Preston High School
Judaism-Islam Take Home Exam – Senior
World Religion
Dr. Mark King
December 17, 2008
Name: ____________________________________
Grade:_____/100
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION
WORLD RELIGIONS
INSTRUCTION
1. Read the instructions for each section carefully before you answer the question.
2. All questions must be answered on the scantron. Write your name clearly in the
space provided. Use only a #2 pencil. Erase all unwanted marks completely or
else the marking machine will mark them as wrong.
3. Good luck
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Preston High School
Judaism-Islam Take Home Exam – Senior
World Religion
Dr. Mark King
December 17, 2008
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the dingle BEST answer to complete each statement
1. God’s name appears in the Torah in the Hebrew equivalent of the letters
A. TNKh
B. YHWH
C. TORH
D. HIS
2. The first five books of the Torah are
A. Traditionally believed to have been revealed directly by God to
Moses
B. The central statement of Judaism’s religious laws
C. A summary of the entire Hebrew Bible
D. Both A and B
3. Jews refer to the Hebrew Bible as the
A. Tanakh
B. Old Testament
C. Talmud
D. Both A and B
4. He received the Law at Mount Sinai and is regarded as the Torah’s author
A. Abraham
B. Jacob
C. Moses
D. David
5. It is most accurate to think of the Jews as
A. A single race of genetically related people
B. An ethnic group that shares a common history and religion
C. Adherents of the first official religion of history
D. Both A and B
6. Jews believe that God is
A. Directly involved in history
B. Completely uninvolved in history
C. At times subjected to humans
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
7. The most important event in Israelite history was the
A. Exodus from Egypt
B. Revelation of Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai
C. Both A and B
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Preston High School
Judaism-Islam Take Home Exam – Senior
World Religion
Dr. Mark King
December 17, 2008
D. Destruction of Solomon’s Temple by the Romans
8. Israel was granted statehood in
A. 1933
B. 1941
C. 1948
D. 1958
9. Torah defines
A. Worship
B. Ethical Conduct
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
10. The oral Torah is
A. Material taught and transmitted by the great rabbis
B. Teachings of the great rabbis written down as the Mishnah
C. Teachings of the great rabbis written down as the Talmud
D. All of the above
E. B and C only
11. Which statement(s) is or are true of the Mishnah
A. It is a commentary of the Torah
B. It is a commentary of the Talmud
C. Has no relationship to the Talmud
D. It is an independent book
12. Three related meanings of the Torah are
A. Law, Pentateuch, Genesis
B. Pentateuch, Prophets, Writings
C. Law, Instruction, Pentateuch
D. Instruction, Writings, Law
13. The three divisions of the Jewish Bible are
A. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus
B. Torah, Pentateuch, Writings
C. Law, Prophets, Writings
D. Genesis, Psalms, Proverbs
E. Torah, Mishnah, Talmud
14. The following constitute the first five books of the Jewish Bible
A. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Psalms
B. Isaiah, Genesis, Job, Ruth, Proverbs
C. Solomon, Esther, 12 minor prophets, Judges, Kings
D. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
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Preston High School
Judaism-Islam Take Home Exam – Senior
World Religion
Dr. Mark King
December 17, 2008
15. Which of the following statements is true of the Shema
A. It is Judaism’s basic theological statement
B. It is translated, “Hear O, Israel! Jesus is the Lord”
C. It is an affirmation of Jewish monotheism
D. All of the above
E. A and C only
16. Why is the Jewish Bible known as the Tanakh?
A. Because the bible is divided into three parts
B. Because the three parts are called Genesis, Leviticus, and
prophets
C. Because the three parts are Torah, Prophets, and Writings
D. A and B only
E. A and C only
17. Diaspora Jews refers to
A. The dispersion of Jews away from their homeland
B. Battle cry for Jews to go back home
C. The Jews in Israel
D. Conflict between Palestine and Israel
18. What is the distinguishing characteristic of Conservative Jews?
A. Worship in Hebrew
B. Strictly observe Jewish tradition
C. Advocate the change of Jewish law with changing times
D. A and B only
E. B and C only
19. This is a distinct characteristic of Reform Judaism
A. Worship in Hebrew
B. Strictly observe Jewish tradition
C. Advocate the change of Jewish Law with changing times
D. A and B only
E. B and C only
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Preston High School
Judaism-Islam Take Home Exam – Senior
World Religion
Dr. Mark King
December 17, 2008
B. MATCHING (Judaism):
Match the definitions in Column A with the words in Column B that fits
the definition
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
20. The most famous of the 613 laws in the Torah, found in chapter A. Kaddish
20 of Exodus
21. A building for Jewish worship
B. Repentance
22. Someone who is called to speak for God
C. Shoah
23. The starting point for rabbinical study of the oral Torah; it was
written in about 200 CE and contains teachings of the rabbis of
the preceding four centuries.
D. Synagogue
24. The vast depository blending together the oral and written forms
of Torah, based on the Mishnah with extensive rabbinical
E. Kabbalah
commentary
25. Jewish mysticism, which teachers that God can best be known
with the heart
AB. Seder feast
26. A form of Judaism that arose in the 18th century Eastern Europe
and emphasizes mysticism, a personal relationship with God, the AC. Ten
community, and the leadership of the zaddik.
