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5 World Religions Review
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Duplicated/Edited review 5 major World Religions
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1
The highest being in Hinduism is ____
moksha
Brahmin
Atman
Brahman
2
Which religions used roads to spread their faith?
Buddhism & Islam
Christianity & Judaism
Buddhism & Christianity
Christianity & Islam
3
Buddhists worship the Buddha as a creator god
True
False
4
Moses, Abraham, and Jesus appear in ALL of the following religions:
Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
Buddhism, Islam, & Hinduism
Christianity, Buddhism, & Hinduism
Christianity & Judaism
5
A caste would BEST be described as a social group _____
into which you're is born & must perform its duties (dharma)
into which you may join freely
from which you may reincarnate from easily
6
The Torah is to Judaism, as the ____________ is to Islam
Upanishads
Ten Commandments
Holy Bible
Qur'an
7
Buddhist shrine that's built to house relics of Buddha & other important teachers is called __
a puja
dharma
a stupa
a tipitika
8
Christianity is most easily defined as believing _____
was a prince seeking answers to why people suffer.
Muhammad is the last prophet.
the teachings of the Torah
that Jesus is the Son of God.
9
Householder, wandering ascetic, forest dweller, student are stages in the life (ashrama) of __
Hindus
Muslims
Buddhists
Jews
10
The emperor who helped spread Buddhism by sending out missionaries from India to China was ____
Siddhartha Gautama
Allah
Ashoka
Paul
11
What is the name of the holy book for Christianity?
Vedas
Qur'an
Torah
Holy Bible
12
Which arrow does
not
indicate a direction of the early spread of Buddhism?
1
2
4
3
13
The 'moral code' of The 10 Commandments is to Judaism & Christianity as the __is/are to Islam.
Four Noble Truths
the Five Pillars
Varnas/Castes
Eightfold Path
14
Practiced by over 2 billion people, but largely concentrated in the Americas & Europe:
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
15
Muhammad is to Islam, as Siddhartha Gautama is to ___
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Agnosticism
16
The 15 million followers of ___ are largely concentrated in Israel & North America
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
17
Sects with intense political & cultural fighting in the Middle East
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
18
Who is the founder of Hinduism?
Buddha
Aryans
Dravidians
no one known founder
19
The picture represents which belief of Hinduism?
Reincarnation
Karma
Afterlife
Caste System
20
What does the quote presented, refer to?
The reaching of Enlightenment
Jesus declaring himself the son of God
Asoka’s spread of Buddhism
Abraham’s covenant with God
21
Who was the founder of Islam?
Angel Gabriel
Allah
Jesus
Muhammad
22
Christianity, Judaism, & Islam have this in common:
Belief in one God
karma and dharma lead to Nirvana
One faith, multiple Gods
Belief in reincarnation
23
The Aryans brought w/ them 3 things that changed Indian culture for centuries.
written language, varnas, & ahimsa
Vedas, varnas, & ahimsa
Vedas, varnas, & new gods
Sanskrit, varnas, & new gods
24
Which belief is associated with both Buddhism and Hinduism?
Karma
Non violence
Reincarnation
Caste System
25
What is the name of the holy book of Judaism?
Torah
Qur'an
Upanishads
Holy Bible
26
The first major monotheistic faith of about 1900BCE was _____
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
27
The New Testament is recognized/appears in the 'holy book' of which major religion ?
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
28
It's 1.6+ billion followers are concentrated in Middle East, North Africa, India, & Indonesia
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
29
Flowers are often found on Buddhist shrines. What do they symbolize?
the purity of life
impermanence of life & thus accepting change as a part of it
the beauty of Buddhism once Nirvana is reached
the area where the Siddhartha became the Buddha
30
The religious practice presented in the image is important in this religion −
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
31
What group of people spread Christian doctrine after the death of Jesus?
Apostles
Caliphs
The Roman Empire
Jews
32
The Trimurti in Hinduism is made up of ____
(know roles)
Brahma, Vishnu, & Shiva
Brahma, Vishnu, & Buddha
Brahma, Ganesha, & Shiva
Buddha, Vishnu, & Shiva
33
Your dharma dictates the state of your samsara.
True
False
34
The first two cities to become Muslim were ____(hijrah)
Mecca & Medina
Jerusalem & Nazareth
Bethlehem & Mecca
Jerusalem & Mecca
35
The Three Baskets of Wisdom of Buddhism are also called _____
Stupa
Karma
Dharma
Tipitika
36
The 535 million followers are concentrated in East & Southeast Asia
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
37
The highest authority on earth in the original Christian church was ___
priest
pope
bishop
imam
38
Thoughts, words, & deed result in future samsara, is _________; belief of_______
reincarnation,Buddhism
Yoga, Hinduism
confession, Christianity
Karma, Hinduism
39
Number on the map representing area of the world that gave birth to 3 of the 5 major religions?
2
4
3
1
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Varnas were unique in history b/c it was 1st time people were stratified according to their ___
skin color
occupation
wealth
sex