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APHG Unit 4 - Religion & Ethnicity

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many people are Christians?
a)
1.2 Billion
b)
2 Billion
c)
1.7 Billion
d)
2.2 billion
2.
Where is the hearth of Christianity?
a)
Mekka
b)
Nepal
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Egypt
3.
What are all of the universalizing religions?
a)
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Hinduism
b)
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Bahá'í
c)
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Confucianism
d)
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Baha'i
4.

Which of the following religions is the fastest spreading religion today?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

5.

All of the following are characteristics of a universalizing religion except

a)

connected to a specific founder

b)

generally widespread

c)

seeks to convert

d)

followers are highly clustered

6.

All of the following are characteristics of an ethnic religion except

a)

generally clustered

b)

holidays are based on the founder's life

c)

unknown founder

d)

appeal to a smaller group of people

7.

Which of the following religions are considered to be universalizing religions?

a)

Buddhism, Christianity, & Islam

b)

Islam, Hinduism, & Buddhism

c)

Hinduism, Judaism, & Christianity

d)

Judaism, Islam, Buddhism

8.

Which of the following represents a branch of Christianity?

a)

Protestant

b)

Shia

c)

Theravada

d)

Sunni

9.

Which of the following is the best reason for the spread of Christianity?

a)

Globalization

b)

The Crusades

c)

The Slave Trade

d)

Colonization

10.

How is globalization affecting religion around the world?

a)

It is causing more religions to be founded in many parts of the world.

b)

It has led to an increase in secularism.

c)

It has caused an increase in the number of followers around the globe.

d)

Globalization has had no effect on religion today.

11.

All of the following are branches of Christianity except

a)

Reform

b)

Greek/Eastern Orthodox

c)

Protestantism

d)

Roman Catholic

12.

Why does the majority of the Latin American region practice Catholicism?

a)

Because Spain was Catholic and colonized much of Latin America

b)

Because Great Britain decided that the U.S. would be Protestant and Latin America would be Catholic.

c)

Catholicism was originally founded in Latin America before spreading to other parts of the world.

d)

Because the Pope ordained the region to be a holy land for Catholics.

13.

The Bible is to Christianity as the ____ is to Judaism.

a)

The Quran

b)

The Vedas

c)

The New Testament

d)

The Torah

14.

The Eighth Fold Path represents which of the following religions?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Jainism

15.

Which of the following bodies of water is considered sacred to Hinduism?

a)

The Indus River

b)

The Nile River

c)

The Tigris River

d)

The Ganges River

16.

Who is considered the "Patriarch" or father of the Semitic religions?

a)

Isaac

b)

Noah

c)

Jesus

d)

Abraham

17.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

a)

Muhammad - Buddhism

b)

Jesus - Judaism

c)

Siddhartha - Buddhism

d)

Confucius - Sikhism

18.

All of the following are examples of religions impact on the cultural landscape except

a)

Churches and temples

b)

crematoriums

c)

National Parks

d)

Toponyms

19.

Which of the following cities is sacred to all three of the Semitic Religions?

a)

Mecca

b)

New Delhi

c)

Bethlehem

d)

Jerusalem

20.

Most of the Middle East practice which religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Sikhism

21.

Which of the following represents a syncretized religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Shintoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Sikhism

22.

Which of the following believes that all things possess a "kami" or divine spirit?

a)

Islam

b)

Shintoism

c)

Bahai

d)

Zoroastranism

23.
What are the branches of Islam?
a)
Sunni and Siddha
b)
Sunni and Shiite
c)
Sunni and Shiddha
d)
Sunni and Shie
24.
All of the following are traits common to Muslim regions of the world except:
a)
fasting
b)
pilgrimage
c)
polytheism
d)
daily ritual prayers
25.
In Islam the religious practice of "sacred struggle" is known as:
a)
hajj
b)
Ramadan
c)
jihad
d)
Shabbat
26.

A social decline in religious adherence is referred to as:

a)

partisanship

b)

fundamentalism

c)

syncretism

d)

secularism

27.
The concept of nirvana is most closely associated with which of the following religions?
a)
Judaism
b)
Animism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
28.
One of the unique characteristics of Hinduism is that it:
a)
is so young
b)
is a very simple religion
c)
emerged without a prophet, book of scriptures
d)
has so few followers
29.

