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Directions: Read each question carefully and 6. Which is the MOST acceptable statement
choose the letter of the correct answer. about religion?

1. It studies the beliefs systems and the

A. Most religions assume that the world is
specific religion that goes with it.
filled with bad sprits.
A. World Religions B. Through religion, people create purpose
B. World Religions and Beliefs and solidarity.
C. World Religions and Belief Systems C. The religious teach people about power
D. Belief Systems and Religions and dominion.
D. Religion creates magic and cure for
2. It is an organized system of beliefs, diseases and plagues.
ceremonies, and rules used to worship a
god or a group of gods. 7. The positive effects of religion resulted in
each of the following statement EXCEPT
A. Religion one. Which one is not
B. Beliefs
C. Rituals A. common participation of culture in
D. Systems rituals together
B. subdivisions and social injustices among
3. In many ancient and early beginnings of the culture
rise of primal religions, a common symbol C. provides a systematic model of the
signifying the center of the universe is what universe
we called as? D. promotes social solidarity and
belongingness
A. Mandala
B. Heart 8. Civilizations typically develop in and around
C. Egg the river systems. It means that
D. Tree of Life I. religion is the center that binds
culture together
4. Which of the four orientations of religion II. different types of people have
seeks union with a reality that is greater developed over time
than oneself? III. people looked towards nature as
giving them a purpose and
A. Mystical meaning to life
B. Prophetic
C. Communal A. I only
D. Apocalyptic B. I and III only
C. I, II, and III
5. Which of the following is NOT true about D. II and III only
religion?
9. What two religions make up more than 50%
A. It is a system of beliefs and practices. of the world’s followers?
B. It shows how to govern our society.
C. It binds people together. A. Hinduism/Buddhism
D. It came from the world religare. B. Christianity/Hinduism
C. Islam/Judaism
D. Christianity/Islam

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10. It refers to being familiar with world
religions.
A. Language Literacy
B .Religion Literacy
C. World Believers
D. Christian Literacy
11. The world’s great religions can be
classified according to their places of
origin. Specifically it refers to what specific
related orientations?
A. Cultural Orientation
B. Spiritual Orientation
C. Geographical Orientation
D. Socio-cultural Orientation
12. The major religions in the world are
classified into three religions. Two of
which are Abrahamic and Dharmic
religions. What is its third classification?
A. Daoic
B. Vedic
C. Classic
D. Rhetoric
13. What makes Judaism religion unique from
other religions?
A. the largest religion in the world
B. the fastest growing religion in the world
C.an ethnicity as well as a religion
D. the last remaining monotheistic religion
14. What is the term for a Jewish holy day
which begins every Friday evening and
ends every Saturday evening that begin
with the lighting of the candles, followed
by a family meal?
A. Hanukkah
B. Shabat
C. Ramadan
D. Diwali
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15. Which of the following is the main reason
why Judaism has survived for so many
years when other religions haven’t?
A. Judaism has a holy text to preserve its
beliefs,laws and history
B. Judaism is a state-imposed
religion,ensuring that the population of
Israel continues to follow it
C. Jewish religious texts have been
translated to European Languages
D. Jewish law prohibits marrying outside
the religion
16. What is the body of Jewish civil and
ceremonial law written by ancient Jewish
rabbis called?
A. the Talmud
B. Ten Commandments
C. the Tanakh
D. Torah
17. Which of the following is one of the
practices of Christianity?
A. follow the Five Pillars of Faith, including
travel at least once to Mecca
B. meditate and recite the 13 Principles of
Faith from one of the Holy Books
C. be baptized as a baby
D. take communion, eat bread and drink
wine from a priest
18. What is the term for letters written in the
New Testament for the purpose of
encouragement, instruction, and practical
advice?
A. Gospel
B. Psalms
C. Proverbs
D. Job
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19. What is the central concern of the text for
each of the new Gospel in the Holy Bible
of the Christianity religion?
A. fulfillment of Hebrew prophecies
B. the suffering and death of Jesus
C. Palestine’s suffering under the rule of
Rome
D. the parables and other teachings of
Jesus Christ
20. What is the term of the belief of
Christianity that there are three persons
but one God which today signifies the
very foundation of Christian faith?
A. Judgment Day
B. Salvation
C. Christianity
D. Trinity
21. Which of the following does NOT belong
to the group?
A. Judaism
B. Islam
C. Christianity
D. Shintoism
22. Melissa is a Muslim. She has a legal means
of working. She allots time to do her
religious rituals and practices. At the age
of 12, through her own efforts, she made
it to Mecca. What pillar of Islam is known?
A. Zakat
B. Hajj
C. Sawm
D. Shahada
23.Which of the following is NOT one of the
Pillars of Islam?
A. Muslims are expected to go on a
pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in
their lives
B. Muslims have to seek the intercession
of Muhammad to achieve paradise
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C. Muslims are expected to fulfil their
charitable duties
D. Muslims have to engage in prayer every
day
24. In addition to the Qu’ran, Muslims often
look to the Hadith for rules of daily life.
What is the best description of the
Hadiths?
A. rulings of Muhammads succesors
B. recollections people have had of
Muhammads words and deeds
C. the sayings of Muhammads
wife,Khadijah
D. the sacred laws
25. What is the order of Abrahamic Faiths
from youngest to oldest?
A. Islam, Christianity,Hinduism
B. Judaism, Christianity, Islam
C. Islam, Christianity,Judaism
D. Hinduism,Islam,Buddhism
26. What is the common similarity of Judaism,
Christianity and Islam faiths?
A. believe in many Divine Gods
B. worship only one God
C. follow the teachings of the Qu’ran
D. believe Jesus was the son of God
27. Who is believed to be the father of the
monotheistic religion?
A. Moses
B. Muhammad
C. Jesus
D. Abraham
28. What is Islam’s main difference between
and many other major religions?
A. salvation through one’s own efforts
B. rununciation of the material world
C. life after death
D. compulsory membership in Holy War
for men
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29. Which of the following symbolizes the 35. This sacred collection of scriptures was
nine doors and central dome of a house passed on orally until they were recorded
of worship? in palm trees.

