Hiduism
This Hindu belief can be defined as a "soul rebirth" or coming back to life as another human or living creature.
A: Caste system
B: Karma
C: Jihad
D: Reincarnation
D: Reincarnation
A: Islam and Buddhism
B: Christianity and Judaism
C: Muslim and Hinduism
D: Hinduism and Buddhism
B: Christianity and Judaism
A: wealth
B: enlightenment/spiritual perfection
C: power
D: conversion of non-believers
B: enlightenment/spiritual perfection
Which religion has the majority of its followers concentrated in Israel and North America?
Judaism
A: Provides guidance
B: gives a system of right and wrong
C: gives a sense of belonging
D: All of the Above
D: All of the Above
Which religion believes in meditation and Yoga as a method of spirituality?
A: Hinduism and Buddhism
B: Islam and Judaism
C: Catholic and Baptist
D: Methodist and Anglican
A: Hinduism and Buddhism
Jewish people call their holy writings (sacred scriptures) the -
A: Koran (Qur'an)
B: Vedas
C: New Testament
D: Torah
D: Torah
"Buddha" is a term that simply means -
A: "religious person"
B: "anointed one from God"
C: "enlightened one"
D: "follower of God"
C: "enlightened one"
Which religion has the majority of its followers concentrated in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Pakistan?
Islam
A: Rome
B: Medina
C: Cairo
D: Tel Aviv
B: Medina
A: Vishnu
B: Shiva
C: Abraham
D: Brahman
C: Abraham
The homeland of the Jews is -
A: Egypt
B: Israel
C: Afghanistan
D: Saudi Arabia
B: Israel
The Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths are associated with which religion?
A: Judaism
B: Islam
C: Hinduism
D: Buddhism
D: Buddhism
The followers of which religion are concentrated in East and Southeast Asia?
Buddhism
means "belief in one God"?
Monotheism
A "caste" would BEST be described as a social group
A: from which a person is free to leave
B: that people may join freely
C: that is based on skin color
D: into which someone is born
D: into which someone is born
Some practices are common to many major religions. Which of these characteristics applies only to Judaism?
I. A moral code of life
II. A holy book called the Torah
III. A supreme or exalted being
IV. The recognition of Muhammad as a prophet
II
What is NOT true about Siddhartha Gautama?
A: He sought enlightenment to remove evil and suffering from life.
B: He was the founder of Buddhism.
C: He achieved nirvana after years of meditation and study.
D: He believed that people could achieve moksha.
D: He believed that people could achieve moksha.
Christians, Jews, and Muslims each practice their religion in their own ways. Which characteristic listed is common to all of these religions?
I. Believers forbidden from eating pork
II. Belief in one supreme or exalted being
III. Rules for dealing with new technology
IV. Holy cities of Mecca and Medina
II. Belief in one supreme or exalted being
Which belief is common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
A: Reincarnation
B: Animism
C: Monotheism
D: Karma
C: Monotheism
Buddhism differs from Hinduism in that Hindus -
A: are polytheistic
B: reject the caste system
C: seek heaven
D: follow the Eightfold Path
A: are polytheistic
What is the Torah?
The sacred writings of the Jewish faith
Some practices are common to many major religions. Which practice listed applies only to Buddhism?
I. Attending services on Sunday
II. Following the 8 Fold Path
III. Studying a holy book
IV. Observing a moral code
II. Following the 8 Fold Path
"Men, what must I do to be saved?"
And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
Acts 16:30-31
Christianity
The founder of Buddhism was - (real name)
Siddhartha Gautama