INTRODUCTION TO WORLD

RELIGIONS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS

REVIEW QUESTIONS
2nd Quarter SY 2023-2024
 #1
During which dynasty were teachings of Confucius
adopted as the state religion of China?

a. Sung Dynasty
b. Shang Dynasty
c. Ming Dynasty
d. Han Dynasty
 #2
Where can you find the Dome of the Rock?

a. Mount Fuji
b. Mount Ararat
c. Mount Zion
d. Mount St. Helens
 #3
What was the basis for government
officials during the time of Confucius?

a. aptitude
b. meritocracy
c. nepotism
d. survival of fittest
 #4
What is the holy mountain of Japan?

a. Mount Ararat
b. Mount Vesuvius
c. Mount St. Helens
d. Mount Fuji
 #5
What is the Hindu belief of the “trimurti”?

a. reincarnation
b. three forms of their gods
c. soul’s return to Brahman
d. veneration of animals
 #6
What is the holiest river of the Hindus?

a. Tigris River
b. Huang Ho River
c. Euphrates River
d. Ganga River
 #7
Where did God instruct Abraham to sacrifice
his son Isaac?

a. Mount Tate
b. Mount Herob
c. Mount Sinai
d. Mount Moriah
 #8
What concept is very integral in Confucianism?

a. civil service
b. honesty
c. filial piety
d. ancestral worship
 #9
How many prophets and prophetesses does Judaism have?

a. 40 prophets, three prophetesses

b. 45 prophets, five prophetesses
c. 51 prophets, ten prophetesses
d. 48 prophets, seven prophetesses
 #10
Who is the Hindu god of fire?

a. Shiva
b. Krishna
c. Agni
d. Vishnu
 #11
What are the three major divisions of the Hebrew Bible?

a. Songs, Sonnets, Sonatas

b. Law, History, Prophecy
c. Narratives, Lineages, Psalms
d. Faith, Works, Doctrines
 #12
Who was the first patriarch of the Hebrew people?

a. Abraham
b. Jacob
c. Isaac
d. Benjamin
 #13
What is the Muslim holy war?

a. jihad
b. zukot
c. purdah
d. surah
 #14
What was the empire that destroyed the First
Temple of Jerusalem?

a. Hittite
b. Assyrian
c. Babylonian
d. Sumerian
 #15
What are the first five books of the Bible?

a. Septuagint
b. Apocrypha
c. Pentateuch
d. Deuterononicals
 #16
What are the main guiding principles of the
Islamic faith?

a. The Tao Te Ching

b. The Beatitudes
c. Eight-Fold Path
d. The Five Pillars
 #17
What is the season where Muslims make a pilgrimage
to Mecca?

a. Salat
b. Shahadah
c. Ramadan
d. Hajj
 #18
What was the Jewish sect who denied the
resurrection of Jesus Christ?

a. Essenes
b. Sadducees
c. Pharisees
d. the Judges
 #19
What was the name of the Southern Kingdom of
Israel?

a. Samaria
b. Judah
c. Lebanon
d. Mount Zion
 #20
Who was the Jew who rebelled against the
Greek general Antiochus Epiphanes?

a. John the Baptist

b. Julius Maccabeus
c. Caiaphas
d. Herod the Great
 #21
Who built the first temple of Jerusalem?

a. King Solomon
b. King David
c. Moses
d. Nebuchadnezzar
 #22
What was the box where the Ten Commandments
were contained by Moses?

a. Ark of the Covenant

b. Noah’s Ark
c. the Ka’aba
d. the Holy Sepulcher
 #23
What is the meaning of the “Qur’an”?

a. the Recitations
b. the Narratives
c. the Prophecies
d. the Five Pillars
 #24
How many were the caliphs after Muhammad’s
death?

a. 10
b. 5
c. 15
d. 20
 #25
Who was the angel who delivered visions to
Muhammad?

a. Moronai
b. Michael
c. Gabriel
d. Apollyon
 #26
Where was the place where Muhammad
had his first visions?

a. Jerusalem
b. Medina
c. Mecca
d. Damascus
 #27
Who was the founder of Islam?

a. Aisha
b. Abu Bakr
c. Ayatollah
d. Muhammad
 #28
What are the “law books” of the Hebrew Bible?

