Name: __________________________________________

Date: _______________

Quiz name: Religion Pre-Assessment 1st hour

1.

The dominant branch of Islam in Iran is

A

Medina

Eastern Orthodoxy

Mecca

Sunni

Shiite
Adherents to which religion are also likely to believe in other religions and therefore are difficult to
count precisely?

2.
A

Buddhism

Christianity

Hinduism

Islam

Judaism

3.

Which of the following Asian religions is NOT classified as an ethnic religion?

A

Buddhism

Confucianism

Shintoism

Daoism

all are ethnic religions

4.

Which of the following religions is matched MOST CORRECTLY with its hearth?
A

Christianity-Italy

Buddhism-Northeastern India/Nepal

Islam-Egypt

Judaism-Iran

Hinduism-Tibet

5.

By definition, animists believe that

A

people should complete God's creation of the earth

inanimate objects and natural events have spirits

people should make complete use of the earth's resources

natural disasters are preventable

the spiritual world is far less important than the physical

6.

The majority of all Jewish followers are found in what two countries?
A

Russia and the US

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Israel and Saudi Arabia

Russia and Israel

Saudi Arabia and the US

the US and Israel

7.

A universalizing religion
A

is based on the physical characteristics of a particular location on the earth's surface

appeals to people living in a wide variety of locations

is rarely transmitted through missionaries

is usually found in less developed countries

all of the above

Syncretic religions are those whom have blended the beliefs of two or more other religious
traditions. Which of the following is NOT a syncretic religion?

8.
A

Voodoo

Sikhism

Baha'i

none of the above are syncretic

all of the above are syncretic

9.

Which of the following regions is the most solidly Roman Catholic?

A

Latin America

North America

Europe

Central Africa

Australia/Pacific Islands

10.

Some of the violence linked to religion in Israel and Palestine is also linked to
A

the immigration of Tibetan Buddhists into the area.

the ordination of women as leaders in some Protestant Christian denominations.

the existence of Mecca and Medina.

a belief in the equitable sharing of resources regardless of religious affiliation.

ethnic groups, resources, and disputes over the control of land.

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