Religion Review Part 2

Followers of Hinduism believe in a multitude of gods and goddesses, which make them

• secular.
• fundamental.
• atheistic.
• polytheistic.

Read the following excerpt from the Hindu Vedas.“The earth was bare. Brahma set to work. He created grass, flowers, trees and plants of all kinds. To these he gave feeling. Next he created the animals and the insects to live on the land. He made birds to fly in the air and many fish to swim in the sea. To all these creatures, he gave the senses of touch and smell. He gave them power to see, hear and move. The world was soon bristling with life and the air was filled with the sounds of Brahma's creation.” Which characteristic of religion is described above?

• Belief about a deity.
  
• Doctrine of Salvation.
  
• Code of Conduct
• Sacred Story
  

Muslims pray the Salah 5 times each day. This Muslim prayer involves standing, bowing, prostrating and sitting. A person must have clean clothes and clean body.  Which characteristic of religion is described above?

• Belief about a deity.
• Doctrine of Salvation.
  
• Code of Conduct
• Ritual

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all monotheistic religions. Which characteristic of religion is this?

• Belief about a deity
• Doctrine of Salvation
• Sacred Story
• Ritual
  

In Buddhism, the Eightfold Path to enlightenment is having the right view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. Which characteristic of religion is this?

• Origin Story
• Code of Conduct
  
• Sacred Story
• Ritual

The Ten Commandments is what characteristic of religion?

• Belief about a deity
• Code of Conduct
• Sacred Story
• Doctrine of Salvation

The percentage of Europeans who are Roman Catholic is

• less than ten percent.
• more than half.
• About one-third.

Which of the following inferences from the graph is false?

• Christianity is the dominant religion of Europe.
• Islam is the fastest growing religion in Europe.
  
• Judaism is the smallest identified religious group.
• There are more Roman Catholics than any other religious group in Europe.

Match the description to the appropriate religion: mosque, Qur’an, Shari’ah

• Buddhism
• Sikhism
• Hinduism
• Islam

Match the description to the appropriate religion: selflessness, “go with the flow,” inner harmony

• Buddhism
• Sikhism
• Hinduism
• Islam