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World Religions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Followers of Judaism are called:

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Monks

2.

The largest world religion:

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddism

d)

Hinduism

3.

Muslims face __________ when they pray.

a)

Statues of Muhammad

b)

Their local Mosque

c)

North

d)

Mecca, the holy city in the East

4.

People who practice Judaism study __________, and speak this language during their coming of age ceremony.

a)

English

b)

Jewish

c)

Arabic

d)

Hebrew

5.

Catholicism and Protestantism are two forms of Christianity.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The ancestral father of three of the major religions is:

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

Adam

d)

David

7.

Three of the major religions are:

a)

polytheistic

b)

monotheistic

8.

The sacred text of Islam is:

a)

Bible

b)

Torah

c)

Qur'an

d)

Vedas

9.

All of the following are pillars of Islam except:

a)

fasting

b)

declaration of faith

c)

alternate prayer

d)

pilgrimage

10.

Followers of which religion believe Muhammad is the last prophet?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

11.

Followers of this religion believe that Jesus is the son of God/messiah.

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

12.

Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all started in the Middle East.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Followers of Islam are called

a)

Christians

b)

Disciples

c)

Muslims

14.

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

a)

Muhammad

b)

Moses

c)

Mark

d)

Matthew

15.

The holy book of Christianity is:

a)

The Bible

b)

The Torah

c)

The Quran

d)

The Vedas

16.

What are the set of religious rules called in both Judaism and Christianity?

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

The Tenhka

c)

The Bible

d)

The Bill of Rights

17.

The Islamic faith has a number of beliefs required of all Muslims. What is this series of beliefs known as?

a)

The Seven Deadly Sins

b)

The Four Truths

c)

The Five Pillars

d)

The Ten Commandments

18.

Where do Jewish people go to practice their religion?

a)

Synagogue

b)

Church

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Pyramid

19.

Reorder the following in order they began:

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

e)

Islam

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
20.

An Islam place of worship is called a ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
mosque
church
temple
shrine
21.

Pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca, their holy city

a)

Hajj

b)

Sunnah

c)

Sharia

d)

Mosque

22.

The belief in one god.

a)

polytheism

b)

deity

c)

monotheism

d)

holy

23.

The belief in many gods.

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

deity

d)

holy

24.

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

25.

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

a)

Jesus

b)

Siddartha Guatama

c)

Abraham

d)

Mohammed

26.
Which religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Islam
d)
Shinto
27.

What is the polytheistic religion in India?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

28.
The Jewish holy book is called the ________.
a)
Qu'ran
b)
Holy Bible
c)
Torah
d)
Rabbi
29.
What is the Arabic word for God?
a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)
Jesus
d)
Quran
30.

The Hindu's Holy Book or Text is

a)

Jatis

b)

Varnas

c)

Vedas

d)

caste system

31.

The belief that a person' soul is reborn into a new body after death is

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

monism

32.

Review: What does reincarnation mean?

a)

a payment for property

b)

praying to the gods and goddesses for rewards

c)

the idea that your actions determine how you are reborn in your next life

d)

all of the answers

33.

Do you think Hindus go to a scheduled worship or service each day of the week?

a)

yes

b)

no

34.

What does it mean to be enlightened?

a)

Finding a path to truth

b)

Seeing a light from beyond

c)

to be chosen

d)

to find happiness

35.

What is Nirvana?

a)

a region in India

b)

what a person desires

c)

a band from the 90s

d)

a state of peace and happiness

36.

Where was Hinduism founded

a)

Nepal

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Sri Lanka

37.

"Buddha" means...

a)

"Way of the Spirits"

b)

"Enlightened One"

c)

"The Way of Life as it should be"

d)

"Moral expectation"

38.

Hindus are called to follow their ____ or duty in life.

a)

atman

b)

karma

c)

dharma

d)

varna

39.

Who is the founder of Judaism

(a)  

40.

The Gods in Hinduism

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