Religions Quiz

In anthropology, a set of beliefs and practices that relate to the supernatural is called a

• ritual

• shaman

• religion

• deity

Hinduism is an example of a

• folk religion

• tribal religion

• world religion

• all of the above

Muslims follow the teachings of

• Shiva

• Rama

• Buddha

• Muhammad

Which concept is shared by Indian religions?

• dharma

• Hanukkah

• monotheism

• none of the above

Which two world religions are most common in Africa today?

• Christianity and Islam

• Hinduism and Judaism

• Islam and Buddhism

• Hinduism and Buddhism

A widely accepted story about how the world began and humans came to be is a

• fable

• fairy tail

• creation myth

• moral behavior

A belief in more than one deity is called

• animism

• divination

• fundamentalism

• Polytheism

Symbolic actions are known as

• myths

• rituals

• beliefs

• cults

Interpreting dreams and reading horoscopes are examples of

• prayer

• trancing

• ritual

• divination

People who are thought to use magic in order to harm other people are called

• spirits

• witches

• shamans

• deities