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World Religions Knowledge Quiz

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What the 24 questions cover
  1. What is the central holy text of Islam?
  2. Which religion teaches the concept of the Four Noble Truths?
  3. What is the name of the Jewish day of rest observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening?
  4. The concept of "karma" is central to which group of religions?
  5. Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
  6. The Guru Granth Sahib is the holy scripture of which religion?
  7. What does the Christian doctrine of the Trinity teach?
  8. Ahimsa (non-violence) is a core principle most emphasized in which religion?
  9. Which religion has no single founder and is considered the oldest major world religion?
  10. What is the Eightfold Path in Buddhism?
  11. What is the name of the supreme deity in Zoroastrianism?
  12. Which religion teaches that all prophets, including Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, and others, are messengers of one God?
  13. What is the Tao Te Ching?
  14. In Confucianism, what is the concept of "ren" (仁)?
  15. What distinguishes Orthodox Christianity from Roman Catholicism?
  16. What is the Book of Mormon?
  17. What is the Wiccan Rede?
  18. In Rastafari, who is considered the returned messiah?
  19. What is the Ifa divination system?
  20. What percentage of the world population is religiously unaffiliated ("nones")?
  21. What is the Druze belief about the soul after death?
  22. Which historical figure do the Druze regard as a manifestation of God?
  23. What is the primary symbol of Unitarian Universalism?
  24. Unitarian Universalism is best described as:

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What is the central holy text of Islam?

Sources & Further Reading

  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Quran.”https://www.britannica.com/topic/Quran
  2. Rupert Gethin, The Foundations of Buddhism (Oxford University Press).
  3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Judaism and Sabbath entries.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sabbath
  4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Karma.”https://www.britannica.com/topic/karma
  5. Oxford Islamic Studies and Britannica references on the Five Pillars of Islam.
  6. Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Adi Granth” / “Guru Granth Sahib.”https://www.britannica.com/topic/Adi-Granth
  7. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 232-267.https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P17.HTM
  8. Paul Dundas, The Jains (Routledge).
  9. Gavin Flood, An Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge University Press).
  10. Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path (Buddhist Publication Society).https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/waytoend.html