AP Human Geography
Chapter 6: Religion (Practice MC Exam)
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1. "A system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order
life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities" is a
geographer's definition of
(A) cosmogony
(B) mysticism
(C) shamanism
(D) religion
(E) secularism
7. The religious practices of many cultural groups combine
elements of Christianity with the traditional religions of
their ancestors. This is an example of
(A) independent innovation of cultural traits.
(B) cultural lag.
(C) relocation diffusion.
(D) a creolized religion.
(E) syncretism.
2. Religion has __________ .
(A) been a major force in sustaining the poor.
(B) been a major force in promoting the arts.
(C) been a major source of both interfaith and intrafaith
conflict.
(D) blocked scientific study.
(E) All of the above
8. Syncretic religions are those which have blended the
beliefs of two or more other religious traditions. Which
of the following is NOT a syncretic religion?
(A) Voodooism
(B) Sikhism
(C) Baha'ism
(D) none of these are syncretic
(E) all of these are syncretic
3. Religion is a particularly good example of the tension
between globalization and local diversity because
(A) migrants usually leave their religion behind when they
migrate to a new area.
(B) all religions are in competition to convert as many
people as possible.
(C) many people follow more than one religion.
(D) the core cultural values represented by religion often
conflict with the values of other groups or regions
9. Adherents of which religion are also likely to believe in
other religions simultaneously?
(A) Buddhism
(B) Hinduism
(C) Judaism
(D) Christianity
(E) Islam
4. What aspect or aspects of religion are typically studied by
geographers?
(A) the influence of religion on culture and cultural
conflicts
(B) the origins, diffusion, and distribution of religions
(C) the impact of religion on the cultural landscape
(D) the hierarchy or administration of religions
(E) all of the above
5. Beliefs concerning the origin of the universe are called
(A) animism.
(B) monotheism.
(C) astronomy.
(D) cosmogony.
(E) polytheism.
6. A Pakistani man moves his entire family to a
predominantly Pakistani neighborhood in London where
he and his community maintain many of their cultural
traditions. This describes a
(A) diorama
(B) diaspora
(C) multicultural enclave
(D) Pakistani ghetto.
(E) gentrified community.
10. Many Islamic states in the Middle East region combine
religion and state and don't separate them. This is an
example of what?
(A) Monotheism
(B) Plural society
(C) Democracy
(D) Theocracy
(E) Multilingual society
11. Which country would be a good example of a theocracy?
(A) Iran
(B) Iraq
(C) India
(D) Japan
(E) Italy
12. A large and fundamental division within a religion is a
(A) sect.
(B) family.
(C) dialect.
(D) denomination.
(E) branch.
13. Lutheranism is an example of a Christian
(A) branch.
(B) family.
(C) denomination.
(D) religion.
(E) sect.
14. A relatively small group that has broken away from an
established church is a
(A) sect.
(B) dialect.
(C) family.
(D) branch.
(E) denomination.
21. Which of the following is an example of an ethnic
religion?
(A) Islam
(B) Mormonism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Judaism
(E) Roman Catholicism
15. Animists believe that
(A) people should make complete use of the Earth's
resources.
(B) enlightenment can be achieved by all people.
(C) natural disasters are preventable.
(D) people should complete God's creation of the Earth.
(E) inanimate objects and natural events have spirits.
22. All of the following are ethnic religions in Asia EXCEPT
(A) Shintoism
(B) Daoism
(C) Confucianism
(D) Buddhism
(E) Hinduism
16. ________ is movement or attitude stressing strict and
literal adherence to a set of basic principles.
(A) fundamentalism
(B) sect
(C) branch
(D) religion
(E) heresy
17. Which of the following religions is a monotheistic
religion?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Shintoism
(C) Animism
(D) Judaism
(E) Buddhism
18. Which of the following religions is a polytheistic religion?
(A) Judaism
(B) Zoroastrianism
(C) Christianity
(D) Islam
(E) Hinduism
19. Which of the following is NOT generally a characteristic of
an ethnic religion?
(A) It is found in a particular culture.
(B) It is always polytheistic.
(C) It appeals primarily to one group of people in a
particular place (i.e. is spatially concentrated).
(D) It does not seek outside converts.
20. In ________ religions, community, common history, and
social relations are inextricably intertwined with spiritual
beliefs.
