WorksheetsAncient Religion Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
How many gods does an atheist believe in?
None
One
More than one
How many gods does an monotheist believe in?
None
One
More than one
How many gods does an polytheist believe in?
None
One
More than one
Which of these religions is NOT polytheistic?
Judaism
Egyptian
Hinduism
Chinese
Greek/Roman
What did the Mesopotamians build in the center of their cities as places of worship?
Ziggurats
Pyramids
Temples
Synagogues
What was the name of the feather that the Egyptians' hearts were weighed against for purity?
ma'at
Ra
Amat
The Ten Commandments
Why were bodies mummified in ancient Egypt?
The ancient Egyptians believed they were needed for the afterlife.
The Ancient Egyptians wanted the bodies to be studied in the future.
They believed that mummification would help the souls reincarnate in to their next life quicker.
We have no idea.
What is the difference between the afterlife and reincarnation?
The afterlife means you come back here on earth, but reincarnation means that you move on to a different place.
Reincarnation means you come back here on earth, but the afterlife means that you move on to a different place.
There is no difference; they're the same thing but called something different in each religion.
How many gods (incarnations of Brahma) are there in Hinduism?
3
3,300
330,000
33,000,000
Hindus believe that everyone is part of the body of the Creator, Brahma. What do they call the social hierarchy where the levels are supposedly pieces of Brahma?
Caste System
Dalit
Civil Service
Confucianism
Which philosophy, started by Siddhartha Gautama, taught that all of the world's suffering was caused by our own desires?
Buddhism
Legalism
Judaism
Christianity
Which philosophy spread along the Silk Road from India to China?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Egyptian
How many main deities were worshiped in ancient Greece?
1
10
12
33 Million
Most of the ancient Greek gods/goddesses controlled...
elements of nature.
the people.
the planets.
the time you went to bed.
Who were the parents of the Olympian gods?
the Titans
the Cyclops
the Giants
the Monsters
When people die, Hindus believe that they would...
go to an afterlife.
cease to exist.
be reincarnated on earth.
When people die, Jews believe that they would...
go to an afterlife.
cease to exist.
be reincarnated on earth.
When people die, atheists believe that they would...
go to an afterlife.
cease to exist.
be reincarnated on earth.
What are the main laws of the Jewish people called?
The 10 Commandments
The New Testament
The Dialects of Confucius
Hammurabi's Code
Which of these monotheistic religions began in the Roman Empire?
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
How many "Gospels" are there in the Christian Bible?
1
2
3
4
What is sin?
The Christian idea that any bad action is a crime against God.
The same thing as reincarnation.
This is the feather that Christians believe their heart is weighed against after dying.
It's the bad place for the afterlife.
To be freed from the punishment of sins is called...
salvation.
baptism.
the Ten Commandments.
resurrection.
Christianity became the official and only religion of Rome towards the end of the Roman Empire.
True
False
Jesus's followers were called his...
disciples.
students.
best friends.
Buddhists.
What is the water symbol used by Christians to induct new Christians?
baptism
salvation
sin
redemption
