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WorksheetsYear 9 End of Year RVE Assessment
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which region is Theravada Buddhism from?
Northern Asia e.g. China
Southern Asia e.g. Thailand
Western Asia e.g. India
Eastern Asia e.g. Japan
Which of the following is the oldest version of Buddhism?
Mahayana Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
Theravada Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Fill in the blank: Zen Buddhism (Japan) and Tibetan Buddhism (Tibet) are part of ________ Buddhism.
Mahayana
Theravada
Vajrayana
Hinayana
Which type of Buddhism is described as stricter?
Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada Buddhism
What evidence do you have that not all Buddhists are the same?
There are different schools of Buddhism with varying beliefs and practices.
All Buddhists follow the same rituals and teachings.
Buddhists only live in one country.
Buddhists have identical daily routines.
A Buddhist monk's intention upon waking up each day is to:
Seek enlightenment and practice mindfulness
Accumulate wealth
Pursue worldly pleasures
Compete with others
Buddhist monks meditate by:
Chanting and focusing on breathing
Dancing and singing
Reading scriptures aloud
Sleeping
Buddhist monks try and remain mindful of which three things during the day?
Their thoughts, speech, and actions
Their diet, clothing, and shelter
Their prayers, rituals, and offerings
Their meditation, chanting, and fasting
Buddhist monks try to feel ______ when they wake up.
grateful
angry
confused
tired
A Buddhist monk should have the following qualities:
Compassion, discipline, mindfulness, and wisdom
Wealth and power
Aggression and pride
Ignorance and laziness
A Buddhist monk may do which of the following if they feel negative?
Meditate, reflect on teachings, and practice mindfulness
Ignore their feelings, isolate themselves, and stop meditating
Express anger openly, blame others, and break their vows
Leave the monastery, seek revenge, and abandon their beliefs
Name 3 emotions a Buddhist monk feels after meditation.
Calmness, joy, and compassion
Anger, jealousy, and fear
Excitement, greed, and pride
Sadness, confusion, and boredom
Buddhist monks feel ______ when they go to sleep.
peaceful
anxious
excited
angry
Buddha is a ______, not a name.
title
place
festival
language
What does the title 'Buddha' mean?
One who is asleep
One who is awakened
One who is enlightened
One who is powerful
Buddha's name was _______.
Siddhartha Gautama
Ashoka Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya
Harsha Vardhana
Where is Buddha believed to be born?
Kathmandu
Lumbini
Varanasi
Bodh Gaya
Buddha is believed to have lived between ______ years BCE.
400-600
1000-1200
700-900
200-300
Buddha is the founder of Buddhism and there were no Buddhas before him.
True
False
It matters whether Buddha was an historical character.
True
False
What is the easiest way to find joy?
By analyzing your feelings deeply
By engaging in activities you know usually bring you joy
By avoiding new experiences
By focusing on negative emotions
Excitement can help you get through _______.
jitters
books
meals
holidays
Gratitude is difficult to cultivate and is not important for happiness.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a way to cultivate gratitude?
Keeping a gratitude journal
Practicing loving-kindness meditation
Ignoring people who help you
Telling people you appreciate them
Pride in your accomplishments can be a healthy form of happiness if you:
A) Brag about your achievements
B) Include personal accomplishments in your gratitude journal
C) Compare yourself to others
D) Focus only on your failures
Studies connect optimism with greater outcomes in life. Optimists tend to:
Focus on negative outcomes
Focus on possibilities and have a combination of gratitude and pride
Avoid making attempts at goals
Ignore their successes
Contentment means being happy with what you have. Those who are content are:
A) More disappointed by life's drawbacks
B) Less disappointed by life's drawbacks
C) Always seeking more
D) Never grateful
Love and happiness are sometimes said to be ________, and happiness itself is a form of love.
interchangeable
opposite
unrelated
temporary
True love is extremely difficult to come by and cannot be found all around you.
True
False
Focusing on relationship skills and spending time with loved ones can help you keep which form of happiness in your life?
Joy
Excitement
Love
Pride
What is the definition of Scientific truth?
Things that are proven through scientific experiments
Beliefs that are widely accepted by society
Opinions expressed by famous scientists
Ideas that cannot be tested or observed
Which type of truth is defined as 'People know certain things that are ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ without needing any proof of this.'?
Moral truth
Scientific truth
Historical truth
Logical truth
What is the definition of Spiritual truth?
Truth that is revealed by religious experience or sacred writing.
A fact proven by scientific experiment.
A law established by government.
A theory accepted by most philosophers.
Which type of truth is defined as 'Truth that is uncovered through archaeology or historical evidence.'?
Historical truth
Philosophical truth
Scientific truth
Personal truth
What is the definition of Relative truth?
Things that are only true in some circumstances, but not in others.
Things that are always true regardless of context.
A belief held by the majority of people.
A fact proven by scientific experiments.
Which type of truth is defined as 'Things that are true nearly all of the time.'?
Absolute truth
Relative truth
Subjective truth
Conditional truth
What do you call a person who believes that God does exist?
theist
atheist
agnostic
pantheist
What do you call a person who does not believe that God exists?
atheist
theist
agnostic
believer
What do you call a person who is not sure whether God exists and is still searching?
agnostic
atheist
theist
pantheist
An all-loving and omnipotent God should be able to stop suffering, yet suffering exists. Can humans be blamed for suffering caused by natural events?
Yes, humans can be blamed for all suffering
No, humans cannot be blamed for suffering caused by natural events
Yes, but only partially
It depends on the situation
Who formulated the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Gregor Mendel
According to Richard Dawkins, what does religion do?
According to Richard Dawkins, religion stops us from finding the true meaning of things.
According to Richard Dawkins, religion encourages scientific discovery.
