Religion IQ Quiz
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How religiously literate are you? A quick quiz to determine how much of the basics you know about major world religions! Don't worry if you don't get a perfect score, come to Speed-Faithing (an open meeting of the Religious Life Council on Monday April 19 from 5:30 -7:00 pm in Murray Dodge) to learn the basic tenets of major world religions!
- 1.Hinduism: What is yoga?
- A.
A series of physical postures used to promote physical fitness
- B.
A discipline or set of practices used to attain divine union
- C.
A mispronunciation of yogurt
- D.
A mythical green creature possessing great spiritual wisdom
- 2.Hinduism: Who founded Hinduism?
- A.
Manu
- B.
Krishna
- C.
Vishnu
- D.
Hinduism has no single founder. It's a collection of philosophies and texts accumulated over the years.
- 3.Hinduism: Which is not a holy text of Hinduism?
- A.
The Bhagvad Gita
- B.
The Law Codes of Manu
- C.
The Upanishads
- D.
The Vedas
- 4.Hinduism: What is the Hindu festival that celebrates the coming of Spring?
- A.
Holi
- B.
Diwali
- C.
Dusshera
- D.
Navratri
- 5.Hinduism: Why do Hindus revere cows?
- A.
To get back at McDonald's for using beef lard in their French fries
- B.
Because Krishna was reputedly a cowherd
- C.
Because cows are simple and innocent creatures, giving of their milk and labor
- D.
Both b and c
- 6.Judaism: The Sabbath is celebrated on:
- A.
Sunday
- B.
Monday
- C.
Thursday
- D.
Saturday
- 7.Judaism: At what age does a Jew accept the commandments (become a Bar Mitzvah/ Bat Mitzvah)?
- A.
At birth
- B.
12 or 13
- C.
16 or 17
- D.
20
- 8.Judaism: Kosher food must be blessed by a rabbi. True or false?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Judaism: Which of the following are not in the 10 commandments?
- A.
Honor your father and your mother
- B.
Do not provide false testimony
- C.
Do not steal
- D.
Pray 3 times a day
- 10.Judaism: Jews pray in the direction facing the Western Wall. This holy site is found in:
- A.
Hebron
- B.
Jerusalem
- C.
Mecca
- D.
Manhattan
- 11.Buddhism: How long ago did the Buddha live?
- A.
4000 years ago
- B.
2500 years ago
- C.
1500 years ago
- D.
500 years ago
- 12.Buddhism: Who was the founder of Buddhism?
- A.
Kundun
- B.
Lao-Tzu
- C.
Confucius
- D.
Siddhartha Gautama
- 13.Buddhism: What is the first of the Four Noble Truths?
- A.
People are essentially good
- B.
There are many gods in the universe
- C.
The world is suffering
- D.
Meditation is the true way
- 14.Buddhism: In terms of followers, Buddhism is ranked where in the world?
- A.
3rd
- B.
4th
- C.
5th
- D.
6th
- 15.Buddhism: To which of these countries did Buddhism spread last?
- A.
India
- B.
Korea
- C.
Thailand
- D.
Tibet
- 16.Sikhism: How many gurus are there in the Sikh religion?
- A.
5
- B.
10
- C.
50
- D.
Too many to count
- 17.Sikhism: Sikhs believe that the living word of God is contained within what text?
- A.
The Ramayana and the Bhagvad Gita
- B.
The Koran
- C.
The Guru Granth Sahib
- D.
The Kitab
- 18.Sikhism: The most sacred site for all Sikhs is
- A.
Mecca
- B.
New Delhi
- C.
Bollywood
- D.
Nankana Sahib
- E.
The Golden Temple
- 19.Zoroastrianism: Which of these is worn around the waist?
- A.
Sudreh
- B.
Kusti
- 20.Zoroastrianism: Zarathustra is the true Zoroastrian prophet. True or false?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Zoroastrianism: Alexander the Great was a Zoroastrian. True or false
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.Zoroastrianism: Which of these is the name of the ceremony for when a child "fully enters" the Zoroastrian faith?
- A.
Navroze
- B.
Navjote
- 23.Zoroastrianism: How many names do Zoroastrians have for God?
- A.
100
- B.
101
- C.
102
- D.
103
- 24.Secular Humanism: Which of the following thinkers identifies as a humanist?
- A.
Isaac Asimov
- B.
John Dewey
- C.
Kurt Vonnegut
- D.
Peter Singer
- E.
All of the above
- 25.Secular Humanism: When did atheism begin as a western philosophical tradition?
- A.
With the birth of Richard Dawkins
- B.
With Charles Darwin and the publication of the Origin of Species
- C.
With Karl Marx and Communism
- D.
With the teachings of Epicurus in the 3rd century BCE
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