WorksheetsWorld Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism & Confucianism
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Jesus
Confucius
Siddhartha Guatama
Vishnu
Buddhists believe that reaching what will free them from life's sufferings?
Heaven
Moksha
Nirvana
The Middle Way
About 80% of which country's population is Hindu?
China
Japan
Jordan
India
What is reincarnation?
A cycle of birth, death, and rebirth based on karma
Going to Heaven based on good deeds
Rising from the dead
The goal of Hindus is to achieve what?
Nirvana
Heaven
Moksha
a higher caste
How many Noble Truths are there in Buddhism?
2
3
4
5
What does the word "Buddha" mean?
Awakened/Enlightened One
God
Your Majesty
His Holiness
Confucianism is a religion with many gods.
True
False
In which religion would one find Brahman?
What does polytheistic mean?
belief in one god
belief in more than one god
belief in one prophet
belief in multiple prophets
Confucius' ideas were put into to book called_______.
The Quran
the Bible
The Analects
The Buddha
Confucius said people in ____________must set a good example.
Jail
Love
Authority
Trouble
Filial piety in Confucianism refers to...
hard work on the farm.
respect and honor in warfare.
money earned in merchant sales.
respect for your parents and ancestors.
Buddha's real name was Siddhartha Gautama.
True
False
Which of the following is one of the 4 noble truths?
study leads to wisdom
joy is achieved by prayer
only death can end cravings
suffering is caused by desires
One of the world's oldest and largest religions that was founded in India...
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
An example of a polytheistic religion is...(select all that apply)
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
True or False : Hindus believe that you live only one lifetime.
True
False
The belief that that your soul is reborn again and again after death is called...
karma
sin
reincarnation
brahman
Hinduism's country of origin is...
The United States
Honduras
India
France
True or False : Hindus believe that you live only one lifetime.
True
False
The ultimate goal for a Hindu is to...
Create as much bad karma as possible
To live a fun life
To understand your soul's relationship with the world's soul
To understand how to meditate
The belief that that your soul is reborn again and again after death is called...
karma
sin
reincarnation
brahman
The accumulation of all of your good and bad deeds is called...
reincarnation
karma
shiva
veda
Where did Hinduism originate - additionally it's where the majority of Hindus live today?
Myanmar
United States
Japan
India
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
Abraham
Jesus
Siddhartha Gautama
No Known Founder
The final goal for Hindus - to free the soul from the body and the cycle of reincarnation.
Moksha
Forgiveness
Nirvana
Yoga
Siddhartha Gautama is better known as _________________.
The Dharma
The Buddha
The Brahmin
The Flexible One
What do both Hinduism and Buddhism call the actions and thoughts of one life that affects the next life? (In class, I compared it to the concept of "sin" in the monotheistic religions).
Karma
Moksha
Reincarnation
Nirvana
South Asia
Two significant concepts related to the Buddhist religion are the
Concepts of Reincarnation and Ramadan.
New Testament and Bushido code.
Torah and Pilgrimage to Mecca.
Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path.
The holy book/text(s) of Buddhism are
The Bible
The Vedas and Upanishads
The Koran/Qur'an
The Three Baskets of Wisdom or Tripatka
The holy book/text(s) of Hinduism are
The Bible
The Vedas and Upanishads
The Koran/Qur'an
The Three Baskets of Wisdom or Tripatka
Who is the founder of Confucianism? (If you miss this, you will feel shame...)
Siddhartha Gautama
Vishnu
Abraham
Confucius
