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Date ____________________
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World Religions Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet
Directions:
Circle the correct definition for each word.
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1. complete confidence in a person or plan. |
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A) Shintoism B) prophecy C) Christianity D)
faith |
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2. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices
generally agreed upon by a number of persons. |
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A) Shintoism B) Confucianism C) Islam D)
religion |
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3. a system of beliefs and practices based on the Old
Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the
New Testament. |
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A) faith B) Buddhism C) Bahaism D)
Christianity |
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4. the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka, and Nepal. |
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A) Islam B) prophecy C) Judaism D)
Hinduism |
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5. the predominant religion in northern Africa and the
Middle East. |
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A) Christianity B) Shintoism C) religion D)
Islam |
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6. the predominant religion in Asia. |
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A) Judaism B) Christianity C) religion D)
Buddhism |
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7. A monotheistic religion founded in northern India
in the 16th century by the guru Nanak. |
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A) Confucianism B) Sikhism C) religion D)
faith |
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8. A world religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew
people of the ancient Middle-Eas. |
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A) prophecy B) Jainism C) Shintoism D)
Judaism |
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9. a religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the
spiritual unity of all humankind. |
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A) sacred B) religion C) Judaism D)
Bahaism |
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10. the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity.
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A) symbols B) prophecy C) Confucianism D)
Bahaism |
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11. an ancient Indian religion that prescribes a path
of non-violence for all forms of living beings in this world.
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A) Jainism B) Sikhism C) symbols D)
ritual |
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12. is commonly translated as "The Way of the Gods."
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A) Judaism B) Jainism C) prophecy D)
Shintoism |
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13. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious
purpose. |
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A) Islam B) religion C) Christianity D)
sacred |
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14. the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
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A) prophecy B) Hinduism C) Shintoism D)
Islam |
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15. an established or prescribed procedure for a religious
or other rite. |
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A) Islam B) religion C) ritual D)
faith |
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16. something used for or regarded as representing something
else. |
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A) Sikhism B) prophecy C) sacred D)
symbols |
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