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