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Founders and Texts of Major Religions

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which text is essential to the practice of Islam?
a)
Qur’an
b)
New Testament
c)
Analects
d)
Torah
2.
What was the nickname of the founder of Buddhism?
a)
Guati
b)
Jack
c)
Buddha
d)
Siddhartha
3.
Who is the founder of Christianity?
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Mohommed
c)
Gandhi
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
4.
The Bible is the holy book for which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
5.
Reincarnation is ___________.  
a)
Coming back as something else after you die
b)
Never dying
c)
Not being able to live
d)
The inability to breathe
6.
The belief in only one God.
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
7.
Which two religions have a focus on karma?
a)
Judaism and Christianity
b)
Islam and Christianity
c)
Buddhism and Hinduism
8.
Which of these Religions is not monotheistic?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Judaism
9.
This is a symbol of...
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Animism
d)
Islam
10.
The belief in more than one god.
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
11.

What is the Holy Book of Judaism called?

a)

Torah

b)

Bible

c)

Quran

d)

Ten Commandments

12.

Who was the founder of Islam?

a)

Mohammed

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Buddha

13.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

belief in one god

b)

belief in more than one god

c)

belief in one prophet

d)

belief in multiple prophets

14.

What are the basic beliefs of Islam?

a)

The Eightfold Path to achieve Nirvana

b)

Follow the Law starting with 10 Commandments 6. Founder of Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Muhammad is God's messenger; 5 Pillars

d)

Karma

15.
Which of the following is not one of the 5 major religions?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Confucianism
16.
Sunni and Shi'ia (Shi'ite) are branches of...
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
17.

This is a symbol of...

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

18.

What is the place of worship of Judaism?

a)

Synagogue

b)

Mosque

c)

Church

19.

What is the largest religion in the world?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Chrisitianity

d)

Islam

20.

The Torah is a sacred text of which religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

21.

Islam has 5 things that they must follow what is that called

a)

5 Pillars

b)

The Pillars of Truth

c)

The Truth Be Told

d)

The Columns of Greece

22.
Islamic place of worship
a)
Synagogue
b)
Church
c)
Mosque
d)
Temple
23.
Which religion is represented by this image?
a)
Judiams
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
24.

Christians believe in one God. Which two did God create?

a)

Hulu

b)

Universe

c)

Heaven

d)

cell phones

25.

Which of the following is the symbol for Islam?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Abraham is the founder of which religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

27.

Define this Muslim belief: Oneness of God

a)

There is only one God who created everything

b)

God only lived once

c)

There is one powerful God & many weaker gods

28.

Who was the Angel who spoke to Muhammad?

a)

Abdullah

b)

Raphael

c)

Michael

d)

Gabriel

29.

Which pillar is: saying the testimony of faith?

a)

Shahada

b)

Salat

c)

Sawm

d)

Hajj

30.

Which pillar is: praying 5 times a day

a)

Sawm

b)

Salat

c)

Shahada

d)

Zakat

31.

Which pillar is: giving charity to the poor?

a)

Salat

b)

Sawn

c)

Zakat

d)

Hajj

32.

Which pillar is: making the pilgrimage to Mecca?

a)

Hajj

b)

Shahada

c)

Iftar

d)

Sawm

33.

What is a pilgrimage?

a)

A special holiday people celebrate

b)

A religious trip to a holy place

c)

A vacation people take

34.

Why does the dates for the holiday Ramadan change every year?

a)

Changes with Muhammad's birthday

b)

It follows the Lunar calendar

c)

It's determined by the first rainfall of the year

d)

Is determined by if the groundhog see's his shadow or not

35.

During the 29 days of Ramadan Muslims are expected to _________ during the daylight hours.

a)

fast

b)

run a marathon

c)

visit the Kaaba

d)

sleep

36.

The Quran gives specific guidelines for how mosques are to

spend the zakat that is donated to them. Zakat can be used in all of theses ways except

a)

to feed the poor

b)

to defend the Islamic faith.

c)

to help travelers reach their destination,

d)

to save the camels

37.

There are two strict guidelines that

Muslims must follow when performing

their daily prayers. The second one is to ____________?

a)

to wash their hands and feet before prayer.

b)

to give to the poor before praying.

c)

to be in a mosque at all times when praying.

d)

to tithe every time you pray.

38.

There are two strict guidelines that Muslims must follow when performing their daily prayers. First Muslims must face this city when praying?

a)

Medina

b)

Baghdad

c)

Cairo

d)

Mecca

39.

Muslims are expected to pray _____ times a day to demonstrate their commitment to Allah.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

40.

To successfully follow the first pillar Shahadah, Muslims must make two declarations.

a)

To travel the desert in search of an oases, and join a caravan.

b)

To give all their money and serve the poor.

c)

To wake up early, and have a good breakfast.

d)

To believe in one God, Allah, and in

the prophet Muhammad.

41.
What religion did Christianity
come from?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
42.
What is The Bible?
a)
A story about early Greek settlers in Italy.
b)
An epic poem about the wars between Rome and Carthage.
c)
A myth telling how Remus and Romulus founded Rome.
d)
A holy book containing the history and stories of the Christian religion.
43.
Christianity is polytheistic since it believes in 3 Gods (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit)
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Who is the founder of Christianity?
a)
Yahweh
b)
Jesus
c)
Buddha
d)
Abraham
45.

What do Jesus's followers believe happened after his death?

a)

He was resurrected three days later.

b)

His body was stolen from the grave.

c)

Most of his followers converted back to Judaism

46.

The major beliefs of all followers of Islam are found in the:

a)

The Qu'ran

b)

The Four Noble Truths

c)

The Vedas

d)

The Torah

47.

Which civilization created this architectural structure?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Roman

c)

Islamic

d)

Greek

48.
What is this decorative element called?
a)
Arabesques 
b)
Chhatri
c)
Geometric Patterns 
d)
Arabic Calligraphy