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What is currently the world's largest religion with more than 2 billion believers?
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
2
Which 3 Jewish holidays, shown below, are joyous, as opposed to the one below which is more serious and solemn?
Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah
Purim
Chanukah
3
Word Association Time!
What do these names all have in common?
Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Buddha, Muhammed, Confucius
religious holy texts
founders of religions
religious houses of worship
Ancient Kings
4
What was a main purpose of the Ten Commandments?
to enact a code of moral laws
To create a formal government
to form the Diaspora
to have the right of due process
5
What prompted Siddhartha Gautama to leave his princely life?
He wanted to enter a Buddhist monastery
He wanted to teach the peasants
He became aware of and wanted to end human suffering
He went looking for the Five Pillars
6
What is one of the biggest differences between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Hindus do not believe in Dharma
Buddhists do not believe in a cycle of rebirth
Buddhists reject the caste system
Buddhists did not practice nonviolence in its teachings
7
Which of the following have NOT played a part in Islam becoming a world religion?
immigration
conquest
prophecies
trade
8
Confucius's students collected his sayings in the ...
Analects
Vedas
Torah
Quran
9
A Christian house of worship is called a ...
synagogue
shrine
mosque
church
10
Christianity
is to
Christian
, as
Islam
is to ...
Muslim
Muhammed
Islamian
Mosque
11
Siddhartha Gautama was a proponent of living according to
The Four Basic Food Groups
The Eightfold Path
The Ten Commandments
The Five Pillars
12
What term from the choices below, do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ALL have in common?
Reincarnation
Age
Monotheism
Polytheism
13
Confucianism emphasizes...
justice
correctness of social relationships
kindness and sincerity
personal and governmental morality
14
Sikhs
believe that there are multiple Gods, in the cycle of life, death, and reincarnation, and in karma.
True
False
15
Buddhism is most similar in beliefs to ...
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
16
Abraham was born in
Mesopotamia
Greece
Nepal
China
17
Which of these statements is most reflective of the relationship between Christianity and Judaism?
Judaism is the foundation of Christianity but not part of it
Judaism and Christianity are identical
They are united in how to work with the Islamic world
They see each other as rivals in competing for new members
18
Christians have charity as a tenet of their religion, whereas the Muslim equivalent is ...
Alms for the Poor
Daily Prayer
Ramadan
Hajj
19
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
20
What concept in Hinduism & Buddhism has to do with energies created by ones' actions?
Moksha
Vedas
Karma
Nirvana
21
The Hindu belief that the soul, once a person dies, is reborn in a new body is called...
reinvention
reincarnation
reanimation
repossession
22
When a Muslim takes their Hajj, they travel to...
Jerusalem
Mecca
Montreal
Memphis
23
Which of the following statements are one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?
The cause of suffering is desire
The only cure for suffering is to fast
The cure for suffering is to overcome the desire to want
All life is full of suffering
24
The ________ in Mecca is Islam's most sacred place.
Islam
Imam
Shariah
Kaaba
25
People who work to spead their religious beliefs are called ...
non-believers
ministarians
monitors
missionaries
26
What is currently the world's second largest religion with about 1.5 billion believers?
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
27
Which statement best characterizes the Hindu and Jain belief of ahimsa?
the practice of animal sacrifice
the avoidance of harmful acts
the worship of many gods
the prohibition against owning property
28
An Islamic house of worship is called a ...
mosque
synagogue
shrine
church
29
How did Jesus communicate his ideas?
Through TikTok
Through parables
Through charades
Through epics
30
The Holy Book of Islam is called the...
Qur'an
Vedas
Bible
Torah
31
Religion has existed in all civilizations because
They provide collective, systematic learning
They provide moral guidelines and expectations
They provide explanations for the unknown
They provide order and role structure
32
Why have many different denominations of Christians developed?
people have not interpreted Jesus' teachings the same way
some Christians do not believe in the Kingdom of God
historical records of Jesus' life do not focus on the same events
some Christian Bibles do not include the Old Testament
33
Jesus was Jewish.
True
False
34
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Confucianism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
35
Which religion are these symbols associated with?
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
36
What is currently the world's 3rd largest religion with more than 1 billion believers?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
37
Which of the listed world religions is the oldest and has been around the longest?
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
38
What is a common question that all religions grapple with?
"How do I make the most money?"
"How do I live a life of meaning?"
"Why do I have to sit here in school?"
"When will the aliens take over the earth?"
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Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Islam
Buddhism
Confucianism
Hinduism
40
Compare the roles of Constantine and Asoka in spreading Christianity and Buddhism. How were they alike?
both championed a relatively new religion
both were powerful rulers
both aided the spread of their religions
both were Popes
41
What is the ultimate goal for a Buddhist?
Torah
Nirvana
Karma
Dharma
42
Which of these ideas is a required value for all the world religions?
Reincarnation
The "Golden Rule"
Notion of justice
Charity
43
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
44
A Jewish house of worship is called a...
shrine
church
synagogue
mosque
45
Which of the following is a denomination of Christianity?
American
Lutheran
Baptist
Catholic
46
Some Jews under Roman rule believed a king would be sent by God. This savior was known as the...
Apostle
Messiah
Patriarch
Martyr
47
What is another name for the first five books of the Old Testament in Judaism?
Torah
Gospel
Talmud
Qur'an
48
Which of the following is a denomination of Islam?
Saudi
Sunni
Qur'an
Shī'ah
49
The fifth pillar of Islam is ...
Alms for the poor
Daily prayer
the Hajj
Declaration of Faith
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Abraham is connected with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
False
True
