemy. This enemy was _____.
- A.
Britain
- B.
Japan
- C.
United States
- D.
India
- 50.Hu's in charge of China.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 51.
- A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
- B.
Muhammed ali-Jinnah
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