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WorksheetsReligions of the World
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What religion, originating in the Roman province of Judea, is based on the teachings of Jesus? This religion is dominant in the Americas and Europe.
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
2.
What religion is based on the teachings of Muhammad? It originated in Mecca and is now dominant in north Africa, the Middle East, and southeast Asia.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Baha'i
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
3.
This Hindu deity is god of education, wisdom, and success. He has an elephant head and is the son of Shiva and Parvati. Who is this?
a)
Vishnu
b)
Brahma
c)
Ganesha
d)
Krishna
4.
This religion was founded in the 19th century in Iran. They believe in the unity of religion and the various manifestations of God, including Buddha, Zoroaster, Christ, and Muhammad. What is this religion?
a)
Zoroastrianism
b)
Baha'i
c)
Buddhism
d)
Manichaeism
5.
This religion was founded in the Punjab region of modern day India/Pakistan. It is monotheistic and takes influences from both Islam and Hinduism. What religion is this?
a)
Sikhism
b)
Jainism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Sufi
6.
On what island nation is Norse paganism, based around the worship of the gods Odin, Thor, and Frey, being revived?
a)
Ireland
b)
Iceland
c)
Newfoundland
d)
Madagascar
7.
What group of people in the Catholic Church are able to become Pope?
a)
Bishops
b)
Priests
c)
Cardinals
d)
Archbishops
8.
What sect of Islam is dominant in Iran?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shi'a
c)
Ibadi
d)
Wahabbi
9.
What religious group includes Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Baha'i?
a)
Abrahamic
b)
Monotheistic
c)
Dharmic
d)
Polytheistic
10.
What two Christian denominations fought for control of the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years' War?
a)
Catholicism and Orthodoxy
b)
Catholicism and Protestantism
c)
Protestantism and Orthodoxy
d)
Catholicism and Anglicanism
11.
Who was the Aztec deity of war and human sacrifice? He was also the patron deity of Tenochtitlan, the capitol of the Aztec Empire.
a)
Quetzalcoatl
b)
Huitzilopochtli
c)
Coyolxauhqui
d)
Tlaloc
12.
What religion did the people of Rus convert to from paganism?
a)
Catholicism
b)
Islam
c)
Orthodox Christianity
d)
Judaism
13.
What religion did the Khazars convert to?
a)
Judaism
b)
Sunni Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Shia Islam
14.
What were the major religions of China during the Qin dynasty?
a)
Confucianism and Daoism
b)
Confucianism and Buddhism
c)
Buddhism and Daoism
d)
Shinto and Confucianism
15.
What was the first Abrahamic religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Baha'i
16.
From what group of people did the Romans get their deities from?
a)
The Norse
b)
The Celts
c)
The Phoenicians
d)
The Greeks
17.
What is the dominant religion of the Philippines?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Catholic Christianity
d)
Islam
18.
Which English king formed the Church of England/Anglican Church because the Pope wouldn't let him divorce his wife?
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
King George III
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
King George V
19.
Which Roman emperor made Christianity the de facto religion of the Roman Empire?
a)
Constantine
b)
Justinian
c)
Augustus Caesar
d)
Nero
20.
What is the end of times known as in Norse mythology, where many gods will die and the world will be repopulated by two humans?
a)
Rapture
b)
Armageddon
c)
Ragnarok
d)
Apocalypse
21.
During the Parsi diaspora, many Zoroastrians fled from the Muslim world to the modern day country of...
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Greece
d)
India
22.
What is the dominant religion of India?
a)
Jainism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Sikhism
23.
What religion, based around the worship of Ahura Mazda, was the dominant religion of Persia until the 7th century AD?
a)
Sunni Islam
b)
Shia Islam
c)
Nestorian Christianity
d)
Zoroastrianism
24.
While the United Kingdom has the freedom of religion, the monarch is the head of what Christian denomination?
a)
Protestantism
b)
Anglicanism
c)
Catholicism
d)
Coptic Christianity
25.
