World Religions

Question 1

Where to Muslims make their pilgrimage?

Accepted Answer

Mecca, Kabba

Question 2

In early civilizations what was the purpose of religion/

Accepted Answer

to find meaning in life, To explain the world around them

Question 3

Through what path can one achieve enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

eightfold path

Question 4

What are deities?

Accepted Answer

goddesses, gods

Question 5

What is a covenant?

Accepted Answer

sacred binding agreement

Question 6

Who is the preserver god in Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

vishnu

Question 7

Is Hinduism polytheistic?

Accepted Answer

yes

Question 8

Which of these is not a noble truth?

Accepted Answer

the cause of suffering comes from the lack of desire

Question 9

What language must every convert to Islam learn?

Accepted Answer

Arabic

Question 10

What animal is considered sacred by Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

cow

Question 11

What is a Jihad?

Accepted Answer

act of charity, effort in the holy war, attempt to achieve spiritual peace

Question 12

What is reincarnation?

Accepted Answer

rebirth in another bodily form

Question 13

What were the laws that taught Jews how to live a moral life?

Accepted Answer

10 commandments

Question 14

What is a temple?

Accepted Answer

Jewish place of worship, a place of worship

Question 15

How long did Siddhartha Gautama sit under the tree meditating?

Accepted Answer

48 days

Question 16

Who is the founder of Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

no single founder

Question 17

What did Solomon build in Jerusalem?

Accepted Answer

temple

Question 18

What is Moksha?

Accepted Answer

freeing of selfish desires, ultimate goal of existence

Question 19

Is Judaism monotheistic or polytheistic?

Accepted Answer

mono

Question 20

Siddhartha Gautama was prophesied to be a what?

Accepted Answer

wandering holy man

Question 21

What is a Bishop?

Accepted Answer

someone in charge of a designated area, responsible for all Christians

Question 22

How did slavery occur in warfare?

Accepted Answer

one group taking the survivors

Question 23

Who is the destroyer god in Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

shiva

Question 24

What is karma?

Accepted Answer

actions in a persons life that affects fate in another, affects reincarnation, can be both good and bad

Question 25

What was created to have control over certain aspects of human life?

Accepted Answer

gods, goddesses, deities

Question 26

What is a martyr?

Accepted Answer

people who suffer for their beliefs, people who die for their beliefs

Question 27

When did Islam rise?

Accepted Answer

622 A.D

Question 28

What is the sacred text for Islam?

Accepted Answer

Quran

Question 29

What did Siddhartha Gautama rise as?

Accepted Answer

the enlightened one, Buddha

Question 30

What is Nirvana?

Accepted Answer

oneness with the universe, ending the life cycle

Question 31

What is the Eucharist?

Accepted Answer

communion, sacred meal of bread and wine, commemorates the last supper

Question 32

What is Ramadan?

Accepted Answer

holy month in which Muhammad received the final testament, holy month

Question 33

How does Islam inform people how to live their lives?

Accepted Answer

Five Pillars

Question 34

What is the Sabbath?

Accepted Answer

holy day of rest and worship

Question 35

Is Islam Polytheistic?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 36

What were the origins of slavery?

Accepted Answer

warfare, religion

Question 37

Who is the founder of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Question 38

What are those who practice Judaism often referred to as?

Accepted Answer

Hebrews, Israelites, Jews

Question 39

What is Ahimsa?

Accepted Answer

path of non violence

Question 40

What is the caste system?

Accepted Answer

unchangeable social group, hierarchy

Question 41

Who was the first to convert to Islam?

Accepted Answer

Khadija

Question 42

What is Dioceses?

Accepted Answer

community overseen by Bishop

Question 43

What did Siddhartha Gautama see outside the palace walls?

Accepted Answer

sick person, old person, dead body

Question 44

Who was Buddhism founded by?

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 45

What are ethics?

Accepted Answer

moral standards of behavior

Question 46

What are some common names for practicing Christians?

Accepted Answer

Catholics, protestants, Lutherans, Baptists

Question 47

What is the sacred book for Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Torah

Question 48

How did the growth of the 5 main religions start to happen?

Accepted Answer

human growth, culture, human understanding

Question 49

What stands at the heart of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

four noble truths, 4 nobles truths

Question 50

Early religious beliefs were based on what kind of ideals?

Accepted Answer

pagan

Question 51

What is the sacred book for Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

Vedes

Question 52

Who is the creator god in Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

brahma

Question 53

Who is the founder of Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 54

What is baptism?

Accepted Answer

persons sins are washed away

Question 55

What is a pagan?

Accepted Answer

follower of polytheism

Question 56

What does Allah mean in Arabic?

Accepted Answer

God

Question 57

What is theology

Accepted Answer

study of god, talk or discourse about god

Question 58

What is the sacred text for Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Bible

Question 59

Judaism was patriarchal, what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

fathers had great legal authority, husbands had moral authority, husbands had great legal authority, fathers had moral authority

Question 60

Pagan deities often represented what?

Accepted Answer

celestial bodies, nature, many different things

Question 61

How does religion impact slavery?

Accepted Answer

religions view others as inferior, religions view others as wrong, religions view themselves as superior

Question 62

What is the sacred book for Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

tripitaka

Question 63

How were woman seen in Christianity?

Accepted Answer

equal

World Religions

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World Religions

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