World Religions Test
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This test assesses your knowledge of the five major world religions.
- 1.A follower of Islam is called a __________________________.
- A.
Brahman
- B.
Missionary
- C.
Muslim
- D.
Hindi
- 2.The founder of Islam is ___________________.
- A.
Siddhartha Gautama
- B.
Abraham
- C.
Jesus
- D.
Muhammad
- 3.The belief in one god is called ________________
- A.
Monotheism
- B.
Polytheism
- C.
Religion
- 4.The sacred text (holy book) of the Christians is the _______________.
- A.
Qu'ran or Koran
- B.
Bible
- C.
The Vedas
- D.
The Torah
- 5.The founder of Buddhism is ______________________
- A.
Siddhartha Gautama
- B.
Jesus
- C.
Muhammad
- D.
Abraham
- 6.Some of the sacred texts of the Hindus include __________________
- A.
The Torah and the Hebrew Bible
- B.
The Qu'ran and the teachings Abraham
- C.
The Vedas, Maharbharata, and the Upanishads
- 7.The sacred text (holy book) for followers of Islam is _______________
- A.
Bible
- B.
The Vedas
- C.
Qu'ran or Koran
- D.
The Torah
- 8.This man was the founder of Judaism
- A.
Solomon
- B.
Abraham
- C.
Jesus
- D.
Mohammad
- 9.
- A.
Give to charity
- B.
Pray 5 x's per day
- C.
Travel to Mecca at least once in your lifetime
- D.
Become a missionary in a foreign land
- 10.
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- A.
Mecca
- B.
Jerusalem
- C.
Istanbul
- D.
Beijing
- 11.All three major monotheistic religions developed in this region.
- A.
Europe
- B.
North America
- C.
Middle East or Southwest Asia
- D.
China
- 12.Hinduism and Buddhism both developed in this area.
- A.
Middle East
- B.
Europe
- C.
India
- D.
Italy
- 13.Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all ____________________________.
- A.
Believe in many divine Gods
- B.
Worship only one God
- C.
Follow the teachings of the Qu'ran
- D.
Believe Jesus was the son of God
- 14.The Torah is the sacred writing (holy book) for which religion?
- A.
Judaism
- B.
Christianity
- C.
Islam
- D.
None of the above
- 15.The belief that the soul never dies but is continually reborn or reincarnated is associated with which religion?
- A.
Islam
- B.
Christianity
- C.
Judaism
- D.
Hinduism and Buddhism
- 16.Following the Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths to achieve enlightenment is associated with which religion?
- A.
Buddhism
- B.
Hinduism
- C.
Islam
- D.
Christianity
- 17.This religion can be divided into Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox sects.
- A.
Judaism
- B.
Christianity
- C.
Islam
- D.
Buddhism
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- A.
Christianity
- B.
Judaism
- C.
Hinduism
- 19.
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The following symbol represents what religion?- A.
Christianity
- B.
Hinduism
- C.
Islam
- D.
Judaism
- 20.
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The Star of David, honors King David who ruled the kingdom of Israel from 1000-962 BC. This is associated with which religion?- A.
Judaism
- B.
Christianity
- C.
Islam
- D.
Hinduism
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The "Om" symbol represents the religion of _________________.- A.
Buddhism
- B.
Hinduism
- C.
Islam
- D.
Judaism
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Ramadan is the holy month of fasting for which religion?- A.
Christianity
- B.
Hinduism
- C.
Islam
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The Western Wailing Wall is located in Jerusalem, Israel and is an important place of prayer, mostly for people of the __________________ faith.- A.
Jewish
- B.
Hindu
- C.
Buddhist
- D.
Muslim
- 24.
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- A.
Judaism
- B.
Hinduism
- C.
Islam
- D.
Buddhism
- 25.
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- A.
Hinduism and Islam
- B.
Christianity and Islam
- C.
Christianity and Buddhism
- D.
Judaism and Hinduism
- 26.
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- A.
Islam--Sunni
- B.
Christianity--Protestant
- C.
Hinduism
- D.
Buddhism
- 27.
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- A.
