WorksheetsAsian Religions
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?
a)
Vedas
b)
Qur'an
c)
Middle Way
d)
Four Noble Truths
2.
What is the Hindu belief in reincarnation?
a)
the belief that there is only one god
b)
the worship of the cow as a sacred animal
c)
the belief that men should treat each other with kindness
d)
the belief that a soul returns to life in another body after death
3.
What is the Hindu belief in Karma?
a)
that one's actions determine one's fate
b)
that people should worship only one god
c)
that a child should always obey their parents
d)
that a woman should always wear a head scarf when she goes out of the house
4.
What is the caste system?
a)
the name of the Hindu priesthood
b)
the belief that social class is hereditary
c)
the voting system used in India
d)
the name for the way labor in India is divided between men and women
5.
Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Vietnam
6.
What did Buddha say was the cause of suffering in the world?
a)
bad karma
b)
punishment from God
c)
desire and attachment to worldly things
d)
Satan
7.
What Buddhist teaching shows its followers the correct way to live their lives?
a)
the Bible
b)
the Qur'an
c)
the Five Pillars
d)
the Middle Way
8.
How did the first Muslims come to Southern and Eastern Asia?
a)
Muslim invaders entered India in the 1500s AD.
b)
The first Muslim armies invaded Japan in the 1400s AD.
c)
The earliest Muslims first came to China as traders in the 1200s AD.
d)
The first Muslims were invited into India because the people there wanted a new government.
9.
Islam is considered a monotheistic religion because followers believe in...
a)
many gods.
b)
only one god.
c)
reincarnation.
d)
spirits in nature.
10.
What are the kami that are so important in Shinto belief?
a)
They are religious writings of Shinto priests.
b)
These are the elected leaders of the Shinto communities.
c)
The people who convert to Shintoism are referred to as kami.
d)
They are spirits that followers of Shinto believe exist in things all around them.
11.
In which country was Confucianism founded?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Japan
d)
North Korea
12.
Why is Confucianism considered a philosophy instead of a religion?
a)
Confucius only believed in one god.
b)
No religion is allowed by the Chinese government today.
c)
Confucius never wrote any of his ideas down for his followers.
d)
His teachings are more about ethics and behavior than about religious ideas.
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