GH2- Test #1 (Belief Systems)

Which of the following claims is supported by the quotes above?

• 1. Speaker A believes in reincarnation.

• 2. Speaker B believes in reincarnation.

• 3. Speaker C believes in reincarnation.

• 4. Speaker D believes in reincarnation.

Identify one similarity between the belief systems practiced by Speaker A and D.

• 1. The belief systems have the same founder.

• 2. The belief systems originated in India.

• 3. The belief systems are monotheistic.

• 4. The belief systems once endorsed the caste system.

What statement is best supported by the information in the diagram?

• 1. Buddhists support the use of violence when it is required.

• 2. Buddhists believe in reincarnation.

• 3. Buddhists use meditation to practice controlling their thoughts.

• 4. Buddhists support the caste system.

What statement is best supported by the information in the diagram?

• 1. The Gupta Emperors did not support the caste system.

• 2. Buddhists followed the caste system to provide order in their community.

• 3. The caste system enabled Hindus to choose where they lived.

• 4. The caste system determined what occupations one could have.

Identify one effect the caste system had on Hindus

• 1. Hindus followed their caste-duty to be reincarnated in a higher caste.

• 2. Hindu missionaries were sent throughout Asia and the Middle East to spread the religion.

• 3. Hindus followed Siddhartha Gautama's teaching to guide their lives.

• 4. Hindus believed that no matter what they did, they would be reborn in the same caste in the next life.

The illustration shows the relationship between individuals in a society according to the ideas of

• 1. Confucius

• 2. Moses

• 3. Mohammad

• 4. Siddhartha Gautama

Confucianism was named the official philosophy of the Chinese government because

• 1. The caste system benefited the rulers

• 2. Confucius founded the dynasty

• 3. The Han Dynasty was democratically elected

• 4. It provided a way to bring order to society

One social effect of following Confucian ideas was that

• 1. Older brothers had to do what younger brothers told them to do.

• 2. Citizens elected their emperor.

• 3. Women were treated as inferior to men.

• 4. All citizens were treated equally.

One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both

• 1. support a belief in reincarnation

• 2. provide a guide to proper ethical and moral behavior

• 3. encourage the use of statues to symbolize God

• 4. promote learning as a means to salvation

Jewish religious and cultural identity has been greatly influenced by

• 1. Ramadan and the concept of reincarnation

• 2. the Koran and the code of bushido

• 3. the Torah and the Diaspora

• 4. the New Testament and the Four Noble Truths