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World Religions Sort

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Symbols

a)
1.

Buddhism

b)
2.

Hinduism

c)
3.

Islam

d)
4.

Judaism

e)
5.

Christianity

2.

Followers

a)

Buddhists

1.

Buddhism

b)

Hindus

2.

Hinduism

c)

Muslims

3.

Islam

d)

Jews

4.

Judaism

e)

Christians

5.

Christianity

3.

Number of Followers

a)

\approx 500 million

1.

Buddhism

b)

\approx 1 billion

2.

Hinduism

c)

\approx 1.8 billion

3.

Islam

d)

\approx 14 million

4.

Judaism

e)

\approx 2.2 billion

5.

Christianity

4.

Area of Origin

a)

India, Northeast area

1.

Buddhism

b)

India, Indus Valley

2.

Hinduism

c)

Saudi Arabia

3.

Islam

d)

Israel

4.

Judaism

e)

Palestine, Israel, Judea

5.

Christianity

5.

Deity / Deities

a)

none

1.

Buddhism

b)

Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva + others

2.

Hinduism

c)

Allah

3.

Islam

d)

God

4.

Judaism

e)

Jesus

5.

Christianity

6.

Principal Figure(s)

a)

Siddartha Gautama

1.

Buddhism

b)

No founder or creator

2.

Hinduism

c)

Muhammad

3.

Islam

d)

Abraham

4.

Judaism

e)

Jesus

5.

Christianity

7.

Holy Book

a)

Tripitaka

1.

Buddhism

b)

Vedas

2.

Hinduism

c)

Qur'an

3.

Islam

d)

Torah

4.

Judaism

e)

Bible

5.

Christianity

8.

Leaders

a)

Dalai Lama

Monk

1.

Buddhism

b)

Yogi

Swami

Priest

Guru...

2.

Hinduism

c)

Imam

3.

Islam

d)

Rabbi

4.

Judaism

e)

Priest

Pastor

Reverend

5.

Christianity

9.

Place of Worship

a)

temple (Stupa)

1.

Buddhism

b)

temple (Mandir)

2.

Hinduism

c)

mosque

3.

Islam

d)

synagogue

4.

Judaism

e)

church

5.

Christianity

10.

Day of Worship

a)

no specific day

1.

Buddhism

b)

no specific day

2.

Hinduism

c)

Friday

3.

Islam

d)

Saturday

4.

Judaism

e)

Sunday

5.

Christianity

11.

Beliefs

a)

Karma and reincarnation

1.

Buddhism

b)

Karma and reincarnation

2.

Hinduism

c)

Five Pillars

3.

Islam

d)

Old Testament

4.

Judaism

e)

New Testament

5.

Christianity

12.

Practices

a)

Meditation

1.

Buddhism

b)

Yoga

2.

Hinduism

c)

Shabbat

3.

Judaism

13.

Language(s)

a)

Sanskrit

1.

Buddhism

b)

Sanskrit

2.

Hinduism

c)

Arabic

3.

Islam

d)

Hebrew

4.

Judaism

e)

Hebrew

Greek

Aramaic

Latin

5.

Christianity

14.

Objects

a)

Prayer flags

Prayer beads

1.

Buddhism

b)

Home shrine

2.

Hinduism

c)

Hijab

Kufi

3.

Islam

d)

Kippah

Tallit

4.

Judaism

e)

Rosary

5.

Christianity

15.

Rites / Important Religious Events

a)

3 main rituals

Baptism

Naming Ceremony

Dedication

1.

Buddhism

b)

16 Samskara

2.

Hinduism

c)

Hajj

3.

Islam

d)

Bar Mitzvah

Bat Mitzvah

4.

Judaism

e)

Sacraments

Baptism, confirmation, wedding, funeral...

5.

Christianity

16.

Holidays

a)

Magha Puja

Wesak

1.

Buddhism

b)

Diwali

Holi

2.

Hinduism

c)

Ramadan

Eid al-Fitr

3.

Islam

d)

Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur

4.

Judaism

e)

Christmas

Easter

5.

Christianity

17.

Food Habits

a)

Non-theistic

No belief in a creator god

1.

Buddhism

b)

Polytheistic

Belief in more than one god

2.

Hinduism

c)

Monotheistic

Belief in one god

3.

Islam

d)

Monotheistic

Belief in one god

4.

Judaism

e)

Monotheistic

Belief in one god

5.

Christianity

18.

Sects

a)

Sunni

Shia

1.

Islam

b)

Orthodox

Conservative

Reformed

2.

Judaism

c)

Orthodox

Catholic

Protestant

3.

Christianity

19.

Role of Jesus

a)

He was a prophet

1.

Islam

b)

He was existed but was just a man

2.

Judaism

c)

He was the son of God as predicted in the Bible

3.

Christianity

20.

Odds and Ends

a)

Attaining Nirvana means that your soul has reached perfect peace and the cycle of rebirth may end

1.

Buddhism

b)

Oldest religion of them all

2.

Hinduism

c)

Forbids the creation of images of the god and prophets

3.

Islam

d)

Smallest of the five religions

4.

Judaism

e)

Largest of the five religions

5.

Christianity