Complete the following 25 multiple-choice questions:

QUESTION 1

Which one of the following is TRUE about African religion?

a) Marriage is the union between two clans or families.

b) There is no special day of worship.

c) African religion is common in rural and urban areas.

d) Death means the end of life.

e) People must pray three times a day.

QUESTION 2

Which one of the following is NOT part of African religious beliefs?

a) The Supreme Being as Creator.

b) Ancestors as intermediaries.

c) The sanctity of the community.

d) A communal practice of rituals.

e) Belief in reincarnation.

QUESTION 3

The central area in which individuals' rituals are performed is the ....

a) chief's place.

b) diviner's place.

c) sacred mountains.

d) homestead.

e) sacred rivers.

QUESTION 4

Which one of the following is TRUE about African religion?

a) The Bible is its holy scripture.

b) African religion is practised all over the world.

c) It believes in cremation of the deceased.

d) It aggressively seeks new converts.

e) Adherents are born into this religion.

QUESTION 5

Which one of the following is NOT part of African religion rituals?

a) Birth

b) Baptism

c) Marriage

d) Death

e) Divination

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QUESTION 6

Is Buddhism a religion?

a) Yes, because Buddhists are theists who believe in God.

b) Yes, because Buddha is their god and they pray and chant to him daily.

c) No, because it is descended from Hinduism, which is definitely not a religion.

d) No, because it shows characteristics of religion, but is more of a way of life.

e) No, because we do not have an universally-accepted definition of religion.

QUESTION 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths?

a) Life is full of suffering.

b) The reason for craving is suffering.

c) There is an Eightfold Path.

d) The reason for the Eightfold Path is craving.

e) Suffering stops when craving stops.

QUESTION 8

Which of the following is not one of the three marks of existence?

a) Non-compliance

b) Non-compulsoriness

c) Non-viability

d) Non-existence

e) None of the above is part of the three marks of existence.

QUESTION 9

Which one of the following is a form of Mahayana Buddhism?

a) Zen Buddhism

b) Sunni Buddhism

c) Hasidic Buddhism

d) Protestant Buddhism

e) Advaita Buddhism

QUESTION 10

Which one of the following statements about Jesus Christ is FALSE?

a) He was probably born about 600 BCE in Galilee.

b) His first followers were fishermen.

c) At the age of thirty he became a famous travelling teacher and healer.

d) He was seen as a threat by the authorities, and was crucified.

e) He proclaimed that the Kingdom of God would come soon.

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QUESTION 11

Which one of the following is NOT a form of Christianity?

a) Congregationalism

b) Roman Catholicism

c) Evangelicalism

d) Neo-Hinduism

e) Anglicanism

QUESTION 12

Which of the following is NOT a Christian festival?

a) Good Friday

b) Pentecost

c) Easter

d) Christmas

e) All the above are Christian festivals.

QUESTION 13

Which of the following is NOT a core belief of Christianity?

a) Jesus is both God and man.

b) Jesus arose from the dead after three days and gone to heaven.

c) Our suffering comes from our cravings.

d) Christians should live according to Jesus' teachings.

e) God made everything and cares for creation.

QUESTION 14

Which of the following is NOT normally understood as a god/goddess in Hinduism?

a) Vishnu

b) Navaratri

c) Brahma

d) Shakti

e) Shiva

QUESTION 15

One core belief of Hinduism is ...

a) baptism.

b) predestination.

c) Noble Truth.

d) liberation.

e) the Chosen People.

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QUESTION 16

Which of the following is a Hindu caste consisting of rulers and warriors?

a) Harijans

b) Kshatriyas

c) Sudras

d) Vaishyas

e) Brahmins

QUESTION 17

Which of the following is a Hindu festival?

a) Mahabharata

b) Kshatriya

c) Ramayana

d) Vaishya

e) Deepavali

QUESTION 18

The religion called Islam was founded by the ...

a) Enlightened One.

b) Apostle Paul.

c) Baal Shem Tov.

d) Prophet Kahlil Gibran.

e) Prophet Muhammad.

QUESTION 19

The holiest Muslim scripture is known as the ...

a) Koranna.

b) Eid-ul-Fitr.

c) Hadith.

d) Eid-ul-Adha.

e) Qur'an.

QUESTION 20

Which of the following is NOT something that Muslims believe in?

a) Last Day

b) Ancestors

c) Angels

d) The Book

e) Predestination

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QUESTION 21

Once in his/her lifetime, every Muslim is expected to make a pilgrimage to ...

a) Jerusalem.

b) Cairo.

c) Damascus.

d) Mecca.

e) Benares.

QUESTION 22

Anyone with a Jewish ... is a Jew.

a) father

b) godfather

c) mother

d) grandmother

e) mother-in-law

QUESTION 23

Which of the following is an important book in Judaism?

a) Talmud

b) Rosh Hashana

c) Sukkot

d) Pesach

e) Yom Kippur

QUESTION 24

The Jewish Sabbath takes place on ...

a) Friday.

b) Saturday.

c) Sunday.

d) Monday.

e) Tuesday.

QUESTION 25

At the age of thirteen a Jewish boy becomes an adult. This happens at a ceremony called ...

a) Yom Kippur.

b) Rosh Hashana.

c) Torah.

d) Mezzuzah.

e) Bar Mitzvah.