Jomalig National High School

First Semester Examination (2nd Quarter) in WORLD RELIGION

Name: _____________________________ Grade Level/Section: __________ Date: __________ Score: ______

I. Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter that correspondents to the correct answer.
_______ 1. The sacred writing of the Muslim is called ________ that literally means “recitation” or
“reading”. A. Q’uran B. Holy Bible C. The Doctrine D. Vedas
_______2. ________ is oftentimes considered as the oldest and most complex of all world religions.
A. CHRISTIANITY B. BUDDHISM C. HINDUISM D. ISLAM
_______3. The teachings of Siddharta include discourses on the ____________________.
A. Four Noble Truths B. Vedas C. Comics D. Book of Sacrament
_______4. Two Main Divisions of Buddhism Religion
A. Hinduism and Therevada B. Sunni and Caste System
C. Islam and Judaism D. Mahayana and Theravada
_______5. In Judaism they were monotheistic. What does monotheism mean?
A. Belief in no god B. Belief in one god
C. Belief in many god D. Belief in the worship of animals
_______6. Which is the most strict and orthodox branch of Buddhism?
a. Tantric B. Theravada C. Sunni D. Islam
_______7. The book that tells the history of the early Hebrews.
A. The bible B. Tanakh C. Torah D. Declaration of Independence
_______8. Polytheism is what? A. Belief in no god B. Belief in one god
C. Belief in many god D. Belief in the worship of animals
_______9. Hinduism strengthened the what?
A. The Caste System B. The Divine Power C. The Religion D. The Trade in India
_______10. In order to achieve nirvana, Buddhists have to follow:
A. Eightfold Path B. Path of Death C. Path of Life D. Path of Light
_______11. What are the five duties that Muslims must carry out called?
A. Eightfold path B. Nirvana C. 10 commandments D. Five Pillars of Islam
_______12. Which religion has the cross as its religious symbol?
A. Judaism B. Islam C. Islam D. Christianity
_______13. Which religion has the crescent moon and star as its religious symbol?
A. Judaism B. Islam C. Christianity D. Buddhism
_______14. The Vedas and Upanishads are the two holy books for:
A. Buddhism B. Christianity C. Hinduism D. Shintoism
_______15. Where was Hinduism develop? A. China B. Asia C. Africa D. India
_______16. A mosque is the place of worship for which religion?
A. Judaism B. Islam C. Christianity D. Buddhism
_______17. Christians worship in: A. Churches B. Synagogues C. Mosques D. Stupas
_______18. True or False? Christians believed Muhammad rose to heaven to learn Allah’s will.
A. True B. False
_______19. Buddhist worship in:
A. Churches B. Synagogues C. Mosques D. Stupas
_______20. How do Buddhist gain enlightenment?
A. Meditating B. Praying C. Walking D. Cleaning

II. TRUE or FALSE:

___________1. The concept of trikaya (“three bodies”) pertains to the teaching of Buddhism about the
nature of the Buddha and reality.
___________2. Daoists believe that everything comes from the Dao. Human nature should be aligned
with the rest of nature to achieve harmony and balance.
___________3. Human nature is basically good, and this goodness can be further developed through
self-cultivation and education.
___________4. Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician and philosopher of the Spring and
Autumn period of Chinese History.
___________5. The Mahasamghika (“of the Great Sangha”), one of the Buddhist schools, became the
source for the initial growth of Buddhism.
___________6. Judaism, Christianity and Islam, coming from patriarchal societies, do not accord to
women the same rights accorded to men. All three religions do not share religious leadership with
women and have certain practices which show that women are subordinate to men.
___________7. The basic obligations of Muslims are called the Five Pillars of Islam.
___________8. Shintoism is primarily concerned with humanity’s life on earth than on the afterlife.
___________9. The Tori Gate is the most common symbol for Shintoism.
__________10. Q’uran is the holy bible of the Judaism Religion.

III. Enumeration: Give the following data of the given religion.

Five Elements in Caste System in Eightfold Path in Holy Trinity in Christian

Daoism Religion Hinduism Religion Buddhism Religion Religion

1. 6. 10. 13.

2. 7. 11. 14.

3. 8. 12. 15.

4. 9.

5.

IV. ESSAY: Explain the following question base on your own opinion. 5 points.
Do you think that having a RELIGION is important to us?

You can do it! Good luck!

-Ma’am Lorie