(A) monotheistic
(B) local
(C) evangelical
(D) ethnic
(E) universalizing
23. A universalizing religion
(A) is based on the physical characteristics of a particular
location on the earth’s surface
(B) appeals to people living in a wide variety of locations
(C) is rarely transmitted through missionaries
(D) is usually found in less developed countries
(E) all of the above
24. Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
(A) A universalizing religion is one into which people are
born.
(B) A universalizing religion is usually easy to join.
(C) A universalizing religion seeks converts from other
religions.
(D) A and B only.
(E) B and C only.
25. Which of the following religions did NOT originate with a
founder or innovating prophet?
(A) Buddhism
(B) Hinduism
(C) Islam
(D) Taoism
(E) Confucianism
26. The agricultural calendar (seasons of planting, harvest,
etc.) is relatively unimportant to which type of religions?
(A) animist
(B) ethnic
(C) pagan
(D) universalizing
27. Which of the following is NOT a universalizing religion?
(A) Islam
(B) Mormonism
(C) Judaism
(D) Buddhism
(E) Christianity
28. All evangelical religions are also universalizing religions.
Which religion demonstrates that the reverse is not
always true (i.e. is example of a nonevangelical,
universalizing religion)?
(A) Christianity
(B) Buddhism
(C) Protestantism
(D) Polytheism
(E) Hinduism
29. The five largest religions in order of number of adherents
are
(A) Christianity - Hinduism - Islam - Sikhism - Judaism
(B) Islam - Christianity - Hinduism - Judaism - Sikhism
(C) Buddhism - Christianity - Islam - Hinduism - Sikhism
(D) Christianity - Islam - Hinduism - Buddhism - Sikhism
(E) Christianity - Buddhism - Hinduism - Judaism – Islam
30. Numerically speaking, which of the following religions has
the smallest number of adherents?
(A) Judaism
(B) Christianity
(C) Islam
(D) Hinduism
(E) Buddhism
31. Which religion is the fastest growing of the world's five
primary religions?
(A) Christianity
(B) Islam
(C) Judaism
(D) Hinduism
(E) Buddhism
32. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today
primarily because of
(A) high birthrates.
(B) contagious diffusion.
(C) relocation diffusion.
(D) cultural convergence.
(E) forced conversions
33. The world's most widely distributed religion is
(A) Islam.
(B) Animism.
(C) Christianity.
(D) Hinduism.
(E) Buddhism.
34. Which of the following world religions is the LEAST
spatially distributed (i.e. most clustered)?
(A) Buddhism
(B) Christianity
(C) Islam
(D) Judaism
(E) Hinduism
35. The oldest major religion is
(A) Hinduism.
(B) Judaism.
(C) Buddhism.
(D) Christianity.
(E) Islam.
36. The youngest major religion is
(A) Hinduism.
(B) Judaism.
(C) Islam.
(D) Christianity.
37. Which of the following religions is matched most
correctly with its hearth?
(A) Christianity-Italy
(B) Buddhism-Northeastern India/Nepal
(C) Islam-Egypt
(D) Judaism-Iran
(E) Hinduism-Tibet
38. What two areas are the hearths of all of the world's five
primary religions?
(A) Southern India and Eastern China
(B) Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
(C) Central Europe and Southwest Asia
(D) Northern India and Southwest Asia
(E) Eastern China and Southern Europe
39. Which of the following is currently the most important
religion in the homeland of the man who founded it?
(A) Shintoism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Islam
(D) Hinduism
(E) Christianity
40. (AP Exam) The world's three major monotheistic religions
originated in which of the following regions?
(A) East Asia
(B) Southwest Asia
(C) Eastern Europe
(D) Western Europe
(E) Africa
41. Which of the following religions does NOT trace its
origins to the patriarch Abraham?
(A) Judaism
(B) Islam
(C) Hinduism
(D) Christianity
deity
humans
nature
42. The cosmographical design shown above is best
associated with what religion or religions?
(A) Buddhism
(B) animism
(C) Christian/Judaism/Islam
(D) all of the above
(E) none of the above
43. Christianity first diffused from its hearth through
(A) hierarchical diffusion.
(B) expansion diffusion.
(C) relocation diffusion.
(D) contagious diffusion.
