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The apostles were key figures in the spread of which of the following religions?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Bahai Faith
2
What is the name for the month long daylight fast Muslims are encouraged to observe?
Hajj
Hadith
Khumbah Mela
Ramadan
3
What is the name for the dietary laws that are part of Judaism?
Kosher
Halal
Zakat
Sharia
4
Which of the following religions requires believers to pray at five specific times a day?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
5
Which of the following is the country with the largest number of followers of Islam?
Iran
Egypt
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
6
What is the name for the five daily prayers in Islam?
Shahadah
Hijra
Salah
Zakat
7
What are followers of Islam called?
Allahs
Arabics
Islams
Muslims
8
In the Inquisition what was the name of the group suspected of practicing false Christianity?
Moors
Judios
Conversos
Musalmans
9
What is the name for the Hindu belief in following one's true purpose?
Dharma
Karma
Samsara
Khumba Mela
10
Which of the following is the name for the denomination of Islam that most followers belong to?
Sunni
Shia
Shiite
Shakti
11
Which of the following is a pilgrimage to the place where the Ganges and Jumna Rivers meet?
Kumbh Mela
Hijra
Hajj
Varanasi
12
In Buddhism a believer who escapes the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth reaches what?
Nirvana
Karma
Samsara
Bodhi
13
Which of the following are pictures or other stimuli that are used by Buddhists during prayer?
Sutras
Bodhis
Gurus
Mantras
14
One of the goals of ISIS is to build a what across the Middle East?
Mosque
Caliphate
Zakat
Ka'abbah
15
Which of the following is the name for the Jewish New Year?
Hannukah
Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah
Mitzvah
16
Which of the following is a holiday that celebrates Muhammad's return to Mecca?
Hijra
Ramadan
Vesak
Hajj
17
True or False: The various schools of Hinduism have an antagonistic relationship.
True
False
18
Mecca is an important site to which of the following religions?
Hinduism
Islam
Judiasm
Bahai Faith
19
The Tao Te Ching is an important text in which of the following religions?
Shinto
Bahai Faith
Daoism
Confuciansim
20
What region wants to be independent from China, in part, due to religious differences?
Tibet
Hong Kong
Nepal
Manchuria
21
Which of the following is NOT a school of Buddhism?
Pure Land Buddhism
Orthodox Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
Therevada Buddhism
22
Which of the following religions has the largest number of followers world wide?
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
23
Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason due to prejudice against his faith. What was his faith?
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Jehovah's Witness
24
The Koran is the holy text of which religion?
Islam
Judaism
Unitarianism
Shinto
25
Major deities of this religion in Shiva, Vishnu, and Ganesha.
Taoism
Sikhism
Hinduism
Islam
26
Which group revolted in India after British policies violated their religious beliefs?
Untouchables
Sepoys
Hadiths
Vedas
27
During the Reformation Martin Luther helped establish which Christian denomination?
Protestant
Catholic
Orthodox
Reform
28
True or False: I should study tonight.
False
True
29
Which of the following celebrates a young person's commitment to the Jewish faith?
Hannukah
Bar or Bat Kippur
Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Purim
30
This Christian holiday is preceded by Lent, a time Christians use to prepare and reflect.
Ramadan
Boxing Day
Passover
Easter
31
What is the name of the Christian group in Iraq that has been targeted by ISIS?
Shaktis
Punjabis
Yazidis
Kurds
32
What is the name for the dietary laws that are part of Sharia Law?
Halal
Sawm
Kosher
Mosque
33
The Torah is a holy book of which religion?
Judaism
Confucianism
Christianity
Islam
34
Which religion has a cleansing ritual believers should perform before praying in a holy space?
Christianity
Sikhism
Shinto
Islam
35
What is the name of the full body veil that women were required to wear by the Taliban?
Niqab
Sharia
Burqa
Hijab
36
Which of the following Jewish denominations requires gender separation during worship service?
Protestant Judiasm
Reform Judaism
Conservative Judiasm
Orthodox Judiasm
37
The Four Noble Truths are part of the core beliefs of which of the following religions?
Islam
Jainism
Buddhism
Daoism
38
The Analects are an important text of which of the following religions?
Confucianism
Shinto
Taoism
Jainism
39
The Dalai Lama is an important figure in which of the following religions?
Sikhism
Shinto
Hinduism
Buddhism
40
Hinduism originated in which of the following countries?
China
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
India
41
What is the name given to the attacks on Jewish businesses, temples, and homes by the Nazis?
Putsch
Aryan
Mischlinge
Kristallnacht
42
Which of the following is associated with the founding of Buddhism?
Abraham
Siddartha Guatama
Mohammed
Bhadvad Gita