SE Asia Religions

Who taught The Golden Rule?

• Confucious
• Muhammad
• Buddha
• Allah

What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?

• Vedas
• Qur'an
• Middle Way
• Four Noble Truths

What is the Hindu belief  in reincarnation?

• the belief that there is only one god
• the worship of the cow as a sacred animal
• the belief that men should treat each other with kindness
• the belief that a soul returns to life in another body after death

What is the Hindu belief in Karma?

• that one's actions determine one's fate
• that people should worship only one god
• that a child should always obey their parents
• that a woman should always wear a head scarf when she goes out of the house

What is the caste system?

• the name of the Hindu priesthood
• the belief that social class is hereditary
• the voting system used in India
• the name for the way labor in India is divided between men and women

Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?

• India
• China
• Japan
• Vietnam

What did Buddha say was the cause of suffering in the world?

• bad karma

• punishment from God

• desire, greed, attachment to worldly things

• Satan

What Buddhist teaching shows its followers the correct way to live their lives?

• the Bible
• the Qur'an
• the Five Pillars
• the Middle Way

Islam is considered a monotheistic religion because followers believe in...

• many gods.
• only one god. 
• reincarnation.
• spirits in nature.

What are the kami that are so important in Shinto belief?

• They are religious writings of Shinto priests.
• These are the elected leaders of the Shinto communities.
• The people who convert to Shintoism are referred to as kami.
• They are spirits that followers of Shinto believe exist in things all around them.