A. Multiple pathways to God A.Tripitaka

B. The blessed sacraments B. Bible
C. Diversity and unity of human kind C. Koran
D. Ten great expressions of God
D. Analects
30. Which of the following is NOT one of
36. One of the fundamental beliefs of
Hinduism’s scriptures?
Theravada Buddhism is the belief of
A. Nyaya Sutra sangha. What does sangha means?
B. Yoga Sutra
C. Kama Sutra A. preacher
D. Brahma Sutra B. sharer
C. teacher
31. He is the savior figure of Hinduism. D. leader

A. Brahma 37. The Six Perfections of Mahayana

B. Krishna Buddhism serves as a guide for Mahayana
C. Shiva Buddhist practice. Which of the following
D. Vishnu Paramitas includes purification of greed,
hate and ignorance?
32. The Vedas are believed to have come to
ancient members of the priestly class A. Prajna
directly from B. Vurya
C. Ksanti
A. Agni D. Dyana
B. Brahman
C. Indra 38. All of the following are roots of Suffering
D. Vishnu EXCEPT one. Which one is not?

33. In Buddhism, Right View means A. Ignorance

Understanding the __________________. B. Anger
C. Sickness
A. Six Perfections D. Greed
B. Eightfold Path
C. Four Noble Truths 39. Which Paramita can only be understood
D. Five Pillars through mastering other Perfections?

34. Which religion had the Dharma Wheel as A. Prajna

its symbol? B. Dana
C. Ksanti
A. Buddhism D.Dyana
B. Theravada Buddhism
C. Mahayana Buddhism
D. Hinduism

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40. One distinct feature of Mahayana 45. There are many virtues and great deeds
Buddhism concerns its teachings about an by Confucian ethics in the religion
enlightened being. What does being Confucianism. Virtues endorsed by
enlightened means? Confucius include each of the following
EXCEPT one. Which one is not?
A. paths to being righteous
B. becoming one with nature A. Loyalty
C. purification of desire B. Thrift
D. seeking confession and grace C. Pride
D. Power
41. Which of the following beliefs is shared by
Theravada Buddhism and Hinduism? 46. Confucian women should obey these
three people EXCEPT one person. Who is
A. Caste System these person?
B. Polytheism
C. Reincarnation A. Father
D. Living deities B. grandfather
C. husband
42. An important similarity between D. son
Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism is the
belief of what practices? 47. Which of the following is NOT a practice of
Confucianism?
A. Practice of isolation and vegetarianism
B. Monotheistic deity worship A. worship ancestors
C. Views of humans as compose of spirit B. rectification of names
D. Promotion of Alms and Hadj C. Five relationships
D. doing nothing
43. Central to their fundamental teachings of
the Dharmic religion are the belief in the 48. It is the basic doctrine of Confucianism.
dharma with each religion having their
own special meaning for the term. Which A. Eightfold Path
of the following does NOT belong to the B. Five Pillars
belief of dharma? C. Five Relationships
D. Six Perfections
A. an individual’s appropriate behavior
B. universal law and order 49. In Taoism it refers to the foundation of all
C. the way that leads to the beginning beings and the way in which nature and
D. duty to be fulfilled the universe exists.

44. Which of the following is NOT a belief A. Samodaya

common to all? B. Dao
C. Yin Yang
A. Polytehistic observance D. Bodhisattiva
B. Belief of afterlife and new world
C. World government observance
D. Merging of science and religion

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50. What are the two sacred scriptures of 56. What is one of the most important texts
Daoism? on Shintoisim composed of three books?

A. Bible-Torah A. Lunyu
B. Daodejing-Zhuangzi B. Kojiki
C. Koran-Analects C. Zhuangzi
D. Vedas-Torah D. Nihongi

51. In Daoism religion, a common symbol 57. What is the order of Daoic Faiths from
signifying balance and harmony is what oldest to youngest?
we called as
A. Daoism,Shintoism,Confucianism
A. wheel B. Confucianism, Daoism, Shintoism
B. Yinyang C. Daoism,Confucianism,Shintoism
C. Dao D. Shintoism, Daoism, Confucianism
D. scholar
58. The Daoic Religion
52. Which of the following is NOT one of I. Emphasizes the eternal cycle of life,
Daoism’s scriptures? death and rebirth
II. called for order in nature and
A. Lun-yu society
B. Daodejing III. worshipped multiple Gods and
C. Zhuangzi Goddesses
D. Vedas IV. Emphasized sacrifice

53. Shintoism is a religion which revolves A. I only

around the belief in and worship of kami. B. I and III
What is the meaning of Kami? C. II and IV
D. I,II,III and IV
A. energy
B. gate 59. Which of the three Daoic religions
C. spirit considered as having the most positive
D. ancestor view on women?

A. Shintoism
54. Shintoism is a local kind of religion. What B. Hinduism
is meant by this? C. Taoism
D. Confucianism
A. it focus on the land of China
B. an Ethnic Religion 60. Which manifestation is considered as the
C. interested in missionary acts ultimate goal of the Daoic religion?
D. spread outside Japan
A. ritual observance and self-cultivation
55. The way to please the kami is through
B. observing the Five relationships
what specific following practices?
C. harmony between heaven and earth
D. masters of six perfections
A. worship
B. prayer
C. ritual
D. purification

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