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