(E) all of the above
44. The three major branches of Christianity are
(A) Roman Catholic, Coptic Church, Eastern Orthodox
(B) Roman Catholic, Armenian, Protestant
(C) Roman Catholic, Protestant, Latter Day Saints
(D) Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox
(E) Roman Catholic, Protestant, Maronite
45. The branch of Christianity that has been resurrected and
is growing rapidly in Russia, Eastern Europe and many
Slavic countries is:
(A) Catholicism
(B) Protestantism
(C) Eastern Orthodox
(D) Shaker
(E) Unitarianism
46. Which of the following does NOT qualify as a Protestant
denomination?
(A) Presbyterianism
(B) Methodism
(C) Catholicism
(D) Southern Baptist
(E) Lutheran
47. Almost 90 percent of people in the Western Hemisphere
claim adherence to
(A) Protestantism.
(B) Eastern Orthodoxy.
(C) Roman Catholicism.
(D) Christianity.
48. Numerically speaking, which of the following Christian
groups is the largest?
(A) Southern Baptist.
(B) Eastern Orthodox.
(C) Roman Catholic
(D) Anglican/Episcopalian.
(E) Lutheran.
49. (AP Exam) The principal religion of Central and South
America is
(A) Eastern Orthodoxy
(B) Roman Catholicism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Islam
(E) Protestantism
50. Which of the following regions is the most solidly Roman
Catholic?
(A) Latin America
(B) North America
(C) Europe
(D) Central Africa
(E) Australia/Pacific Islands
51. Which characteristic distinguishes religion in Latin
America from religion in North America?
(A) Latin America has a smaller zone of extant (surviving)
indigenous, tribal religions.
(B) Christianity in Latin America diffused primarily from
the British Isles whereas Christianity in North America
diffused primarily from Spain.
(C) Latin America has a Roman Catholic majority
(D) Latin America has a Protestant majority
52. All of the following groups consider themselves to be
minor Christian branches and are correctly matched with
their regions, EXCEPT:
(A) Coptic, Egypt
(B) Marionites, Lebanon
(C) Parsee, Iran
(D) Ethiopian, Ethiopia
(E) Mormon, Utah
53. Muslims trace their origins through Abraham's son
(A) Aaron
(B) Saul
(C) Solomon
(D) Ishmael
(E) Isaac
54. The hearth and spiritual center of Islam is at
(A) Baghdad.
(B) Cairo.
(C) Jakarta
(D) Mecca
(E) Jerusalem
55. Islam diffused across the Eastern Hemisphere through
(A) war.
(B) trade
(C) missionaries.
(D) migration.
(E) all of the above.
63. (AP Exam) A country in which the majority of the
population are Shiite Muslims is
(A) Iran
(B) Morocco
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Egypt
(E) Indonesia
56. Adherents of which religion controlled much of present
day Spain until 1492, but not since then?
(A) Buddhism
(B) Christianity
(C) Hinduism
(D) Islam
57. Which of the following regions is predominantly Muslim?
(A) North Africa
(B) Middle East.
(C) Indonesia
(D) Central Asia
(E) All of these.
58. Approximately 50% of the world's Muslims live in what
four countries OUTSIDE of the Middle East
(A) Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Malaysia
(B) Indonesia, Pakistan, Sudan and Malaysia
(C) Indonesia, Sudan, Malaysia, and India
(D) Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Pakistan
(E) Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India
64. Shaded areas on the map above indicate different
religions. Nigeria, Chad, and Sudan, are all shown with
north-south divides. What religion predominates in the
north of these countries?
(A) Animism
(B) Animism and Christianity together
(C) Sunni Islam
(D) Shia Islam
(E) Sunni and Shia Islam together
59. Which of the following countries is NOT one of the
largest Muslim populations outside the Middle East?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Brazil
(E) India
65. In which of the following countries does Islam
predominate in the north while traditional tribal religions
predominate in the south?
(A) Iraq
(B) Sudan
(C) Malaysia
(D) Egypt
60. The dominant branch of Islam is
(A) Sunni.
(B) Druze.
(C) Eastern Orthodoxy.
(D) Sikh.
(E) Shiite.
61. (AP Exam) Which of the following countries has the
largest number of Sunni Muslims?
