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Religions Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Buddhism was founded by _____ around 600 B.C.E.

a)

Abraham

b)

Aryans

c)

Moses

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

2.

This religion spreads to China by way of the Silk Road?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

3.

The Hebrew people believe they are descended (started) from this man.

a)

Aryans

b)

Moses

c)

Abraham

d)

Siddhartha

4.

The faith of the Hebrew people is known as ___.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

5.

Religion that grew out of the religious mixture of the Aryan beliefs and those of the people of India

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Aryanism

d)

Judaism

6.

The Buddha believed that the only way to nd truth was to give up ____________.

a)

your family

b)

all desires

c)

your home

d)

wisdom

7.

What was Siddhartha's early life like?

a)

He was a begger

b)

He was always sick

c)

He was a prince

d)

He was an orphan

8.

This man led the Jews out of Egyptian captivity

a)

Joshua

b)

Saul

c)

Moses

d)

Abraham

9.

Which of these is a Hindu belief?

a)

Anyone can achieve nirvana

b)

A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.

c)

An individual does not have a soul.

d)

Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.

10.

Which of these is a Buddhist belief?

a)

Anyone can achieve nirvana

b)

A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.

c)

An individual does not have a soul.

d)

Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.

11.

Which piece of literature contains the basic beliefs of Hinduism?

a)

Ramayana

b)

Vedas

c)

Mahahbarata

d)

Brahman

12.

In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called

a)

Brahman

b)

Krishna

c)

Indra

d)

Siva

13.

Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha by

a)

praying in a temple

b)

studying with a guru

c)

living with the poor

d)

meditating beneath a tree

14.

Where was the promised land that the Torah says God promised to the Israelites as a permanent home?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Canaan

c)

Egypt

d)

India

15.

The traditional beginnings of Judaism are described in an ancient text found in the _________

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

Vedas

c)

Covenant

d)

Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)

16.

Buddhism appealed to a wider range of people than Hinduism because ____________.

a)

The Buddha traveled to many places

b)

Buddhism treated all people equally

c)

Buddhist poetry was so beautiful

d)

Buddhist believed in many gods

17.

What key element of Hinduism is means the ultimate peace?

a)

karma

b)

moskha

c)

reincarnation

d)

dharma

18.

What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism? Select ALL that apply. (Select Three)

a)

carrying out one’s assigned duties in life

b)

karma

c)

belief in only one Deity

d)

reincarnation

19.

What is the main difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?

a)

Buddhism denied the possibility of reincarnation

b)

Buddhism denied the need for a caste system, or social classes.

c)

Buddhism denied that the spiritual world was more important than the real world

d)

Buddhism denied nirvana.

20.

Enlightened One In his search for wisdom, Siddhartha Gautama lived a very simple life. He lived apart from people and slept on the ground. To clear his mind, he stopped eating for a time. Still, after years, he felt he was no closer to the truth. One day he sat down in the shade of a tree to meditate. At last, Buddhist texts say, he learned the truth he had been seeking. Once he began teaching, he became known to his followers as the Buddha, or “Enlightened One."


Which Buddhist ideas are included in this passage? Select all that apply. (Select two)

a)

Giving up material things can lead to inner peace

b)

Meditation helps one to see the world in a new way

c)

The everyday world is of the greatest importance

d)

A person who leads a good life will be reborn to a higher form of life

21.

The belief that people pass through many lives is called

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

reincarnation

d)

reunication.

22.

Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Jainism

d)

Judaism

23.

Siddhartha meditated about the way to reach true happiness and peace, also called _________

a)

nirvana

b)

karma

c)

moksha

d)

dharma

24.

The teachings of "right understanding," "right action," and "right concentration" are part of the _______________ and used to describe how to end suffering.

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Ten Commandment

c)

Eightfold Path

d)

ascetic lifestyle

25.

Sacred text for Theravada Buddhist is known as ________.

a)

Holy Bible

b)

Vedas

c)

Tripitaka

d)

Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)