Respecting Beliefs: Muslims, Christians, Jews and Others
Name ________________
1. What is polytheism?
o A) The belief in one God.
o B) The belief in many gods.
o C) The belief in spirits, ghosts, or nature.
o D) The belief in more than one religion.
o Explanation:
2. How old is religion as we know it?
o A) 3,000 years
o B) 10,000 years
o C) 100,000 years
o D) 500,000 years
o Explanation:
3. Which religion was founded more than 4,000 years ago in what is modern-day
Iraq?
o A) Islam
o B) Judaism
o C) Christianity
o D) Catholicism
o Explanation:
4. What holy ceremony is performed on infants in the Catholic Church?
o A) theism
o B) baptism
o C) atheism
o D) Eucharist
o Explanation:
5. In the sixteenth century, Martin Luther protested against certain practices in the
Catholic Church. What did his protests initiate?
o A) the formation of the Baptist Church
o B) the formation of the Protestant religion
o C) widespread reforms within the Catholic Church
o D) changes in traditional methods of baptism in the Catholic Church
o Explanation:
6. What is the promise of the Hajj, the fifth Pillar of Islam?
o A) to give to the poor or needy
o B) to pray daily, five times a day
o C) to make a pilgrimage to Mecca
o D) to fast during the month of Ramadan
o Explanation:
7. In Buddhism, what does namaste mean?
o A) the belief that "what goes around, comes around
o B) the art of paying attention and living in the present
o C) a type of meditation that develops awareness or mindfulness
o D) a gesture of acknowledgment of the soul in one by the soul in another
o Explanation:
8. What do atheists believe?
o A) There is no God
o B) There is one God
o C) God might exist.
o D) There are many gods
o Explanation:
9. What is another word for respecting others’ beliefs?
o A) fairness
o B) prejudice
o C) tolerance
o D) righteousness
o Explanation:
10. How can you show respect when asking about someone’s religion?
o A) with your silence
o B) with your curiosity
o C) with your body language
o D) with a lack of knowledge
o Explanation: