Religious and Philosophical Beliefs Quiz

What is the doctrine or belief that there is but one god?

• Polytheism

• Reincarnation

• Monotheism

• Karma

Which belief system involves the worship of more than one god?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

What is a system that ranks individuals or groups based on wealth, power, social status, or other factors?

• Caste System

• Social Hierarchy

• Filial Piety

• The Dao

Which religion originated in South Asia around 1500 BCE and includes beliefs in reincarnation and karma?

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

What is the Hindu principle in which souls pass to other beings after death?

• Karma

• Reincarnation

• The Eightfold Path

• Wu Wei

What determines a person's destiny in their next incarnation according to Hindu beliefs?

• The Dao

• The Four Noble Truths

• Karma

• Yin and Yang

What is the rigid social system in India that gives every Indian a particular place in the social hierarchy from birth?

• Social Hierarchy

• Caste System

• Filial Piety

• The Analects

Which collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns is one of the four sacred Hindu texts?

• The Dao De Jing

• The Analects

• The Eightfold Path

• Rig Veda

Which religion seeks to end human suffering and achieve nirvana through enlightenment?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

Who is the founder of Buddhism, also known as the Buddha or "Enlightened One"?

• Lao Zi

• Confucius

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Wu Wei