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Southwest Asia Religions

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the holy book of the Christian religion?

a)
b)
c)
2.

What is the holy book of the Jewish religion called?

a)
b)
c)
3.

The Muslim holy book is known as the _____.

a)
b)
c)
4.

What are the Five Pillars?

a)

The five basic obligations that Muslims are supposed to meet in their lives.

b)

The first five books of the Quran.

c)

The five basic beliefs shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

d)

The five columns that support the roof of the Ka’aba.

5.

What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?

a)

The Shia believe only Arabs could be Muslims.

b)

They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after Muhammad's death.

c)

Arguments began over what should be included in the five pillars.

d)

The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer to Jerusalem rather than Mecca.

6.

Identify the three main religions that began in the Middle East?

a)

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

b)

Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism

c)

Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

d)

Buddhism, Shintoism, Hinduism

7.

What city is holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims?

a)

Mecca

b)

Bethlehem

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Medina

8.

Who do Muslims believe was the last and greatest prophet?

a)

Abraham

b)

Muhammad

c)

Jesus

d)

Moses

9.

Which is the holy writing of Judaism?

a)

Constitution

b)

New Testament

c)

Torah

d)

Quran

10.

What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?

a)

Christians believed Jesus was the Messiah, or savior of man.

b)

Only Judaism accepted and believed in the Ten Commandments.

c)

Christians allowed the worship of many of the Roman gods, while Judaism did not.

d)

Jews never had problems with Roman authorities, while Christians did.

11.

What is the similarity between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

a)

The three religions all believe in different gods.

b)

They all consider Abraham as a prophet.

c)

Unlike Judaism, Christianity and Islam won new converts only by war and force.

d)

All three religions accept Jesus as the savior.

12.

Who is the leader of the Jewish place of worship called?

a)

Imam

b)

Rabbi

c)

Preacher

13.

What is the Christian place of worship called?

a)

Church

b)

Synagogue

c)

Mosque

14.

Muslims worship in a _____. It has pillars at each corner where they call their people to prayers five times a day.

a)

church

b)

synagogue

c)

mosque

15.

What religion is represented by this symbol?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

16.

What religion is represented by this symbol?

a)

Muslim

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

17.
Who is the founder of Christianity?
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Muhammed
c)
Abraham
d)
Moses
18.
Which of these religions are monotheistic?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam & Christianity
d)
Islam, Christianity, Judaism
19.

What is the oldest monotheistic religion

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

shi'a

20.

Allah is the God for which religion?

a)

Shintoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Confucianism

21.
Which group of Muslisms is larger?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
22.
Who is the founder of Judaism?
a)
Moses
b)
Abraham
c)
Jesus
d)
Mohammed
23.
What is the place of origin for both Judaism and Christianity?
a)
Saudia Arabia
b)
Iraq
c)
Israel
d)
Jordan
24.
Which religion has the most members in the Middle East?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
25.
Belief in one god
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Secular
d)
Onegodism
26.

The followers for Judaism are called?

a)

Christians

b)

Muslims

c)

Jews

d)

Jeews

27.

The followers for Islam are called?

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Jaws

28.

The symbol for Islam is?

a)

Crescent Moon and Star

b)

Cross

c)

Star of David

d)

Crescent Cross

29.
Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
a)
Make a hajj to Mecca at least once.
b)
Eat fish on Fridays.
c)
Eat unleavened bread during Passover.
d)
Donate one-tenth of personal income to the mosque.
30.
Which religion am I?
_______________________
My sacred text is the Qu'ran
Muhammad is my founder
My place of origin is Mecca
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
31.
What are the 10 Commandments?
a)
What Christians believe to be the requirements to get into Heaven
b)
The basic beliefs of Islam
c)
The basic beliefs of Judaism
d)
The basic rules for every religion
32.
Which group of Muslims wanted Ali (Muhammad’s Cousin) as their leader after Muhammad’s death? They wanted to keep it in the family.
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
33.
Which group of Muslims wanted the community to choose the leader after Muhammad’s death?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
34.
Who is the Messiah of Christianity? 
a)
Muhammad
b)
Jesus
c)
Allah
d)
Abraham