Chapter 6- Religions Review

1. What do all 3 Western religions have in common? They are ethnic religions They have no denominations Their origins are with individual men or prophets They are polytheistic

2. For which of these is Jerusalem a sacred place? Judaism Christianity Islam All of the above

3. What is “a small group that has broken away from an established church”? religion branch fundamentalist sect

4. Who is the central figure in Islam? Mohammad Jesus Abraham Adam

5. What is the place of worship called for Judaism? Church Temple Mosque Bat Mitzvah

6. What is the world’s largest universalizing religion? Islam Hinduism Christianity Judaism

7. Which of the following is NOT a universalizing religion? Christianity Judaism Islam All of the above

8. For the past 2,000 years, most Jews have been: Concentrated in the US Dispersed around the world Nomads herding sheep Forced to live in ghettos

9. Which is NOT a branch of Islam Sunni Sikh Shiite

10. Which is the dominant branch of Islam? Shiite Sunni

11. Which religion has controlled most of the Holy Land for the past 1,500 years? Christianity Judaism Islam

12. Which is NOT a primary belief of Christianity? Monotheistic Jesus 4 Noble Truths Bible

13. Which is not a primary belief of Islam? Kosher Mohammad Monotheistic Quran

14. What is “the spread of culture through people moving to new places”? Pilgrimage Relocation Diffusion Missionary Universalizing

15. Which is NOT a central belief of Buddhism? 8 Fold Path 4 Noble Truths Crusade Enlightenment

16. Which is NOT a central belief of Hinduism? Karma Reincarnation Caste system Universalizing

17. Which is NOT a branch of Christianity? Lutheran Catholic Eastern Orthodox Protestant

18. In what area of the world do most Muslims live? Latin America, Western Hemisphere North Africa, Southwest Asia India China, Southeast Asia

19. Which is NOT a branch of Christianity? Mahayana Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic Protestant

20. Which continent is NOT primarily Christian? North America South America Asia Europe

21. What is a religion that “appeals to people everywhere”? Ethnic religion Universalizing religion

22. What is a religion that “appeals to one group in one place”? Ethnic religion Universalizing religion

23. What is “a large and fundamental division with in a religion”? sect group branch church

24. While the Theravadist branch of Buddhism is about self-help, the Mahayana branch is about: Karma Avoidance Caste system Compassion

25. What is the holiest site in Islam? Al-Ka’ba Jerusalem Mosque Istanbul

26. What happened when the Muslims disagreed over who should succeed Mohammad? The religion disappeared They came to an agreement There was a series of wars The 2 branches formed

27. Which worship building is NOT sanctified? Mosque Church Temple Synagogue

28. Which is NOT a branch of Buddhism? Mahayana Animist Theravada

29. What is “a source of key values and beliefs for people?” Religion Spirits Paganism Atheist

30. Which is NOT an ethnic religion? Hinduism Daoism Buddhism Judaism

31. What is a religion that “has unknown origins”? Ethnic religion Universalizing religion

32. What has happened to Israel since its formation into a state? Stayed the same Shrank Got Bigger

32. What is the proper ranking of religions by # of followers? Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism

33. What CITY is this location? Jerusalem Mecca Vatican City Bethlehem

34. What COUNTRY is this location? Saudi Arabia Israel Egypt Iran

35. What CITY is this location? Mecca Medina Istanbul Jerusalem