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What is the scattering of people to different parts of the world called?
diaspora
ahimsa
Torah
covenant
2
Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt and gave them the Ten Commandments?
Abraham
Moses
David
Paul
3
What is the name for the ultimate release from the cycle of life?
atman
moksha
yoga
samsara
4
What is the name of the laws given by God to Moses at Mount Sinai?
Code of Law
Books of Knowledge
Dharma
Ten Commandments
5
What is the holy book of buddhism called?
Tripitaka
Torah
Quran
Bible
6
All of the following are divisions of Christianity except
Sunni
Orthodox
Protestant
Catholic
7
What is the Shariah?
a native dance
a style of calligraphy
a religious school
a form of Muslim law
8
What is the religious duty in Hinduism and Buddhism?
hajj
ahimsa
moksha
varna
9
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca required of all Muslims who are able?
caliph
dharma
hajj
mosque
10
What is the name for the Hindu soul?
atman
samsara
moksha
yoga
11
What do Hindus believe about how their caste can be changed by?
the emperor
moving
karma
marriage
12
A force caused by a person's good and bad acts affects future lives. What is this called?
Reincarnation
edas
Karma
Dharma
13
What city is the center of worship in Judaism?
Mecca
Jerusalem
Israel
Bethleham
14
What is a person who suffers for their beliefs called?
martyr
messenger
prophet
messiah
15
Who was the Jewish convert who spread Christianity from Mesopotamia to Rome?
Mary
Paul
Burt Block
Peter
16
What is the third most holy city to Islam?
Israel
Bethleham
Jerusalem
Mecca
17
Which religion celebrates Ramadan?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
18
What is a Muslim place of worship?
shrine
cathedral
synagogue
mosque
19
Who founded Christianity?
Abraham
Siddhartha Gautama
Jesus of Nazareth
Moses
20
What is the successor of Muhammad called?
caliph
hajj
Ramadan
Quran
21
Which of the following beliefs are held by Muslims, Christians and Jews?
belief in Jesus as the Messiah
belief in one God
belief in reincarnation
belief in Mohammad
22
What city is most holy to Christians?
Mecca
Israel
Bethleham
Jerusalem
23
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Moses
Jesus
Siddhartha Gautama
Shiva
24
What are the gospels?
written accounts of Buddha’s life and teachings
the third book of the Upanishads
first four books of the New Testament
the first half of the Christian Bible
25
What do both Hindus and Buddhist believe?
formal rituals in worship
the caste system
non violence and yoga
many gods
26
What is becoming one with the universal spirit after death is called?
salvation
heaven
hajj
nirvana
27
Who is the Hindu god known as the Creator?
Maheswara
Vishnu
Bramha
Shiva
28
The Eightfold Path, and the concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
29
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, every Muslim must
read the Bible
obey official priests
give alms
believe in many gods
30
Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillars of Islam?
Muslims have to engage in prayer every day.
Muslims are expected to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca
Muslims are expected to fulfill their charitable duties.
Muslims pray to Muhammad
31
What is/was a savior who would restore land to the Jews?
prophet
messiah
martyr
messenger
32
Holy text(s) of Hindu
Torah
Bible
Upanishads
Tripitaka
33
Where did all three major monotheistic religions developed?
Middle East
Italy
Asia
Europe
34
Who unified Israel and made it a great and powerful nation?
Moses
Paul
Abraham
David
35
The Buddhist religion teaches that salvation is earned by
learning to give up selfish desire
following the Ten Commandments
being baptized and confirmed
worshiping Allah as the one true god
36
Most religions at the time of the development of Judaism were
persecuted more than Judaism
polytheistic
similar to the principles of Judaism
monotheistic
37
What is the religious script of Judaism?
Torah
Bible
Tripitaka
Quran
38
What is a binding agreement with God called?
diaspora
Ramadan
deal
covenant
39
Who was the Bishop of Rome, who claimed authority over all? (now leader of the Catholic Church)
Pope
Parish
David
Paul
40
What is rebirth of the soul in another bodily form called in Hinduism and Buddhism?
nirvana
moksha
ahimsa
reincarnation
41
What was the split between Sunni and Shiite Muslims began with a disagreement over?
the required pilgrimage to Mecca
the choice of a caliph or leader
acceptance of the Quran
belief in one God
42
Who was the prophet of Islam?
Abraham
Mohammad
Jesus of Nazareth
Siddhartha Guatama
43
What does the term Buddha literally mean?
varna
one who believes in Moderation
one who believes in Reincarnation
one who is awake and has become enlightened
44
Which is the highest, or priestly, caste in Indian society?
Vaisya
Pope
Pariah
Brahmin
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What is the oldest monotheistic religion in the world?
Islam
Judaism
Dualism
Christianity
