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WorksheetsReligions Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Buddhism was founded by _____ around 600 B.C.E.
Abraham
Aryans
Moses
Siddhartha Gautama
This religion spreads to China by way of the Silk Road?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
The Hebrew people believe they are descended (started) from this man.
Aryans
Moses
Abraham
Siddhartha
The faith of the Hebrew people is known as ___.
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Religion that grew out of the religious mixture of the Aryan beliefs and those of the people of India
Buddhism
Hinduism
Aryanism
Judaism
The Buddha believed that the only way to nd truth was to give up ____________.
your family
all desires
your home
wisdom
What was Siddhartha's early life like?
He was a begger
He was always sick
He was a prince
He was an orphan
This man led the Jews out of Egyptian captivity
Joshua
Saul
Moses
Abraham
Which of these is a Hindu belief?
Anyone can achieve nirvana
A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.
An individual does not have a soul.
Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.
Which of these is a Buddhist belief?
Anyone can achieve nirvana
A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.
An individual does not have a soul.
Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.
Which piece of literature contains the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Ramayana
Vedas
Mahahbarata
Brahman
In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called
Brahman
Krishna
Indra
Siva
Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha by
praying in a temple
studying with a guru
living with the poor
meditating beneath a tree
Where was the promised land that the Torah says God promised to the Israelites as a permanent home?
Mesopotamia
Canaan
Egypt
India
The traditional beginnings of Judaism are described in an ancient text found in the _________
Ten Commandments
Vedas
Covenant
Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)
Buddhism appealed to a wider range of people than Hinduism because ____________.
The Buddha traveled to many places
Buddhism treated all people equally
Buddhist poetry was so beautiful
Buddhist believed in many gods
What key element of Hinduism is means the ultimate peace?
karma
moskha
reincarnation
dharma
What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism? Select ALL that apply. (Select Three)
carrying out one’s assigned duties in life
karma
belief in only one Deity
reincarnation
What is the main difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Buddhism denied the possibility of reincarnation
Buddhism denied the need for a caste system, or social classes.
Buddhism denied that the spiritual world was more important than the real world
Buddhism denied nirvana.
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)
Giving up material things can lead to inner peace
Meditation helps one to see the world in a new way
The everyday world is of the greatest importance
A person who leads a good life will be reborn to a higher form of life
The belief that people pass through many lives is called
dharma
karma
reincarnation
reunication.
Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Judaism
Siddhartha meditated about the way to reach true happiness and peace, also called _________
nirvana
karma
moksha
dharma
The teachings of "right understanding," "right action," and "right concentration" are part of the _______________ and used to describe how to end suffering.
Four Noble Truths
Ten Commandment
Eightfold Path
ascetic lifestyle
Sacred text for Theravada Buddhist is known as ________.
Holy Bible
Vedas
Tripitaka
Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)
