Unit 1 Quiz

Question 1

Theism/Theistic Religions

Answer 1

• Theistic religions are belief system or religious traditions that involve the belief in one or more deities or gods.
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Sikhism
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam

Question 2

Eastern Religions

Answer 2

Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism

Question 3

Western Religions

Answer 3

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Question 4

What is monotheism?

Answer 4

Monotheism - The doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
- Christianity
- Islam
- Judaism

Question 5

What is Polytheism?

Answer 5

Polytheism - The belief in or worship of more than one god.
- Hinduism
- Shinto
- Taoism

Question 6

What is atheism?

Answer 6

Atheism - A person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.

Question 7

What is Agnostic?

Answer 7

Agnostic - A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomenon. A person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.

Question 8

What is a Cult?

Answer 8

Cult - Worship practices as an individual and as a community, organization structure, sometimes hierarchical structure.

Question 9

What is a ritual?

Answer 9

Rituals - Formal Worship and religious practice.

Question 10

The 5 religious symbols that can be seen within a religion.

Answer 10

Sacred Objects
Sacred Space
Sacred Art
Sacred Time
Sacred Stories

Question 11

What is Creed?

Answer 11

Creed - A set of beliefs.

Question 12

What is this symbol ✝️

Answer 12

Christian Cross.
It symbolizes the religion of christian.
It memorializes Christ’s death.

Question 13

What is this symbol ☸️

Answer 13

Wheel of Dharma.
Most important religious Buddhist symbols seen.
Symbolizes buddha turning the wheel of truth or law.

Question 14

What is this symbol 🕉️

Answer 14

• Om or Aum
• Important religious symbol to Hinduism.
• Om is composed of three sounds a-u-m, represents several important triads:
• the three worlds of Earth, atmosphere, and heaven: the three major Hindu gods.
• Is a sacred Hindu sound, greatest of all mantras.

Question 15

What is this symbol ☪️

Answer 15

• Star and Crescent
• Known symbol to represent Islam.

Question 16

What is this symbol? ✡️

Answer 16

• Star of David
• Know religion of the Jewish faith
• Based on the shape of Davids shield or the symbol on his shield.

Question 17

Religious Founder

Answer 17

• How many religions begin - with the story of the founder
• The founder is:
• someone who experiences gods self revelation (theistic only) eg Jesus, Muhammed.
• someone who becomes one with or physically experiences the divine. Eg Buddha.