stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
World Religions Test Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
World Religions Test
World Religions Test
31 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
220 plays
A #socialstudies #blindquiz to discuss the #history of #islam #christianity #hinduism #buddhism
Flashcards
31 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
31
Answers
1
Why was Jesus executed?
Jewish leaders were angry that he was trying to take power
Romans viewed him as a threat to their power
Roman authorities needed to execute someone to meet quota
He advocated violent overthrow of the Romans
2
The distinctive tower of a mosque
tawaf
minaret
madras
rampart
3
Buddhism’s ultimate reality; the end of the self & reunion with Great World Soul
nirvana
haven
petronis
purgatory
4
Who is the Jewish prophet whose message of social justice is the basis of Christianity?
Muhammad
Bodhi
King Herod the Great
Jesus
5
Which of the following concepts did the Buddha discard from Hinduism?
karma
reincarnation
caste system
Eightfold Path
6
What did the Edict of Milan proclaim?
Diocletian would officially persecute Christians
Christianity & all religions would be tolerated by the Rome
The Jews would have to leave the Holy Land
Christianity was the official religion of Rome
7
Which of the following concepts did the Buddha discard from Hinduism?
reincarnation
multiple gods
karma
meditation
8
This is a dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine
waqf
monastery
stupa
minaret
9
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Ashoka
Ibn Sina
Muhammad
Siddhartha Gautama
10
Who is the founder of Islam?
Saladin
Gabriel
Muhammad
Abu Bakr
11
A building that serves as a place of worship for Muslims
stupa
mosque
temple
synagogue
12
Group of Muslims who only accept only the Ummayyads as the true rulers of Islam
Shia
Sunni
Wahabists
Yazidis
13
This refers to self-denial as a method to achieve an understanding of ultimate reality
asceticism
prophecy
Jainism
Hunduism
14
Which of the following is not one of the Five Precepts?
Do not lie
No alcohol or drugs
Do not interact with members of the opposite sex
Do not kill
15
Where did Siddhartha Gautama achieve enlightenment?
At a stone temple
At a beautiful beach
Under a tree
At the top of a mountain
16
The Hindu belief that individuals have souls that are reborn into different forms
ascension
reincarnation
Ashoka
Mahabarata
17
This is the Buddha's prescription for how to get rid of desire & reach nirvana
Dao de Ching
The Way of Suffering
Eightfold Path
Vedas
18
This book contains the most ancient Hindu scriptures
Eightfold Path
The Way of Suffering
The Aryan Chronicles
Vedas
19
Siddhartha's message about suffering & desire
Eightfold Path
The Wahhabi
The Five Pillars
Four Noble Truths
20
What Pillar of Faith requires that a Muslim make at least one pilgrimage to Mecca?
Zakat
Sawm
Hajj
Shahada
21
Which is NOT one of the 3 things that caused Buddha to search for the root of suffering?
illness
old age
death
war
22
The holy scriptures of Islam
The Ummaya
Old Testament
Quran
Vedas
23
Who was the 1st Christian emperor of Rome
Julius Caesar
Constantine
Hadrian
Romulus
24
What group did the Buddha marginalize due to his concerns about their perceived effect on men?
women
children
money lenders
elderly people
25
This is a Roman official in charge of a province
praetor
adjunct
procurator
consul
26
This word means "struggle in the way of God" or holy war
jihad
procurator
hijrah
stupa
27
Portuguese name for the rigid social structure in ancient India
mahabarata
socialism
caste system
vedas
28
This is the 2nd part of the Christian Bible which contains the teachings of Jesus
The Ummaya
Quran
Old Testament
New Testament
29
The class that was considered to be so impure that they were not even a part of the varnas
Vaisyas
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Untouchables
30
What is the ultimate goal of Hindus?
To be released from the cycle of birth & death
To be cremated at the sacred river of Varanasi
To be forgiven for all their sins by the gods
To have perfect karma
31
He was a scientist who wrote a medical encyclopedia stressing the contagious nature of disease
Wahabi
Turkmen
Ibn Sina
Suleiman
