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Monotheistic Religions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these religions was NOT started in Southwest Asia?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

2.

The Five Pillars of Islam are practiced by which followers?

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

Hindu Priests

3.

Who do Christians believe is the "Messiah"?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Allah

4.

What does the term "monotheistic" mean?

a)

Worship of many gods.

b)

Worship of one God.

c)

A single disease

d)

The name of the nomads of North Africa

5.

What is the Diaspora?

a)

The spread (migration) of Jews around the world.

b)

The spread of Muslims around the world.

c)

The spread of Christians around the world.

d)

The spread of diseases into North Africa

6.

According to the reading, which religion has about 2.3 billion followers worldwide?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

7.

What is diffusion?

a)

The concentration of people in an area

b)

A popular genre of music

c)

The spread of something

d)

Another name for Mesopotamia

8.

Who legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire in 313 A.D.?

a)

Jesus

b)

Emperor Constantine

c)

King David

d)

Abraham

9.

_______ ________ spread the religion of Islam through trade and travel.

a)

Christian Missionaries

b)

Muslim Travelers

c)

Jewish Monks

d)

Emperor Constantine

10.

Which one is the sacred text for Judaism?

a)

The Holy Bible

b)

The Qu'ran

c)

The Hebrew Bible

d)

The Jewish Newsletter

11.

Which contribution to society do these monotheistic religions have in common?

a)

They teach moral codes, laws, and norms to society.

b)

Spreading the message to believe in more than one God.

c)

To teach people how to start their own businesses and support other businesses to have a strong national economy

d)

Starting a new educational system in Southwest Asia and North Africa

12.

Which is one of the Pillars of Faith that Muslims should perform?

a)

Build a new mosque in their neighborhoods.

b)

Have a baptism ritual for children over the age of 6 years old.

c)

Promote the principles of their afterlife beliefs.

d)

Make a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia

13.

The Muslims believe that (a)   was the last prophet of God

14.

As the Roman Empire expanded, which religion also expanded?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

15.

Why did Jews and Judaism spread to Eastern Europe?

a)

The Roman Emperor agreed to protect the Jews from their enemies.

b)

The Jews were persecuted and discriminated against because of their beliefs

c)

The Jews spread because they were searching for new jobs in different areas of the world.

d)

So they could become rich and colonize the new conquered lands.

16.

Which religious figure do all of these religions have in common?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

King David

d)

Abraham

17.

There are 15 million followers of this religion.

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

18.

Which primary group has helped the spread of Christianity in European conquered lands?

a)

Muslim Merchant Travelers

b)

Missionaries

c)

Persecuted Jews

d)

Jehovah's Witnesses

19.

Currently, how many followers does the religion of Islam worldwide?

a)

10,000

b)

1.2 trillion

c)

2.3 billion

d)

1.6 billion

20.

Which leader is said to have received revelations from God in the early 600s?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Moses

c)

Mark

d)

Matthew