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Egypt
(D) Iran
(E) Indonesia
62. The world's largest dominantly Islamic state is
(A) Iran.
(B) Pakistan.
(C) Egypt.
(D) Indonesia.
66. (AP Exam) All or nearly all of the population of the
shaded land region on the map above avoid which of the
following foods?
(A) Beef
(B) Poultry
(C) Pork
(D) Corn
(E) Rice
67. The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam," is
(A) charitable giving
(B) fasting during the holy month
(C) the veil worn by Muslim women
(D) the pilgrimage to Mecca
(E) the five daily prayers
68. Recent diffusion of Islam into Europe (beyond Spain and
Portugal), South Africa, and the Americas has largely
been a result of __________
(A) proselytizing.
(B) forced migration.
(C) relocation diffusion.
(D) favorable European Union policies.
(E) the collapse of the Soviet Union.
69. Since the fall of Communism in the former Soviet
Republics some of the newly created countries are
struggling with the degree to which new laws should
reflect the influence of Islam, or remain secular.
Examples of these republics include:
(A) Croatia and Slovenia
(B) Poland and Lithuania
(C) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
(D) Mongolia and Tibet
(E) all of the above
70. Which of the following religions is NOT an important
religion in India?
(A) Christianity.
(B) Hinduism.
(C) Sikhism.
(D) Buddhism.
(E) Islam.
71. The two primary Eastern religions of Hinduism and
Buddhism each have their hearths located where?
(A) Jerusalem, Israel
(B) Western Saudi Arabia
(C) Eastern China
(D) Southeast Asia
(E) Northern India
72. Hinduism arose in the _____________ River valley.
(A) Indus
(B) Ganges
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Krishna
73. One of the unique characteristics of Hinduism is that it
(A) is so young.
(B) is a very simple religion.
(C) emerged without a prophet, book of scriptures, and
without evolving a bureaucratic structure comparable
to those of the Christian religions.
(D) has so few followers.
74. The caste system in Hindu India is
(A) a social structure based upon a social hierarchy in
which a person is born into a caste and cannot change
castes during their lifetime
(B) an economic class which poor people can work and
earn money to raise their position in society
(C) a political party system strongly tied to economic
class divisions such as blue-collar and white-collar
workers
(D) regional cultural divisions dominated by Hindispeakers from northern India
(E) a colonial social structure created by British rulers and
imposed from the 1800s through the 1940s until
independence
75. All of the following helped loosen the social barriers of
the caste system except __________ .
(A) the coming of other religions to India.
(B) the work of Mahatma Gandhi.
(C) the effects of modernization during the colonial
period.
(D) the United Nations.
(E) affirmative action policies.
76. Hinduism has not spread by expansion diffusion in
modern times, but at one time it did spread by relocation
diffusion as a result of
(A) the transportation of Indian workers abroad during
the colonial period.
(B) conquest by military groups.
(C) forced relocation by Islamic invaders.
(D) missionary activities overseas.
77. Which of the following can be considered the “parent”
religion to Buddhism?
(A) Hinduism.
(B) Sikhism.
(C) Islam.
(D) Christianity.
(E) Shintoism.
78. Buddhism has its source in
(A) India.
(B) Japan.
(C) China.
(D) Thailand.
79. Mahayana Buddhists are found primarily in
(A) China, Japan and Korea
(B) Tibet and Mongolia
(C) Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar
(D) Sri Lanka and Thailand
(E) C and D
80. Theravada (also known as Hinayana) Buddhists are found
primarily in
(A) China, Japan and Korea
(B) Tibet and Mongolia
(C) Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar
(D) Sri Lanka and Thailand
(E) C and D
81. How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?
(A) Both religions believe in a judgment day and rewards
in heaven.
(B) Both religions believe in magic and divination.
(C) Both religions believe in a rigid class system (caste
system).
(D) Both religions believe in karma and re-incarnation.
(E) All of the above
82. How are Buddhism and Hinduism different?
(A) Buddhists practice meditation; Hindus reject the
practice of meditation.
(B) Hindus have a rigid caste system; Buddhists reject the
caste system.
(C) Hindus believe in reincarnation; Buddhists believe in a
heaven.
(D) Buddhists believe in ahimsa (non-violence), while
Hindus do not believe in nonviolence.
(E) Buddhists are polytheists; Hindus are monotheists.