Commandments
27. Originally this movement was committed to the re-establishment
of a Jewish homeland; since 1948, this refers generally to the
support of Israel
AD. Circumcision
28. The persecution of the Jews by German Nazis from 1938 to
1945, resulting in the murder of nearly six million Jews; some
called it the holocaust
AE. Talmud
29. A teacher of the Torah and leader of Jewish worship
30. The high point of the Passover festival
BC. The Zohar
31. What Yom Kippur emphasizes
BD. Hasidism
32. This physical feature distinguished the Israelites from people of
other nations
BE.Rabbi
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Preston High School
Judaism-Islam Take Home Exam – Senior
World Religion
Dr. Mark King
December 17, 2008
CD. Zionism
33. God called him to be the father of a great nation; the first
patriarch
CE. Mishnah
34. A coming-of-age for a Jewish girl
DE. Prophet
35. A prayer of mourning
ABC. Bat mitzvah
36. The most famous text of Jewish mysticism
ABD. Abraham
C. MULTIPLE CHOICE (Islam)
Choose the dingle BEST answer to complete each statement
37. Islam
A. Is deeply rooted in the tradition of the bible
B. Respects Jesus Christ and Judaism’s great prophets.
C. Has played a crucial role in shaping Western culture, especially during
the Middle Ages
D. All of the above
38. The name Muslim means
A. Wrapped in cotton cloth
B. One who submits
C. Muhammad’s friend
D. All of the above
39. Who appeared to Muhammad in a dream on the Night of Power and
Excellence?
A. The archangel
B. Abraham
C. Jesus
D. Imam
40. Muslims consider Muhammad to be the Seal of the Prophets because they
believe that he is
A. The sacred presence in the world
B. A prophet like Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, revealing God’s will only
partially
C. The final prophet, revealing the will of Allah fully and precisely and
for all time
D. Both A and C
41. Islam is
A. Monotheistic
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Preston High School
Judaism-Islam Take Home Exam – Senior
World Religion
Dr. Mark King
December 17, 2008
B. Polytheistic
C. Pantheistic
D. Solipsistic
42. What do Muslims believe leads to sin
A. Humanity’s essentially evil nature
B. The devil’s temptations
C. Forgetfulness
D. Both A and C
43. In Islam the natural world is
A. Seen as good and worth of reverence
B. Another form of revelation of God’s will
C. Sometimes referred to as the cosmic Qu’ran
D. All of the above
44. All Muslims are required to pray how often a day?
A. One time
B. Two times
C. Five times
D. Hourly except while sleeping
45. Fasting during Ramadan helps Muslims
A. Focus attention on moral and religious concerns and thus develop
spiritual fortitude
B. Gain insight into the situations of less fortunate people
C. Become more aware of their own mortality
D. All of the above
46. What proportion of their possessions’ value are Muslims required to
contribute to a public treasury?
A. 1 %
B. 2.5 %
C. 5 %
D. 10 %
47. Islam holds that the body ultimately belongs to
A. The individual
B. The individual’s spouse
C. God
D. The evil forces
48. Islamic dietary regulations forbid
A. Eating pork
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Preston High School
Judaism-Islam Take Home Exam – Senior
World Religion
Dr. Mark King
December 17, 2008
B. Drinking alcoholic beverages
C. Eating leavened bread
D. Both A and B
49. Why does Arabia enjoy a special status in Islam?
A. Arabs currently make up over 50% of the entire Muslim population
B. Muslim sacred sites are located in Arabia, and Arabic is the language
of Islam
C. Arabic involvement in Islam goes back to Islam’s earliest history
D. Both B and C
50. Sufism
A. Draws its adherents from both Sunnism and Shi’ism
B. Is one of the two major historical divisions of Islam
C. Shuns mysticism
D. Both B and C
51. Literally means ‘reading’ or ‘recite’
A. Umma
B. Ka’ba
C. Qur’an
D. Imam
52. The community of all Muslims is called
A. Jihad
B. Umma
C. Shahada
D. Ramadan
53. The first pillar of Islam; the traditional creedal statement
A. Ka’ba
B. Shahada
C. Qur’an
D. Shari’a
54. How many names are there for Allah in Islam?
A. Three
B. Twelve
C. Hundred
D. Ninety-nine
55. Which of these statements is true of the hajj?
A. It is a pilgrimage to Mecca
B. Allah forgives the sins of those who make it with reverence
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Preston High School
Judaism-Islam Take Home Exam – Senior
World Religion
Dr. Mark King
December 17, 2008
C. Any one who dies on it is a martyr and enters Paradise
D. All of the above
E. A and B only
56. What determines inclusion in the Muslim community?
A. Baptism
B. Professing faith in Allah and his Prophet Muhammad
C. Birth
D. Death
57. Which statement is true of the prophet Muhammad
A. He is divine
B. He is the Son of Allah
C. He is the messenger of Allah
D. He had one wife
58. Greater Jihad refers to
A. The war against Satan in the world
B. The war against Satan, or evil, within one’s self
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A or B
59. Lesser Jihad refers to
A. The war against Satan in the world
B. The war against Satan, or evil, within one’s self
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A or B
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