What Christian denomination was established in New York in the 1820s by Joseph Smith? While it was founded in New York, most of its followers live in Utah.
a)
Jehovah's Witnesses
b)
Anglicanism
c)
Mormonism
d)
Arianism
26.
The Rastafarian religion, which developed in 1930s Jamaica, is based on the belief that an Ethiopian emperor was the second coming of Jesus. Name this emperor.
a)
Haile Selassie I
b)
Menelik II
c)
Mikael Sehul
d)
Dawit II
27.
What was the dominant religion of Japan before the spread of Buddhism?
a)
Animism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Daoism
d)
Shinto
28.
What was the name of the military campaigns of the Catholic Church against the Islamic world to regain the Holy Land in Jerusalem?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The Religious Wars
c)
War of the Roses
d)
Thirty Years' War
29.
Which of the following mythical creatures was not slain by the Greek demigod Heracles?
a)
Nemean Lion
b)
Hydra
c)
Minotaur
d)
Erymanthian Boar
30.
What did the Inca call their main sun god?
a)
Sol Invictus
b)
Inti
c)
Sapa Inka
d)
Zun
31.
Which Indian ruler caused the spread of Buddhism east via missionaries?
a)
Mahatma Gandhi
b)
Ashoka the Great
c)
Mihira Bhoja I
d)
Gopala III
32.
What is the rigid social order in Hinduism called?
a)
Social pyramid
b)
Feudalism
c)
Caste system
d)
Samsara
33.
Why does the current Dalai Lama (the leader of the Gelug Buddhists) say he will not reincarnate?
a)
So the anti-Tibetan Chinese government can't choose their own Dalai Lama and take more power away from Tibet.
b)
Because the current Dalai Lama is not pious enough, he will be unable to reincarnate.
c)
The Dalai Lama has converted to Hinduism, thus ending the title of Dalai Lama once he dies.
d)
The Dalai Lama doesn't want to reincarnate.
34.
The people of Kongo converted to this religion due to contact with Portugal during the Age of Discovery.
a)
Catholicism
b)
Protestantism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
35.
What religion was founded in the United States in 1954 by author L. Ron Hubbard?
a)
Mormonism
b)
Pastafarianism
c)
Scientology
d)
Wicca
36.
What is a religion with only one god called?
a)
Polytheistic
b)
Monotheistic
c)
Deistic
d)
Dualistic
37.
What is it called when someone doesn't believe in any god(s)?
a)
Atheist
b)
Agnostic
c)
Gnostic
d)
Secularist
38.
What is it called when someone combines the beliefs of multiple religions?
a)
Secularization
b)
Tolerance
c)
Syncretic
d)
Gnostic
39.
Right before his execution, the Spanish baptized the Inca emperor Atahualpa. What was his Christian name?
a)
Hernando
b)
Francisco
c)
Marco
d)
Leo
40.
What was not a religion present in the Mongol Empire?
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Shinto
41.
Which religion was not present in medieval Ethiopia?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Rastafarianism
d)
Islam
42.
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca required in Islam called?
a)
Shahada
b)
Hajj
c)
Kaaba
d)
Ramadan
43.
What Aztec deity was Hernan Cortez believed to be?
a)
Huitzilopochtli
b)
Quetzalcoatl
c)
Coyolxauhqui
d)
Tlaloc
44.
By the late Middle Ages, most of Scandinavia had been converted to this religion.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Norse paganism
d)
Islam
45.
The crowning of this person as Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in 800 AD was one of the main causes of the Great Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches in 1054. Name this person.
a)
Karloman
b)
Pepin
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Otto I
46.
Which religion does not exist?
a)
Pastafarianism - The worship of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
b)
Ceticism - The belief in the teachings of various gurus, including Jesus, Muhammad, and Buddha.
c)
Prince Philip Movement - Cargo cult of the Yaohnanen tribe that believes that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II's husband, is a divine being.
d)
Jediism - The belief that the Force is real and warns people to beware of the dark side.
