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1
Which
IS NOT
something Sunni and Shi'a Muslims agree on?
Friday is the day of worship
Muhammad is the last prophet
The Five Pillars
Which Caliph the religion should follow
2
Which is the highest class in the Hindu Caste system?
BRAHMINS
VAISAYAS
KSHATRIYAS
SUDRAS
3
Which IS NOT a holy day/day of worship in the Abrahamic religions?
Friday
Thursday
Sunday
Saturday
4
Which person
WAS NOT
one of the Four Caliphs?
Mohammad
Ali
Abu Bakr
Omar
5
Which is the lowest class in the Hindu Caste system?
UNTOUCHABLES
VAISAYAS
SUDRAS
BRAHMINS
6
Who do Christians believe is the Messiah?
Jesus
Muhammad
Abraham
Moses
7
The Abrahamic Religions are all:
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
8
What made the spread of Islam to three continents possible?
A common language
All of the above
Muslims were tolerant of other religions
They excelled in math and science
9
Which IS NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?
Suffering is universal- everyone feels pain
Cause of suffering is desire- (riches, objects, pleasure)
Mr. Burke's History class will bring you to Nirvana
Only way to end suffering, is to crush desire
10
Which IS NOT a holy city of the Abrahamic religions?
Mecca
Cairo
Jerusalem
Vatican City
11
Which
IS NOT
a Jewish holiday?
Easter
Passover
Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah
12
Buddhism and Hinduism are alike in that they:
Believe that people suffer because they desire false goals
Believe in reincarnation
Believe in Karma
They are alike in all three ways
13
Reincarnation
is the belief that:
Our souls live many lives until we overcome our weaknesses
A Christian sacrament
Our souls only live one life
There is more than one god.
14
"Monotheism" means _______ and Polytheism means ____________.
belief in no god/belief in many gods
belief in many gods/belief in one god
belief in one god/belief in many gods
belief in one god/belief in no god
15
Hinduism
is:
The oldest major religion
All of the above
Polytheistic
A religion that believes in reincarnation
16
Nirvana
is:
A condition of wanting nothing, a calmness, & great insight
The goal of all Buddhists to reach
A grunge band from the 1990's
All of the above
17
What is the religious and social class order in Hinduism?
The Ten Commandments
The Five Pillars
The Caste stystem
The Four Noble Truths
18
Which of the following religions
DOES NOT
believe in reincarnation?
Buddhaism
Islam
Hinduism
All three religions believe in reincarnation
19
Buddhists believe in:
Way to end desire is to follow the Noble 8 Fold Path
The Four Noble Truths
Reincarnation
All of the above
20
Karma is the belief in:
Muhammad as the final prophet
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Many gods
All actions affect people’s fate in the present and future
21
Which city is holy to all three Abrahamic religions?
Mecca
Medina
Jerusalem
Cairo
22
Which Person
IS NOT
a prophet of Islam?
Jesus
Muhammad
Uthman
Moses
23
Sunni and Shi'a Muslims disagree on:
Whether Jesus was the Messiah
Whether Muhammad was the last prophet
The Five Pillars
Who the Caliph should be and how they were determined
24
Which of the four Caliphs was the one who put the Quar'an into written form?
Ali
Omar
Uthman
Abu Bakr
25
The things a Muslim must do, if and when possible are called:
The Ten Commandments
The Torah
The Qur'an
The Five Pillars
26
Where did Islam first expand to?
India
Europe
North & West Africa
Southeast Asia
27
Who became The Buddha?
Moses
Jesus Christ
Siddhartha Gautama
Muhammad
28
Islam was founded by Muhammad in:
Kenya
Iraq
Israel
The Arabian Peninsula
29
Which was success of the Islamic Empire?
Spread of a common language and numbering system
All were successes of the Islamic Empire
Extensive trade
The value of education
30
The founder of the Abrahamic religions is:
Jesus/Isa
Moses/Musa
Ishmael
Abraham/Ibrahim
