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Middle East religions and Culture
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1
Which religion has the Wailing Wall as its holy site in Jerusalem?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
2
The holy site of Islam, where it is said Muhammad made a visit to heaven is the _______.
Wailing Wall
Pentagon
Church of the Nativity
Dome of the Rock
3
A group based on common religious beliefs and practices is a __________.
history group
ethnic group
religious group
culture group
4
Which religion is split into two groups - Sunnis and Shias?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Persians
5
A Jew may be seen studying the ____ - their holy book.
Bible
Twilight series
Torah
Quran
6
Which ethnic group speaks Kurdish and is found in the mountains of Iraq and Turkey?
Persians
Kurds
Christians
Arabs
7
Who was the founder of Judaism?
Muhammad
Jesus
Buddha
Abraham
8
The religion of ancient Egypt where more than one god was worshiped would be ______.
agnostic
monothestic
atheistic
polytheistic
9
Which religion may have followers who are seen praying five times a day towards Mecca?
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
10
Which person is important to all three religions, because of his family's descendants?
Jonah
Moses
Abraham
David
11
The founder of Islam is _______.
Moses
Jesus
Muhammad
Abraham
12
Which religion has the most followers worldwide?
Shintoism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
13
Which religion's basic belief comes in the "Five Pillars"?
Sikhism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
14
A follower of Christianity might be seen praying in a _____.
mosque
temple
church
synagogue
15
Which religion's basic belief is that there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet?
Catholic
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
16
Which religion of the Middle East is oldest, being founded around 2000-1800 B.C.?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Arabic
17
The religions of the Middle East are _____, because they believe in one god.
agnostic
monotheistic
atheistic
polytheistic
18
Which country is the home of the Jewish nation?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Turkey
Israel
19
The city important to all three major religions of the Middle East is _____.
Jerusalem
Paris
Mecca
Bethlehem
20
What religion is the most commonly practiced in the Middle East based on our ethnic groups?
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
21
Which religion's basic belief is that Abraham's descendants would be numerous and have Canaan?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Persian
22
Which branch of Islam follows the teachings of Muhammad?
Sunnis
Shias
Arabs
Kurds
23
Which is the smaller branch of Islam that follows the teachings of Ali, Muhammad's cousin?
Shia
Persian
Arab
Sunni
24
The holy site of Christianity, site of the location where Jesus was crucified, is the ________.
Temple Mount
Wailing Wall
Dome of the Rock
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
25
A follower of Islam is a ______.
Muslim
Hindu
Christian
Jew
26
Muhammad was said to be visited by the angel _____, who told him what to write in the Quran.
Michael
Matthew
John
Gabriel
27
Which ethnic group is found spread across the Middle East and north Africa and speaks Arabic?
Arabs
Persians
Kurds
Jews
28
Where was Judaism founded?
Israel
Afghanistan
United States
Mesopotamia