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Southeast Asia's Belief Systems

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a religious group?

a)

The way a group of people live. Includes the way they dress, where they live, what they eat, and their religion

b)

A group of people who share common characteristics such as language, physical appearance, customs, and traditions; the cultural ideas and beliefs have been a part of their community for generations.

c)

A group of people who share a belief system in a God or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature

d)

The holy book of Buddhism

2.

What is an ethnic group?

a)

A group of people who share a belief system in a God or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature

b)

The way a group of people live. Includes the way they dress, where they live, what they eat, and their religion

c)

Ethnic religion in Japan that believes in natural spirits called kami

d)

A group of people who share common characteristics such as language, physical appearance, customs, and traditions; the cultural ideas and beliefs have been a part of their community for generations.

3.

What does culture mean?

a)

The way a group of people live. Includes the way they dress, where they live, what they eat, and their religion

b)

A group of people who share common characteristics such as language, physical appearance, customs, and traditions; the cultural ideas and beliefs have been a part of their community for generations.

c)

A group of people who share a belief system in a God or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature

d)

Philosophy in China that developed an intricate system of ethics

4.

What is Buddhism?

a)

Ethnic religion in Japan that believes in natural spirits called kami

b)

Major religion in Southeast Asia that believes in reincarnation, karma, and nirvana. Founded by Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Major religion in India that is polytheistic, and believes in reincarnation and karma, and the idea that everyone as a soul called atman.

d)

Philosophy in China that developed an intricate system of ethics

5.

What is Shintoism?

a)

Ethnic religion in Japan that believes in natural spirits called kami

b)

Major religion in Southeast Asia that believes in reincarnation, karma, and nirvana. Founded by Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Major religion in India that is polytheistic, and believes in reincarnation and karma, and the idea that everyone as a soul called atman.

d)

Philosophy in China that developed an intricate system of ethics

6.

What is Hinduism?

a)

Ethnic religion in Japan that believes in natural spirits called kami

b)

Major religion in Southeast Asia that believes in reincarnation, karma, and nirvana. Founded by Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Major religion in India that is polytheistic, and believes in reincarnation and karma, and the idea that everyone as a soul called atman.

d)

Philosophy in China that developed an intricate system of ethics

7.

What is Confucianism?

a)

Ethnic religion in Japan that believes in natural spirits called kami

b)

Major religion in Southeast Asia that believes in reincarnation, karma, and nirvana. Founded by Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Major religion in India that is polytheistic, and believes in reincarnation and karma, and the idea that everyone as a soul called atman.

d)

Philosophy in China that developed an intricate system of ethics

8.

What is reincarnation?

a)

The idea that when a person dies that their spirit will be reborn

b)

The idea that when someone does something good or bad it will come back to them. 

c)

Hindu social and class system. Someone born in one caste can not rise to a different caste.

d)

Belief that everything in nature has a spirit or god: may be ancestors that died and now become part of nature.

9.

What is karma?

a)

The idea that when a person dies that their spirit will be reborn

b)

Hindu social and class system. Someone born in one caste can not rise to a different caste.

c)

The idea that when someone does something good or bad it will come back to them.

d)

Belief that everything in nature has a spirit or god: may be ancestors that died and now become part of nature. 

10.

What is Moksha?

a)

The holy book of Buddhism

b)

The goal of Hindus; to achieve peace and freedom from the cycle of reincarnation

c)

Hindu social and class system. Someone born in one caste can not rise to a different caste. 

d)

The ultimate state of enlightenment, happiness, and peace in Buddhism

11.

What is the Caste System?

a)

The idea that when someone does something good or bad it will come back to them. 

b)

Belief that everything in nature has a spirit or god: may be ancestors that died and now become part of nature.

c)

The goal of Hindus; to achieve peace and freedom from the cycle of reincarnation

d)

Hindu social and class system. Someone born in one caste can not rise to a different caste. 

12.

What is Kami?

a)

The ultimate state of enlightenment, happiness, and peace in Buddhism

b)

Belief that everything in nature has a spirit or god: may be ancestors that died and now become part of nature. 

c)

The ultimate state of enlightenment, happiness, and peace in Buddhism

d)

The holy book of Buddhism 

13.

What is Triptaka?

a)

Belief that everything in nature has a spirit or god: may be ancestors that died and now become part of nature. 

b)

The goal of Hindus; to achieve peace and freedom from the cycle of reincarnation

c)

The ultimate state of enlightenment, happiness, and peace in Buddhism

d)

The holy book of Buddhism 

14.

What is Nirvana?

a)

The ultimate state of enlightenment, happiness, and peace in Buddhism

b)

The holy book of Buddhism

c)

The goal of Hindus; to achieve peace and freedom from the cycle of reincarnation

d)

Belief that everything in nature has a spirit or god: may be ancestors that died and now become part of nature.

15.

Which religion is the fourth largest religion in the world?

a)

Buddism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Confucianism

16.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Buddha

b)

Confucius

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Kami

17.

Guatama became the

a)

Kami

b)

Confucius

c)

Buddha

d)

None of the above

18.

Buddha means

a)

enlightened one

b)

correct one

c)

spiritual one

d)

All of the above

19.

Do Buddhists believe in reincarnation?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

What is the Middle Way?

a)

This is what Hindus follow to achieve Nirvana.

b)

This is what Shintos follow to achieve Nirvana.

c)

This is what Confuses follow to achieve Nirvana.

d)

This is what Buddhist follow to achieve Nirvana.

21.

What is the third largest religion in the world?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hindoism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Confucianism

22.

True or False. Hindus are a monotheistic religion.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Do Hindus believe in reincarnation?

a)

Yes

b)

No

24.

Which religion believes in Caste System?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Confucianism

25.

What country is Shintoism located?

a)

Japan

b)

Vietnam

c)

China

d)

North Korea

26.

What country does Confucianism originate from?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Vietnam

d)

All of the above

27.

What religion believes in the "Golden Rule?"

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hindoism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Confucianism