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Africa's religious and ethnic groups

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a community of people that share a common culture called?

a)

Ethnic group

b)

Religious group

c)

Friend group

d)

A common group

2.

What is a group of people that have a common sacred text and share a belief system called?

a)

Religious Group

b)

Ethnic Group

c)

Friend Group

d)

Common Group

3.

What are the two most common religious groups in Africa?

a)

Islam & Christianity

b)

Christianity & Shinto

c)

Hinduism & Islam

d)

Hinduism & Buddhisim

4.

What is the largest ethnic group in Africa?

a)

The Arab's

b)

The Swahili

c)

The Bantu

d)

The Ashanti

5.

Where do the Ashanti live?

a)

Ghani and the Ivory Coast

b)

Kenya and Botswana

c)

Niger and Nigeria

d)

South Africa and Nambia

6.

How many Bantu people are there?

a)

700

b)

70 million

c)

3 million

d)

200 million

7.

What religion do the Swahili people practice?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaisim

8.

What is the belief that animals, plants, and trees have spirits?

a)

Animism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Idontknowism

d)

Islam

9.

Which ethnic group has a sacred Golden Stool?

a)

The Ashanti

b)

The Bantu

c)

The Swahili

d)

The Arabs

10.

Why is the golden stool important to the Ashanti people?

a)

It is a symbol of the Ashanti King's power

b)

They can only pray next to the golden stool

c)

It is not important

d)

It was given to them by the British as a sign of peace

11.

what religion did Arab traders bring with them to Africa?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduisim

12.

What religion do the Majority of Arabs follow?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hindu

d)

Judaism

13.

What language do the Ashanti speak?

a)

Twi

b)

English

c)

Arabic

d)

Bantu

14.

Which ethnic group covers most of the southern part of Africa?

a)

The Bantu

b)

The Swahili

c)

The Arab's

d)

The Ashanti

15.

Which ethnic group takes up most of the Northern part of Africa?

a)

The Bantu

b)

The Swahili

c)

The Ashanti

d)

The Arab's