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Where in the World?
Abrahamic Faiths
Eastern Religions
Basic Beliefs
Mixed Bag
100
This continent is home to most of the world's Hindus
What is Asia
100
The 3 Abrahamic faiths are:
What are: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
100
This religion, sometimes referred to as an "ethical system", has the ying yang as one of its key symbols
What is Confucianism
100
The five relationships in this eastern philosophy/religion are:
What is: 1. Ruler- subject 2. Father- son 3. Husband-wife 4. Older brother- younger brother 5. Friend-friend
100
This religion has the most adherents of the 6 faiths we've looked at:
What is Christianity
200
Most people in the Middle East are of this religion:
What is Islam (What are Muslims)
200
Out of the 3 faiths, this religion is the "newest", having been founded in the early 7th century CE:
What is Islam
200
The 3 main gods of this religion are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
What is Hinduism
200
The holy book of Islam is this:
What is the Qur'an
200
In the Pew Religious Literacy quiz, the average score for all the respondents was:
What is 50%
300
The majority religion in the United States today is:
What is Christianity
300
All 3 faiths recognize this person, but only Christianity views him as their savior:
Who is Jesus Christ
300
The dharma is the term to describe the teachings of this person:
Who is Buddha
300
A Buddhist belief is that people achieve ___________________ by eliminating their attachment to worldly things
What is nirvana
300
What statement can be made about education and religious literacy (as seen in the Pew quiz)?
What is: the more education one has, the more religiously literate they tend to be.
400
The country where the majority of Hindus live is:
What is India
400
Out of the 3 faiths, this religion is the oldest, having been established over 5000 years ago
What is Judaism
400
Each year, thousands of _______________ make a pilgrimage to the Ganges River, considered a sacred site.
What are Hindus
400
In Islam, people achieve salvation by following the _______________
What are the Five Pillars
400
Hate crimes against members of this faith in particular are on the rise since the election of Trump:
What is Islamic faith (Muslims)
500
The country associated with Confucianism is:
What is China
500
All 3 faiths see this person as the "father" of their religions:
Who is Abraham
500
This religion stresses the five relationships:
What is Confucianism
500
In Judaism, people serve God by studying this holy book:
What is the Torah
500
This demographic group did the second best on the Pew Religious literacy quiz (which might make some sense!)
What are Atheists