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WorksheetsAP Human Geography - Religion
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following religions is most closely associated with proselytism?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Sikhism
c)
Islam
d)
Christianity
2.
In which of the following countries are inhabitants subject to Sharia law?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Turkey
d)
Saudi Arabia
3.
The prohibition that forbids Hindus from slaughtering or consuming beef is is an example of a(n):
a)
Sharia Law
b)
Religious Proscription
c)
Ethnic Conflict
d)
Animistic Trad
4.
Which of the following religions did not originate in the Indian Subcontinent?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Sikhism
d)
Zoroastrianism
5.
Taoism, which represents a blend of indigenous folk beliefs and exogenous Buddhist beliefs that diffused eastward from India, is best characterized as a:
a)
monotheistic religion
b)
syncretic religion
c)
ethnocentrism
d)
secular religion
6.
This is the oldest polytheistic religion in the world.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
7.
Which religion believed in the Eightfold Path?
a)
Legalism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Jainism
d)
Buddhism
8.
About 80% of India's people follow this religion.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Shintoism
9.
Allah is the god for which religion?
a)
Shintoism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Confucianism
10.
This religion follows the teachings of Muhammad.
a)
Islam
b)
Shintoism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
11.
What Chinese school of thought teaches respect to elders and the law as the best way to maintain a peaceful society?
a)
Taoism
b)
Christianity
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
12.
This statue represents the founder of what religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
13.
This statue represents the founder of what religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
14.
Where did both Hinduism and Buddhism begin?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Sumer
d)
Egypt
15.
Belief in many gods is called...
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Judaism
d)
Philosophy
16.
Governments influenced by religion is called...
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Despoitism
17.
The three major monotheistic religions in the world today are
a)
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
b)
Hebrewism, Christianity, Islam
c)
Christianity, Hinduism, Confucianism
d)
Hebrewism, Hinduism, Christianity
18.
What type of building is this?
a)
Jewish synagogue
b)
Islamic mosque
c)
Catholic cathedral
d)
Buddhist temple
19.
Which religion believes in many gods?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
20.
Which branch of Islam is the minority?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
c)
Farsi
d)
Arab
21.
What does it mean when a religion does not seek converts and is usually spatially concentrated?
a)
Universal
b)
Global
c)
Animist
d)
Ethnic
22.
Which of the following cities is a holy place to three of the world's main religions?
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Delhi
23.
Which of the following region is an ethnic religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Sikhism
24.
Which of the following religions did not originate in the Indian Subcontinent?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Sikhism
d)
Zoroastrianism
25.
Taoism, which represents a blend of indigenous folk beliefs and exogenous Buddhist beliefs that diffused eastward from India, is best characterized as a:
a)
monotheistic religion
b)
syncretic religion
c)
ethnocentrism
d)
secular religion
26.
Arabic, which spread westward with the diffusion of Islam, is part of which of the following language families:
a)
Sino Tibetan
b)
Afro-Asiatic
c)
Indo European
d)
Nigher-Congo
27.
The concept of nirvana is most closely associated with which of the following religions?
a)
Judaism
b)
Animism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
28.
A social decline in religious adherence is referred to as:
a)
partisanship
b)
fundamentalism
c)
syncretism
d)
secularism
29.
Which of the following would be a correct fertilitity rate if India's population is growing?
a)
-1
b)
0
c)
2
d)
3
30.
If a country has a death rate of 30 and a birth rate of 45 the natural rate of increase would show the population is ______.
a)
Increasing
b)
Decreasing
c)
Staying the same
d)
Fluctuating too much
31.
The three major monotheistic religions are ____, ____, and ____.
a)
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
b)
Islam, Hinduism, Christianity
c)
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
d)
Catholicism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
32.
The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior is called ____.
a)
acculturation
b)
innovation
c)
cultural hearth
d)
diffusion
33.
Who was the founder of Islam?
a)
Moses
b)
Muhammad
c)
Saladin
d)
Ishmael
34.
Who was the founder of Buddhism
a)
Siddartha
b)
Muhammad
c)
Saladin
d)
Ishmael
35.
Which of the following religions or philosophies had the greatest impact on China?
a)
Christianity
b)
Shintoism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Confucianism
36.
The religion that most shaped early Japanese history would be
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Daoism
37.
The Holy Book for Muslims is called the
a)
Quran
b)
Torah
c)
Talmud
d)
Vedas
38.
Hebrews look to the ________ to read about their history and connection to God.
a)
Bible
b)
Koran
c)
Torah
d)
Upanishads
39.
__________ was a religion that was unique to the Persians
a)
Daoism
b)
Zoroastrianism
c)
Christianity
d)
Shintoism
40.
The Vedas and Upanishads are the two holy books for
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Shintoism
41.
Exile and Diaspora would be associated with the spread of
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
42.
The religion most closely associated with the Trans-Saharan trade route would be
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Zoroastrianism
43.
This structure was built by
a)
Byzantines
b)
Muslims
c)
Christians
d)
Catholics
44.
This structure is most likely associated with
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
45.
This image displays the founder of
a)
Hinduism
b)
Janism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
46.
You would associate respect for elders, education, and a civil service with
a)
Daoism
b)
Yin/Yang
c)
Shintoism
d)
Confucianism
47.
You would associate this image with what faith?
a)
Islam
b)
Roman Catholic Christian
c)
Eastern Orthodox
d)
Hinduism
48.
Ivan III adopted what faith for the Russians?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Roman Catholic
d)
Greek Orthodox
49.
You would associate this structure with?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
50.
Harmony with nature, simple life, and humility all reflect beliefs in
a)
Confucianism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Daoism
51.
This map shows the spread of
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
52.
This scene would be associated with what religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
53.
A belief system with multiple gods or supreme beings?
a)
Universalizing Religion
b)
Polytheistic Religion
c)
Monotheistic Religion
d)
Animistic Religion
54.
The belief that from a Kurgan hearth, early Proto-Indo-European speakers diffused outward on horseback to Europe and India overpowering the original inhabitants
a)
Malthusian Theory
b)
Migration Transition Theory
c)
Conquest Theory
d)
Agricultural Theory
55.
The purposeful travel to a religious site to pay respects or participate in rituals?
a)
pilgrimage
b)
sikhism
c)
rite
d)
sacrament
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