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Unit 3 - World Religions Review
Unit 3 - World Religions Review
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World Religions Assessment Review
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1
Which religion believes the interaction between yin and yang create natural order and balance?
Taoism
Buddhism
Shintoism
Confucianism
2
Christians believe who is the son of God?
Moses
King David
Jesus
Muhammad
3
Four ceremonial events mark a Sikh's life. These are: naming an infant, initiation, and
birth of children and death
marriage and death
marriage and birth of children
adulthood and marriage
4
Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha, began life as the son of a
Untouchable
Priest
Warrior ruler
Laborer
5
Which of the following is not an important part of Sikhism?
Temple and Prayer with the Adi Granth
The oneness of God
Reverence for the 10 Gurus
Divine Revelation of the Granth Sahib
6
Sikhism is a world religion practiced in which region of NW India?
Mughal
Punjab
Pakistan
New Delhi
7
What does the word Islam translate to?
surrender or submission
follow muhammad
faith in Allah
friends of faith
8
Which religion did Christianity split from?
Buddhism
Scientology
Judaism
Islam
9
Which of the sects of Islam is the majority?
Kurdish
Sufism
Sunni
Shiite
10
A single imperceptible, formless state that underlies both being and non-being.
Karma
ren and yi
Yin and Yang
Tao
11
What is the final step of the four noble truths?
suffering is caused by craving/desire
to end suffering follow the 8 fold path
life is suffering
to end suffering craving/desire must end
12
Who is credited with the teachings of Taoism written in the Tao-te ching.
Zhuang-zi
Zhang Daoling
Mao Zedong
Lao-tzu
13
Hindus believe what force determines your rebirth form?
Shudra
Vishnu
Karma
Pudra
14
Which individual was named the protector of the Christian religion in Middle Ages Europe?
Emperor Constantine
Pope Urban II
Charlemagne
Roman Emperor Henry IV
15
The theory of cyclical change is a major part of which religion?
Buddhism
Sikhism
Confucianism
Shintoism
16
The variation of Judaism that strive to adhere as closely as possible to biblical regulations
Conservative Judaism
Reform Judaism
Reconstruction Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
17
Which two religions were created from Judaism?
Islam and Sikhism
Christianity and Hinduism
Christianity and Islam
Buddhism and Islam
18
In Buddhism, which of the following is a "state of transcendent freedom"?
Karma
Reincarnation
Nirvana
Stupa
19
Which of the following is not one of the 5 Pillars of Islam
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Prayer 5 times daily
Profession of Faith
Fasting during Yom Kipper
20
The social class system based on birth is
Social Tiers
Social Order
Caste System
Social System
21
Jesus' activities led him to have conflict with which two groups?
Palestinians and Romans
Romans and Egyptians
Jews and Romans
Palestinians and Caananites
22
Which area did Christianity begin?
Western Europe
Africa
Middle East
United States of America
23
The Sikh holy book is the
Torah
Granth Sahib
Koran
Holy Bible
24
Buddhism is an offshoot of which other major religion?
Shintoism
Sikhims
Hinduism
Confucianism
25
Which of the following was a major goal of the Crusades?
Improve trade to Asia
to help Middle Eastern civilizations grow powerful
Reclaim the holy lands
Peace in the Middle East
26
In 4th century Europe the Christian church was just becoming a focal part of the following?
Political life
All of the above
Economic life
Social order
27
Theravadan Buddhism is dominant in which of the following countries
Thailand
All listed countries
Cambodia
Sri Lanka
28
Which Hindu God is known as the "Preserver"?
Shiva
Vishnu
Ganesha
Brahma
29
Which of the following beliefs is held by Jews, Muslims, and Christians?
belief in reincarnation
belief in Muhammad
belief of Jesus as the Messiah
belief in one God
30
Sikhism is a blend of Hinduism and what other religion?
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
31
Taoism literally means
Friendship
The way
Worship
The end
32
Islam began in what part of the world?
Arabia
Western Europe
Mesoamerica
Oceania
33
Which of the following do Muslims believe about Jesus Christ?
He was a great prophet but nothing more.
he was a false prophet who should be ignored
He was a nobody
He was the son of God
34
What is a major part of Hinduism
ritual purification
ritual sacrifice
missionary work
sleeping
35
A majority of Taoism is practiced in which country?
Japan
China
Korea
Indonesia
36
The killing of 6 million Jews in concentration camps by Nazi's during WWII was known as?
Ketuvim
War
Ethnic cleansing
Holocaust
37
According to the Islamic history which city was Muhammad born
Mecca
Jerusalem
Cairo
Medina
38
What is the Torah referred to as by Christians?
New Testament
Old Testament
The Torah
The Talmud
39
Which of the following distinguishes Theravadan from Mahayanan Buddhism?
Mahayana Buddhist belief Budda was God
Theravadan doesn't follow traditional teachings
Theravada remains faithful to the true teachings
Theravadan Buddhists monks don't help society
40
Which reason led to an increase in literacy during the 11-13th centuries in Europe?
the invention of the internet
more Cathedral schools and universities built
wars and conflicts were rampant
iphones were sold for the first time
41
What is the most holy city in Islam, to which they face when they pray?
Mecca
Jerusalem
Medina
Istanbul
42
What does "Mahadeva" translate as?
Great God
Long River
High Priest
Great King
43
Buddhist believe that life is essentially
an escape
joy
a mistake
suffering
44
Which Christian leader called for the beginning of the Crusades in 1095?
Pope Urban II
Emperor Henry IV
Pope John Paul
Pope Gregory
45
The Islamic religions primary written text is
Koran
Bible
Dictionary
Torah
46
Which country was Confucianism founded in?
China
India
Nepal
Japan
47
Which leader converted to Christianity and made it an accepted religion of most Europe
Constantine
Pope Urban II
Henry IV
Charlemange
48
The practice of shouyi can be described as
praying for salvation
cleansing the soul
celebrating the religion
meditating on the one
49
Islam is the religion founded by which prophet?
Muhammad
Muhammad Ali
Jesus
Buddha
50
Which country do most practicing Hindus live?
Russia
China
United States
India