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World Religions AP HUG

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Geographers study the  impact religions make on the landscape by depending on, adapting to, and modifying the environment. Observing the cultural landscape is the study of 
a)
cultural ecology
b)
geography
c)
sociology
d)
biology
2.
Ethnic religions have close ties to  
a)
a single founder
b)
the environment
c)
missionary work
d)
pop culture
3.
Different religions, claiming the same sacred space, often results in conflict.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Examples of relocation diffusion include all BUT
a)
missionary work 
b)
colonization
c)
migration
d)
using the internet
5.
Which answer does NOT describe the Dalai Lama?
a)
He is the hierachical leader of Sikhism
b)
He lives in exile from the Chinese government
c)
He plays much the same role as the Pope
d)
He is a Buddhist monk
6.
What religion is associated with this type of architecture?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
7.
What religion is associated with this type of architecture?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Eastern Orthodox
d)
Sikhism
8.
What religion is associated with this type of architecture?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Budhism
9.
Geographer call where something originates a
a)
starting point
b)
beginning
c)
hearth
d)
great idea
10.
Which religion does NOT claim Jerusalem as sacred space?
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Christianity
11.
Scattering a person's ashes into the Ganges River is associated with the _____ religion.
a)
Buddhist
b)
Sikh
c)
Islamic
d)
Hindu
12.
After six years of study and meditation, Siddhartha Gautama become the "Enlightened One," and is recognized as the founder of ____.
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
13.
An ethnic religion can never diffuse from its origin.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Martin Luther, a German monk, posted a list of 95 complaints against the practices of Roman Catholicism and a new branch of Christianity was born. This branch is called ____. 
a)
Eastern Orthodox
b)
Sunni
c)
Mahayana
d)
Protestant
15.
Sunni and Shiite are branches of what religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
16.
This region is known as the ______, an area of the USA where religion plays a strong role in cultural and political decision-making.
a)
Bible Belt
b)
Church Belt
c)
Southern Belt
d)
Prayer Belt
17.
Which branch of Islam is the minority?
a)
Sunni
b)

Shia/Shiite

c)
Farsi
d)
Arab
18.
What does it mean when a religion does not seek converts and is usually spatially concentrated? 
a)
Universal
b)
Global
c)
Animist
d)
Ethnic
19.

Which of the following religion is an ethnic religion?

a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Sikhism
20.
Which of the following is NOT a monotheistic religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
21.
Which country has the most concentrated amount of Jewish adherents?
a)
Greece
b)
United States
c)
Israel
d)
Saudi Arabia
22.
In which religion do adherents make a hajj (pilgrimage)?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
23.
A division within a religions branch with small differences in beliefs and practices.
a)
Family
b)
Sect
c)
Denomination
d)
Group
24.

The belief in one god.

a)

polytheism

b)

deity

c)

monotheism

d)

holy

25.

The belief in many gods.

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

deity

d)

holy

26.

A monotheistic religion. Believers believe in the teachings of Jesus and the Bible.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

27.

Belief in Hinduism that your next life will depend on your good or bad deeds in this life. The cycle of cause and effect.

a)

holy

b)

karma

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Vedas

28.
What do Christianity, Judaism, and Islam 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.
29.

Judaism's holy book or text

a)

Bible

b)

Qur'an

c)

Torah

d)

Vedas

30.
Islamic place of worship
a)
Synagogue
b)
Church
c)
Mosque
d)
Temple
31.

Who is the founder (based on his teaching) of Buddhism?

a)

Jesus

b)

Siddartha Guatama

c)

Abraham

d)

Mohammed

32.

Which monotheistic religion was founded by the prophet Muhammad?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

33.
What is the Arabic word for God?
a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)
Jesus
d)
Quran
34.
What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Qu'ran 
d)
Sunna
35.
Someone who does NOT believe in the existence of God would be labeled....
a)
Agnostic
b)
Theist
c)
Atheist
d)
Abnormal
36.
According to Buddhists, all life is.....
a)
Enjoyment
b)
Gratifying
c)
Disasterous
d)
Suffering
37.
The social structure in India that prevents social mobility.  
a)
Caste System
b)
Eightfold path
c)
Hinduism
d)
Vedas
38.
Form of government based on religious law
a)
Democracy
b)
Reformation
c)
Theocracy
d)
Oligarchy 
39.

An organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods

a)

Polytheism

b)

Judaism

c)

Religion

40.

When someone dies & soul joins a new body. If their life was good or bad you will be reincarnated up or down in rank.

a)

Nirvana

b)

Karma

c)

Reincarnation

41.

A term to describe the profound peace of mind. It is the state of being free from suffering.

a)

Nirvana

b)

Karma

c)

Hinduism

42.

There is no supreme god or deity in...

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

43.

Which is the world's oldest religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

44.
A ______ is a Jewish house of worship.
a)
synagogue
b)
mosque
c)
Torah
45.

Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions?

a)

Hinduism and Judaism

b)

Buddhism and Judaism

c)

Christianity and Judaism

d)

Animism and Judaism

46.

Which of the following religions has the "5 pillars of faith"?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

47.

Who was the founder of Hinduism?

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Founder is unknown

48.

What is this image an example of?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Karma

d)

Sainthood

49.

What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?

a)

They both focus on one god

b)

They are both based on four noble truths

c)

They both believe in the holy book the Bible

d)

They both believe in reincarnation

50.

What´s the name of the holy book for Sikhism?

a)
The BIble
b)
Quaran
c)
Guru Granth Sahib
d)
Vedas
51.

Which is the most sacred Gurdwara is in

a)

Punjab, India

b)

Agra, India

c)

Amritsar, India

d)

New Delhi, India

52.

What does the word guru mean?

a)

God

b)

Teacher

c)

Preacher

d)

holy

53.
Which is the most sacred Gurdwara
a)
Sikh Temple Fairfield
b)
Fremont Gurdwara
c)
The Golden Temple
d)
Sikh Temple Riverside