WORLD RELIGIONS MOBILE QUIZ ANSWER KEY
1. QUESTION:
The highest Hindu caste is that of the scholar-priests. What are they called?
ANSWER:
C . Brahmins
2. QUESTION:
What three aspects of the Supreme Being make up the central "trinity" of Hinduism?
ANSWER:
A . Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Preserver), Shiva (the Destroyer)
All deities in Hinduism are considered aspects of a single divinity.
3. QUESTION:
Who is the Hindu goddess of destruction?
ANSWER:
C . Kali
4. QUESTION:
What was the birth name of the founder of Buddhism
ANSWER:
B . Siddhartha Gautama
5. QUESTION:
Where did the Buddha achieve enlightenment?
ANSWER:

C.
Under a tree
The Buddha achieved enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in Bodh
Gaya, India.
6. QUESTION:
What is the mystical branch of Islam called?
ANSWER:
C.
Sufism
Gnosticism and Kabbalah are mystical branches of Christianity and
Judaism, respectively.
7. QUESTION:
What is the literal meaning of "Islam"?
ANSWER:
B.
Peace
"Islam" derives from the word "salam," meaning "peace" or "surrender."
8. QUESTION:
What is the Ka'ba?
ANSWER:
A.
A temple in Mecca
The Ka'ba is a cubical stone temple in Mecca said to have been built by
Abraham and his son Ishmael. It is the geographical center of the
Islamic faith.

9. QUESTION:
What is the major disagreement between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims?
ANSWER:
B.
The true successors of Muhammad
Sunnis (the majority) believe religious leaders should be elected, while
Shi'ites believe they can only be chosen by Allah.
10. QUESTION:
What patriarch is considered the founder of Judaism?
A . Abraham
11. QUESTION:
How did the holiday Passover get its name?
ANSWER:
B.
Passover refers to God "passing over" the houses of Jews during the plague that killed all firstborn children in Egypt.
12. QUESTION:
How many commandments are recognized by Judaism?
ANSWER:
C . 613
613 commandments are given in the Torah, but only a fraction of them are still applicable today.
13. QUESTION:
What does "Christ" mean?
ANSWER:
C.
Messiah

"Christ" is derived from the ancient Greek "christos." It is a title, not a name.
14. QUESTION:
When did Christianity split into Roman Catholicism and Eastern
Orthodoxy?
ANSWER:
C . 1054 A.D.
15. QUESTION:
Who are the four evangelists?
ANSWER:
B . Matthew, Mark, Luke, John