Basics of Religion

_____________ is a system of worship and belief, including belief about the nature of a god or gods.

• Religion

• Prayer

• Pilgrimmage

• Deity

Select all religions that originated in Asia.

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

All religions have __________ and ______________.

• prayers; rituals

• prayers; one God

• priests; monks

Jews celebrate their escape from slavery in Egypt on a day known as _________________.

• Rosh Hashanah

• Christmas

• Passover

• Ramadan

__________________ can be described as standards of acceptable behavior.

• Ethics

• Punctuality

• Dedication

• Reliability

Monotheism is the belief in __________ God.

• one

• two

• more than one

Polytheism is the belief in __________ God.

• more than one

• one

• two

Christians celebrate Jesus’ birth on _____________ and his return to life on ___________.

• Christmas; Easter

• Easter; Christmas

• Christmas: Ramadan

• Rosh Hashanah; Easter