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1
What is
Theravada
Buddhism?
A book of Buddhist stories
A modern Buddhist movement
A type of yoga
The oldest branch of Buddhism focused on individual enlightenment
2
What is
Mahayana
Buddhism?
A rule for monks
A Buddhist military group
A branch of Buddhism that emphasizes compassion and Bodhisattvas
A Tibetan dance
3
What is
Pali
?
The ancient language of many early Buddhist texts
A Tibetan temple
A holy mountain
A type of Buddhist sculpture
4
What are
Mandalas
used for?
Storytelling
Eating rituals
Lighting lamps
Meditation and focusing the mind
5
What is
Vedanta
?
A yoga pose
A Hindu philosophy based on the Upanishads
A sacred river
A holiday
6
What is an
Avatar
in Hindu belief?
A caste of priests
An earthly incarnation of a Hindu deity
A book of sacred poems
A style of dance
7
What is
Anicca
?
The concept that all things are impermanent
A spiritual leader in Tibet
A sacred text
The Buddhist law of karma
8
What is the meaning of
Jihad
?
A Jewish day of rest
A Jewish day of rest
The path to moksha
Meditation practice in Buddhism
9
What is the meaning of
Torah
?
Prejudice against Jews
The teachings and practices of Muhammad
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible
A former practice where a widow sacrificed herself
10
What is the
Hajj
?
A Hindu festival of light
A Buddhist path to enlightenment
A pilgrimage to Mecca required once in a lifetime for Muslims
A Jewish day of atonement
11
Who is a
Sannyasin
?
A cook in temples
A priest
A teacher
A wandering ascetic in the final stage of life
12
What is the
Path of Works
(Karma Yoga)?
Performing one's duty without attachment to results
Avoiding food
Reciting mantras
Creating mandalas
13
What are the
Five Pillars
of Islam?
The five books of the Torah
The five castes in Hinduism
The five noble truths of Buddhism
The five basic acts of worship in Islam
14
What is the meaning of
Dukkha
?
Suffering; the first Noble Truth
The ultimate, eternal reality in Hinduism
The moral law of cause and effect
The genocide of 6 million Jews during WWII
15
What is the
Noble Eightfold Path
?
A group of Buddhist gods
A collection of Buddhist poems
A set of temple building rules
The path to end suffering and reach enlightenment
16
What is
Yom Kippur
known as?
The Festival of Lights
The New Moon celebration
The Jewish harvest festival
The Day of Atonement
17
What is
Sufi
?
A mystical branch of Islam
A Hindu spiritual path
A Buddhist sect
An early Jewish sect
18
What is the
Talmud
?
A Jewish historical novel
A type of Hebrew script
A musical instrument used in worship
A collection of Jewish teachings explaining the Torah
19
What does the
Path of Knowledge
focus on?
Realizing truth through deep study and meditation
Traveling to temples
Performing rituals
Worshiping the gods
20
What is the
Path of Works
called in Hinduism
Bhakti Yoga
Karma Yoga
Raja Yoga
Jnana Yoga
21
What is
Tanha
?
Desire or craving that leads to suffering
The name of a temple
A Buddhist goddess
A sacred mountain
22
What is
Kabbalah
?
A Jewish prayer book
A type of matzah
A historic Jewish kingdom
A Jewish mystical tradition
23
Who are
Bodhisattvas
?
Keepers of the Torah
Spirits of ancestors
Hindu warriors
Enlightened beings who choose to help others reach enlightenment
24
What is
nirvana
?
A sacred tree
The state of perfect peace and liberation from suffering
A holy book
A form of prayer
25
What is
Monism
in Hindu belief?
There is no god
Worship of ancestors
All reality is one with Brahman
The belief in many gods
26
What is
Samsara
in Hinduism?
A holiday
A warrior chant
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
A temple
27
What is the meaning of
Sunnah
?
Karma Marga, path of right action
The teachings and practices of Muhammad used as guidance for living
The Islamic creed: “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is His Prophet”
One who renounces worldly pleasures for spiritual goals
28
What was the
Holocaust
?
An ancient temple in Jerusalem
A Jewish ritual meal
The systematic persecution and murder of Jews by the Nazis
A type of religious scroll
29
What is
Vedanta
concerned with?
The end of the Vedas and ultimate knowledge
Warrior rules
Temple management
Physical rituals
30
What is
Karma
in Hinduism?
A type of food offering
A form of worship
The law of moral cause and effect
A prayer wheel
31
Who are the
Shudra
?
Warriors
The servant and laborer caste
Priests
Monks
32
What is
Monism
?
A festival of light
A sacred text
The belief that all reality is one
The moral code
33
What is the
Middle Way
?
A Buddhist yoga pose
A balanced lifestyle between self-denial and indulgence
The road Buddha walked
A path for warriors
34
What is the
Diaspora
?
