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ME_03_Ethnicity/Religion (SS7G8A,SS7G8B, SS7G8C)

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Religious group who believe Jesus Christ is the son of God. 
a)
Arab
b)
Christian
c)
Farsi
d)
Kurd
2.
A religion based on the words of the Prophet Mohammed.
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
3.
What are the three main Religions in the Middle East Regions?
a)
Shiite, Muslim, Sunni
b)
Sunni, Bahai, Christian
c)
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
4.
What is the Holy Book of Judaism?
a)
Koran
b)
Bible
c)
Torah
5.
Which group of Muslisms is larger?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
6.
Who is the founder of Judaism?
a)
Moses
b)
Abraham
c)
Jesus
d)
Mohammed
7.
Which religion is the oldest?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
8.
Which religion has the most members in the Middle East?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
9.
Who is the founder of Christianity?
a)
Mohammed
b)
Abraham
c)
Jesus
10.
Holy book for Christians?
a)
Koran
b)
Bible
c)
Torah
11.
Belief in one god
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Secular
d)
Onegodism
12.
This religion greatly respects Abraham and the city of Jerusalem
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
All of the above
13.
Define Islam.
a)
belief in many gods
b)
belief in no gods 
c)
based on teachings of Jesus Christ
d)
based on teachings of Prophet Muhammad
14.
Define Christianity.
a)
based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
b)
based on the teachings of Prophet Muhammad
c)
belief in many gods
d)
belief in no god
15.
Define Judaism.
a)
based on teachings of Jesus Christ
b)
belief in many gods 
c)
oldest of the monotheistic religions
d)
newest of the monotheistic religions
16.

How are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam similar?

a)

Abraham was one of God's Prophets

b)

The Bible

c)

Their clothes

17.

What does a religious group share?

a)

ancestors

b)

appearance

c)

beliefs

d)

language

18.
A Christian place of worship?
a)
mosque
b)
church
c)
synagogue
19.

_____________________ means “a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common beliefs, doctrines, practices, or rituals.”

a)

Religious group

b)

Ethnic Group

c)

National Group

d)

Gender Group

20.

_____________________ means “a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common beliefs, doctrines, practices, or rituals.”

a)

Religious group

b)

Ethnic Group

c)

National Group

d)

Gender Group

21.

"Belief in one god"

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

communism

d)

socialism

22.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a religious group?

a)

Arabs

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Muslims

23.
Christianity has its roots in which other religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
24.
Which of the following religions celebrate Ramadan?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Aetheists
25.
Judaism is to Jew,
as Islam is to ______________________.
a)
Christian
b)
Muslim
c)
Hindu
d)
Buddhist
26.
Abraham is the patriarch of which religion(s)?
a)
Judaism, Islam, and Christianity
b)
Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism
c)
Judaism, Christianity, and Buddhism
d)
Christianity, Buddhism, and Confucianism
27.

Church is to Christian as ______ is to Judaism

a)

Synagogue

b)

Mosque

c)

Church

28.
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
a)
Shahadah: one one god (Allah)
b)
Salah: pray 5 times a day
c)
Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca
d)
Hanukah: celebrate the festival of lights
29.

Easter, Lent, Christmas

a)

Christanity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

30.

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah

a)

Christanity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

31.

Eid al Adha & Eid al Fitir

a)

Christanity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

32.

Abrahamic & Monotheistic

a)

Christianity & Judaism

b)

Christianity & Islam

c)

Judaism & Islam

d)

All of the above

33.

Jesus is an important/religious figure

a)

Christianity and Judaism

b)

Christianity and Islam

c)

Judaism & Islam

d)

All three

34.

Special dietary laws & restrictions on eating pork

a)

Christianity & Judaism

b)

Christianity & Islam

c)

Judaism & Islam

d)

All Three

35.

Holy Book/Text is written in a special language

a)

Christianity & Judaism

b)

Christianity & Islam

c)

Judaism & Islam

d)

All Three

36.

Jerusalem is the holiest city of these religions

a)

Christianity & Judaism

b)

Christianity & Islam

c)

Judaism & Islam

d)

All Three

37.

Both Established in the last 2000 years ( 2 youngest religions)

a)

Christianity & Judaism

b)

Christianity & Islam

c)

Judaism & Islam

d)

All Three

38.
The nation that Kurds are fighting Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq to create.
a)
Pakistan
b)
Afghanistan
c)
Kurdistan
d)
Kyrgyzstan
39.
A distinct ethnic group that lives in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together.
a)
Arabs
b)
Persians
c)
Kurds
40.
The language of Arabs
a)
English
b)
Farsi
c)
Kurdish
d)
Arabic
41.
The language of Kurds
a)
Farsi
b)
Kurdish
c)
Arabic
d)
French
42.
The language of Persians
a)
English
b)
Farsi
c)
Kurdish
d)
French
43.
People who live in the modern country of Iran.
a)
Arabs
b)
Persians
c)
Kurds
44.

Which two ethnic groups have a majority of their members practice Sunni Islam?

a)

Arabs

b)

Persians

c)

Kurds

45.
A group with a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature.
a)
religious group
b)
ethnic group
46.
A member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East
a)
Arabs
b)
Persians
c)
Kurds
47.
A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations.
a)
religious group
b)
ethnic group
48.
Most belong to the Shia group of Muslims.
a)
Arabs
b)
Persians
c)
Kurds
49.
What is the religion of most of the Arabs in Southwest Asia?
a)
Juadism
b)
Christianity
c)
Shia Muslim
d)
Sunni Muslim
50.
What modern country is the home to non- Arabs who call themselves Persians?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Israel
d)
Syria
51.
Which ethnic group is most numerous in Southwest Asia?
a)
Jews
b)
Kurds
c)
Arabs
d)
Persians
52.
Which would be an example of an ethnic group in Southwest Asia (the Middle East)?
a)
People who drill for oil
b)
People who speak the Kurdish language
c)
People who believe in monotheism
d)
People who follow the Quran
53.
One of the two main branches of Islam, they believe that the leadership of the religion should go to whoever is would be the best leader. They also place an importance on following Islamic law.
a)
Shia Islam
b)
Sufi Islam
c)
Sunni Islam
d)
Yazidi
54.
One of the two main branches of Islam, followed especially in Iran, they believe that leadership of the religion should go to a direct descendant of Muhammad.
a)
Shia Islam
b)
Sufi Islam
c)
Sunni Islam
d)
Yazidi
55.
Most Persians practice which religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Sunni Islam
c)
Shia Islam
d)
Judaism

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