83. Which of the following is NOT true of the effects of the
Chinese Communist takeover of Tibet?
(A) a communist was installed as leader of Tibetan
Buddhism
(B) the influence of monks was greatly reduced and
monasteries destroyed
(C) Tibet was reformed politically as a province of China,
and a communist government was installed
(D) thousands of Tibetan Buddhists fled to India as
refugees
(E) roads, hospitals, and schools were modernized
84. Sikhism is a religion that arose from the confrontation
between:
(A) Buddhism and Islam
(B) Islam and Hinduism
(C) Christianity and Islam
(D) Judaism and Hinduism
(E) Hinduism and Buddhism
85. The majority of Sikhs are located in the ________ region
of India.
(A) Punjab
(B) Bangalore
(C) Delhi
(D) Ganges
(E) Bengali
86. What was the first major religion known to espouse
monotheism?
(A) Islam
(B) Christianity
(C) Hinduism
(D) Judaism
87. The concept of a ghetto originally referred to the area of
a city
(A) inside the walls.
(B) where Jews were forced to live.
(C) inhabited by the lowest-income people.
(D) where the untouchable caste lived.
(E) where most blacks lived.
88. Which statement best describes the distribution of the
Jewish population in the world?
(A) Nearly 90% of all Jews in the world live in Israel.
(B) Most Jews live in Russia and Eastern Europe
(C) About half of all Jews live in Israel, the rest are
concentrated in urban areas of Europe and North
America
(D) About half of all Jews live in European cities, the rest
live in Israel.
(E) Only one-quarter of all Jews live in Israel, the rest are
concentrated in North America.
89. The teachings of Lao-Tsu form the tenants of
(A) Confucianism.
(B) Hinduism.
(C) Taoism.
(D) Islam.
90. Especially important in Taoism is
(A) ethical principles and behavior.
(B) reflection on the mystical and magical aspects of
nature.
(C) daily reading of sacred texts.
(D) belief in one all-powerful God.
91. Especially important in Confucianism is to
(A) ethical principles and behavior.
(B) reflection on the mystical and magical aspects of
nature.
(C) daily reading of sacred texts.
(D) belief in one all-powerful God.
92. Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that
it
(A) is monotheistic
(B) is based on a strict dualism of good vs. evil
(C) believes that history will culminate in the return of a
savior figure
(D) is based on the teachings of a prophet
(E) all of the above
93. Which of the following is NOT associated with the Baha'i
faith?
(A) diffusion through relocation diffusion
(B) a universal message
(C) sacred sites in the Muslim/Christian/Jewish holy land
(D) decline in recent decades
(E) temple structures on all inhabited continents
94. Animism in Africa is declining rapidly as it gives way to
what two other major world religions?
(A) Islam and Christianity
(B) Islam and Buddhism
(C) Buddhism and Judaism
(D) Judaism and Islam
(E) Christianity and Buddhism
95. In Europe, many Catholics are less likely to attend church
or be active in their religious community. This is due to
the rise of
(A) Protestantism.
(B) Shamanism.
(C) Cultural Indifference
(D) Atheism.
(E) Secularism.
96. The rise of secularism and decline of religious
membership are found primarily in
(A) Europe.
(B) Africa.
(C) Southwest Asia.
(D) Southeast Asia.
97. Which of the following is NOT true of the effects of the
Communist Revolution of 1917 on Orthodox Christianity
in Russia?
(A) church buildings and property were nationalized
(B) all people were ordered to discontinue the practice of
religion
(C) the church was not allowed to carry out social and
cultural work
(D) anti-religious policies were adopted by the
government
(E) religious practices become increasingly uncommon
among younger generations
98. Which of the following U.S. region-religion associations is
NOT correct?
(A) New England—Catholic
(B) South—Baptist
(C) Upper Midwest—Lutheran
(D) Southwest—Mormon
99. Where in the United States does Roman Catholicism
dominate?
(A) southern New England
(B) Southwest
(C) Pacific Northwest
(D) Southeast
(E) A and B
100. (AP Exam) Which of the following religions is
predominant in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and
North Dakota?
(A) Catholic
(B) Mormon
(C) Lutheran
(D) Baptist
(E) Methodist
101. Catholics comprise 25% of all North Americans. Which
Protestant group is largest among the remaining
Christians?