Christianity--Roman Catholic
- B.
Islam--Sunni
- C.
Christianity--Protestant
- D.
Buddhism
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The predominant religion in East Asia, including Japan and China, and south Asian countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand is _______________________.- A.
Christianity--Catholic
- B.
Islam--Sunni
- C.
Buddhism
- D.
Hinduism
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The predominant religion in India is __________________.- A.
Islam--Sunni
- B.
Buddhism
- C.
Judaism
- D.
Hinduism
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What two religions make up more the 50% of the world's followers?- A.
Hinduism and Buddhism
- B.
Christianity and Hinduism
- C.
Islam and Judaism
- D.
Christianity and Islam
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- A.
There are more people who follow Judaism than people who follow Buddhism.
- B.
The nonreligious make up the third largest group.
- C.
There are more Buddhists and Hindus than there are Christians.
- D.
Islam is the most widely followed religion in the world.
- 32.The clergy for Christianity are called _______________.
- A.
Rabbis
- B.
Priests or ministers
- C.
Imams
- D.
Brahman
- 33.The clergy for Judaism are called _________________.
- A.
Monks
- B.
Priests
- C.
Rabbis
- D.
Imams
- 34.
- A.
Hanukkah
- B.
Shabat or the Sabbath
- C.
Ramadan
- D.
Diwali
- 35.Christianity began with:
- A.
The Covenant of the Hebrews.
- B.
The receiving of the Ten Commandments by Moses.
- C.
The enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama.
- D.
The teachings that Jesus of Nazareth started.
- 36.Which of the following is NOT part of the Christian holy text?
- A.
Old Testament.
- B.
New Testament.
- C.
Qu'ran.
- D.
The Holy Bible
- 37.What are the clergy in Buddhism called?
- A.
Savior.
- B.
Priests
- C.
Monks
- D.
Rabbis
- 38.One of the practices of Buddhism is to :
- A.
Follow the Five Pillars of Faith, including travel at least once to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
- B.
Meditate and say mantras from one of the holy books.
- C.
Be baptized as a baby.
- D.
Take communion, bread and wine, from a priest.
- 39.Gurus are a type of clergy in what religion?
- A.
Islam
- B.
Christianity
- C.
Judaism
- D.
Hinduism
- 40.There are no official clergy in Islam, but people who lead prayers at a mosque are called _________.
- A.
Imams
- B.
Rabbis
- C.
Priests
- D.
Monks
- 41.
- A.
Hinduism.
- B.
Buddhism.
- C.
Judaism.
- D.
Islam.
- 42.What is Karma?
- A.
The soul in Hinduism.
- B.
Meditation that leads to enlightenment.
- C.
A measurement of how good or bad a person has been.
- D.
The sacred text of Buddhism.
- 43.Which of the following religions believe in Karma?
- A.
Hinduism.
- B.
Buddhism.
- C.
All of the above.
- D.
None of the above.
- 44.Check the two main sects of Islam.
- A.
Sunni
- B.
Tibetan
- C.
Reformed
- D.
Shia
- 45.What is the language of Judaism?
- A.
Greek
- B.
Arabic
- C.
Hebrew
- D.
Polish
- 46.Jews who keep kosher
- A.
Must pray five times a day
- B.
Follow a dietary law of eating
- C.
Face Israel when they pray
- D.
Must visit the Western Wailing Wall
- 47.Check all the following that are TRUE about Israel
- A.
Today, it is predominately Jewish
- B.
It used to be called Palestine
- C.
It is a holy place to Judaism, Islam and Christianity
- D.
In the 20th century, despite different religious beliefs, it has been a land of peace.
- 48.The pope is the leader of the ____________________ church in Christianity.
- A.
Roman Catholic
- B.
Greek Orthodox
- C.
Baptist
- D.
Methodist
- 49.
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- A.
Most people in the world are Europeans
- B.
The majority of Muslims are from Sub Sahara Africa
- C.
Most Buddhists are from the Middle East
- D.
Christians can be found in many different places in the world
- 50.Unlike other world religions, Hinduism does not have a single founder.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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