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Religion Quiz WG
World Geography Religion Quiz
Question | Answer |
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Define Monotheism: | Belief in one God |
What is the Islamic word for God? | Allah |
Who founded the Islamic religion? | Muhammad |
Who is considered the rightful prophet for the Islamic faith? | Abraham |
What are the 2 main sects of Islam? And what caused the split? | a) Sunni an Shiite b) Sunnis believed following Muhammad's example was enough to be elected to Muslim leadership. Shiites believed someone had to have a relative/descendant of Muhammad to be a caliph |
Where and what year was Muhammad born? | a) Mecca, Saudi Arabia b) 571 CE (common era) |
What is the most holy city of the Islamic faith? | a) Mecca b) Medina is a holy city as well |
What is the most important Islamic holiday and what does it consist of? | a) Ramadan b) 28 days of fasting from sun up to sun down is a major part of this holiday |
What is the symbol of the Islamic faith? | Crescent and Star |
What are the important holidays for Christianity? | a) Easter-the day of Jesus' resurrection b) Christmas-the day Jesus was born c) Good Friday-the day Jesus was crucified |
The Christian faith focus' on the teachings of who? | Jesus |
What is the "way of the cross" in Jerusalem? | a)Via Dolorosa b)The road on which Jesus walked into Jerusalem |
What is the place of worship for the Jewish faith? | Synagogue |
This is the Jewish celebration of the deliverance of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt: | Passover |
What is the Jewish Day of Atonement | Yom Kippur |
What is the Jewish New Year called? | Rosh Hashanah |
What is the Holy Book? | Torah |
What is the day of worship? | Sabbath |
Who led the Jewish people out of Egypt? | Moses |
What is an important monument in Jerusalem for the Jewish people? | The wailing/Western wall |
What is the symbol for the Jewish faith? | The star of David |
Who is considered the rightful son of Abraham? | Ishmael |
Why is Moses important to the Jewish people? | He led the people out of Egypt |
Who is the Rabbi? | Teacher and spiritual leader of Judaism |
EXTRA CREDIT! Out of the three religions, which is the largest, and how many are apart of it? | Christianity, and there are over 1.5 billion people |