Recovery #1: World Religions

Recovery #1: World Religions

Multiple Choice

Scenario #1

You continue along your journey when you meet a man who begins talking about his new religion. He was born a Hindu prince and he lived a very pampered and wealthy lifestyle. One day, the man wandered outside the palace, where he saw poverty, violence, and human suffering. This really shocked the young prince, and he committed his life to understanding the universe and human suffering. He came up with the Four Noble truths and believed that people escape the endless cycle of reincarnation by reaching Nirvana. He kept some of the similarities from his original religion (karma, reincarnation, and nirvana) but he abandoned some of the stricter beliefs. 

 

Which historical figure is being described in the passage?

• Gandhi

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Jesus

• Abraham

You are about to take a 10 question test on the World Religions

Multiple Choice

Scenario #2

You are in a distant land somewhere near the year 1500 BCE. As you travel to this new civilization called Harappa, these people begin to greet you. As you walk down the street, a man falls and his cart of fruit tumbles over and spills into the street, you decide to stop and help this man pick up his fruit. After this he tells about the ‘good karma’ you will receive for this good deed you performed. On the end of your trip, the priest of the city, called the Brahmin, gives you some poems, and religious scripture from their holy book called the Vedas.

What world religion is being described?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

Multiple Choice

Scenario #3

In this scenario, you meet a man who begins talking about his new religion. He starts by saying he used to be royalty in a religion, but he did not like the caste system and the fact that no one could move up in the caste system. So, one day he began to meditate, and after meditating he became enlightened developing his four noble truths. He would go on speaking about an eightfold path that would help anyone reach Nirvana. He tells you that Nirvana is one’s soul becoming one the with universe.

What religion is this man describing?

• Judaism

• Animism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

Multiple Choice

Scenario #4:

This religion was founded by a man named Abram who had two sons and a wife named Sarai. This religion is the first major monotheism recorded. Followers of this religion worship a God they call Yahweh. This religion believes in the promised land, which in the ancient world was called Canaan, and today it is located in modern-day Israel. These people are still waiting for a messiah sent by God to protect them and their promised land.

What religion is being described here?

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

• Judaism

• Christianity

Multiple Choice

Scenario #5

A Jewish man named Jesus was born in Israel. He spoke to the poor about God’s goodness and mercy. The local leaders in his area were worried about his gaining popularity and had him nailed to a cross. The holy text is known as the Bible and his followers’ worship in churches. This caused a breakout from Judaism to what new religion?

What religion is described in the story above?

• Islam

• Animism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

Multiple Choice

Scenario #6

In a city named Mecca around 600 CE, there was a man who preached to the wealth to give up their evil ways and give to the vulnerable and needy. He claimed to get these revelations and ideas from the angel Gabriel who he talked to in cave by himself for 12 years. He was not liked by the leaders in Mecca and eventually had to leave the city. Later, his followers collected his teachings and put them into a book called the Quran. There are still people today that follow the teachings of this man and they call themselves Muslims.

What religion is being described?

• Islam

• Muslim

• Judaism

• Hinduism

Multiple Choice

Along your travels, you notice that there are two types of religion. One type believes in multiple gods. You have heard of some religions that have hundreds of gods. Some have nature gods; like Amun-Ra (the god of Sun and air), Anqet (goddess of fertility and love) and Set (the god of storms and war). These religions are called ________.

• mono-religions

• poly-religions

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

Multiple Choice

Along your travels, you notice that there are two types of religion. One type believes in multiple gods. You have heard of some religions that have hundreds of gods. Some have nature gods; like Amun-Ra (the god of Sun and air), Anqet (goddess of fertility and love) and Set (the god of storms and war). The other type of religion is known as __________.

• mono-religions

• poly-religions

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

Multiple Choice

Christianity

Holy Text: _______

Founder: _________

Type of Religion: _________

Select the answer choice that best fits.

• Quran

  Muhammad

  monotheistic

• Torah

  Abraham

  monotheistic

• The Vedas

  Siddhartha Gautama

  polytheistic

• Bible

  Jesus

  monotheistic

Multiple Choice

Which three religions stemmed from Abraham ?

• Islam

  Hinduism

  Judaism

• Buddhism

  Animism

  Zoroastrianism

• Christianity

  Judaism

  Islam

• Hinduism

  Buddhism

  Confucianism