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Comparative World Religions
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Review of the 5 Major World Religions #worldreligions
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1
What is reincarnation?
belief that soul is born into another soul after death
strong, seasonal wind
non violence
to think deeply
2
Mecca is the holy city of which religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
3
Why do some people practice religion?
provides guidance
sense of belonging
gives a system of right and wrong
provides answers to the unexplained
4
What does Monothesistic mean?
belief that God is present everywhere
belief in one god
belief in many gods
belief in no gods
5
Which religion follows the book called "Quran"?
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
6
Which religion considers Jesus as the son of God?
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
7
What is the name of the book Jewish follow?
Upanishads
Quran
Bible
Torah
8
Believers follow the Eightfold Path to Enlightenment to reach nirvana.
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
9
Buddhist & Hindus believe in a the idea that their actions will come back to them.
destiny
caste system
fate
karma
10
Which religion believes in reincarnation?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
11
What led to the beginnings of Buddhism?
missionaries spread the religion
a blend of many religions
a young prince searched for the way to end suffering
Mohammad created the religion based on 5 Pillars
12
What does "Islam" mean?
leadership and strength
patience and obedience
kindness and peace
surrender or submission
13
Which religion uses the 10 Commandments as a law code?
Muslim/ Hinduism
Christianity and Judaism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Islam and Buddhism
14
The Bible, Quran, Torah and Upanishads are all
codes of law
gods
religious texts
religions
15
Who is the founder of Islam?
Mohammad
Abraham
Siddhartha Gautama
Moses
16
Most Muslims live in
Asia
Africa
South America
The Middle East
17
What is ahimsa?
someone who teaches about their religion
non violence
moral duties
everlasting peace
18
What does polytheistic mean?
belief in one god
belief that God is present everywhere
belief in no gods
belief in many gods
19
Where do two thirds of the world's Hindus live?
China
North Korea
United States
India
20
The main gods are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
Taoism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
21
Judaism influenced the development of which religion(s)?
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
22
Abraham was the founder.
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
23
What is the goal of a Buddhist ?
conversion of non-believers
enlightenment/spiritual perfection
power
wealth
24
Why was Judaism a unique religion?
it was the first religion to worship only one god
they helped build pyramids
They used missionaries to spread their religion
They were the first polytheistic religion
25
How is Hinduism different from other religions?
it has no religious text to follow
it began in Saudi Arabia
it has no single founder
they believe in only one God
26
What is the name of the holy book for Christianity?
Torah
Qur'an
Bible
Vedas
27
What is a dharma?
someone who can spread their religion
non violence
social class system
moral duties
28
All of the following are monotheistic religions EXCEPT
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
29
When did Christianity begin?
About 3254 years ago
About 5000 years ago
About 2000 years ago
About 4765 years ago
30
Which is the name of the Muslim house of worship?
Church
Mosque
Cathedral
Temple
31
Which is NOT a Pillar of Islam? (practice)
avoid eating meat
give money to the needy
pray to Mecca 5 times a day
fasting during Ramadan
32
What is a stereotype?
seeing things from only one point of view
likely to happen
statement about an entire group of people, usually hurtful
to predict what is going to happen
33
Which religion is polytheistic?
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
34
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Hammurabi
Siddartha Gautama
Ghandi
there was no single founder
35
Which is the first monotheistic religion?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
