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1. One similarity between animism and Shinto is that
people who follow these belief systems
A)
B)
C)
D)
practice filial piety
worship spirits in nature
are monotheistic
are required to make pilgrimages
2. The Buddhist religion teaches that salvation is earned by
A)
B)
C)
D)
following the Ten Commandments
worshiping Allah as the one true god
learning to give up selfish desire
being baptized and confirmed
3. One similarity between the culture of traditional China
under dynastic rule and the culture of modern China
under Communism is that both stress
A)
B)
C)
D)
a state-supported religion
loyalty to the authority of leaders
the importance of a matriarchal society
limits on population growth
4. A unique aspect of religion in Japan is that
A) most major religions have no formal priesthood
B) many Japanese practice both Buddhism and
Shinto
C) all Japanese religions are theocratic
D) the current Emperor is regarded as a god
5. Which is a valid statement about the role of religion in
modern India?
A) Buddhism has replaced Hinduism as the major
religion.
B) Religion has lost most of its influence and
importance.
C) Religion and politics are rigidly separated.
D) Religious beliefs and social structure are closely
related.
6. An influence that spread from the Byzantine Empire to
early Russia was the
A)
B)
C)
D)
Orthodox Christian religion
use of the Latin alphabet
beginning of democracy
factory system
7. Base your answer to the following question on the
passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
It would be wrong to call the Ottoman Empire a purely
Islamic state. It was not. It was a state that claimed some
kind of an attachment, some kind of allegiance to Islam,
but combined it with other forms of heritage from the
Byzantine tradition or from the Turkic tradition that did
not really correspond to Islam. So they always had this
very, very pragmatic approach to Islam.
— Professor Edhem Eldem, Bogazici
Uniyersity, NPR News, All Things
Considered, August 18, 2004
This author is suggesting that during the Ottoman Empire
A)
B)
C)
D)
religion was mingled with historic traditions
most people belonged to minority religions
rulers tried to separate politics from religion
rulers operated under a strict set of laws
8. The Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths, and the
concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of
A) Islam
C) Shinto
B) Jainism
D) Buddhism
9. Which statement best describes society under
the influence of medieval Christianity and traditional
Islam?
A) Religion was a way of life that governed people
from birth to death.
B) Religion permitted the freedom to choose how
people would worship.
C) Religion played a major role only in the lives of the
clergy.
D) Both religions influenced society by stressing the
equality of all religions.
10. Base your answer to the following question on
The diagram illustrates the key concepts of which religion?
A) Islam
B) Christianity
C) Hinduism
11. The terms Brahma, dharma, and moksha are most
closely associated with which religion?
A) Judaism
C) Hinduism
D) Buddhism
12. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagram below and on your knowledge of social studies.
B) Islam
D) animism
Which religion or belief system is most closely
associated with the social class system illustrated in the
diagram?
A) Hinduism
C) Catholicism
B) Daoism
D) animism
13. • Buddhist temples are found in Japan.
• Most Indonesians study the Koran.
• Catholicism is the dominant religion in Latin
America.
These statements illustrate a result of
A)
B)
C)
D)
westernization
cultural diffusion
economic nationalism
fundamentalism
18. A goal common to Confucianism, Taoism, and
Buddhism is to
A)
B)
C)
D)
establish peace and harmony
provide the basis for democratic government
return the power of the emperors
promote individual artistic creativity
19. The animist religions, which are widespread throughout
Africa, share a belief in
Base your answers to questions 14 and 15 on the
statements below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
A)
B)
C)
D)
monotheism
the importance of the spirits of nature
writings of Mohammed
making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Speaker A: We must return to the ideas of the Bible. We 20. Base your answer to the following question on the
passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
should encourage people to read and interpret religious
scripture for themselves.
Speaker B: Our people worship many gods, who control
the peoples' activities, such as birth, death, and
commerce.
Speaker C: Our people received the Ten
Commandments at Mount Sinai. We are few in number,
but we will bring these commandments to all people.
Speaker D: We trace our religion's birth to the flight of
our greatest prophet from Mecca to Medina.
14. Which speaker refers to the establishment of Islam?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
15. Which speaker is expressing an idea from a polytheistic
religion?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
16. In traditional Chinese culture, which philosophy had the
greatest influence on the development of social order
and political organization?
A) Taoism
C) Confucianism
B) Shintoism
D) Marxism
17. One aspect common to both Shinto and Taoism is a
A)
B)
C)
D)
deep reverence and respect for nature
belief in one God
ban on the consumption of pork
belief in the reincarnation of souls
People who accept the beliefs stated in this passage
believe in
A) polytheism
C) emperor worship
B) monotheism
D) papal authority
21. One way in which the Five Relationships, the Ten
Commandments, and the Eightfold Path are similar is
that they
A)
B)
C)
D)
promote polytheism
establish gender equality
provide codes of behavior
describe secularism
22. Which action is most closely associated with
polytheism?
A)
B)
C)
D)
praying in a synagogue
accepting the Eightfold Path
worshipping many gods
reading the Koran
23. Christianity and Islam are similar in that both
A)
B)
C)
D)
are polytheistic religions
have practiced a strict code of nonviolence
have the same religious holidays
have roots in Judaism
24. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in
A)
B)
C)
D)
papal supremacy
teachings of the Koran (Quran)
reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths
an ethical code of conduct and monotheism
25. The introduction of Buddhism into Japan and of
Christianity into Africa are examples of
A) modernization
C) cultural diffusion
B) ethnic conflict
D) isolation
26. • Sunnis and Shiites have different views about who
should lead the Muslim faith.
• Today some Hindus follow caste rules more closely
than others do.
• Most Buddhists belong to one of two main sects.
• Christianity is practiced by both Catholics and
Protestants.
Which generalization is supported by the information in
these four statements?
A)
B)
C)
D)
In many religions, a range of beliefs often exists.
A belief in a god is common to all religions.
A hierarchy of leadership exists in all religions.
Religion is becoming less important to people.
27. "A constitution? What for? The Koran is the oldest and
most efficient constitution in the world."
—King Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1966)
"The form of government of Iran is that of an Islamic
Republic."
—Article 1, Iranian Constitution (1979)
These quotations best support the idea that
A) the laws of Islam can be used to govern a
country
B) every country needs elected leaders
C) Muslims believe in a weak central government
D) religion should be separated from government
28. The Koran, jihad, and the hegira are most closely
associated with the practice of
A) Islam
C) Shinto
B) Judaism
D) Buddhism
29. One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the
Ten Commandments is that both
A)
B)
C)
D)
support a belief in reincarnation
promote learning as a means to salvation
encourage the use of statues to symbolize God
provide a guide to proper ethical and moral
behavior
30. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which letter identifies the peninsula that is home to Mecca, the religious center of Islam?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Answer Key
Belief Systems 2
1.
B
2.
C
3.
B
4.
B
5.
D
6.
A
7.
A
8.
D
9.
A
10.
D
11.
C
12.
A
13.
B
14.
D
15.
B
16.
C
17.
A
18.
A
19.
B
20.
B
21.
C
22.
C
23.
D
24.
D
25.
C
26.
A
27.
A
28.
A
29.
D
30.
A