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A test of basic knowledge of key events, people, and ideas in the major world religions.
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1
The
Letter to the Hebrews
is a sacred scripture for which World Religion?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
2
Strict fasting is practiced during the Holy month of
Ramadan
in which World Religion?
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
3
Which of the following World Religions is (to an extent) a blend of
Islamic
and
Hindu
beliefs?
Sikhism
Zoroastrianism
Jainism
Shintoism
4
Yom Kippur
is the most important Holy Day of which World Religion?
Christianity
Taoism
Judaism
Hinduism
5
The books of
1 and 2 Maccabees
are considered sacred writings by which World Religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Taoism
6
The
Babylonian Exile
was a significant event in the history of which World Religion?
Islam
Judaism
Shintoism
Buddhism
7
The "
Five Pillars
" are fundamental teachings of which World Religion?
Shintoism
Taoism
Islam
Buddhism
8
Sharia
is the name for a body of laws used in which World Religion?
Taoism
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
9
Belief in
reincarnation
can be found among some practitioners of which World Religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
10
The nation of
Pakistan
separated from India so that its citizens could practice what religion?
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Taoism
11
The
Books of Ruth, Esther, and Job
are considered sacred writings by which World Religion?
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Taoism
12
Muhammad
is the founding prophet of which World Religion?
Islam
Judaism
Mormonism
Hinduism
13
Which of the following is the
Pali
term for
suffering
?
samsara
hijab
dukkha
dharma
14
The term "
pogrom
" typically refers to attempts to wipe out practitioners of which religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
15
Which two World Religions mention
Mary, the mother of Jesus
, in their sacred texts?
Christianity and Judaism
Hinduism and Islam
Christianity and Buddhism
Christianity and Islam
16
Which is currently considered the
fastest growing
World Religion?
Buddhism
Islam
Taoism
Christianity
17
Herman Hesse's 1922 novel
Siddhartha
is essentially a narrative introduction to which religion?
Islam
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
18
A
mosque
is a place of worship in which World Religion?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
19
The
Mahabharata
and
Ramayana
are epic poems relevant to which world religion?
Shintoism
Daoism
Judaism
Hinduism
20
The
Beatitudes
are found in the sacred text of which World Religion?
Shintoism
Taoism
Christianity
Jainism
21
What is this?
Lumbini- holiest site of Buddhism.
Mecca- holiest site in Islam.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre- holiest site for Christians.
The Temple Mount- holiest site in Judaism.
22
Feng Shui
is a philosophic system of harmony associated with which World Religion?
Buddhism
Taoism
Hinduism
Shintoism
23
Theravada
and
Mahayana
are the two major "schools" of which World Religion?
Islam
Buddhism
Taoism
Hinduism
24
Anselm
,
Augustine
,
Aquinas
, and
Bonaventure
are philosophers from which religious tradition?
Judaism
Christianity
Sikhism
Zoroastrianism
25
The colors on the map represent the dominant religion in a geographic area. What is
green
?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
26
Latin
,
Byzantine
,
Syriac
,
Armenian
, and
Chaldean
are names for rites in which World Religion?
Sikhism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
27
Evangelicalism
,
Fundamentalism
, and
Pentecostalism
are names for types of which World Religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Jainism
Taoism
28
Pharisees
,
Sadducees
, and
Essenes
were major sects in which World Religion?
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
29
The
Great Schism
was a significant event in the history of which World Religion?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
30
What was the principal religion of
China
until Maoist/Communist philosophy came to dominate?
Confucianism
Buddhism
Taoism
Christianity
31
The Holy Day of
Vesak
celebrates the birth of the founder of which World Religion?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
32
The
Shema
is essential to the morning and evening prayer services of which World Religion?
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Hinduism
33
This
symbol
(adopted by the Nazi Party) is actually a sacred symbol in which World Religion?
Confucianism
Taoism
Hinduism
Islam
34
The
Analects
are a collection of sayings attributed to the founder of which World Religion?
Confucianism
Buddhism
Judaism
Taoism
35
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
is January 15. Dr. King was a minister in which World Religion?
Mormonism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
36
Which three World Religions have control of portions of the modern city of
Jerusalem
?
Judaism, Jainism, Sikhism
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
37
The
Crusades
were a series of wars fought principally between which two World Religions?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Christianity and Islam
Islam and Hinduism
Judaism and Islam
38
The
Dome of the Rock
is a Muslim holy site. Where is it located?
On what is believed to be Mt. Sinai, in Saudi Arabia.
In St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
On the Mount of Olives, outside Jerusalem.
On the Jewish Temple Mount in Old Jerusalem.
39
Laozi
is considered to be the
founder
of which World Religion?
Shintoism
Taoism
Judaism
Pantheism
40
Benedictine
,
Franciscan
,
Carthusian
, and
Dominican
, are orders in which World Religion?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
41
The
Koran
(or
Quran
) is the sacred text of which World Religion?
Islam
Judaism
Confucianism
Scientology
42
Hanukkah
is a "festival of lights" celebrated by which World Religion?
Confucianism
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
43
Sunni
and
Shia
are the two main branches of which World Religion?
Taoism
Hinduism
Islam
Zoroastrianism
44
The
Septuagint
is the Greek translation of the scriptures of which World Religion?
Christianity
Shintoism
Confucianism
Judaism
45
A version of the "
Golden Rule
" is found in which of the following religions?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Confucianism
46
Hasidism
is a mystical movement that developed in the 18th century in which World Religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
47
The "
Four Noble Truths
" are fundamental teachings of which World Religion?
Islam
Confucianism
Christianity
Buddhism
48
Which of the following is a
Sanskrit
term for the Hindu
caste system
?
Varna
Junzi
Samutpada
Rita
49
A
synagogue
is a place of worship in which World Religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
50
95%
of the adherents of this World Religion live in India.
Taoism
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
51
A "
fatwa
" is the name for any legal pronouncement in what religion?
Buddhism
Judaism
Confucianism
Islam
52
The colors on the map represent the dominant religion in a geographic area. What is
red
?
Judaism
Christianity
Jainism
Buddhism
53
This symbol (the
Yin/Yang
) is most commonly associated with which World Religion?
Hinduism
Taoism
Islam
Buddhism
54
Diwali
is a "festival of lights" celebrated by which World Religion?
Taoism
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
55
Conservative
,
Orthodox
, and
Reformed
are names for types of which World Religion?
Islam
Confucianism
Judaism
Agnosticism
56
The
Bhagavad Gita
is a 700 verse epic poem considered sacred by which World Religion?
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
Confucianism
Taoism
57
Which of the following religious founders is
not
likely to have
actually existed
?
Confucius
Muhammad
Laozi
Jesus
58
Al-Farabi
,
Averroes
and
Avicenna
are all philosophers from which religious tradition?
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
59
The colors on the map represent the dominant religion in a geographic area. What is
orange
?
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Taoism
60
Which is currently considered the
largest
World Religion?
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
61
The
Reformation
was a significant event in the history of which World Religion?
Islam
Hinduism
Taoism
Christianity
62
The
Shoah
is a contemporary Hebrew name given to what event in Jewish history?
The Holocaust
The Day of Atonement
The Crucifixion
The Passover
63
A
Caliph
is considered a successor to whom?
Laozi
The prophet Muhammad
Confucius
A presiding bishop
64
The "
Eightfold Path
" is a fundamental teaching of which World Religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
65
In a 2019 Pew Research Center poll, 26% of Americans identified their religious affiliation as which of these?
Christian
Nothing in Particular
Atheist/Agnostic
Muslim
66
The
Feast of Pentecost
is celebrated by which World Religion?
Confucianism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
