Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF AKLAN
MADALAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Población, Madalag, Aklan
SUMMATIVE TEST IN
Introduction to World Religions & Belief Systems
(Quarter 1) #2

Name: _______________________________ Grade & Section: ______________ Score: ______

Test I. Multiple Choice

Direction: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer and write it on your paper.

_____1. Various religions flourished all over the world carrying with them their religious traditions
and practices. One of those practices is worshipping their God. What is the term for a particular
space where they communicate or pray to their God or gods?
A. sacred place B. sacred images C. holy altar D. sacred symbols

_____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. Geography C. Religion D. Landscape

_____3. Whose belief is this: “Religion is philosophy and philosophy is religion.

A. Western belief B. Southern belief C. Eastern belief D. Northern belief

_____4. Each particular religion has particular places where believers go and pray to their God. What
particular religion that considers temples as its places of worship.
A. Judaism B. Christianity C. Hinduism 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 C. Cultural geography
B. Religious anthropology D. all of the above

_____6. There are places of worship that are considered sacred by religious traditions. What place of
worship is considered sacred by Buddhist?
A. Churches B. Mosques C. Synagogues D. Temples

_____7. It is referred to as “ordinary way of life” in its broadest sense by Raymond Williams. What is
it?
A. Society B. Culture C. Politics D. Science

_____8. Perhaps you may encounter people who considered their own culture as superior than
others. Some of us laugh when a person we talk to has a Visayan accent. What do you call this kind
of attitude?
A. Monotheism B. Ethnocentrism C. Cultural Relativism D. Polytheism

_____9. Culture is dynamic. This means that culture

A. is genetically structured in man’s biological component.
B. can be accumulated throughout the lifetime of a person.
C. is diverse, and we adjust to other culture.
D. is never stagnant and keep on changing due to new social experiences of people.
_____10. Which statement reflects the relationship between religion, culture and geography?
A. Religion influenced culture and geography. C. Geography influenced culture and
religion
B. Culture influenced religion and geography D. All of the above
_____11. “Culture is adaptive, “is one of the characteristics of culture. One of the
statements does not reflect this characteristic. Which statement are we referring to?
A. is genetically structured in man’s biological component
B. can be accumulated throughout the lifetime of a person
C. is diverse, and we should adjust to other culture
D. is never stagnant and keep on changing due to new social experiences of people

_____12. Amidst our modern lifestyles and technology, a Filipino superstition that
attributes its illness to the greeting of a stranger still prevails. This belief is called ________.
A. Filipinos are polytheistic. C. Filipinos are animistic?
B. Filipinos are monotheistic? D. Filipinos are polytheistic, monotheistic and
animistic?

_____13. The Western and Eastern religions have different mindset in terms of worldview,
beliefs and philosophy in life. Which statement does not reflect the difference between the
two?
A. Western religions are linear while Eastern religions are cyclical.
B. Western religion separates religion and philosophy while Eastern religion
treats religion and philosophy as one.
C. Eastern religion believes in Incarnation while Eastern religion believes in
Re-incarnation.
D. all of the above.

_____14. Identify which group of religions traces their history from Abraham?
A. Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism C. Judaism, Christianity, Islam
B. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism D. Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism

_____15. Find out which phrases below is not an element of religion?

A. Belief in supernatural powers C. Curing the sick
B. Belief in the holy or sacred? D. Mode of worship

Test II. True or False

Direction: Read the following sentences. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE
if the statement is incorrect.

16. Religion provides educational opportunities such as history and understanding of

cultural traditions.
17. Religion provides the opportunity to live within an ethical framework.
18. The Philippine Constitution does not grant religious and charitable institutions
exemption from real property tax on all lands, buildings, and improvements.
19. Religious wars provide livelihood and boosts the economy.
20. Participation in religion supports harmful regimes and institutions.

Prepared by:

GENEROSO C. ZARADOLLA
Teacher III/Subject Teacher

“Don’t worry because I am with you. Don’t be afraid because I am your God.
I will make you strong and will help you. – Isaiah 41:10