(A) Methodists
(B) Latter-day Saints
(C) Lutherans
(D) Presbyterians
(E) Baptists
102. In terms of religious diversity, __________ are among
the least diverse U.S. states.
(A) Florida and Oregon
(B) Illinois and Wisconsin
(C) Texas and Kansas.
(D) Utah and Massachusetts
(E) Washington and Ohio
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Y
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Z
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Identify the religion based on its geographical distribution as
shown on the map above.
103. What is religion X?
(A) Roman Catholic
(B) Lutheran
(C) Baptist
(D) Methodist
(E) Latter-day Saint (Mormon)
104. What is religion Y?
(A) Roman Catholic
(B) Lutheran
(C) Baptist
(D) Methodist
(E) Latter-day Saint (Mormon)
105. What is religion Z?
(A) Roman Catholic
(B) Lutheran
(C) Baptist
(D) Methodist
(E) Latter-day Saint (Mormon)
106. Which is true about the relationship between culture,
religion, and the physical environment
(A) religion is no longer an important source of
identification for a distinct cultural group.
(B) religious beliefs are often responsible for changes
people make to the physical environment.
(C) all religions appeal primarily to people living in their
land of origin.
(D) few religions derive meaningful events from the
physical environment.
(E) All of the above are true.
107. The influence of religion on the cultural landscape can
be seen in all following ways EXCEPT
(A) places of worship.
(B) burial grounds.
(C) shrines and temples
(D) commercial districts.
(E) sacred sites.
108. The region characterized by a general lack of religious
elements in the landscape is called a/an
(A) autonomous religious landscape
(B) secularized landscape
(C) universalizing landscape
(D) sectarian landscape
(E) cosmogonic landscape
111. Why have the Chinese government begun to encourage
cremation over burial of the dead?
(A) Burials take up too much space in the cities that might
otherwise be used for recreation.
(B) Burials are reminder of death on the landscape.
(C) Burials in China take too much space in the
countryside that might otherwise be used for
agriculture.
(D) The elaborate funerals associated with burial are too
expensive.
(E) Burials are associated with Western democracies and
popular culture.
112. Religious structures are designed for public worship and
large congregations for which major religions?
(A) Christianity and Islam
(B) Islam and Buddhism
(C) Buddhism and Hinduism
(D) Hinduism and Islam
(E) Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity
113. A mosque differs from a church, because a mosque
(A) displays a variety of architectural styles.
(B) is not considered a sanctified place (holy ground).
(C) contains relics of the founder.
(D) is not a place of worship.
(E) is decorated with scenes from the life of the founder.
114. What religion is indicated by
the silhouette to the left?
(A) Islam
(B) Christianity
(C) Buddhism
(D) Hinduism
(E) Judaism
109. Which of the following does NOT represent a traditional
religious method of the disposal of the dead?
(A) inhumation (burial)
(B) cremation
(C) exposure
(D) burial at sea
(E) all represent such methods
115. Which is NOT a feature of Islamic sacred architecture?
(A) minarets
(B) adoption of Roman models of design
(C) the influence of the architecture of other civilizations
(D) geometric and calligraphic ornamentation
(E) frescoes depicting the life of the prophet
110. In which religion is cremation rather than burial of the
dead practiced?
(A) Islam
(B) Christianity
(C) Judaism
(D) Hinduism
116. Everyday worship in Hinduism is most likely to take
place
(A) at a holy shrine
(B) as part of a pilgrimage
(C) at home
(D) in a pagoda
(E) in a temple
117. This structure (left) is associated with
which world religion?
(A) Judaism
(B) Roman Catholicism
(C) Hinduism
(D) Buddhism
(E) Islam
118. Jerusalem is a sacred place for
(A) Jews.
(B) Muslims.
(C) Christians.
(D) all of the above
119. The Temple Mount and the al-Haram al-Sharif are
__________.
(A) sacred sites for Hindus.
(B) the same site.
(C) located in Mecca.
(D) located in Medina.
(E) located in Tel Aviv.
125. Which is an example of an intrafaith (boundary)
conflict?
