Unit 0- Religions Quiz

What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?

• Ten Commandments
• Shar'ia Law
• The Four Noble Truths
• The Five Noble Truths

What are Buddhists in search of?

• Truth
• Nirvana
• Heaven
• Paradise

What did Siddhartha Guatama see in his travels that upset him? 

• He saw too many people that were stealing from the poor and giving to the rich. 
• He saw too many homes that needed to be repaired. 
• He saw beggars, people who were ill, and people broken down by age with no home and no where to go. 
• He saw too many people that needed to bathe. 

In Hinduism, in order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach ___________.  

• Moksha
• Karma
• Ahimsa
• Shiva

What rigid social system is connected closely with Hinduism, acting as a ladder to reach Moksha?

• Devshirme

• Vishnu
• Caste
• Nirvana

The material actions resulting from the consequences of previous actions is called... (hint: what comes around goes around)

• dharma
• Polytheism
• karma
• Ahimsa

Why did Christianity attract so many followers?

• It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would become rich.
• It gave people the ultimate gift of wisdom.
• It gave hope to the poor and powerless
• It promised that if people accepted Jesus they wouldn't suffer

What is the name of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church?

• Patriarch
• Emperor
• Jesus
• Pope

1.  After the death of Muhammad, what led to the split between the Sunni and Shia? 

• They could not agree on who should become leader.
• They could not agree if they were allowed to eat pork.
• They could not agree on how many times they should pray each day.
• They could not agree on how to make Greek fire.

Like Christians and Jews, the Islamic religion is -

• monotheistic
• polytheistic
• nontheistic