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World Religions Pre-Test
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1
What is the language of Judaism?
Greek
Arabic
Hebrew
Polish
2
The Western Wailing Wall is an important place of prayer, mostly for people of the ____ faith.
Christian
Jewish
Hindu
Muslim
3
Following the Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths to enlightenment is associated with
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
4
The cross and the wheel of Dharma are a symbol for what two faiths, respectively?
Hinduism and Islam
Christianity and Islam
Judaism and Hinduism
Christianity and Buddhism
5
The sacred text for followers of Islam is _______________
the Torah
Qu'ran or Koran
the Vedas
the Bible
6
What is Karma?
Meditation that leads to enlightenment.
The soul in Hinduism.
The sacred text of Buddhism.
A measurement of how good or bad a person has been.
7
Some of the sacred texts of the Hindus include __________________
The Vedas, Maharbharata, and the Upanishads
The Qu'ran and the teachings Abraham
The Torah and the Hebrew Bible
The Psalms
8
The sacred text of the Christians is the _______________.
Qu'ran or Koran
The Torah
Bible
The Vedas
9
This religion believes that the main god and creator, Brahman, takes the form of three deities.
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
10
This symbol represents what religion?
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
11
These two religions make up more the 50% of the world's followers.
Christianity and Hinduism
Islam and Judaism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Christianity and Islam
12
The clergy for Judaism are called _______________.
Brahman
Rabbis
Monks
Priests
13
All three major monotheistic religions developed in this region.
Europe
China
Middle East or Southwest Asia
North America
14
The "Om" symbol represents the religion of _________________.
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
15
The belief in one god is called ________________
polytheism
religion
pantheism
monotheism
16
Gurus are a type of clergy in what religion?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
17
The clergy for Christianity are called _______________.
rabbis
Brahman
Imams
priests or ministers
18
Hinduism and Buddhism both developed in this area.
Italy
Europe
Middle East
India
19
Diwali, the festival of Lights is important to which religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
20
Christianity began with:
The teachings that Jesus of Nazareth started.
The Covenant of the Hebrews.
.The enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama.
The receiving of the Ten Commandments by Moses.
21
A follower of Islam is called a __________________________.
Brahman
Muslim
Hindi
Missionary
22
Ramadan is the holy month of fasting for which religion?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
23
One of the practices of Buddhism is to:
follow the Five Pillars of Faith,
meditate and say mantras from one of the holy books.
be baptized as a baby.
take communion, bread and wine, from a priest.
24
This is a holy day for Judaism and begins on Friday evening and ends every Saturday evening.
Diwali
Shabat or the Sabbath
Ramadan
Hanukkah
25
This religion is the oldest religion of the five major world religions.
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
26
This religion can be divided into Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox sects.
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
27
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all ____________________________.
believe in many divine Gods
.believe Jesus was the son of God
worship only one God
follow the teachings of the Qu'ran
28
The Star of David honors King David. This is associated with which religion?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
29
Which of the following is NOT part of the Christian holy text?
New Testament
Old Testament
Qu'ran
The Holy Bible
30
Muslims face this city when they pray.
Beijing
Jerusalem
Istanbul
Mecca
31
There are no official clergy in Islam, but people who lead prayers at a mosque are called ___
Rabbis
Imams
Priests
Monks
32
Which of the following religions believe in Karma?
Buddism
Neither
Hinduism
Both
33
The founder of Buddhism is ______________________
Muhammed
Jesus
Abraham
Siddhartha Gautama
34
The pope is the leader of the ____________________ church in Christianity.
Methodist
Baptist
Roman Catholic
Greek Orthodox
35
The founder of Islam is ___________________.
Jesus
Abraham
Muhammed
Siddhartha Gautama
36
The belief that the soul never dies but is continually reborn is associated with_________
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism and Buddhism
Judaism
37
This man was the founder of Judaism
Jesus
Solomon
Muhammed
Abraham
38
Which is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Faith associated with Islam?
Pray 5 x's per day
Become a missionary in a foreign land
Give to charity
Travel to Mecca at least once in your lifetime
39
The Torah is the sacred writing for which religion?
Islam
Judaism
None of the above
Christianity
40
What are the clergy in Buddhism called?
Savior
Priests
Monks
Rabbis