According to Richard Dawkins, religion promotes critical thinking.
According to Richard Dawkins, religion provides empirical evidence for all beliefs.
One example of a miracle attributed to Jesus in the Bible is:
Turning water into wine
Building the ark
Parting the Red Sea
Writing the Ten Commandments
How many planets orbit the sun in our solar system?
8 planets
7 planets
9 planets
6 planets
According to the Christian purpose of life, what does it mean to be a good Christian?
To have good morals
To accumulate wealth
To seek power over others
To ignore others' needs
To avoid all responsibilities
According to the Christian purpose of life, who should Christians love?
Jesus/God
Money
Fame
Power
According to the Christian purpose of life, Christians are encouraged to love _____
others
money
power
themselves only
According to the Christian purpose of life, what is one important aspect of life?
To have a family
To become wealthy
To travel the world
To gain political power
To avoid all responsibilities
According to the Christian purpose of life, what should Christians do in the world?
Do good in the world
Ignore others in the world
Seek only personal wealth
Avoid helping anyone
According to the Christian purpose of life, life is from God and people are made in God's image. What should Christians do as a result?
Respect life (no abortion/euthanasia etc)
Ignore the value of life
Promote violence
Disregard others' well-being
According to the Christian purpose of life, what happens after death?
The spiritual side lives on with God; body ends, spirit eternal
The body and spirit both cease to exist
The spirit is reincarnated into another being
Only the body lives on, the spirit ends
When was Galileo Galilei born?
15 February 1564
12 March 1540
8 January 1570
23 April 1555
30 June 1580
When did Galileo Galilei die?
8 January 1642
15 February 1564
4 July 1620
20 March 1650
What was Galileo Galilei's profession?
He was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher.
He was a famous Italian painter and sculptor.
He was a renowned Italian poet and playwright.
He was an Italian composer and violinist.
Ancient teaching and the church said that the sun went around the earth.
True
False
Galileo believed that the earth went around the sun.
True
False
Why did Galileo have conflict with the church authorities?
Because he believed and taught that the earth went around the sun, which was against the church's teaching at the time.
Because he refused to pay taxes to the church.
Because he tried to become the Pope.
Because he destroyed church property.
What did Galileo argue about the language of the Bible?
He argued that the Bible uses the language of the common person, not an expert in astronomy.
He argued that the Bible should only be interpreted by scientists.
He argued that the Bible is a scientific textbook.
He argued that the Bible was written in a secret code.
Fill in the blank: Pro-life refers to the attitudes which are anti-abortion. They believe in the _________.
unborn child's right to live
mother's right to choose abortion
government's right to regulate families
doctor's right to perform abortions
What does Pro-choice refer to?
A) Attitudes that are anti-abortion
B) Attitudes that are pro-abortion
C) Attitudes that are neutral about abortion
Fill in the blank: ________ is the punishment by execution (Death). Mostly done by injection but in the past, other methods such as electrocution, hanging and fire squad were used.
Death Penalty
Life Imprisonment
Community Service
Probation
Fill in the blank: ________ is the method of executing condemned prisoners through the administration of one or more chemicals that induce death.
Lethal Injection
Electrocution
Hanging
Firing Squad
Fill in the blank: ________ is the punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.
Retribution
Forgiveness
Compassion
Rehabilitation
Absolutist approach: Is abortion acceptable if the woman was raped?
NO, all life is sacred and intended by God, regardless of the situation.
YES, because the circumstances justify it.
YES, if the woman chooses so.
It depends on the severity of the situation.
Absolutist approach: Is war acceptable if the intention is to stop an evil dictator?
NO, all life is sacred and intended by God. War involves killing, which is always wrong, regardless of the reasons for doing it. Murder is murder.
YES, if the intention is good, war can be justified.
ONLY if there is no other way to stop the dictator.
SOMETIMES, depending on the circumstances and the scale of evil.
Relativist approach: Is abortion acceptable if the woman was raped?
YES, abortion may be the most loving and compassionate response in this difficult situation.
NO, abortion is never acceptable regardless of the circumstances.
Abortion is only acceptable if both parents agree.
Abortion is acceptable only if the woman is married.
Relativist approach: Is war acceptable if the intention is to stop an evil dictator?
YES, all life is sacred, but sometimes we must use force to overcome evil. This will involve killing, but it is not acceptable to let the situation continue.
NO, war is never acceptable under any circumstances, even to stop evil.
War is only acceptable if it benefits the majority, regardless of intentions.
War is always acceptable if it serves a country's interests.
Relativist approach: Is it acceptable to steal to feed your starving children?
YES. Stealing is wrong, but preserving life is more important.
NO. Stealing is never acceptable, regardless of the situation.
Only if there are no other options available, and it must be repaid later.
It depends on the laws of the country you live in.
Which of the following is a core teaching of Buddhism?
The Four Noble Truths
Belief in one God
Worship of ancestors
Following the Ten Commandments
According to Christian beliefs, what is the greatest commandment?
Love God with all your heart
Accumulate wealth
Ignore others
Seek revenge
What practice do Buddhist monks use to develop mindfulness?
Meditation
Competitive sports
Watching television
Shopping
Which of the following is a key teaching of Buddhism?
The Four Noble Truths
The Ten Commandments
The Five Pillars
The Eightfold Path of Christianity
What is the main goal for a Buddhist practitioner?
To achieve Nirvana
To gain material wealth
To become a priest
To rule a kingdom
Which type of truth is based on personal feelings and opinions?
Objective truth
Subjective truth
Historical truth
Scientific truth
What is one way Buddhist monks show compassion in their daily lives?
By seeking material wealth
By ignoring the needs of others
By helping others and practicing kindness
By isolating themselves from everyone
