Intro to World Religions

A lasting peace that Buddhists seek is called

• meditate

• pilgrimage

• nirvana

• monotheism

A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others is a(n)

• monotheism

• polytheism

• missionary

• nirvana

Belief in many gods is called

• monotheism

• polytheism

• missionary

• pilgrimage

A holy trip, or a trip to visit a holy place is a

• pilgrimage

• nirvana

• Bible

• mosque

If someone believes in only one god, we say they are, "_____".

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• church

• temple

One way in which Hinduism differs from the other major religions is

• it has not attracted many followers.

• it has developed fairly recently.

• believers rely on a single sacred book.

• it has no single founder.

At the center of Hinduism is the belief in?

• ziggurats

• monotheism

• reincarnation

• the Middle Way

Who founded Buddhism?

• traders and artisans

• Siddharta Gautama

• the King of Egypt

• dharma

How does Buddhism differ from other major religions?

• Buddhists are monotheistic.

• Buddhists wear crowns of jewels

• Buddhists are polytheistic.

• Buddhists believe that the answer to human suffering does not lie with the worshipping of gods, but in right thinking and self denial.

Why were so many people attracted to Buddhism?

• Buddha declared that anyone could follow the path to nirvana, regardless of his/her social class.

• Buddha declared that India was the perfect country.

• Buddha declared that everyone would be rich.

• Buddha declared that everyone would go to Heaven.