Western World Religions: Vocabulary

What is a deity?

• A god or goddess

• A place of worship

• A religious text

• A religious leader

What does origin mean?

• A god or goddess

• A place of worship

• The point or place from which something comes

• A religious leader

Who is considered the founder of Judaism?

• Abraham

• Jesus Christ

• Muhammad

• Moses

Who is the founder of Christianity?

• Abraham

• Jesus Christ

• Muhammad

• Moses

Who is the founder of Islam?

• Abraham

• Jesus Christ

• Muhammad

• Moses

What is a synagogue?

• A god or goddess

• A place of worship for Christians

• A place of worship for Muslims

• A place used by Jews for worship and religious instruction

What is a church?

• A god or goddess

• A place of worship for Christians

• A place of worship for Muslims

• A place used by Jews for worship and religious instruction

What is a mosque?

• A god or goddess

• A place of worship for Christians

• A place of worship for Muslims

• A place used by Jews for worship and religious instruction

What is the Torah?

• The holy book of Islam

• A place of worship

• Judaism's most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible

• The Christian scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments

What is the Bible?

• Judaism’s most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible

• A Muslim place of worship

• The Christian scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments

• The holy book of Islam