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Comparative Religion Test 23
Comparative Religion Test 23
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These are practice questions for the comparative religion exam #highschool #socialstudies #religion
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1
Judaism originated in which region?
Middle East
Asia
North east
Europe
2
Which religion are these symbols associated with?
Judaism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Islam
3
What concept in Hinduism & Buddhism has to with energies created by ones actions?
Karma
Reciprocity
Rig-Vedas
Lotus Sutra
4
What societal issues does science fail to address, whereas, religion does?
Human migratory patterns
The Afterlife
Commutable diseases
Cultural shifts
5
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
6
Christians have charity as a tenant of their religion, whereas the Muslim equivalent is:
Daily Prayer
Ramadan
Alms for the Poor
Hajj
7
What is the final goal for a Buddhist?
Karma
Ahimsa
Dharma
Nirvana
8
The most holy river in the Hindu faith is the:
Varanasi
Ganges
Yamuna
Nile
9
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
10
Which of these is the most ecumenical (open-minded) in regards to how one should worship?
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
11
When a Muslim takes their Hajj, they travel to:
Tehran
Medina
Mecca
Baghdad
12
Hinduism is most similar in dogma to:
Shinto
Taoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
13
What is another name for the first five books of the Old Testament?
Talmud
Sukkot
Torah
Gospel
14
What is the holy place where followers of Islam worship?
Yurts
Mosque
Outside
Monasteries
15
Which of these statements is most reflective of the relationship b/w Christianity and Judaism?
They are united in how to work with the Islamic world
They see each other as rivals in competing for new members
Judaism is the foundation of Christianity but not part of it
Judaism and Christianity are identical
16
Some Jews under Roman rule believed a king would be sent by God, this savior was known as the:
Martyr
Apostle
Patriarch
Messiah
17
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
18
Hindus believed in karma, or that people create their own destiny through...
listening to good music
every action, word or thought
how much they gossip
Chanting the words " OM "
19
Which of the following statements is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha?
The cure for suffering is to overcome the desire to want
All life is full of suffering
The only cure for suffering is to fast
The cause of suffering is desire
20
Followers of Christianity read the Holy Bible, which include two parts, what are they called?
Jesus's writings
Medina and Mecca's words
Old and New Testaments
the Quraysh and Umma
21
What prompted Siddhartha Gautama to leave his princely life?
He wanted to teach the peasants
He wanted to enter a Buddhist monastery
He became aware of human suffering
He went looking for the Eightfold Path
22
Which of the listed world religions is the oldest?
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
23
Siddhartha Gautama was born in
India
Israel
China
Mesopotamia
24
Which religion is this symbol associated with?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Taoism
25
Which of the following is not a sect of Judaism?
Reformed
Conservative
Orthodox
Israeli
26
Which religion experienced a diaspora from their original homeland?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
27
Buddhism: The religion of Buddhism is primarily practiced in all the following places except:
Europe
China
Thailand
Japan
28
What is the biggest difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Buddhists did not practice nonviolence in its teachings
Buddhists do not believe in a cycle of rebirth
Buddhists reject the caste system
Hindus do not believe in Dharma
29
When a Muslim is living in Detroit, they pray to the:
South
East
North
West
30
Many Eastern belief systems are more philosophies, than religions. Philosophy is:
Based on faith
A series of laws and rules for people to follow.
A means to explain the unexplained phenomenon in the world.
A systematic way of thinking
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The first pillar of Islam is
Declaration of one god
Alms for the poor
Daily prayer
Taking a Hajj
