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1
From whom did Muhammad receive revelations for many years?
Abu Bakr
Allah
Angel Gabriel
Jesus
2
What is the name of this garment?
chador
tefillin
tallis
yarmulke
3
Which is NOT true of arranged marriages in the Hindu tradition?
the bride and groom have no say in their choice of partner
Marrying outside one's caste was traditionally frowned upon
Marriages can be arranged when the couple are children
The divorce rate is significantly lower than love marriages
4
What is an ascetic?
One who has completed the Upanayana ritual
The residence housing Hindu widows
A novice yogi
A hindu man who wanders and meditates to achieve salvation
5
A smudging ceremony is a popular practise among which group of people?
Jews
Buddhists
Hindus
Indigenous
6
Which Jewish holiday is connected to the 10 Plagues?
Passover/Pesach
Shavuot
Hanukkah
Yom Kippur
7
What is shoah?
The canopy under which Jewish couple marry
The lamp which hangs over the Holy Ark in the synagogue
The greeting with which the sabbath service ends
Jewish work for Holocaust
8
Which is NOT one of the 4 Sights?
disabled man
old man
dead man
sick man
9
Which group destroyed Soloman's temple in Jerusalem?
Babylonians
Pharisees
Romans
Greeks
10
True or false: Jews may eat beef
False
True
11
What is this called?
wampum
chakpur
axis mundi
sachem
12
A totem is....
A ceremony involving feasting and giving away gifts
A protective entity or spirit
The name of the long house inhabitated by the Iroquois tribe
A pole with animal faces carved into it
13
The warrior caste
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Vaishya
Sudra
14
The Hindu Festival of Colours
Mahashivaratri
Diwali
Holi
Navarartri
15
The Tripitaka is a holy book of which religion?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
16
Dharma....
Is a code of moral and righteous duty
Is dictated by one's caste, gender and stage of life
Contributes to one's karma
All of the above
17
Animism is...
The use of animal sacrifices in rituals
Animals acting like humans in creation stories
Communicating with spirits in the shaking tent
A belief that everything has a soul
18
Which of the following is NOT one of the Hindu sacred writings?
The Vedas
Bhagavad Gita
Tha Dhamapada
Ramayana
19
Where did Buddhism originate?
China
Tibet
India
Thailand
20
The idea that the world is in constant flux and nothing stays the same for long
anatta
anicca
dukkha
sangha
21
An unsolvable riddle presented to a novice monk for the purpose of mental discipline
arhat
mandala
koan
dana
22
Which of the following is NOT considered a coming-of-age ceremony/ritual?
Upanayana
Bar mitzvah
Vision Quest
Aqiqah
23
Which of the following rituals involves inflicting pain on oneself as a sign of renewal?
Morning Dance
Sun Dance
Potlatch
Powwow
24
Gerut is the process of conversion to which religion?
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
25
Where is this holy building located?
Varanasi, India
Jerusalem, Israel
Lhasa, Tibet
Medina, Saudi Arabia
26
The 4th Noble Truth is closely linked with which other concept in Buddhism?
6 Perfections
5 Precepts
3 Characteristics of Existence
8-fold Path
27
Is Islam considered an Eastern religion or a Western religion?
Western
Eastern
28
These Jews worship in the local language rather than Hebrew & allow interpretation of the Torah
Orthodox
Reform
Reconstructionist
Conservative
29
Who is this?
Saraswati
Ganesha
Shiva
Hanuman
30
Which of these rituals is NOT a part of the hajj pilgrimage?
running between 2 hills
throwing stones at 3 pillars representing the devil
meditating at Mina
circling the Kab'ah
31
Which is NOT true of residential schools?
Many children died in tragic ways while at the schools
They operated in Canada for over 100 years
The children were forced to become Christian
Parents sent their children to the schools to learn English
32
What is this?
buddharupa
stupa
mudras
thangka
33
What is this called?
Medicine wheel
Wheel of Life
Dreamcatcher
Dharma wheel
34
The fastest growing religion is....
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
35
How many wives can a Muslim man have?
2
Only 1
As many as he can take of
4
36
The release from samsara for Buddhists
The concept of samsara doesn't exist in Buddhism
Nirvana
Moksha
Ahimsa
37
What is bodhisattva?
One who is re-enters samsara to guide others out of it
Footsteps of Buddha
The process of training to become a monk
A coming-of-age ritual
38
True or false: Indigenous spirituality supports the idea of reincarnation.
True
False
39
Which religion does not have a founder?
Judaism
Islam
Hindusim
Buddhism
40
What is this?
mihrab
minbar
mishnah
mi'raj
41
What is a caliph?
An Islamic prayer necklace
A word that means successor
A fancy style of writing commonly used as art in Islam
The skull cap that some Muslim men wear
42
The more conservative school of Buddhism
Vajrayana
Mahayana
Zen
Theravada
43
He is often associated with the Salt March and with negotiating independence for his country.
Chief Seattle
Gandhi
Elie Wiesel
None of the Above
44
Which word is the "call to prayer" issued by the muezzin 5 times daily?
ghusl
adhan
aqiqah
wudu
45
What is this?
Nataraj
Durga
Om symbol
Wheel of Life
46
Which creature is traditionally portrayed as a trickster character in Indigenous stories?
raven
fox
rabbit
eagle
47
The English word for "sawm" is
prayer
charity
belief
fasting
48
Which of the following is NOT true about the Oka crisis?
Native burial lands would be compromised
One police officer was killed in the protest
The Indigenous people staged an armed stand-off to fight off police
It involved plans to expand a golf course
49
The ritual of circumcision is called....
yad
seder
bris milah
bimah
50
The Islamic day of communal prayer is...
Sunday
Monday
Friday
Saturday
51
A word meaning female energy, often associated with the goddess Parvati.
satya
shakti
purana
prasad
52
This word means "good deed" in Hebrew
karma
mitzvah
kiddush
berakhah
