19. APHG Reading Quiz #19

What has contributed to the creation, evolution, or splintering of thousands of religions over the centuries?

• Economic factors

• Interaction among people

• Technological advancements

• Political systems

According to the Dalai Lama, what is the Buddhist view on human responsibility?

• Humans have a responsibility to protect nature

• Humans have authority over all creation

• Humans should exercise stewardship over the entire natural world

• Humans should spread their religion

What is the main religion in Central Asia, Indonesia, Southwest Asia, and North Africa?

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Buddhism

What is the belief system called that denotes a belief that humans share the world with numerous spirits whose actions can help or hurt humans?

• Animism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

Which religion is mentioned as having many adherents in large metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles and New York City, but is not the majority religion in any U.S. county?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Hinduism

Which religious group is mentioned as being significantly represented throughout the Western United States?

• Roman Catholics

• Mormons

• Lutherans

• Baptists

Which religion's followers are noted for having settled in Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, moving throughout the upper Midwest?

• Judaism

• Islam

• Lutheranism

• Hinduism

Which religious group is mentioned as dominating the South in the United States?

• Southern Baptists

• Roman Catholics

• Mormons

• Lutherans

What is the primary religion in Muslim-majority areas according to the text?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

Which religious group is mentioned as having settled in Utah and is significantly represented throughout the Western United States?

• Roman Catholics

• Mormons

• Lutherans

• Southern Baptists