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1
What is monotheism?
Belief in many gods
Belief in no god
Belief in 3 gods
Belief in one God
2
The holy text of the Jews is the
New Testament
Bible
Koran
Torah
3
Which two religions believe in reincarnation?
Buddhism and Islam
Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism and Islam
Buddhism
4
The name by which the Jews refer to their God is
Zoraster
Zeus
Allah
Yahweh
5
Before Siddharta Gautama founded Buddhism in India, he had been raised in what religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
6
Siddhartha Guatama began life as
prince
soldier
begger
monk
7
The Jewish people migrated from Mesopotamia to Egypt because of _______
a long drought and famine
a war with Palestine
pressure from the Romans
invasion by the Canaanites
8
Which of the following teachings comes from Jesus' sermon on the mount?
Do not worship other gods, for I am a jealous god
Meditation leads to enlightenment
Do unto others what you would have them do to you.
Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit are all God
9
Which religion encourages its followers to take a pilgrimage to Mecca?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
10
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Christians believe in reincarnation- a new body after death.
Christians actively converted new followers.
Christians believe Jesus was resurrected
Emperor Constantine pushed Christianity across Roman Empire
11
Which religion broke with the caste system in India and called for an end to human suffering?
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
12
When Rome burned during Nero's reign, he blamed the
Jews
Christianity
barbarians
Muslims
13
What is polytheism?
Belief in 3 gods
Belief in no god
Belief in many gods
Belief in one God
14
The holy text of Islam is the
Five Pillars
Qur'an
New Testament
Torah
15
Which religion broke with the caste system in India and called for an end to human suffering?
Buddhism
Hindusim
Islam
Christianity
16
Which of the following statements about Hinduism is FALSE? Hinduism.....
uses meditation to get in touch with Brahma.
has no single founder and no single system of beliefs
believes reincarnation depends on good/bad actions in life
was the official religion of Ancient Rome
17
Mecca is a city in ________
Saudi Arabia
North Africa
Palestine
Yemen
18
Many Indians appreciated the fact that Buddhism broke with the tradition of
praying to Mecca five times daily
karma
pilgrimage
the caste system
19
Who founded Hinduism?
Muhammad
Kaaba
It is unknown
Moses
20
Which of the following teachings comes from Jesus' famous Sermon on the Mount?
Do not worship other gods, for I am a jealous God
Do unto others what you would have them do to you.
Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit are all God.
Meditation leads to enlightenment
21
Which religion's holy book is called the Bible?
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
22
Which Roman emperor promoted Christianity?
Augustus
Nero
Alexander
Constantine
23
Which leader received the Ten Commandments to share with the Jewish people?
Jesus
Muhammad
Moses
Abraham
24
The holy text of Islam is the ________
New Testament
Five Pillar
Qur'an
Torah