What state gained Catholicism mainly from French colonists?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Delaware

c)

Louisiana

d)

Washington

30.

Fundamentalism involves a focus on

a)

healing divisions between sects.

b)

knowledge through prayer and meditation.

c)

non-religious principles.

d)

return to religious basics.

31.

Which religion uses the most land for cemeteries?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Zoroastrianism

32.

Muhammad was born in

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Petra

d)

Yathrib

33.

The Hindu writings focusing on the earliest rituals were

a)

the Manumrita

b)

the Mahabharata

c)

the Upanishads

d)

the Vedas

34.
The belief in or worship of more than one god is...  
a)
Animism
b)
Atheism
c)
Monotheism 
d)
Polytheism 
35.
Which world religion is the oldest that practices the belief of monotheism? 
a)
Christianity 
b)
Hinduism 
c)
Judaism  
d)
Islam
36.

The map shows the distribution of what major world religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

37.

Which of these is an ethnic religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

38.
Which of the following countries was the site of violent religious conflicts between Catholic and Protestant groups throughout much of the 20th century:
a)
Canada
b)
Ireland
c)
Switzerland
d)
Greece
39.
Which of the following religions did not originate in the Indian Subcontinent?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Sikhism
d)
Zoroastrianism
40.
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
41.
In many areas of the world, especially in non-Western areas, religion
a)
is leaving a more visible imprint on the landscape
b)
is becoming more diverse
c)
practically constitutes cultures
d)
is completely separate from the culture
42.
Which of the following religions has developed vast bureaucracies?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Animism
43.
Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose from the confrontation between Hinduism and:
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
44.

More a philosophy than religion, this was similar to Hinduism in its emphasis on social order and position.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Shinto

d)

Taoism

45.

Which religion focused on man's relationship with nature?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Shinto

d)

Taoism

46.

What religion dominates in area C?

a)

Catholic

b)

Lutheran

c)

Mormon

d)

Southern Baptist

47.

Mormons are found mainly in area _____.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

48.

The largest Shi'a Muslim state is

a)

India

b)

Indonesia

c)

Iran

d)

Iraq

49.

A good example of an interfaith boundary is

a)

Guatemala - Mexico

b)

Canada - United States

c)

Ireland - Northern Ireland

d)

India - Pakistan

50.

A good example of an intrafaith boundary is

a)

Guatemala - Mexico

b)

Canada - United States

c)

Ireland - Northern Ireland

d)

India - Pakistan

51.

The personal struggle to become a better Muslim is

a)

Greater Jihad

b)

Lesser Jihad

c)

Greater Saum

d)

Lesser Saum

52.

The duty to take up arms when Islam is threatened is

a)

Greater Jihad

b)

Lesser Jihad

c)

Greater Saum

d)

Lesser Saum

53.

Jewish revolts against Rome resulted in a scattering of their people known as the

a)

Biaspora

b)

Diaspora

c)

Relocation Diffusion

d)

Great Scattering

54.

The Hindu concept focusing on duty is

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

moksha

d)

samsara

e)

varna

55.

The Hindu writings focusing on philosophy and the meaning of life were

a)

the Manumrita

b)

the Mahabharata

c)

the Upanishads

d)

the Vedas

56.

Which pillar of Islam focuses on pilgrimage?

a)

Salah

b)

Saum

c)

Shahada

d)

Hajj

e)

Zakah

57.

The Muslim calendar begins in

a)

AD 570

b)

AD 610

c)

AD 622

d)

AD 632

58.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010, which of the following is not considered a race?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Asian

d)

Hispanic

59.

The original group of people for which the term “ghetto” was used to describe where they lived was

a)

European Jews

b)

African Americans

c)

Japanese internment camps during WWII

d)

Arab Muslims

60.

Which of the following ethnic group geographical concentrations is incorrect?

a)

Cubans – Miami and South Florida

b)

Japanese – Cincinnati and the Midwest

c)

Central American Hispanics – Los Angeles and the Southwest

d)

Polish – Chicago and the Midwest

61.