An ancient Hebrew musical instrument
A Jewish birth ritual
A book of Jewish poetry
The dispersion of Jews outside Israel
35
What are
bar mitzvah
and
bat mitzvah
?
Jewish New Year celebrations
Religious titles for Jewish scholars
Annual Jewish fasts
Jewish coming-of-age ceremonies for boys and girls
36
What is
Hasidism
?
A group of Hebrew poets
A Jewish mystical movement emphasizing personal relationship with God
A Jewish legal tradition
An ancient Jewish tribe
37
What is
karma
in Buddhism?
A ritual chant
The law of cause and effect; actions have consequences
A type of meditation
A Buddhist robe
38
What is the
Shahada
?
A Buddhist precept
The Islamic declaration of faith
A Jewish festival
A Hindu spiritual path
39
What is the
Sabbath
?
A festival of lights
The weekly day of rest from Friday evening to Saturday evening
The Jewish dietary law
A day to plant trees
40
What is
Maya
in Hinduism?
A holy mountain
A type of dance
The illusion that separates us from ultimate reality
A goddess of fortune
41
What is
Zionism
focused on?
Performing the Sabbath rituals
Translating the Torah
Creating and supporting a Jewish homeland in Israel
Worshiping in synagogues
42
Who was
Gandhi
?
A founder of a new religion
A Buddhist teacher
A Hindu leader who promoted nonviolence and independence
A temple builder
43
What is
Dharma
in Buddhism?
A yoga practice
The teachings of the Buddha
A musical chant
A type of temple
44
What is
Moksha
?
Liberation from the cycle of rebirth
A Hindu prayer
A type of temple
Enlightenment in Buddhism
45
What are the
3 Stages of Life
in Hinduism?
Birth, Work, Death
Student, Householder, Forest-dweller/Renunciate
Child, Adult, Elder
Karma, Dharma, Moksha
46
Who is a
Shaykh
?
A Hindu prince
A Jewish prayer leader
A Sufi master and teacher
A Buddhist monk
47
What is
Dharma
based on?
The number of prayers said
How much money you have
Your age, gender, caste, and stage of life
The type of temple you attend
48
What is
Zionism
?
The Jewish mourning prayer
A movement for the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland
A Jewish law against idols
A style of Torah chanting
49
What is
Vajrayana
Buddhism?
A school of Buddhism in Japan
A form of Tibetan Buddhism with rituals and mantras
A peaceful state of mind
A Buddhist temple in China
50
What is the meaning of
Mantras
?
Chanted phrases used in meditation
The moral law of cause and effect
The path to end suffering in Buddhism
A Jewish prayer affirming belief in one God
51
What is an
Arhat
?
A Hindu priest
A prayer ritual
A type of Buddhist temple
One who has become enlightened in Theravada Buddhism
52
What is
Samadhi
?
A type of robe
A Hindu food
Deep concentration or spiritual absorption
A night ritual
53
What is a
Mosque
?
A Muslim place of worship
A Hindu temple
A Buddhist monastery
A Jewish synagogue
54
What is the
Sangha
?
A meditation mat
The Buddhist community of monks, nuns, and followers
A Buddhist symbol
A collection of Buddhist poetry
55
What is
Rosh Hashanah
?
The Jewish day of mourning
The Jewish New Year
A spring harvest celebration
A wedding blessing
56
What is
Atman
?
A Hindu festival
A river in India
The eternal self or soul
A prayer chant
57
What does
Karma
influence?
Your caste in this life only
Your temple role
Your next rebirth
Your food choices
58
What is
Maya
?
Love of gods
Fire
Illusion that hides true reality
A festival
59
What is
Brahman
in Hinduism?
The ultimate, formless reality or world soul
A monk who teaches yoga
A type of mantra
A god of destruction
60
What is an example of the
Mythic
dimension in Buddhism?
Stories about Buddha’s birth and enlightenment
Temple architecture
61
What are
mudras
?
Ceremonial robes
Monastic titles
Singing bowls
Hand gestures used in meditation or rituals
62
What is
Artha
in Hinduism?
The pursuit of material success and wealth
A temple ritual
A god of love
A meditation pose
63
What is an example of the
Ethical
dimension in Buddhism?
Wearing robes
Practicing martial arts
Bowing to monks
Following the Five Precepts
64
What is the
Path of Knowledge
(Jnana Yoga)?
Ritual offerings
Using study and insight to realize the truth of Brahman
Physical yoga
Meditation through dance
65
Who is the
Buddha
?
Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism
A Hindu king
A priest in Tibet
A Buddhist mountain god
66
What is an example of the
Doctrinal
dimension in Buddhism?
