Africa Ethnic Groups Quiz

What is a community of people sharing a common culture, ancestry, customs, and language known as?

• Ethnic Group

• Religious Group

What do members of a religious group have in common?

• Share a belief in the same god

• Share a common language

• Share a common ancestor

• Share a common territory

What are the two main religious groups in Africa?

• Islam and Judaism

• Christianity and Judaism

• Islam and Christianity

• Islam and Traditional African Religions

What religion did Arab traders bring with them to Africa?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Islam

Which form of Islam is dominant in North Africa?

• Sunni Islam

• Shia Islam

Most African languages can be traced to which ethnic group?

• Arab

• Ashanti

• Bantu

• Swahili

Where do most Ashanti live?

• Northern Africa

• Eastern Africa

• Western Africa

• Southern Africa

About how many people in Africa today are part of the Bantu culture?

• 7 million

• 10 million

• 30 million

• 70 million

What is animism?

• the belief in spirits

• the belief that plants, animals, and trees have souls

• the belief in supernatural powers

• the belief in the power of praying to ancestors

Which religion do most Ashanti people practice?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Supernatural/Animist

• All of the above