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These are practice questions for the comparative religion exam #highschool #socialstudies #religion
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1
The first pillar of Islam is
Alms for the poor
Taking a Hajj
Declaration of Faith
Daily prayer
2
Which of the listed world religions is the oldest?
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
3
What painting is an allegory of the varying Chinese religious systems and how they coexist?
The Vinegar Tasters
The Architect
The Yin-Yang
The portrait of Lao-Tzu
4
Confucius's students collected his sayings in the
Upanishads
Analects
Tripitaka
Vedas
5
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Taoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
6
What concept in Hinduism & Buddhism has to with energies created by ones actions?
Karma
Rig-Vedas
Reciprocity
Lotus Sutra
7
Which of the following statements is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha?
The cure for suffering is to overcome the desire to want
All life is full of suffering
The only cure for suffering is to fast
The cause of suffering is desire
8
Which of these statements is most reflective of the relationship b/w Christianity and Judaism?
Judaism and Christianity are identical
They are united in how to work with the Islamic world
Judaism is the foundation of Christianity but not part of it
They see each other as rivals in competing for new members
9
What Abu Bakr was to Muhammad, _________________ was to Jesus
Pontius Pilate
Constantine
Joseph
Saint Paul
10
Which event caused Christianity to stop being persecuted and then grow to a world religion?
The Ascension of the Blessed Patriarch
The Eucharistic Commune of the Saints
The Martyrdom of Paul
The Edict of Milan
11
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Confucianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Taoism
12
What is the final goal for a Buddhist?
Nirvana
Karma
Ahimsa
Dharma
13
Many Eastern belief systems are more philosophies, than religions. Philosophy is:
A systematic way of thinking
A series of laws and rules for people to follow.
Based on faith
A means to explain the unexplained phenomenon in the world.
14
The belief system of China is a combination of the following:
Buddism, Confucianism, Taoism
Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism
Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism
Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism
15
Which of these is the most ecumenical (open-minded) in regards to how one should worship?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
16
What does the similarities of language show about Sanskrit?
There was a common heritage throughout Afro-Euraisa
The Indus Valley conquered large areas of the planet
The civilizations of the west took over India
There was a vast trading network connecting Rome to India
17
What prompted Siddhartha Gautama to leave his princely life?
He wanted to enter a Buddhist monastery
He went looking for the Eightfold Path
He became aware of human suffering
He wanted to teach the peasants
18
Siddhartha Gautama was born in
Mesopotamia
Israel
India
China
19
Which passage in Christianity describes how a Christian achieves salvation?
John 3:16
Matthew 7:2
Psalms 23:14
Galatians 5:22
20
What concept is the Sanhedrin most associated with?
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Two-party political system
21
How did Jesus communicate his ideas?
Through folktales
Through parables
Through epics
Through poems
22
Siddhartha Guatama was a proponent of living according to
Ascetics
The Middle Path
Lotus Meditation
The path of salvation
23
Which of these values is not emphasized in Jewish culture and religion?
Education
Family
Doing good deeds
The world to come
24
Christians who were killed in periods of persecution are known as
Heretics
Martyrs
Clergy
Saints
25
Dante's Inferno influenced the West's view of hell. How many rings did he envision?
9
3
7
10
26
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Islam
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
27
In what respect did the Jewish people differ the most from their Greek and Roman counterparts?
Jewish people forbade infanticide
The Jewish people had entertainment as part of their culture
Jewish people lived in different parts of the world
The Romans and Greeks had a formal system of law
28
Which of the following is not a sect of Judaism?
Conservative
Israeli
Orthodox
Reformed
29
The most holy river in the Hindu faith is the:
Ganges
Yamuna
Nile
Varanasi
30
Which man established Christianity as the official religion of Rome?
Jesus of Nazareth
Emperor Constantine
Saint Augustine
Saint Paul
31
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Islam
32
What do the arms of the Hindu deities signify?
Pleasure
Worldly Success
Righteousness
Moksha
33
When a Muslim takes their Hajj, they travel to:
Medina
Baghdad
Mecca
Tehran
34
What concept originated through the presentation of the Ten Commandments?
Rule of Law
Due Process
Formal Government
Diaspora
35
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Confucianism
Taoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
36
Some Jews under Roman rule believed a king would be sent by God, this savior was known as the:
Messiah
Patriarch
Apostle
Martyr
37
Which religion are these symbols associated with?
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Judaism
38
What is the biggest difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Buddhists do not believe in a cycle of rebirth
Buddhists did not practice nonviolence in its teachings
Hindus do not believe in Dharma
Buddhists reject the caste system
39
What societal issues does science fail to address, whereas, religion does?
Human migratory patterns
Cultural shifts
Commutable diseases
The Afterlife
40
Which of these does NOT constitute a necessary part of world religion?
Adapts to culture in which is spreads
Monotheism
Answers, "Big Questions"
Adopted by political leadership
41
In India's Caste System, what does the bottom caste, the Untouchables, do in Indian society?
Farm crops
Work in retail stores
Clean up waste and dispose of the dead
Work as doctors
42
What are the four reasons to adhere to religious belief?
Pedagogical Teachings
Cosmological Explanations
Mystical, Deep Experiences
Sociological Support
43
Which of the following is NOT a principal relationship of Confucianism?
Elder Brother and Younger Brother
Husband and Wife
Mother and Daughter
Ruler and Subject
44
Which of the following Jewish holidays is serious, whereas the others are joyous?
Rosh Hashanah
Purim
Chanukah
Yom Kippur
45
What is another name for the first five books of the Old Testament?
Gospel
Sukkot
Torah
Talmud
46
What event in 1054 divided Christianity into two factions, Roman Catholic and Orthodox?
The Reformation
The Edict of Milan
The Great Schism
The Great Divide
47
Which is NOT one of the 3 Jewels of Buddhism?
The Bode Tree
The Community that follows the Buddha
The Teachings of the Buddha
The Teacher
48
The concept of, "Wu Wei", or going with the flow is synonymous with
Hinduism
Taoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
49
Religion has existed in all civilizations because
They provide collective, systematic learning
They provide order and role structure
They provide explanations for unknown entities
They provide moral expectations for people
50
Which of these is NOT an archetype for all the world religions?
Reincarnation
The "Golden Rule"
Charity
Notion of justice
51
Pascal felt that belief in God is based upon
Faith
Logic
Foolishness
Epistemology
52
Christians have charity as a tenet of their religion, whereas the Muslim equivalent is:
Daily Prayer
Alms for the Poor
Ramadan
Hajj
53
When a Muslim is living in Detroit, they pray to the:
South
North
West
East
54
Which religion experienced a diaspora from their original homeland?
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
55
What is the feature that makes a religion, "Western"?
Praying
Monotheism
Age
Polytheism
56
What is the significance of the Rig-Vedas?
They are a direct and accurate link to India's past
They provide the dietary guidelines of the Indian people
They are repeated by all five castes in Indian society
They are prayers that they must say five times a day
57
Hinduism is most similar in dogma to:
Confucianism
Shinto
Buddhism
Taoism