a. Shivot
b. Tanakh
c. Torah
d. Mitzvah
 #29
What are the letters of the New Testament
used for instruction?

a. The Law
b. Gospels
c. Revelations
d. Epistles
 #30
What was the Jewish community that fled into the
wilderness?

a. Sadducees
b. Pharisees
c. Essenes
d. Sanhedrin
 #31
Which of the following statements is true?
1. Religion is universal; 2. Humans established institutionalized
religions.

a. Both statements 1 and 2 are false.

b. Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
c. Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is false.
d. Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is true.
 #32
Why is religion important to people?

a. It offers better life & prosperity for its members.

b. It heals the sickness of people.
c. It provides the economic needs of people.
d. It helps people understand the purpose of life.
 #33
Raul firmly believes that the Bible is a complete
compilation and sufficient for one’s salvation. What is
his religion?

a. Islam
b. Roman Catholicism
c. Protestantism
d. Buddhism
 #34
Lucy believes that the saint can be a mediator
between man and God. What is her religion?

a. Protestantism
b. Roman Catholicism
c. Islam
d. Buddhism
 #35
Allie’s position is always in the direction of Mecca.
What is her religion?

a. Buddhism
b. Islam
c. Protestantism
d. Roman Catholic
 #36
What is an ideology or a set of principles that
helps everybody interpret daily life?

a. belief system
b. ethics
c. religion
d. organizations
 #37
What binds together the Creator and His creations?

a. spirituality
b. religion
c. institutions
d. belief systems
 #38
Which is true about the origin of animism?

a. It began after Christianity was formed.

b. Its inception can be traced back to ancient times.
c. It is the first organized religion.
d. It is the result of Eastern exposure to Western
culture.
 #39
Why is the practice of animistic beliefs important?

a. It unites people of the same religious orientation.

b. It gives support to environmental problems.
c. It provides people with their basic needs.
d. It helps people on how to show respect to
everyone.
 #40
Which is not a reason for worshipping nature?

a. to adore spirits
b. to seek protection
c. to give thanks
d. to ask for blessings
 #41
Which is true about animism?

a. It prescribes disbelief in natural harmony.

b. It requires believers to dishonor dignity of
life.
c. It calls for respect of all creatures.
d. It defies the worship of all natural elements.
 #42
How should people react to differences in religion and belief
systems?

a. Recognize that people have differences that should be

ignored.
b. Treat differences with reservation and criticism.
c. Embrace differences as a uniting force.
d. Act rude and mean to people who are different.
 #43
What do monotheistic and polytheistic religions bring to
people?

a. It allows people to be more economically

independent.
b. It provides people with meaning in their lives.
c. It unites people who share the same beliefs.
d. It helps people find answers and solutions to their
problems.
 #44
What do polytheistic religions teach people?

a. Treat everything equally.

b. Pluralism celebrates equality and
goodness.
c. Learn how to be selective.
d. Proclaim hatred to people.
 #45
Which statement is not suggestive of theism?
a. Roberto goes to church every Sunday to pray
and to worship.
b. Maria is born Hindu and loves hearing stories
about their gods.
c. Roger, despite being baptized, recently
professed disbelief in the existence of god.
d. Abdul is an adherent of Islam.
 #46
Which is a polytheistic religion?
a. Islam, which follows the teachings of the Qur’an
revealed by Allah to Mohammed.
b. Hinduism, which deities include Brahma, Vishnu and
Shiva.
c. Christianity, which is based upon the teachings of Jesus
Christ.
d. Judaism, which believes in the existence of only one
God with whom they have a covenant.
 #47
Which of the following adheres to a monotheistic religion?

a. Christians who believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of

God.
b. Hindus who worship Brahman and other gods.
c. Atheists who do not believe in the existence of a god.
d. Animists who believe in the spirits of every creature.
 #48
What is the belief that there is only one god?

a. religion
b. monotheism
c. polytheism
d. religion
 #49
What pertains to worshipping more than
one god?

a. monotheism
b. atheism
c. theism
d. polytheism
 #50
What is the belief in the existence of a god or gods?

a. atheism
b. agnosticism
c. religion
d. theism