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Types of Governments and Religions Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the place of worship for Judaism?

a)

Synagogue

b)

Church

c)

Mosque

2.

The founder of Islam is...

a)

Jesus

b)

Mohammed

c)

Washington

3.

A person who leads the services in a Jewish synagogue....

a)

Rabbi

b)

Muslim

c)

Priest

4.

What is the place of worship for Islam?

a)

synagogue

b)

church

c)

mosque

5.

This is the holy book of Judaism...

a)

Koran

b)

Torah

c)

Animism

6.

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Muhammad

d)

Abraham

7.

What is the name of Muslim holy book?

a)

Quran (Koran)

b)

Holy Bible

c)

Tanach

8.

Which religion had the basic beliefs called the Four Noble Truths?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

9.

What religion has the Five Pillars?

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

10.

Which religion worships in a church?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

e)

Hinduism

11.

Monotheism...

a)

belief in one god

b)

belief in more than one god

c)

belief in no god

12.

What is Polytheism?

a)

belief in one god

b)

belief in more than one god

c)

belief in no god

13.

Which type of religion is Hinduism?

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

14.

Buddhists and Hindus believe in Karma.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The holy book for Christianity is called what?

a)

Torah

b)

Quran

c)

Bible

d)

Vedas

16.

What is Shinto?

a)

It is a belief that originated from Japan ​

b)

A political party in France

c)

A type of religion from Korea

17.

The sacred text of Shinto is ______.

a)

Bible

b)

Torah

c)

There isn't one-Shinto has no sacred test

18.

____________ is associated with Buddhism.

a)

Meditation

b)

Bible

c)

Jesus

d)

Animism

19.

Spirits found in plants and animals are known as ________________.

a)

Torah

b)

Islam

c)

Animism

20.

 Allah is the name of God in this religion:

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

21.

The "Five Pillars" include faith, _________, giving, fasting, pilgrimaging.

a)

praying

b)

drinking tea

c)

walking 2 hours a day

d)

not eating cows

22.

When the central government is run by a small group of wealthy people.

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Communism

23.

A king or queen rules a nation. In the future, the throne will pass to a son or daughter. What kind of government does this nation have? 

a)

a monarchy 

b)

a dictatorship

c)

a representative democracy

24.

A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution. He has complete control and kills anyone who opposes him. What kind of government does this nation have? 

a)

a monarchy

b)

a theocracy

c)

a dictatorship

d)

an oligarchy

25.

Some nations in the Middle East have Islam as the state religion. Their leaders rule with this religion in mind, and their citizens must practice it. What kind of government do these nations have? 

a)

a theocracy

b)

a dictatorship

c)

an oligarchy

26.

This means there is no form of government in place...

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Direct Democracy

27.

Direct Democracy Image Citizens participate in ALL decisions for the country; all people make decisions for the government. This type of rule is called....

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

28.

What type of government is being described?

Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship 

c)

Oligarchy

29.

What type of government is being described?

"Today is Coronation Day! The prince will become the country's king !"

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

30.

Which type of government is being described?

Today is the first Tuesday in November. Today is Election Day! Everyone who is over eighteen years old has the right to vote for the leader of his/her country.

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

31.

What type of government has a king or queen whose powers are limited by a constitution?

a)

democracy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

dictatorship

32.

What is a government?

a)

an organization that keeps order, sets rules, and provides services for a society

b)

adding territory to a country

c)

a system where people produce, sell and buy goods

33.

What type of government is this?

Soviet Union –Joseph Stalin; censored all books and articles, citizens are terrorized by police; any opposition is sent to labor camps or killed.

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Dictatorship/Autocracy

34.

Katniss lives in District 12 in Panem. Panem's leader, President Snow, has absolute power to make decisions for the people. The people in District 12 have very few rights and can not speak out against the government. What type of government is this?

a)

autocracy/dictatorship

b)

oligarchy

c)

theocracy

35.

This government owns all businesses and provides healthcare, education, and welfare to make everyone equal. Being equal sounds good, but the leaders end up taking most of the society's money for themselves, leaving the people with only enough so they will not rebel. What type of government is this?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Dictatorship