World Religions

Hiduism

Judaism

Buddhism

World Religions

Vocabulary

100

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

100

Which religion uses the 10 Commandments as law code?

A: Islam and Buddhism

B: Christianity and Judaism

C: Muslim and Hinduism

D: Hinduism and Buddhism

B: Christianity and Judaism

100

What is goal of Buddhism?

A: wealth

B: enlightenment/spiritual perfection

C: power

D: conversion of non-believers

B: enlightenment/spiritual perfection

100

Which religion has the majority of its followers concentrated in Israel and North America?

Judaism

100

Why do people practice religion?

A: Provides guidance

B: gives a system of right and wrong

C: gives a sense of belonging

D: All of the Above

200

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

200

Jewish people call their holy writings (sacred scriptures) the -

A: Koran (Qur'an)

B: Vedas

C: New Testament

D: Torah

200

"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"

200

Which religion has the majority of its followers concentrated in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Pakistan?

Islam

200

Another holy city of Islam, besides Mecca, is -

A: Rome

B: Medina

C: Cairo

D: Tel Aviv

B: Medina

300

Which is not a god of Hinduism?

A: Vishnu

B: Shiva

C: Abraham

D: Brahman

C: Abraham

300

The homeland of the Jews is -

A: Egypt

B: Israel

C: Afghanistan

D: Saudi Arabia

B: Israel

300

The Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths are associated with which religion?

A: Judaism

B: Islam

C: Hinduism

D: Buddhism

300

The followers of which religion are concentrated in East and Southeast Asia?

Buddhism

300

means "belief in one God"?

Monotheism

400

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

400

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

400

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.

400

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

400

Which belief is common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

A: Reincarnation

B: Animism

C: Monotheism

D: Karma

C: Monotheism

500

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

500

What is the Torah?

The sacred writings of the Jewish faith

500

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

500

"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

This passage would most likely be found in the holy book of which religion -

Christianity

500

The founder of Buddhism was - (real name)

Siddhartha Gautama