Chapter 6 Quiz

Question 1

What’s the difference between a universalizing and an ethnic religion?

Answer 1

Universalizing religions main goal is conversion, however, ethnic religions don’t prioritize conversion. In addition, ethnic religions typically don’t have one specific founder and universalizing religions do

Question 2

Who is the founder of Christianity and what year did he found it?

Answer 2

Jesus of Nazareth in 33 C.E

Question 3

Who is the founder of Islam and what year did he found it?

Answer 3

Muhammad in 610 C.E

Question 4

How did Christianity first spread?

Answer 4

By missionaries using a network of Roman roads

Question 5

What are the 2 major branches of Islam?

Answer 5

Shi’a and Sunni

Question 6

What is the main difference between Shi’a and Sunni?

Answer 6

Shi’as believe that the person to replace Muhammad after he died should be his direct descendent (he didn’t even have one. Sunnis believe that his replacement/new leader of muslims should be someone who is elected

Question 7

Where did Islam originate and how did it spread?

Answer 7

It originated in the Arabian Peninsula and spread as Muslims began to create an empire in the 600s and 700s

Question 8

Who is the founder of Buddhism and what year did he found it?

Answer 8

Siddhartha Gautama around 500 B.C

Question 9

What religion was Siddhartha Gautama originally and why did he begin to question it?

Answer 9

He was originally Hindu but began to question the limitations of the caste system

Question 10

Why was Buddhism appealing and to whom?

Answer 10

It was an appealing alternative to Hinduism so those who felt confined by the caste system could achieve peace in this world

Question 11

How many Jews are there worldwide?

Answer 11

16 million

Question 12

What is considered the first recorded monotheistic religion?

Answer 12

Judaism

Question 13

Who is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Answer 13

Abraham

Question 14

How and why did Judaism diffuse?

Answer 14

Judaism diffused rapidly by refugees fleeing religious persecution

Question 15

What 2 major religions can not be traced by to a single founder?

Answer 15

Hinduism and Judaism

Question 16

Is Hinduism polytheistic or monotheistic?

Answer 16

It isn’t clear; It’s one God, but can be seen in many forms

Question 17

What’s the oldest religion in the world?

Answer 17

Hinduism

Question 18

What does Hindu rituals tend to be tied to?

Answer 18

The environment/ nature

Question 19

What are the 3 major beliefs of Hinduism?

Answer 19

1. Reincarnation (the soul is reborn in different forms)
2. Dharma (good deeds)
3. Karma (positive or negative force caused by a person’s actions)

Question 20

What 4 factors dictate burial practices?

Answer 20

Climate, topography, customs, and religious beliefs

Question 21

What do Christians typically do with their dead?

Answer 21

They put emphasis on the church and their cemeteries are considered sacred spaces

Question 22

What do Jews do with their dead?

Answer 22

No cremation because the body is a temple of God

Question 23

What do Muslims do with their dead?

Answer 23

They bury them within 24 hours (often with no casket)

Question 24

What do Jews place on graves when they visit them and why?

Answer 24

They place stones on graves to signify permanence and to show that someone has visited

Question 25

What do Hindus do with their dead?

Answer 25

Cremation with funeral pyres- they believe this causes purification of the body and because Shiva destroys and renews though fire. They often spread their ashes in the Ganges because the water is said to purify

Question 26

What do Buddhists do with their dead?

Answer 26

They often favor cremation of the body due to lack of burial space in mountainous of overpopulated regions (buddhism is mostly prevalent in these regions)

Question 27

What do island cultures do with their dead?

Answer 27

They often have water burials because of the lack of burial space

Question 28

What is referred to as the “most contested piece of real estate on earth” and why?

Answer 28

The Dome of the Rock, situated on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem because of its significance in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

Question 29

What part of the Temple mount is important to Judaism?

Answer 29

The Western Wall of the Jewish Temple

Question 30

What part of the Temple mount is important to Christianity?

Answer 30

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher