Unit 8 Southeast Asia Religion and History Test

Which of the following is a philosophy and NOT a religion?

• Confucianism
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Islam

Which of the following religions started in India?

• Islam
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Shintoism

Buddha taught that people can be free of suffering (Nirvana) if they give up...

• their families
• education
• food and water
• selfish desires for power, wealth, and pleasure

Which religion requires a hajj (a pilgrimage to Mecca)?

• Islam
• Buddhism
• Shintoism
• Hinduism

Which of the following religions is considered to be one of the oldest religions in the world?

• Islam
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Shintoism

What is the name of the sacred Hindu Test?

• The Quran
• The Four Books
• The Noble Truths
• The Vedas

Karma is the Hindu belief in...

• only one god
• animals with souls
• the caw as a sacred animal
• one's actions determine one's fate

Where was Shintoism founded?

• Korea
• China
• Japan
• Vietnam

What is the caste system?

• the name of the Hindu priesthood
• the division of people in society based on social class and heredity
• the name for the way labor in China is divided between men and women
• a method for selecting people to run for political office

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

• the Bible
• the Quran
• the Five Pillars
• the Middle Way