WorksheetsEast Asian Religions
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which religion is Diwali?
a)
Catholic
b)
Hindu
c)
Christian
d)
Islam
2.
What is Diwali?
a)
Diwali is the 'Festival of Lights'
b)
Diwali is a holiday for everyone.
c)
Diwali is the name of a special food.
d)
Diwali is the name of a special drink.
3.
Many people in which country celebrate Diwali?
a)
NZ
b)
Australia
c)
United States of America
d)
India
4.
What is the name of the Prince and his wife in the Diwali story?
a)
Ram and Sita
b)
Anna and Mark
c)
Prince and Princess
d)
King and Queen
5.
What religion originated in the Indus Valley around 1400 BCE?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Sikhism
6.
Hindus believe that after they die, their souls are reincarnated into another form.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
According to Hindu practitioners, we are all made up of a shapeless, genderless entity called ______
a)
Sindhu
b)
Karma
c)
Brahman
d)
Samsara
8.
Is Sikhism monotheistic or polytheistic?
a)
Monothestic
b)
Polythestic
9.
The majority of Sikhs live in _____.
a)
Africa
b)
India
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
10.
This is a KIRPAN. It is most often associated with which world religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Sikhism
d)
Hinduism
11.
Which religion would likely participate in the following?
-Gurpurb festival
-Visit a Gurdwara
-Read from the Guru Granth Sahib
-Celebrate Vaisakhi
-Gurpurb festival
-Visit a Gurdwara
-Read from the Guru Granth Sahib
-Celebrate Vaisakhi
a)
Sikhism
b)
None of these
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
12.
In this martial arts festival and parade, a special group of performers demonstrates Sikh sword dancing (Gatka). The Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhism's Holy Scripture, is also paraded through town. Five Sikh leaders known as the Panj Pyara walk at the head of Guru Granth Sahib, while other floats follow behind. The Sikh congregation sings hymns, known as Kirtan, during the procession.
a)
Hola Mohalla
b)
Vaisakhi Day
c)
Diwali
d)
Vesak
13.
What does Vesak or Wesak celebrate?
a)
The Middle Path
b)
The birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha
c)
The life of the Dalai Lama
14.
Buddhism originated
a)
1,500 years ago
b)
3,500 years ago
c)
4,000 years ago
d)
2,500 years ago
15.
The god or supreme deity for Buddhism is
a)
Siddartha Gautama
b)
The Dalai Lama
c)
There is no god or supreme deity
d)
The Bodhisattvas
16.
How is Buddhism different from other religions?
a)
People meditate
b)
It is not centered on a relationship between humanity and God
c)
People pray
17.
A basic belief of Buddhists is that how one behaves in this life effects what will happen in the next life. This is known as
a)
Kharma
b)
Dharma
c)
Reincarnation
18.
What is the Buddha's real name?
a)
Gangas Khan
b)
Asoka
c)
Siddartha Guatama
d)
Finn
19.
What is the guidelines by which Buddhists live?
a)
Four Noble Truths
b)
Eightfold Path
c)
Tripitaka
d)
Mosque
20.
This festival celebrates miracles performed by the historical Buddha. People display colorful butter sculptures and sing and dance into the night. Sculpting yak butter is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist art practiced by monks.
a)
Vesak
b)
Diwali
c)
Hola Mohalla
d)
Chunga Choepa
21.
Taoism, Confucianism, and Legalism have their roots in...
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Korea
d)
Japan
22.
What is the most sacred writing of Taoism?
a)
Tao Te Ching
b)
Junzi
c)
Wu Wei
23.
In taoism, chi is _____
a)
like karate.
b)
a tea.
c)
energy.
d)
a massage.
24.
What's the name of this symbol?
a)
Moksha
b)
Yin-Yang
c)
Nirvana
d)
Eightfold Path
25.
This festival’s purpose is: (1) celebrating the arrival of spring, and (2) honoring deceased ancestors. Families may go on outings, sing, dance or fly kites. Another popular ritual is coloring eggs, and then breaking them open to symbolize the opening of new life. Graves of ancestors are swept clean, and the plants growing around them are trimmed. Offerings such as food, tea, chopsticks and wine are presented. Many also burn symbolic joss paper—also called “spirit money,” as a way of asking for the relatives’ continued guidance.
a)
Dragon Boat Festival
b)
Tomb Sweeping Day
c)
Vesak
d)
Diwali
26.
This festival, also called “Poet’s Day,” honors Qu Yuan, a poet and minister to the Zhou emperor who died in depair, having failed to prevent war between feudal states in ancient China. People mark the anniversary of his death with activities that include dragon boat races and the eating of zong zi (rice balls filled with egg, beans, fruits, walnuts, sweet potato, mushrooms and/or meat).
a)
Dragon Boat Festival
b)
Tomb Sweeping Day
c)
Vesak
d)
Diwali
27.
Shinto is ______
a)
the indigenous religion of the islands of Japan.
b)
“the way of the goddesses.”
c)
native to China and Japan.
d)
a hybrid of ancient Buddhism.
28.
When is a Japanese person allowed to visit a Shinto shrine?
a)
on Saturdays only
b)
on Sundays only
c)
anytime
d)
when the moon is full
29.
Shintoism means -
a)
courageous warrior
b)
way of the gods
c)
a form of Hinduism
d)
belief in one god
30.
In Shintoism, divine spirits that dwell in nature are known as
a)
Torii
b)
Tsunamis
c)
Kami
d)
Bushido
31.
What combined with local Japanese religion to form Shintoism?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
32.
In Shintoism, on New Year’s Day, attendance at shrines is huge, as this is traditionally a time when the Japanese make a special visit. People go to thank the kami, make resolutions and ask the kami to bring them good fortune in the coming year. What is the festival called?
a)
Oshogatsu
b)
Rissun
33.
Which religion was founded by Siyyid Ali-Muhammad in 1844?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Baha'i
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