Introduction to World Religion and Belief System

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Strand:
Date and Time:
I. Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer and Write your answers in a yellow
sheet of paper.
1. Various Religions developed in time and spaces all over the world carrying with them their religious
traditions and practices. One of those practices is particular places where the believers enable to communicate
to a divine entity. How do they call these places?
a. sacred places b. holy altar c. sacred images d. holy war
2. Its concern is land and people. Its features are things like continents, seas, rivers and mountains. It is the
fertile ground for the proliferation of religion. It refers to what term?
a. Culture b. Religion c. Geography d. Landscape
3. Whose belief is this: “Religion is philosophy and philosophy is religion.
a. Western belief b. Eastern belief c. Southern belief d. Northern belief
4. Each particular religion has particular places where they go and pray to their God. What particular religion
which considers temples as their places of worship.
a. Judaism b. Hinduism c. Christianity d. Islam
5. There is a special relationship between religion and geography. Religion needs the other in order to
develop. What is the term appropriate for this kind of relationship?
a. Religious geography b. Cultural geography c. Religious anthropology d. all of the above
6. Your friends encouraged you to join a pilgrimage in Antipolo’s our Lady of Good Voyage church during
Holy
Week. What will you say?
A. I am not a religious person so I don’t need to go.
B. Yes, I will join because it strengthens my faith when I go to a holy or sacred place.
C. Yes, I will join because of my friends.
D. No because I pray alone in my room.
7. Asia is the birthplace of the major religions in the world. The Philippines is situated in Asia and it was
Christianized by the Spaniards. What kind of religious influence did we embrace?
a. Western religions b. Eastern religions c. Asian Religions d. African Religions
8. There are places of worship that are considered sacred by religious traditions. What place of worship is
considered sacred by Muslims?
a. Churches b. Synagogues c. Mosques d. Temples
9. The site where any Muslims all over the world go for a pilgrimage once in their lifetime.
a. Mecca in Saudi Arabia b. the Kaaba c. Middle East d. In Iran
10. Every Holy Week Catholic Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Christ. The crucifixion was made
possible through the fourteen Stations of the Cross or even individuals literally reenact the event by themselves
being crucified. What place mentioned in the bible where Jesus was crucified?
a. Golgotha b. Mt. Tabor c. Calvary d. Mt. Sinai

II. Identification
1. It means that God or gods created the Universe. Theism
2. It denies the existence of God. Atheism
3. A religious belief that includes the entire universe in its idea of God. Pantheism
4. This is the belief in many gods or deities. Polytheism
 5. The world is inhabited by spirit beings who govern earthly activities. Spiritism
6. There is no real distinction between god and the universe. Monism
7. God cannot be known. Agnostism
8. The belief and worship of many gods. Polytheism
9. The doctrine or belief in one supreme god. Monotheism
10. Disbelief in or denial of existence of a personal god. Atheism

III. Essay. Write at least minimum of 5 sentence for each number. 5 points each.
1. What is your understanding about this one? “Huwag kang gumawa ng masama kung ayaw mong ma-
karma“.

2. How religion affects our world views?

IV. Enumeration
1 - 10. Major Religions in Asia
11 – 18. Elements of Religion
19 – 22. Positive Effects of Religion
23 – 25. Negative Effects of Religion

traditions and practices. One of those

practices is particular places where the
believers enable to
communicate to a divine entity. How do
they call these places?
a. sacred places b. holy altar c.
sacred images d. hol