Asia-Religion Quiz

1) What is the name of one of the Hindu sacred texts?

• Vedas
• Quran
• Middle Way
• Four Noble Truths

2) What is the Hindu belief in reincarnation?

• the belief that there is only one God
• the worship of the cow as a sacred animal
• the belief that men should treat each other with kindness
• the belief that a soul returns to life in another body after death.

3) What is the Hindu belief in Karma?

• that one's actions determine one's life
• that man should worship only one God
• that a child should always obey their parents
• that a woman should always wear a head scarf when she goes out of the house

4) How long do Hindus believe a soul will be reincarnated?

• Reincarnation happens only once to each soul.
• A soul is reincarnated forever and there is no end.
• A soul is reincarnated for as long as it chooses to be.
• It will be reincarnated until the soul lives a life good enough to be united with Brahman.

5) What is the caste system?

• the name of the Hindu preisthood
• the belief that social class is hereditary
• the voting system used in Southeastern Asian elections
• the name for the way labor in India is divided between men and women

6) Who was the founder of Buddhism?

• Jesus
• Confucius
• Muhammad
• Siddhartha Gautama

7) What do Buddhists believe people need to do to be happy and find peace?

• They are to live their lives as vegetarians.
• They are to accept the belief in only one god.
• They are to give up greed and greedy desires.
• They are to live quietly within the caste system.

8) What Buddhist teaching shows its followers the correct way to live their lives?

• the Bible
• the Quran
• the Five Pillars
• the Middle Way

9) In which country was Shintoism founded?

• India
• China
• Japan
• Vietnam

10) What are the kami that are so important in Shinto belief?

• They are religious writings of Shinto priests.
• These are the elected leaders of the Shinto communities.
• The people who convert to Shintoism are referred to as kami.
• They are spirits that followers of Shinto believe exist in things all around them.