Factors that Influence Choice of Faith

Question 1

What factors influence choice of faith ?

Answer 1

The influence of parents, the influence of evangelism, the influence of media, the influence of sacred writings, the influence of place of birth and racial or ethnic origins, the influence of siblings, spouses and friends or personal conviction.

Question 2

True of False. A Hindu mother teaches her children at home until they are seven years old before sending them to classes in the synagogue.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

True or False. The school attached to mosque is called a madrasah.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or False. Muslim children go to school to learn Arabic and learn the Qur’an by heart at an early age.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or False. Personal conviction is used to describe how religious groups share the messages of their religion to people who do not share their beliefs.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

True or False. Muslims in Jamaica are afraid tohand out Islamic literature in public places.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or False. Jews in Jamaica actively share their faith with others through their website and educational center.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

True or False. The media is one factor that influences choice of faith.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False. Jewish sacred text is the Tenakh.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False. A person born in Jamaica is much more likely to be brought up in a Hindu environment.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

True or False. A person may simply have decided to follow a religious faith through their own personal conviction.

Answer 11

True