AFRICAN ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS QUIZ

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

• Ethnic group
• Religious group

What is a community of people whose identity is distinctive in terms of common religious beliefs and practices?

• Ethnic group
• Religious group

What are the two main religious groups in Africa?

• Buddhism and Hinduism
• Christianity and Islam
• Judaism and Hinduism
• Shintoism and Confucianism

What religion did Arab traders bring with them to Africa?

• Christianity
• Islam
• Arabic
• Bantu

Most African languages can be traced to which ethnic group?

• Arab
• Ashanti
• Bantu
• Swahili

Which ethnic group has a sacred “Golden Stool”?

• Arab
• Ashanti
• Bantu
• Swahili

The majority of the Swahili people practice which religion?

• Christianity
• Islam
• Animism
• Confucianism

This ethnic group believes that plants, animals, and trees have souls.

• Arab
• Ashanti
• Bantu
• Swahili

What term is used to describe the belief that plants, animals, and trees have souls?

• Animism
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Shintoism

Which ethnic group can be found primarily in northern Africa?

• Arab
• Ashanti
• Bantu
• Swahili