The Four Noble Truths
Painting mandalas
Using a prayer wheel
Gathering at temples
67
What is the
Shema
A sacred scroll holder
A Jewish wedding contract
A central Jewish prayer affirming belief in one God
A meal blessing
68
What are the
4 Goals of Hinduism
?
Karma, Dharma, Veda, Mantra
Rebirth, Power, Freedom, Meditation
Food, Worship, War, Peace
Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha
69
What is the
Mishnah
?
A Jewish holiday
A food used during Passover
A Hebrew hymn
A collection of oral laws written around 200 CE
70
What is
Samsara
in Buddhism?
A Buddhist holiday
A ritual chant
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
The name of a monk’s robe
71
What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?
Wealth
Dharma
. Worship
Moksha
72
What is
Umma
?
The Muslim community of believers
The Buddhist monastic order
The assembly of Jewish rabbis
The community of Hindu priests
73
What are the
Four Noble Truths
?
Stories about Buddha’s childhood
Rules for entering a temple
The foundation of Buddhist belief about suffering and liberation
Buddhist wedding vows
74
What are the
Vaishya
?
Ritual singers
The merchant and farmer caste
Temple dancers
Servants
75
What are the
Three Marks of Existence
?
Impermanence, no-self, and suffering
Titles for monks
Laws about eating
Buddhist holidays
76
What is the meaning of
anti-Semitism
?
Prejudice against Jews
The moral law of cause and effect
Suffering; the first Noble Truth
The written collection of Jewish oral laws
77
Who are the
Kshatriya
?
A merchant class
The warrior and ruler caste
Wandering monks
The priestly class
78
What is the purpose of
Yoga
in Hinduism?
Art
Exercise
Union with the divine
Magic
79
What is
anti-Semitism
?
The Jewish belief in one God
The celebration of Hanukkah
Prejudice or discrimination against Jews
The ancient Jewish dietary code
80
What is
Atman
in Hinduism?
Fire ritual
Eternal soul/self
Body
Water
81
What is
Sati
?
A pilgrimage route
A former practice where a widow would join her husband in death
A rain dance
A harvest prayer
82
What is the
Path of Devotion
?
Loving worship of a personal god
Making sacrifices
Serving food to the poor
Meditation in silence
83
What is an
Imam
?
A Buddhist enlightened teacher
A Hindu spiritual teacher
A Jewish prophet
A leader of prayer in a mosque
84
What is
Ramadan
?
A Jewish festival of lights
The month of fasting in Islam
The Buddhist celebration of enlightenment
A Hindu celebration of spring
85
What is
Anatta
in Buddhism?
The cycle of birth and rebirth
A Hindu god
The state of perfect peace
The belief that there is no permanent self
86
What is the meaning of
Shi'i
?
The language of many of the earliest Buddhist texts
Bhakti Marga, spiritual path of love and devotion
The second-largest branch of Islam,
Philosophical Hindu texts
87
What is
Kama
in Hinduism?
A sacred fire ceremony
The cycle of reincarnation
Pleasure or desire, one of the four goals of life
A holy city
88
What is the meaning of
Moksha
?
The Way of the Elders, oldest form of Buddhism
Struggle in the way of God
The largest branch of Islam
Liberation from the cycle of rebirth
89
What is
Shari'ah
?
The Jewish dietary code
Hindu ethical guidelines
Islamic law based on the Qur’an and Hadith
The Buddhist monastic code
90
What is
Yoga
in Hinduism?
A spiritual path to connect with the divine
A religious city
A festival
A food ritual
91
What are the
Seven Dimensions of Religion
?
Experiential, Mythic, Doctrinal, Ethical, Ritual, Social, Material
Stages of karma
Buddhist temples
Layers of meditation
92
What are the
Upanishads
?
Philosophical Hindu texts exploring spiritual truth
Temple guidelines
Ancient laws
Rituals for weddings
93
What is a
Brahmin
?
A priest or scholar
A warrior
A king
A monk
94
What is
Dukkha
?
A Buddhist heaven
A peaceful state of being
The Buddhist idea that suffering is part of life
The name of Buddha’s father
95
Who is
Muhammad
in Islam?
The founder of Buddhism
The last prophet of Islam
A Hindu god of preservation
The first rabbi in Jewish tradition
96
What is the meaning of
Mudras
?
The merchant caste in Hinduism
Bhakti Marga, spiritual path of love and devotion
Coming-of-age ceremonies for Jewish boys and girls
Symbolic hand gestures in Buddhism
97
What is the
Torah
?
A Jewish holiday
A mystical Jewish sect
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible
A synagogue ritual
98
What does
Hijra
refer to?
A Buddhist journey to nirvana
The migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina
A Hindu path of knowledge
The exile of the Jewish people
99
What are the
3 Pathways to Liberation
in Hinduism?