(A) Israel—Palestine
(B) Former Yugoslavia
(C) Northern Ireland
(D) Nigeria
126. The conflict over religion in Ireland is between
(A) Protestants and Catholics
(B) Catholics and Orthodox Christians
(C) Orthodox Christians and Protestants
(D) Anglicans and Presbyterians
(E) Anglicans and Episcopalians
127. Protestants in Ireland are
(A) highly integrated with the Roman Catholic population.
(B) dispersed throughout the island.
(C) highly clustered in one part of the island.
(D) recent immigrants from Great Britain.
(E) A and B
120. The place represented in the image above is
(A) the Red Mosue of Islamabadq
(B) the al-Kabah Mosque in Mecca
(C) the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul
(D) the Blue Mosque in Istanbul
(E) the Dome of the Rock (al-Asqa Mosquin Jerusalem
121. Jerusalem is to Christians as ____________ is to Hindus.
(A) Mumbai
(B) Delhi
(C) Varanasi (aka Benares)
(D) Tokyo
122. What do Hindus consider to be the holiest river?
(A) the Indus
(B) the Ganges
(C) the Tigris
(D) the Nile
123. Buddhist pilgrimages to Bodh Gaya are focused on
(A) the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama.
(B) a Bhodi tree under which the Buddha taught.
(C) a Shrine to Krishna.
(D) the grave of the Buddha.
124. Which of the following holy sites is NOT correctly
matched with its religion?
(A) Western Wall: Judaism
(B) Dome of the Rock: Islam
(C) City of Mecca: Islam
(D) Golden Temple of Amritsar: Bahai’ism
(E) St. Peter’s Cathedral (Vatican City): Christianity
128. Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult
religious conflict to resolve because
(A) The Israeli government has separated the most sacred
sites with a massive concrete wall.
(B) the population of Jerusalem is majority Christian but
surrounded by majority Jewish and Muslim
populations on either side.
(C) Israel captured the Sinai peninsula from Egypt.
(D) Sacred sites for Jews and Muslims are literally built
one on top the other.
129. The ideology of Zionism has as its goal
(A) the merger of Judaism with other religions.
(B) the merger of the three modern divisions of Judaism.
(C) a homeland for the Jewish people.
(D) the elimination of the Orthodox division within the
faith.
130. Palestinians include all of the following groups EXCEPT
(A) residents of territories occupied by Israel
(B) residents of refugee camps outside of Israel
(C) citizens of other states calling themselves Palestinians
(D) Jewish citizens of Israel
(E) Muslim citizens of Israel
131. Israel has controlled all of Jerusalem since
(A) partition of Palestine by the United Nations in 1947.
(B) the withdrawal of British rule in 1948.
(C) the Arab-Israeli armistice of 1949.
(D) the Egyptian and Israeli peace treaty of 1979.
(E) the Six-Day War in 1967.
132. Nigeria is a multilingual country with many tribal
boundaries where Christianity prevails in the south
and________ in the north.
(A) Judaism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Sikhism
(D) Hinduism
(E) Islam
133. In which country is the freedom of religion generally
NOT considered endangered or seriously challenged
today?
(A) Burma/Myanmar
(B) China
(C) Turkmenistan
(D) Iran
(E) India
134. Which is NOT a characteristic of a hierarchical religion?
(A) It encourages each congregation to be self-sufficient.
(B) Regional administration is located in large cities.
(C) It organizes territory into local administrative units.
(D) It has a well-defined hierarchical structure.
(E) It fosters interaction among different congregations.
135. Which pair of religions are both considered hierarchical
religions?
(A) Roman Catholicism and Mormonism.
(B) Mormonism and Southern Baptist.
(C) Mormonism and Islam.
(D) Roman Catholicism and Islam.
(E) Southern Baptist and Islam.
136. Baptist and Islam are examples of
(A) hierarchical religions
(B) ethnic religions
(C) animistic religions
(D) autonomous religions
(E) theocratic religions
137. Which religion is the most autonomous?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Orthodox Christianity
(D) Roman Catholicism
(E) Islam
138. Administration of the Roman Catholic church is
hierarchical. Which of the following describes the
geographical hierarchy from largest unit to smallest?
(A) church  archdiocese  diocese  parish
(B) archdiocese  diocese  church  parish
(C) archdiocese  diocese  parish  church
(D) parish  diocese  archdiocese  church
(E) church  parish  diocese  archdiocese