Religions and Beliefs Quiz

The Aryans’ beliefs were used in the founding of what major world Religion?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Judaism

Hindus believe that reincarnation is critical to achieving the religion’s ultimate goal, which is:

• Karma

• Upanishad

• Moksha

• Ganges

The Buddha’s original name, from when he was a prince, was:

• Sidious

• Sulivan

• Siddhartha

• Theravada

The core of Buddhism, and the outline for how to live a successful life as a Buddhist, is referred to as:

• The Eightfold Path

• The Upper Way

• The Sangha

• All of the above

The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to achieve:

• Moksha

• Karma

• Nirvana

• Jataka

The core of early Judaism’s traditions is focused on the agreement, or covenant, between God and:

• Moses

• Solomon

• David

• Abraham

The Kingdom of the Jews divided itself into two kingdoms after disagreements over the king’s policies. Those kingdoms were named:

• Jerusalem and Judah

• Israel and Canaan

• Israel and Judah

• Canaan and Jerusalem

The core laws that, according to Jewish tradition, were given to Moses by God

• The Torah

• The Ten Commandments

• The Mezuzzah

• The Jewish Code

Christianity was viewed as a threat to the Roman Empire because:

• The Romans hated the founding prophet in particular.

• The Romans viewed the religion as a threat to their control of the region.

• The Romans viewed the religion as disruptive to Roman religions.

• The Romans viewed the religion as dangerous, as it prevented worship of the Greek gods, who could become vengeful.

Christianity spread so prolifically because of two important factors:

• The Roman Empire favored the faith, and the message appealed to many within the empire.

• The Roman Empire favored the faith, and forced the conversion of many of the countries it controlled.

• The message appealed to many within the area, and traders from the Middle East spread the faith across Europe.

• The world was perfectly set up to be conducive for the spread of the religion.