MODULE 4

Question 1

the three monotheistic religions

Answer 1

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Question 2

The Jewish people regard him as the
ancestor of the Israelites

Answer 2

Abraham

Question 3

Muslims consider him as the ancestor of the Arabs.

Answer 3

Ishmael

Question 4

The Christians view him as ‘father in faith’ as narrated in the Bible and the ancestor of Jesus Christ.

Answer 4

Abraham

Question 5

For the Muslims, they call their God as

Answer 5

Allah

Question 6

How many prophets does Judaism have?

Answer 6

48 prophets

Question 7

How many prophetesses does Judaism have?

Answer 7

7 prophetesses

Question 8

In Christianity, how many apostles are there?

Answer 8

12 apostles

Question 9

For the Muslims, they
believe that he is the final prophet or the “Seal of the Prophets.”

Answer 9

Muhammad

Question 10

Four great religions originated in India

Answer 10

Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism

Question 11

It has no specific founder, no one sacred book, and with innumerable gods and goddesses that any Hindu can venerate. As such, Hinduism can be considered as a…

Answer 11

‘museum of religions’

Question 12

Through him, Buddhism was established. Through his meditations, he was able to identify ways on how to avoid human suffering.

Answer 12

Siddharta Gautama

Question 13

He is regarded as China’s greatest philosopher and teacher who lived at the same time as Siddhartha Gautama in India (Perry 1988).

Answer 13

Confucius

Question 14

mysteries abound the birth and personal life of Laozi (Lao-tzu) who may have written…

Answer 14

Dao De Jing

Question 15

This term was coined around the sixteenth century C.E. to distinguish native belief. The term actually originated from the Chinese words shen and tao roughly translated as the ‘way of the gods’.

Answer 15

‘Shinto’