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Definitions and Origins

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Monotheism​

a)

belief in one God

b)

belief in many Gods

c)

belief in no God

d)

unsure whether God exists

2.

Polytheism​

a)

belief in one God

b)

belief in many Gods

c)

belief in no God

d)

unsure whether God exists

3.

Match the following terms with their correct definitions.

a)

belief in one God

1.

Monotheism

b)

belief in many Gods

2.

Polytheism

c)

belief in no God

3.

Atheism

d)

unsure whether God exists

4.

Agnosticism

4.

People who are "unaffiliated" would be classified as which 2 terms?

a)

monotheist

b)

polytheist

c)

atheist

d)

agnostic

5.

agnosticism is the belief that one is (a)   whether God exists.

Choose from the below words
belief in one God
belief in many Gods
belief in no God
unsure whether God exists
6.

all living and non-living things have souls

a)

religion

b)

animism

c)

reincarnation

d)

dreams

7.

Match the following terms with their correct definitions.

a)

religion

1.

A set of beliefs and practices having to do with a God(s), which has a moral code

b)

animism

2.

The belief that all things in nature have a spirit

c)

reincarnation

3.

The belief that the soul is reborn in a new body after death

d)

great

4.

Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average

8.

The word that means (a)   is often used as a synonym for 'large'.

Choose from the below words
religion
animism
reincarnation
great
9.

rebirth of the soul into another human, animal, or plant

a)

religion

b)

animism

c)

reincarnation

d)

great

10.

Religion began because people were dreaming of dead ancestors.

a)

Magic Theory

b)

Freud

c)

Marx

d)

Nature-Worship Theory

e)

Animism Theory

11.

Religion was used as a tool of suppression by the upper class to control workers.

a)

Magic Theory

b)

Freud

c)

Marx

d)

Nature-Worship Theory

e)

Animism Theory

12.

Sacrifices and rituals conducted by priests in temples were designed to keep spirits of the dead happy.

a)

Magic Theory

b)

Freud

c)

Marx

d)

Nature-Worship Theory

e)

Animism Theory

13.

The first humans used magic to control the natural world.

a)

Magic Theory

b)

Freud

c)

Marx

d)

Nature-Worship Theory

e)

Animism Theory

14.

A way to explain earthquakes or sunrises was to personify storms and the sun as Gods.

a)

Magic Theory

b)

Freud

c)

Marx

d)

Nature-Worship Theory

e)

Animism Theory

15.

Humans created God to get rid of guilty feelings.

a)

Magic Theory

b)

Freud

c)

Marx

d)

Nature-Worship Theory

e)

Animism Theory

16.

Religion is an evolutionary stage of human development.

a)

Magic Theory

b)

Freud

c)

Marx

d)

Nature-Worship Theory

e)

Animism Theory

17.

The final stage of human development is using science to explain the natural world.

a)

Magic Theory

b)

Freud

c)

Marx

d)

Nature-Worship Theory

e)

Animism Theory

18.

The 3 great religions from the Middle East are

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

e)

Hinduism

19.

The 2 great religions from India are

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

e)

Hinduism

20.

Which 2 religions believe in reincarnation?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

e)

Hinduism

21.

Which 2 religions strictly defined beliefs about only living once in this life and final judgement by God?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

e)

Hinduism

22.

The fastest growing great religion is (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
23.

What part of the world has the highest level of "unaffiliated"?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

North America

e)

South America

24.

What percent of people in the US classified themselves as "unaffiliated'?

a)

3%

b)

12%

c)

27%

d)

35%

25.

Because of the Trinity, Christianity would be classified as (a)  

Choose from the below words
strict monotheist
loose monotheist
polytheist