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WorksheetsUnit 3 Review: Monotheistic Religions
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Judaism played a large part in the development of what two religions?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Sikhism and Islam
Islam and Hinduism
Christianity and Islam
The Israelites believe they are descended from this man
Jacob
Moses
Abraham
Joshua
______________ raised 12 sons, who became the 12 tribes of Israel.
Isaac
Jacob
Abraham
Moses
Who led the Israelites on their Exodus out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert?
Jacob
Moses
the Maccabees
Pharaoh
The first part of the Hebrew Bible is called
the Gospels
the Old Testament
the New Testament
the Torah
This warrior-farmer became the first king of the Israelites.
Samuel
David
Saul
Goliath
Who wrote many of the Psalms?
Abraham
David
Ezra
Saul
The wise sayings of Solomon were written down and are called
adages
psalms
fables
proverbs
King ___________________ of Chaldea captured Jerusalem and punished the Jews in 597 BC.
Saul
Solomon
Nebuchadnezzar
Samuel
After the end of the Babylonian Exile, what group of people became the leaders of Jewish society?
Persian kings
Temple priests and scribes
the Seleucids
the Pharisees and Sadducees
A person who claims to be instructed by God to share God's words is a
scribe
prophet
pharisee
zealot
Who introduced the Greek language and culture to Judah?
Alexander the Great
Antiochus IV
Judas Maccabeus
Julius Caesar
Who translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, spreading Jewish ideas?
Essenes
Jews of the Diaspora
Muslims
Pharisees
Which Jewish group wanted to fight against the Romans for freedom?
Pharisees
Sadducees
Essenes
Zealots
What do Christians call the Hebrew Bible?
the Holy Bible
the Gospels
the New Testament
the Old Testament
This empire conquered the people of Judah in 63 BC.
Israel
Jerusalem
Spain
Rome
The apostles _____________ and _____________ were two of the founders of early Christian churches.
James and Augustus
Julius and Andrew
Peter and Paul
Saul and Paul
Christianity teaches that Jesus was the ______________________ and came to save the people.
Jewish priest
gospel writer
Son of God
first shepherd
In AD 312, the Roman Emperor _____________________________ accepted Christianity.
Theodosius
Augustine
Constantine
Nero
Which part of the clergy is found at the top of the early Christian church hierarchy?
archbishops
patriarchs
priests
bishops
The bishop of Rome was also known by the title
pope
powerful father
leading disciple
head bishop
In AD 1054, the Christian church split into the Roman Catholic Church and the _______________________________.
Byzantine Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Western Orthodox Church
Protestant Church
What Roman emperor ended the persecution of Christians?
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Diocletian
Constantine
Byzantines believed that their emperor
should report to the pope
represented Jesus Christ on earth
was immortal
was in charge of all Catholic churches
Which part of the clergy is found at the bottom of the early Christian church hierarchy?
archbishops
patriarchs
priests
bishops
When the Roman government began to persecute Christians under Nero,
Christianity almost disappeared
the Christians had to cremate their dead
Jews his them in their homes
Christianity was outlawed
The New Testament includes
four accounts of Jesus' life
a dozen Gospels
wise proverbs
writings about the judges
The pope is the leader of
the Roman Catholic Church
the Eastern Orthodox Church
the Anglican Church
the Protestants
In the Byzantine Empire, the emperor
controlled the church
took orders from the pope
obeyed Church leaders
always helped defend Italy
The pope sold ____________________, or pardons for sins, to get money to build St. Peter's Basilica.
passes to heaven
church land
amnesty
indulgences
This English king was responsible for creating the Anglican Church.
Henry VIII
Charles V
James I
Ferdinand
According to Christian tradition, who helped set up a Christian church in Rome?
Paul of Tarsus
the apostle Peter
the bishop of Rome
Theodosius
This Roman emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome and banned other religions.
Constantine
Diocletian
Nero
Theodosius
Which of the following is not one of the three main branches of Christianity?
Catholic
Protestant
Restored
Who was the German monk that wrote the "95 Theses" which began the Protestant Reformation?
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Thomas Moore
John Welsey
What is an official church teaching called?
doctrine
gospel
heresy
parable
What happened after the Jews rebelled against the Romans in AD 132?
Jewish forces defeated the Romans
Jews took control of Jerusalem
Jews were banned from Jerusalem
The war was peacefully resolved
According to Christian beliefs, what even led to the birth of Christianity?
when Jesus rose from the dead
when Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples
when Jesus healed the sick and performed other miracles
when Jesus was arrested and crucified for treason
What vocabulary term describes a group of traveling merchants?
bazaar
caravan
mosque
minaret
Which group in Makkah felt threatened by Muhammad's teachings?
farmers
poor people
wealthy merchants
bedouins
What happened when Muhammad and his followers left Makkah?
Islam was banned
Madinah made Muhammad its ruler
Muhammad died
Soldiers pursued them
According to Islam, all Muslims must
pray eight times a day
save all their money
fulfill the Five Pillars of Islam
follow the Eightfold Path
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
fasting
charity
pilgrimage
poverty
What main source provides Muslims with guidelines for daily life?
the Quran
teachings in the Bible
stories passed down by word of mouth
teachings in the Vedas
The first four caliphs were
gods
missionaries to Africa
rulers who had a personal connection to Muhammad
wealthy traders from Southwest Asia
Which group of Muslims accepted the Umayyad caliphs right to rule?
Sunni
Shia
Who ruled the Arab Empire after the Umayyads were overthrown in AD 750?
Abbasid caliphs
Persian emperors
Seljuk Turks
Byzantine emperors
Which group believed that only descendants of Muhammad should be caliph?
Sunni
Shia
When did the Arab Empire end?
when the Seljuks took over Baghdad
when the Umayyad dynasty fell
when the Mongols burned Baghdad
when Muhammad died
The largest and most powerful Muslim empire was
the Ottoman Empire
the Roman Empire
the Byzantine Empire
Great Zimbabwe
Western Europeans learned about the ancient Greek thinkers when
Muslim scholars taught Greek to Europeans
Arabic translations by Muslims were translated into Latin
they visited the mosques and museums in Spain
In addition to being houses of worship, mosques also served as
centers of learning
homes for the sick and poor
locations for bazaars
offices for wealthy merchants
A Muslim following shari'ah would NOT order which of the following at a restaurant?
cheeseburger
pork chop
grilled chicken
garden salad
Which of the following is NOT true about trade in the Muslim world?
Muslim traders spread both Islam and the Arabic language
The practices of Muslim merchants eventually led to banking
Traders in the Muslim world would not trade with other cultures
Muslim rulers provided merchants with coins
_________________ is the name of the laws that God gave to Moses.
Torah
covenant
New Testament
Quran
Belief in one all-powerful, just and personal God is called
polytheism
monotheism
Why did Jesus use parables?
They included rules for leading a better life.
They helped explain his ideas so people could understand.
They helped explain the Lord's Prayer.
They were part of the teachings of the temple.
Christians could communicate the message of Jesus because most people in the Roman Empire spoke
Greek and Hebrew
Hebrew and Latin
Latin and Greek
What is an official church teaching called?
doctrine
heresy
One of the most serious disagreements between the eastern and western Christian churches was about
church authority
religious traditions
roles of priests
