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Worksheets34 a&b Religions and Languages of Europe
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which language family is spoken in Russia and other eastern European countries?
Germanic
Slavic
English
Romance
Most people in Europe identify themselves as being part of what religion?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
The Koran (Qur'an) is the sacred book of what religion?
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
The Torah contains the sacred writings of what religion?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
The three main language families of Europe are
Germanic, English, and Russian
Germanic, Romance, and Slavic
Romance, Slavic, and English
Romance, Slavic, and Latin
The Cyrillic alphabet is used in which language family?
Russian
Slavic
Germanic
Latin
English is derived from
the Slavic family
the Latin family
the Germanic family
the Romance family
Which alphabet in Latin is used by the Romance and Germanic language families?
Cyrillic Alphabet
Roman Alphabet
Use the information to answer the question.
Gianni is a native speaker of Italian who wants to learn another language. He wants to challenge himself by learning a language that does not use a Latin alphabet.
Which language will Gianni choose to learn?
English
French
German
Russian
If Frank was exploring the Pyrenees Mountains in Southwestern Europe, what language family would he MOST LIKELY encounter?
Germanic
Slavic
Romance
How would geography lead to the diversity of European languages?
Cultures were separated by political boundaries.
Cultures were separated by physical features.
Cultures required different natural resources.
Cultures refused to interact with each other.
Use the information to answer the question.
At the start of the school year, Cheryl met a new student named Hassan. Hassan is a Muslim and Cheryl is a Christian.
Which statement BEST describes the two students?
Both Cheryl and Hassan recognize Abraham as one of the patriarchs of their faiths.
Both Cheryl and Hassan are required to study the history of their faith in the Torah.
The holiest book in Cheryl’s faith is the Quran. The holiest book in Hassan’s faith is the Bible.
Cheryl’s faith teaches that there are many gods . Hassan’s faith teaches that there is only one God.
What names are given to God by the different religions
Judaism-Hashem; Islam-Allah, Christian-God
Judaism-Allah; Islam-God, Christian-Hashem
Judaism-God; Islam-Hashem, Christian-Allah
