Crash Course Religions Quiz

What was a significant event that sparked the Haitian Revolution?

• A natural disaster

• A political meeting in the capital

• A religious ceremony in the woods

• A trade agreement with the French

What is the term used to describe the global scattering of African populations during the transatlantic slave trade?

• Colonization

• Migration

• Exodus

• Diaspora

Which religion did Walter King, later known as Adefunmi, focus on bringing to African Americans?

• Santería

• Vodou

• Candomblé

• Yoruba

Which church was founded in Africa as early as the 300s?

• Anglican Church

• Roman Catholic Church

• Coptic Orthodox Church

• Ethiopian Orthodox Church

What is a common feature of African indigenous religions' cosmology?

• A four-tiered universe

• A three-tiered universe

• A two-tiered universe

• A single-tiered universe

In African indigenous religions, what is the relationship between humans and deities often described as?

• Indifferent

• Competitive

• Reciprocal

• Hostile

What unique practice do the Ga people of Ghana use to honor their ancestors?

• Building elaborate tombs

• Designing specific coffins

• Holding annual feasts

• Naming ceremonies

What is the Oromo ritual 'buna qalaa' associated with?

• Honoring the supreme god Waaqa

• Celebrating a new year

• Commemorating ancestors

• Harvesting crops

According to the Bambara people, what was the origin of all living things?

• A divine being

• A single sound

• A great flood

• A cosmic explosion

What did the Basari people believe was the result of humans eating new food in small groups?

• The invention of tools

• The start of different languages

• The development of agriculture

• The creation of new species