Meditation, Enlightenment, Sacrifice
Prayer, Study, Worship
Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga
Rebirth, Chanting, Yoga
100
What is
Yom Kippur
?
The celebration of a new moon
A Jewish wedding ceremony
The Jewish Day of Atonement
The Jewish festival of freedom
101
What are
mantras
in Buddhism?
Buddhist clothing items
A set of moral rules
Religious drawings
Sacred words or phrases repeated during meditation
102
Who is the
Dalai Lama
?
The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism
A keeper of Buddhist texts
A monk who lives in Japan
A Buddhist goddess
103
What is an example of the
Experiential
dimension in Buddhism?
A Buddhist community dinner
Meditation leading to enlightenment
Reciting prayers
A statue of Buddha
104
What are the
Vedas
?
Sacred dances
Yoga positions
Temple walls
Ancient Hindu scriptures
105
What is the
Qur'an
?
The sacred text of Hinduism
The holy book of Islam revealed to Muhammad
The Jewish commentary on the Torah
The Buddhist code of ethics
106
What is the
Ka'ba
?
A Buddhist prayer wheel
A Hindu temple in Varanasi
A Buddhist prayer wheel
A cube-shaped shrine in Mecca considered the most sacred Muslim site
107
Who is an
Imam
?
A Jewish prophet
A Buddhist monk
A Hindu spiritual master
A prayer leader in a mosque
108
What is the meaning of
Mishnah
?
Tibetan Buddhism
The written collection of Jewish oral laws
Anatta, Anicca, Dukkha
The largest Buddhist tradition, known as the Great Vehicle
109
What is the
Bhagavad Gita
?
A ritual bathing ceremony
A guide to building temples
A celebration of fire
A sacred Hindu text and part of the Mahabharata
110
What is
Passover
?
A Jewish holiday remembering the Exodus from Egypt
A prayer said every Sabbath
A coming-of-age ceremony
A fast day to remember the Temple
111
What is
Samadhi
?
A birth ceremony
A sacred bath
A death ritual
A state of deep concentration and spiritual absorption
112
What is a
Sannyasin
?
A warrior
A holy man who renounces everything
A merchant
A young student
113
What is
Sunnah
?
The teachings and practices of Muhammad
A Hindu yogic path
A Buddhist principle
The Jewish Sabbath day
114
What is the
Upanishads
mostly about?
Philosophical and spiritual teachings
Farming techniques
Battles
Birth stories
115
What does
Ascetic
mean in Hinduism?
A person who seeks spiritual release through pleasure
A war leader
A person who gives up worldly pleasures for spiritual gain
A Brahmin teacher
116
What does
Dharma
mean in Hinduism?
A warrior’s weapon
A type of offering
A religious song
One’s duty or righteousness
117
What is the
Path of Devotion
(Bhakti Yoga)?
A style of meditation
Devoting love and worship to a personal god
A path of logic
A way of gaining money
118
Who are the
Caliphs
?
Jewish teachers and scholars
The successors of Muhammad as political and religious leaders
Hindu spiritual guides
The successors of Muhammad as political and religious leaders
119
What is the meaning of
Al-fana
?
A Buddhist meditative trance
The liberation from reincarnation in Hinduism
The extinction of self in union with God in Sufism
The Jewish New Year festival
120
What is
Samsara
caused by?
Singing
Diet
Prayer
Ignorance and karma
121
What is the
Tanakh
?
A Hebrew calendar month
The Hebrew Bible, including Torah, Prophets, and Writings
A sacred food blessing
The Jewish prayer shawl
122
What is the meaning of
Tanha
?
A leader of prayer in a mosque
Symbolic hand gestures in Buddhism
Desire or craving, which causes suffering
An incarnation of a Hindu deity
123
What is the final stage of Hindu life?
Renunciate
Householder
Temple helper
Student
124
What is
Sunni
?
A Hindu spiritual order
The largest branch of Islam
A sect of Tibetan Buddhism
The Jewish group that follows the Talmud
125
What is the
Rig Veda
?
A religious artifact
A collection of creation stories
The oldest and most sacred Hindu text
A meditation technique
126
Who are the
Brahmin
?
A type of priestly chant
A temple construction team
A group of warriors
The highest caste made up of priests and scholars
127
What are the
Five Precepts
?
Rules for monks only
A kind of Buddhist prayer
Ethical guidelines for Buddhists to follow
The Buddhist calendar
128
What is the
Caste
system?
A form of Hindu music
A temple ranking
A dance ritual
A social structure dividing people into groups based on birth and duty
129
What is a
Covenant
in Judaism?
A Hebrew prayer chant
A part of the Sabbath service
A sacred agreement between God and the Jewish people
A Jewish feast day
130
Who are
Rabbis
?
Jewish religious teachers and leaders
People who build synagogues
Members of ancient Jewish royalty
Hebrew prophets
