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World Religions Test

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The founder of Islam is

a)

Siddhartha Gautema

b)

Muhammad

c)

Jesus

d)

Moses

2.

Who is the founder of Christianity?

a)

Abraham

b)

Paul

c)

Peter

d)

Jesus

3.
What do Christians believe?
a)
Jesus is the son of God
b)
God sent Jesus to save people from their sins by his death on the cross
c)
Like Jesus, people can be resurrected after death and join God in eternal life
d)
All of the above
4.

Christianity grew out of what other main religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Shintoism

5.

Both Judaism and Christianity share sacred writings contained in the ________.

a)

Quran

b)

Old Testament

c)

New Testament

d)

Talmud

6.

Christianity and Judaism both teach the belief in one god, which is known as

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Agnosticim

7.
The holy book of the Christians is called the...
a)
Torah
b)
Old Testament
c)
Holy Bible
d)
Psalms and Proverbs
8.

What religion originated in the Indus Valley around 1400 BCE?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Sikhism

9.

What river is sacred to Hindus, who try to bathe daily in its water?

a)

Indus

b)

Amazon

c)

Ganges

d)

Nile

10.

In Hinduism, a person's earthly duty or obligation is known as ______________.

a)

karma

b)

vishnu

c)

virtue

d)

dharma

11.

This symbol represents the ______________ of Buddhism.

a)

Eight-fold Path

b)

Caste system

c)

Four Hallowed Truths

d)

helm

12.

This diagram represents the Caste System of the ____ religion.

a)

Buddhist

b)

Muslim

c)

Hindu

d)

Shinto

13.

The founder of Buddhism is ______.

a)

Brahma

b)

Siddhartha Gautema

c)

Dharma

d)

Karma Vishnu

14.

Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in the idea of rebirth known as ________________.

a)

dharma

b)

resurrection

c)

karma

d)

reincarnation

15.

The Four Noble Truths are strong beliefs of ________________.

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

16.

The people at the very bottom of the Hindu Caste Systerm are called the ______________.

a)

Untouchables

b)

Sudra

c)

cast offs

d)

lowlifes

17.

What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?

a)

Upanishads

b)

Ramayana

c)

Vedas

d)

Mahabharata

18.

Who was the founder of Hinduism?

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Siddhartha

d)

There is not a single founder

19.

The worship of many gods is known as ______________.

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

c)

atheism

d)

pantheism

20.

Judaism traces its origins to a man named __________________.

a)

Abraham

b)

David

c)

Noah

d)

Jesus

21.

The world’s oldest monotheistic religion is _______________.

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Catholicism

22.

The first five books of the Christian Old Testament are the same ones contained in the Jewish book known as the ___________.

a)

Talmud

b)

Torah

c)

Qur'an

d)

Tripitaka

23.

Judaism begin in the ancient land of Canaan in ___________.

a)

Europe

b)

the Middle East

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Egypt

24.

What is another name for the Jewish god?

a)

Yeshuah

b)

Yemen

c)

Yahweh

d)

Jesus

25.

This symbol, the Star of David, represents what religion?

a)

Jainism

b)

Judaism

c)

Greek Orthodoxy

d)

Zoroastrianism

26.

How many main branches of Judaism are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

27.

Judaism began when God made a __________ with Abraham.

a)

consultation

b)

conditional

c)

pact

d)

covenant

28.

The "promised land" that God gave to Abraham and his descendants was called ______________.

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Canaan

d)

Syria

29.

Like Christianity and Judaism, the Islamic religion is _____.

a)

nontheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

monotheistic

d)

atheistic

30.

The two major cities where Islam began are ____.

a)

Mecca and Medina

b)

Bethlehem and Jerusalem

c)

Israel and Syria

d)

Nazareth and Joppa

31.

The founder of Islam is _____.

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Allah

d)

Adam

32.

Muhammad received visions from ________, who commanded him to spread the message of Islam.

a)

Allah

b)

Brahmin

c)

Osama

d)

Buddha

33.

The Muslim holy book is called the __________.

a)

Qur'an

b)

Torah

c)

Bible

d)

Tripitaka

34.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Pillars of Islam?

a)

Holy wars against Christians

b)

Allah is the one God

c)

Give money to the poor

d)

Fast during Ramadan

35.

One of the Five Pillars of Islam is is to pray ______ times a day facing Mecca.

a)

1

b)

10

c)

3

d)

5

36.

The basic teachings of Buddhism are called __________.

a)

The Five Commandments

b)

Shar'ia Law

c)

The Four Noble Truths

d)

The Eight-fold Noble Truths

37.

What does "Buddha" mean?

a)

Intelligent One

b)

Enlightened One

c)

Fast One

d)

Religious One

38.

Buddhism shares its roots with which other major religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Confucianism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Taoism

39.

In which country did Buddhism originate?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Thailand

d)

Nepal

40.

The three main branches of Christianity are _______.

a)

Protestantism, Orthodox, Catholicism

b)

Protestantism, Catholicism, Independents

c)

Catholicism, Orthodox, Fundamentalists

d)

Catholicism, Orthodox, Independents

41.

Christianity was founded in the ancient land known as _____.

a)

Egypt, right near the ancient pyramids.

b)

Saudi Arabia.

c)

Judea.

d)

Persia, which is modern-day Iran.

42.

Belief in the Trinity is held by _____________?

a)

Jews, Christians, and Muslims

b)

Most Christians

c)

All polytheistic religions

d)

ALL Protestant denominations

43.

Which of the following is a tenet of Christianity?

a)

Jesus is the son of God

b)

God sent Jesus to save people from their sins by his death on the cross

c)

Like Jesus, people can be resurrected after death and join God in eternal life

d)

All of these choices

44.

The sacred book of the Christians is called the...

a)

Torah

b)

Book of Prophets

c)

Holy Bible

d)

Psalms and Proverbs

45.

According to Christian theology, the Holy Trinity is ____________.

a)

God the Father, Jesus, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

b)

A church in Jerusalem

c)

three separate and individual gods

d)

Jesus alone

46.

The Christian Bible is comprised of the _______________?

a)

Old and New Testament

b)

Old and New Bible

c)

Old and New Titlement

d)

Old and New Christianity

47.

The religion based on the teachings of Jesus is known as

a)

Protestantism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

48.

The belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship is called _______.

a)

a sect

b)

superstition

c)

a denomination

d)

religion