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Introduction to the World Religions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most religions fall into two categories ? and ? .

a)

right, wrong

b)

monotheistic, polytheistic

c)

holy, unholy

d)

old, new

2.

Which of the following is not one of the "big questions" religions address?

a)

Why was the world created?

b)

Why are we here?

c)

What happens when we die?

d)

Why do I have to study religion?

3.

What does monotheism mean?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Belief in one god

c)

Many ideas

d)

Figuring out one's purpose

4.

Which of the following religions are not monotheistic?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

5.

Which words means the belief that when someone dies, the soul joins a new body?

a)

Karma

b)

Deity

c)

Nirvana

d)

Reincarnation

6.

Which is another word for god/goddess?

a)

Deity

b)

Nirvana

c)

Karma

d)

Reincarnation

7.

Which of these was India's first religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

8.

This word means the state of being free from suffering

a)

Monotheism

b)

Deity

c)

Karma

d)

Nirvana

9.

Who is the Father of Judaism, the first Jew?

a)

Moses

b)

Muhammad

c)

Abraham

d)

Jacob

10.

Who saved the Hebrew slaves from the Egyptian pharaoh?

a)

Moses

b)

Muhammad

c)

Abraham

d)

Jacob

11.

What is the first book in the Old Testament of the Bible?

a)

Deuteronomy

b)

Exodus

c)

Revelation

d)

Genesis

12.

Which of the following refers to the belief in many gods?

a)

Pantheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Monotheism

d)

Agnosticism

13.

What is another word for acceptance and understanding of different people?

a)

Religion

b)

Tolerance

c)

Monotheism

d)

Polytheism

14.
What is one question religion seeks to answer?
a)
What is the force that holds atoms together?
b)
How does a nuclear reactor work?
c)
What happens to us after we die?
d)
What caused the 2005 Indian Ocean tsunami?
15.

Which of the following statements is true about atheists?

a)

They hate people who believe in God

b)

They worship nature instead of God

c)

They do not believe in a god or divine being

d)

They worship many gods

16.
What do Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have in common?
a)
They are all monotheistic
b)
They all believe that Jesus was the son of God
c)
They are all based on the same holy book
d)
They are all separated into three main branches
17.
According to Buddhism, what is the main cause of suffering in the world?
a)
People's desire to control and obtain things
b)
The devil
c)
People's lack of harmony with the natural world
d)
People's refusal to accept the one true god
18.
Which religion is practiced by the most people today?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
19.
A monotheistic religion is one in which:
a)
There is only one god
b)
There is only one scripture
c)
There is only one prophet
20.

The five relationships are part of what belief system?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Taoism

c)

Islam

d)

Confucianism