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RELIGION OVERVIEW

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is considered the founding father of Judaism?

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

David

d)

Solomon

2.

What is the central belief of Christianity?

a)

The observance of the Sabbath

b)

The resurrection of Jesus

c)

The recitation of prayers five times a day

d)

The pilgrimage to Mecca

3.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

a)

Shahada (faith)

b)

Salat (prayer)

c)

Zakat (charity)

d)

Baptism

4.

Which sacred text is associated with Judaism?

a)

The Bible

b)

The Quran

c)

The Torah

d)

The Bhagavad Gita

5.

Who is the key figure in Christianity?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Moses

c)

Jesus Christ

d)

Buddha

6.

What Islamic holiday celebrates the end of Ramadan?

a)

Eid al-Adha

b)

Eid al-Fitr

c)

Hanukkah

d)

Christmas

7.

What is the Christian sacred text?

a)

The Vedas

b)

The Bible

c)

The Torah

d)

The Quran

8.

Who received the Ten Commandments according to Judaism?

a)

Abraham

b)

Isaac

c)

Jacob

d)

Moses

9.

Which of the following is a key figure in Islam?

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Muhammad

c)

Moses

d)

Buddha

10.

What Jewish holiday commemorates the Exodus from Egypt?

a)

Yom Kippur

b)

Hanukkah

c)

Passover

d)

Rosh Hashanah

11.

What is the Islamic practice of giving a fixed portion of one's wealth to charity called?

a)

Hajj

b)

Zakat

c)

Salat

d)

Shahada

12.

Which figure is common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

a)

Krishna

b)

Zoroaster

c)

Abraham

d)

Confucius

13.

What is the Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus called?

a)

Easter

b)

Christmas

c)

Pentecost

d)

Good Friday

14.

In Islam, what is the name of the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetime, if they are able?

a)

Zakat

b)

Salat

c)

Hajj

d)

Shahada

15.

Which sacred text is associated with Islam?

a)

The Bible

b)

The Torah

c)

The Quran

d)

The Tripitaka

16.

Followers of Judaism are called:

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Monks

17.

The largest world religion:

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddism

d)

Hinduism

18.

Muslims face __________ when they pray.

a)

Statues of Muhammad

b)

Their local Mosque

c)

North

d)

Mecca, the holy city in the East

19.

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

a)

English

b)

Jewish

c)

Arabic

d)

Hebrew

20.

Catholicism and Protestantism are two forms of Christianity.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Catholicism and Protestantism are two forms of Christianity.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The ancestral father of all three major religions is:

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

Adam

d)

David

23.

The sacred text of Islam is:

a)

Bible

b)

Torah

c)

Qur'an

d)

Vedas

24.

Kosher means:

a)

Copacetic

b)

Socially unacceptable

c)

Food and other objects that are clean according to Jewish law

d)

The mixing of dairy products and meat

25.

What was the religion of the Hebrews?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

e)

Hinduism

26.

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

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

e)

Hinduism

27.

What religion has the Five Pillars?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

e)

Hinduism

28.

Which religion has Peter as the first Pope?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

e)

Hinduism

29.

Which religion studies the Quran?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

e)

Hinduism

30.

One of the world's oldest and largest religions that was founded in India...

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

31.

A religion that believes in one god...

a)

Mythology

b)

Monotheism

c)

Polytheism

d)

Atheism

32.

A religion that believes in many gods is...

a)

monotheistic

b)

atheistic

c)

mythological

d)

polytheistic

33.

Who is the founder of Hinduism?

a)

Jesus

b)

Muhammad

c)

Abraham

d)

Their is no one specific founder.

34.

The sacred text of the Hindus...

a)

Bible

b)

Vedas

c)

Quran

d)

Torah

35.

The belief that that your soul is reborn again and again after death is called...

a)

karma

b)

sin

c)

reincarnation

d)

brahman

36.

The accumulation of all of your good and bad deeds is called...

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

shiva

d)

veda

37.

The social order that divides Hindus into social categories is known as...

a)

The Hibachi System

b)

The Cask System

c)

The Caste System

d)

The Decimal System

38.

The bottom category of the Caste System in known as...

a)

the warriors

b)

the priests

c)

the academics

d)

the untouchables

39.

Who is the Hindu god of protection?

a)

Brahma

b)

Shiva

c)

Vishnu

d)

Chris

40.

Brahma is the Hindu god who

a)

destroys

b)

created the world

c)

protects the world

d)

makes fire

41.

Who was the most important group of people in Hinduism in the caste system?

a)

Peasants

b)

Priests

c)

Kings

d)

Military leaders

42.

Shiva is the Hindu god of

a)

destruction

b)

fire

c)

protection

d)

creation

43.

Holi is considered...

a)

The festival of lights

b)

The festival of powder

c)

The festival of color

d)

The festival of love

44.

What religion was Holi originally celebrated by?

a)

Jewish

b)

Punjabi

c)

Chinese

d)

Hindu

45.

What laungue was the vedas written in?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Hieroglyphs

d)

Harappan

46.

Where are the Hymulain Mountain?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

47.

Where are the Hindu Kush Mountains?

a)

D

b)

G

c)

E

d)

C

48.

THis river is the holiest river to Hindus?

a)

Ganges

b)

Indus

c)

Nile

d)

Tigus

49.

Who founded the religion of Buddhism?

a)

The Aryans

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Sargon

50.

Buddhism's sacred text is called...

a)

The Vedas

b)

The Hebrew Bible

c)

The Upanishads

d)

The Tripitaka

51.

According to Buddha, what is the cause of all human suffering?

a)

Selfish desires and greed

b)

The Eightfold Path

c)

Four Noble Truths

d)

Meditating

52.

All of the virtues in the eightfold path begin with the word...

a)

Believe

b)

Suffering

c)

Right

d)

Forgive

53.

Where did Buddhism originate?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Egypt

54.

What are many of the Buddhist beliefs based on?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

55.

By meditating and removing desires/wants from your life Buddhist believe suffering will end and you will reach?

a)

Nirvana

b)

A higher place in society in the next life

c)

Heaven

d)

Moksha

56.

Suffering is caused by...

(a)  

57.

Which one thing is unique to Buddhism (you will not find it in Hinduism)?

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Karma

c)

Enlightenment

d)

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