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S & E Asia Religions

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Life is full of suffering, desires cause suffering, get rid of desires to end suffering - these beliefs are part of what religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Shintoism

2.

Which religion originated in Japan?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Islam

d)

Shinto

3.

This structure is associated with what religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shinto

4.

Majority of the people of India follow which religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shinto

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

5.

Which CONTINENT was the birthplace of most of the world's major religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam?

a)

Africa

b)

North and South America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

6.

Brahma

Shiva

Vishnu


Which answer options would be the BEST title for the above list?

a)

Buddhist Beliefs

b)

Major Hindu Gods

c)

Major Indian Rulers

d)

Major Chinese Rivers

7.

Which PHILOSOPHY came from China?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Shintoism

8.

Which characteristic do BOTH Hindusim and Buddhism have in common?

a)

animism

b)

castes

c)

suffering

d)

reincarnation

9.

The Eightfold Path (MIDDLE WAY) is a characteristic of which religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

10.

Which area would you most likely find the most Hindus?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

11.

Karma is best described as what?

a)

being reborn into a new human/animal

b)

relationships between gods

c)

people's actions in life that determine reincarnation

d)

continuous pattern of life and death

12.

Created thousands of years ago

Epics and the Vedas are sacred texts

Polytheistic

Followers can worship in temples or at home


What religion does this list describe?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Shinto

d)

Confucianism

13.

Most Buddhists are found MOSTLY in the continent of which number?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

14.

"What you do not like when done unto yourself, do not unto others.” Which individual said this?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Confucius

d)

Abraham

15.

What percentage of Indians follow Hinduism?

a)

20%

b)

80%

c)

100%

16.

What is a religious group?

a)

A group of people who speak the same language.

b)

A group of people who share similar cultural characteristics.

c)

A group of people who share a common belief system.

17.

Choose the TWO numbers that label China and Japan.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

e)

7

18.

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Confucius

d)

Abraham

19.

The Tripitaka is the holy book of Buddhism.

a)

True

b)

False