Why is conflict so widespread in Africa today?

a)

Because of Napoleon’s invasion into Africa in the nineteenth century, taking over the entire Sudan region

b)

European imperialism in the late nineteenth century, where boundaries were drawn with little regard to ethnic distributions

c)

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, newly independent African states began to experience civil conflict over control of the country

d)

The Treaty of Versailles, where European countries settled the balance of power after World War I

62.

Which of the following is not a part of the multinational state of the United Kingdom?

a)

Wales

b)

Scotland

c)

England

d)

Denmark

e)

Northern Ireland

63.

"White Flight" is

a)

Movement of Whites from northern cities to southern cities

b)

Establishment of suburbs by mostly whites

c)

Emigration of Whites from an area Blacks were anticipated to move to

d)

Decrease in percentage of Whites because of Black migration from the Southeast

64.

The “separate but equal” doctrine was legally upheld by SCOTUS in the 19th century with

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

The Missouri Compromise

d)

The fourteenth amendment to the Constitution

e)

Dred Scott v. Stanford

65.

What was the strongest pull factor for African Americans to migrate to the North around WWI and WWII?

a)

Jobs in industrial cities

b)

Jobs in agriculture

c)

Freedom from slavery

d)

Promise of land

66.

What is the unethical real estate practice of instilling fear in white homeowners to sell quickly, and then selling to black families at much higher prices?

a)

Redlining

b)

Gerrymandering

c)

Gentrification

d)

Blockbusting

e)

White Flight

67.

Apartheid was a policy found in ___________________ during the late 20th century.

a)

Kenya

b)

South Africa

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Sudan

68.
The racist laws that divided South Africa were known as
a)
apartheid
b)
states rights
c)
Jim Crow laws
d)
apartheus
69.
This Middle-Eastern ethnic group does not have its own state and is dispersed among enough countries that it is a minority in each one.
a)
Irish
b)
Turks
c)
Persians
d)
Kurds
70.
This refers to the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among nationalities and ethnic groups.
a)
Balkanization
b)
Globalization
c)
Assimilation
d)
Acculturation
71.
This is the process by which one group of people try to eliminate the presence of another ethnic group either through relocation of elimination.
a)
Genocide
b)
Balkanization
c)
Assimilation
d)
Ethnic Cleansing
72.

How often does the U.S. Census count the people of the United States?

a)

Every year

b)

Every 5 years

c)

Every 10 years

d)

Every 20 years

73.

A place's name, often revealing a cultural history, is known as

a)

acculturation

b)

toponym

c)

isogloss

d)

syncretism

74.

A group of people with shared biological ancestry is a

a)

nation

b)

nationality

c)

race

d)

ethnicity

75.

Which of the following groups would NOT be categorized as Hispanic?

a)

A Cuban

b)

A Mexican-American

c)

A Spaniard

d)

A Brazilian-American

76.

Which of the following groups would NOT be categorized as Latino?

a)

A Cuban-American

b)

An Argentinian

c)

A Spaniard

d)

A Mexican-American

77.

Which of the following is a characteristic of RACE?

a)

skin color

b)

religion

c)

language

d)

nationality

78.

The intentional killing of members of an unwanted ethnic group or religious group is known as

a)

ethnic cleansing

b)

genocide

c)

sequent occupance

d)

military warfare

79.

A group of people with a shared cultural heritage would be considered a(an)

a)

ethnicity

b)

race

c)

state

d)

nation

80.
How does "ethnicity" differ from "race?"
a)
ethnicity implies a religious affiliation, race does not
b)
there is no difference in common usage
c)
race is a physiological concept, ethnicity is not linked to genetics
d)
ethnicity is something to which we choose to belong; race is assigned
81.

Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state in which the boundaries of the nation are very similar to the boundaries of the state?

a)

Iceland

b)

Nigeria

c)

Iraq

d)

Russia

82.

Yakuts, Tatars, and Chechens are among the ethnicities of which large multinational state?

a)

Kazakhstan

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Mongolia

83.

Which of these concepts or ideas is a good example of centripetal force?

a)

television

b)

Internet

c)

common language

d)

climate

84.

The creation of which two countries caused massive migration of Hindus and Muslims in 1947?

a)

Indonesia and Malaysia

b)

Pakistan and India

c)

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

d)

Afghanistan and Iran

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