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Holy text(s) of Hindu
Upanishads
Bible
Torah
Tripitaka
2
What is the scattering of people to different parts of the world called?
covenant
ahimsa
Torah
diaspora
3
What is/was a savior who would restore land to the Jews?
martyr
prophet
messiah
messenger
4
Who was the Bishop of Rome, who claimed authority over all? (now leader of the Catholic Church)
Pope
David
Parish
Paul
5
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Shiva
Siddhartha Gautama
Moses
Jesus
6
Who was the prophet of Islam?
Mohammad
Abraham
Siddhartha Guatama
Jesus of Nazareth
7
Where did all three major monotheistic religions developed?
Italy
Middle East
Europe
Asia
8
Which of the following beliefs are held by Muslims, Christians and Jews?
belief in Mohammad
belief in Jesus as the Messiah
belief in reincarnation
belief in one God
9
Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillars of Islam?
Muslims are expected to fulfill their charitable duties.
Muslims have to engage in prayer every day.
Muslims pray to Muhammad
Muslims are expected to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca
10
What is a person who suffers for their beliefs called?
martyr
prophet
messenger
messiah
11
What is the successor of Muhammad called?
hajj
Quran
caliph
Ramadan
12
What is rebirth of the soul in another bodily form called in Hinduism and Buddhism?
nirvana
ahimsa
reincarnation
moksha
13
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca required of all Muslims who are able?
dharma
mosque
caliph
hajj
14
Which religion celebrates Ramadan?
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
15
What is the Shariah?
a style of calligraphy
a native dance
a religious school
a form of Muslim law
16
Who founded Christianity?
Siddhartha Gautama
Moses
Jesus of Nazareth
Abraham
17
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, every Muslim must
obey official priests
believe in many gods
give alms
read the Bible
18
What does the term Buddha literally mean?
one who believes in Moderation
varna
one who is awake and has become enlightened
one who believes in Reincarnation
19
Most religions at the time of the development of Judaism were
similar to the principles of Judaism
persecuted more than Judaism
polytheistic
monotheistic
20
All of the following are divisions of Christianity except
Catholic
Sunni
Orthodox
Protestant
21
What is the religious duty in Hinduism and Buddhism?
varna
moksha
hajj
ahimsa
22
The Eightfold Path, and the concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
23
What is the name for the Hindu soul?
yoga
samsara
atman
moksha
24
Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt and gave them the Ten Commandments?
Abraham
David
Paul
Moses
25
What do both Hindus and Buddhist believe?
the caste system
many gods
formal rituals in worship
non violence and yoga
26
What do Hindus believe about how their caste can be changed by?
karma
marriage
moving
the emperor
27
What is a Muslim place of worship?
cathedral
synagogue
shrine
mosque
28
Who was the Jewish convert who spread Christianity from Mesopotamia to Rome?
Burt Block
Peter
Paul
Mary
29
What is the third most holy city to Islam?
Jerusalem
Mecca
Bethleham
Israel
30
Which is the highest, or priestly, caste in Indian society?
Pariah
Vaisya
Pope
Brahmin
31
What is the name for the ultimate release from the cycle of life?
yoga
atman
moksha
samsara
32
What city is most holy to Christians?
Jerusalem
Bethleham
Israel
Mecca
33
What is the holy book of buddhism called?
Torah
Bible
Quran
Tripitaka
34
A force caused by a person's good and bad acts affects future lives. What is this called?
Reincarnation
edas
Karma
Dharma
35
What is the religious script of Judaism?
Torah
Tripitaka
Bible
Quran
36
What is becoming one with the universal spirit after death is called?
salvation
heaven
nirvana
hajj
37
What city is the center of worship in Judaism?
Mecca
Jerusalem
Israel
Bethleham
38
What is the oldest monotheistic religion in the world?
Christianity
Dualism
Islam
Judaism
39
The Buddhist religion teaches that salvation is earned by
worshiping Allah as the one true god
being baptized and confirmed
following the Ten Commandments
learning to give up selfish desire
40
Who is the Hindu god known as the Creator?
Shiva
Vishnu
Bramha
Maheswara
41
What was the split between Sunni and Shiite Muslims began with a disagreement over?
acceptance of the Quran
the choice of a caliph or leader
the required pilgrimage to Mecca
belief in one God
42
What is a binding agreement with God called?
Ramadan
diaspora
deal
covenant
43
Who unified Israel and made it a great and powerful nation?
David
Moses
Paul
Abraham
44
What are the gospels?
first four books of the New Testament
written accounts of Buddha’s life and teachings
the third book of the Upanishads
the first half of the Christian Bible
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What is the name of the laws given by God to Moses at Mount Sinai?
Ten Commandments
Code of Law
Dharma
Books of Knowledge