47.
What is the dominant religion of Indonesia?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Islam
48.
Who is the Norse deity of fertility?
a)
Odin
b)
Freyja
c)
Freyr
d)
Thor
49.
What was the dominant religion of the Roman Empire before the rise of Christianity?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hellenism
c)
Judaism
d)
Zoroastrianism
50.
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
51.
Belief in many gods is called...
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Judaism
d)
Philosophy
52.
A government influenced by religion is called...
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Despotism
53.
The holy book of Judaism is called the...
a)
Quran
b)
Holy Bible
c)
Torah
d)
Vedas
54.
Laws that all Muslims must follow such as praying 5 times a day, going to Mecca once in their lifetime are called
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
5 Pillars
d)
Hajj
55.
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Muhammad
d)
Abraham
56.
What is the largest religion in the world?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
57.
Who started the Protestant Reformation?
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Martin Luther
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr
58.
The Protestant Reformation began in _______.
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
England
59.
Who were considered heretics by the Spanish Inquisition?
a)
Muslims
b)
Baptists
c)
Anyone not Spanish
d)
Any non-Catholic
60.
Axum was a center for which major religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Orthodox Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Coptic Christianity
61.
Which religion has the Star of David as its religious symbol?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
62.
Which religion has the cross as its religious symbol?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
63.
Which religion has the crescent moon and star as its religious symbol?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
64.
Jewish places for prayer and worship are called...
a)
cathedrals
b)
churches
c)
schools
d)
synagogues
65.
The people who destroyed the Second Temple in 70 AD were...
a)
Babylonians
b)
Romans
c)
Persians
d)
Syrians
66.
Who is largely credited with founding Hinduism?
a)
Krishna
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Vishnu
d)
Shiva
67.
When was the Edict of Milan, the document that legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire, written?
a)
303
b)
325
c)
337
d)
313
68.
Which of the following religions is not widely practiced in Japan?
a)
Shinto
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
69.
The Vedas and Upanishads are the two holy books for
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Shintoism
70.
The Holy Book for Muslims is called the
a)
Quran
b)
Torah
c)
Talmud
d)
Vedas
71.
Judaism has certain rules about food consumption and preparation, what are these rules called?
a)
Halal
b)
Kosher
c)
Blessing
d)
Klaussen
72.
A mosque is the place of worship for which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
73.
Christians worship in:
a)
Churches
b)
Mosques
c)
Synagogues
d)
Stupas
74.
Jews worship in:
a)
Synagogues
b)
Stupas
c)
Mosques
d)
Churches
75.
This holy day for Christians commemorates the second coming of Jesus:
a)
Ramadan
b)
Easter
c)
Passover
d)
Yom Kippur
76.
This holiday is important to Islam and commemorates the first revelation of the Qur'an:
a)
Ramadan
b)
Easter
c)
Passover
d)
Yom Kippur
77.
This holiday is important to Judaism and commemorates the liberation of Jews from slavery:
a)
Ramadan
b)
Easter
c)
Passover
d)
Yom Kippur
78.
Which of the following is NOT a practice or belief of Christianity?
a)
Life after death
b)
Monotheism
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Jesus as son of God
79.
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
80.
Who is the main Roman deity?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Pluto
c)
Neptune
d)
Venus
81.
Which Egyptian emperor made the monotheistic religion of Atenism, based on the worship of the sun-disk Aten, the de facto religion of Egypt?
a)
Tutankhamun
b)
Ramesses II
c)
Akhenaten
d)
Ptolemy
82.
This building was originally built as a church by the Byzantines in Constantinople. It was converted to a mosque in 1453 when the Ottomans invaded Byzantium. In 1935 the building became a museum under Turkey. What is this building in the present day city of Istanbul?
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
Dome of the Rock
c)
St. Peter's Basilica
d)
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
83.
What does this piece of Islamic calligraphy represent?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Allah
c)
Five Pillars of Islam
d)
Caliphate
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