World Religions Lesson

The sacred texts of Confucius' teachings that were written after his death are called the?

• Tanakh

• Vedas

• Analects

• Qur'an

A part of the New Year festival and in June or July where Shinto followers try to remove all of their impurities gathered over half the year by listening to prayers, being purified by a wand, and rubbing paper cut to look like humans over themselves and then burning the paper.

• Sumo Wrestling

• New Year Festival

• Great Purification

• Setsubun

Shinto shrines are used for:

• Personal worship

• Community gatherings

• Family picnics

• Local festivals

• All of the above

Homes in Japan often have a shrine for kami and a shrine for their family's ancestors in the Buddhist tradition, if they follow both religions.

• True

• False

How often are some shrines taken down and rebuilt as both a renewal for the shrine and the kami that resides in the shrine?

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 20 years

• 50 years

The approach to the shrine after passing through the entrance that often is a winding dirt path with lanterns, stone tablets, and stone pillars set along the path

• kami

• torii

• sando

• komainu

Taoism, or Daoism, became a major philosophical or religious system in China around 500-400 BCE at the same time as what other religion?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

• Shintoism

Taoism comes from the word Tao, which means?

• "The Way"

• "The Path"

• "The Route"

• "The Journey"

What is the main goal of Confucianism?

• To obtain as much wealth and worldly prosperity

• To become as good as possible and live in harmony

• To worship god above all else

• To take a vow of poverty and cast off all material things

Which religion is known for the Eightfold Path?

• A) Christianity

• B) Islam

• C) Buddhism

• D) Hinduism