WorksheetsMajor World Religions - Core Beliefs & Key Concepts
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 31mins
What is the Koran/Qu'ran?
The Muslim holy book, which contains the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
The daily prayer all Muslims must say five times a day.
The Muslim house of worship that they attend every week.
The holiest of Muslim holidays where they fast from sunup to sundown.
How are the Five Pillars in Islam and Ten Commandments in Christianity similar?
Guide for the afterlife
Guide for praying towards Mecca
Guide for religious, moral and ethical living
Guide for punishing God's enemies
Who was the founder of Islam?
The Prophet Muhammad
Moses
Abraham
Jesus Christ
Where did Hinduism originate - additionally it's where the majority of Hindus live today?
Myanmar
United States
Japan
India
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
Abraham
Jesus
Siddhartha Gautama
No Known Founder
The final goal for Hindus - to free the soul from the body and the cycle of reincarnation.
Moksha
Forgiveness
Nirvana
Yoga
Siddhartha Gautama is better known as _________________.
The Dharma
The Buddha
The Brahmin
The Flexible One
What do both Hinduism and Buddhism call the actions and thoughts of one life that affects the next life? (In class, I compared it to the concept of "sin" in the monotheistic religions).
Karma
Moksha
Reincarnation
Nirvana
All of the following religions are monotheistic except
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
The Ten Commandments of moral and religious conduct originated with and are the core beliefs of
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Two significant concepts related to the Buddhist religion are the
Concepts of Reincarnation and Ramadan.
New Testament and Bushido code.
Torah and Pilgrimage to Mecca.
Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path.
What religion are the Four Noble Truths associated with?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
The core beliefs of Christianity can best be summarized as
There is no God but God and Muhammad is his prophet.
Abraham made a covenant with God for he and his descendants to become the chosen people of God.
The teachings of Jesus during his lifetime and that he is the Son of God.
Individuals must meditate until they become enlightened.
The core beliefs of Islam are
The 10 Commandments
4 Noble Truths
5 Relationships
5 Pillars of Islam
The holy book/text of Christianity is
The Bible
The Torah
The Koran/Qur'an
The Analects
The holy book/text(s) of Hinduism are
The Bible
The Vedas and Upanishads
The Koran/Qur'an
The Three Baskets of Wisdom or Tripatka
The holy book/text(s) of Buddhism are
The Bible
The Vedas and Upanishads
The Koran/Qur'an
The Three Baskets of Wisdom or Tripatka
Who is the founder of Confucianism? (If you miss this, you will feel shame...)
Siddhartha Gautama
Vishnu
Abraham
Confucius
This religion originates in India - but is not commonly found there today. Instead it migrated to East and Southeast Asia and is more commonly found in countries like Japan, China, Vietnam, etc. today.
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Based on this document, what city are Muslims supposed to make a pilgrimage to, once in their lifetime?
Ramadan
Medina
Abu Dhabi
Mecca
What do both Hinduism and Buddhism call the actions and thoughts of one life that affects the next life? (In class, I compared it to the concept of "sin" in the monotheistic religions).
Karma
Moksha
Reincarnation
Nirvana
South Asia
The final goal for Hindus - to free the soul from the body and the cycle of reincarnation.
Moksha
Forgiveness
Nirvana
Yoga
Where did Hinduism originate - additionally it's where the majority of Hindus live today?
Myanmar
United States
Japan
India
