Deck 10: Religion

Question 1

Christianity and Judaism influenced Muhammad in the development of:

A) Shintoism.
B) Buddhism.
C) Confucianism.
D) Islam.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The largest percentage of Christians in the world are:

A) Greek Orthodox.
B) Roman Catholic.
C) Lutheran.
D) Protestant.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A central belief of Christianity is that Jesus:

A) died while fighting the Romans.
B) died to redeem the sins of humankind.
C) fled to avoid capture by the Romans.
D) was not the Messiah.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Judaism was the first great religion to:

A) develop a belief in many gods.
B) not have a belief in any creator god.
C) develop a clear concept of a single God of all.
D) be based on nature spirits.

Question 5

Which religious identification does most of the world's population claim?

A) Buddhist.
B) Muslim.
C) Hindu.
D) Christian.

Question 6

What are the central beliefs of two of the five major religions of the world?

Question 7

The French Revolution and Napoleon did much to:

A) isolate Jews in ghettos.
B) increase Jewish restrictions.
C) free Jews from the ghettos.
D) end Judaism.

Question 8

Six million Jews were killed in Europe during the:

A) Crusades.
B) Hundred Years War.
C) Holocaust.
D) Thirty Years War.

Question 9

Sikh is derived from the Hindu word meaning:

A) "source of life."
B) "expansive force."
C) "disciple."
D) "the enlightened one."

Question 10

A major religion without a deity or a personal concept of God is:

A) Christianity.
B) Islam.
C) Buddhism.
D) Judaism.

Question 11

Bodhisattvas are people who have:

A) given up Buddha's teachings completely.
B) given up or delayed entering Nirvana.
C) learned to think of themselves before helping others.
D) converted from Buddhism to a different religion.

Question 12

What is the nature and influence of Islam on the world today? How important are Islamic sects and Islamic fundamentalism?

Question 13

Jews in Europe were forced to live in special sections of cities called:

A) sectors.
B) ghettos.
C) precincts.
D) wards.

Question 14

What is the future of religion? Will religion continue to play a crucial role in society? Consider faith and the problems of religious institutions.

Question 15

After Muhammad's death, Islam split into two factions:

A) the Shiites and the Sunni.
B) the Taoists and the Hindus.
C) the Sikhs and the Hindus.
D) the Left and the Right.

Question 16

Which religious identification does most of the U.S. population claim?

A) Jewish.
B) No religious identification.
C) Protestants and Catholic Christians.
D) All of the above are equally represented in the U.S. population.

Question 17

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of religion as an institution. What functions does it serve? What harm can religion bring?

Question 18

Islam spread from Spain to the Philippines from the:

A) second century to the fourth century.
B) first century to the third century.
C) twelfth century to the fourteenth century.
D) seventh century to the eighteenth century.

Question 19

What is the nature of religion? What role has religion played in the development of human societies?

Question 20

The core of Buddha's teaching is:

A) assertiveness and confidence.
B) pleasure and profit.
C) greed and success.
D) gentleness, compassion, rationality, and moderation.

Question 21

The three major monotheistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Buddhism.

Question 22

Bodhisattvas are people who have already entered Nirvana.

Question 23

The holy scripture of the Muslims is:

A) the Bible.
B) the Pentateuch.
C) the Qur'an.
D) All books are equally reverenced by Muslims.

Question 24

In the world, about 70 percent of the population identifies itself with no religious affiliation.

Question 25

Shintoism is the ancient religion of Japan.

Question 26

When Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, a new calendar beginning at year zero was introduced.

Question 27

Buddhism teaches that by right thinking and self-denial, its followers can achieve Nirvana.

Question 28

Our knowledge of Jesus' teachings comes in part from the Gospels of the New Testament.

Question 29

In India a "perfect language" was developed to preserve religious traditions. This language is called:

A) Sanskrit.
B) Arabic.
C) Chinese.
D) Greek.

Question 30

In Judaism, the Torah consists of the five books of Moses.

Question 31

Buddha's teaching involved appeals to a higher being.

Question 32

Hinduism includes the belief that all life is sacred because all life has a soul.

Question 33

John Calvin and John Knox were leaders of the:

A) first trade mission to China.
B) Orthodox Church.
C) Protestant Reformation.
D) Catholic counter-reformation.

Question 34

Religion helps satisfy the need for:

A) purpose.
B) meaning.
C) ritual.
D) community.

Question 35

Rousseau referred to religious beliefs that led people to want to live according to the laws of the land as:

A) public religion.
B) legal religion.
C) state religion.
D) civil religion.

Question 36

Prejudice against the Jews is called anti-Semitism.

Question 37

In Hinduism only gods must die and be reborn.

Question 38

Buddha is also called Siddhartha, "the perfected" or "completed one."

Question 39

The spread of Christianity after Jesus' death was:

A) gradual.
B) never accepted in the area of the Roman Empire.
C) relatively rapid.
D) very brief and limited.

Question 40

Religious beliefs, institutions, and rituals have been a major element in most societies.

Question 41

Today, religion exerts almost no influence on society.

Question 42

Religion includes beliefs in supernatural powers.

Question 43

Religion is always a divisive factor in societies.

Question 44

Jihad in Arabic means a sacred war against the Western world.

Question 45

The pilgrimage to the Kaaba at Mecca is one of the five pillars of Islam.

Question 46

Islam, like Judaism, is a religion based on divine revelation.

Question 47

In Islam, there is only one clear understanding of what Islamic fundamentalism means.

Question 48

Max Weber argued that religious values and capitalism have no connection.

Question 49

Religion is against social change, because social change challenges its moral values.

Question 50

In her book The Mighty and the Almighty, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright argues that interfaith religious efforts are central to solving major conflicts in the world.

Question 51

Religious beliefs usually support custom and tradition.