Study of World Religions Qualification related questions

What is the oldest known monotheistic religion? a) Judaism b) Christianity c) Hinduism d) Zoroastrianism Answer: a) Judaism Who is considered the founder of Buddhism? a) Buddha b) Confucius c) Laozi d) Mahavira Answer: a) Buddha What is the holy book of Islam called? a) Vedas b) Tripitaka c) Quran d) Torah Answer: c) Quran Which religion follows the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path? a) Buddhism b) Jainism c) Sikhism d) Hinduism Answer: a) Buddhism Who is the central figure in Christianity? a) Moses b) Jesus Christ c) Muhammad d) Siddhartha Gautama Answer: b) Jesus Christ What is the sacred text of Hinduism? a) Bible b) Quran c) Vedas d) Guru Granth Sahib Answer: c) Vedas Which religion is based on the teachings of Confucius? a) Confucianism b) Taoism c) Shintoism d) Zoroastrianism Answer: a) Confucianism What is the holy city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims? a) Mecca b) Jerusalem c) Varanasi d) Rome Answer: b) Jerusalem Who is the founder of Sikhism? a) Guru Nanak b) Guru Gobind Singh c) Guru Tegh Bahadur d) Guru Arjan Dev Answer: a) Guru Nanak Which religion believes in the concept of Nirvana? a) Hinduism b) Buddhism c) Jainism d) Sikhism Answer: b) Buddhism What is the primary language of the Quran? a) Hebrew b) Arabic c) Sanskrit d) Latin Answer: b) Arabic Who is the founder of Jainism? a) Mahavira b) Rishabhanatha c) Parsva d) Gautama Buddha Answer: a) Mahavira Which religion is known for its belief in non-violence and ahimsa? a) Sikhism b) Jainism c) Zoroastrianism d) Shintoism Answer: b) Jainism Which religion is known for its Five Pillars of Islam? a) Christianity b) Islam c) Buddhism d) Hinduism Answer: b) Islam What is the name of the holy festival in Islam that marks the end of Ramadan? a) Eid al-Fitr b) Eid al-Adha c) Hajj d) Ashura Answer: a) Eid al-Fitr Who is considered the last prophet in Islam? a) Moses b) Jesus c) Muhammad d) Abraham Answer: c) Muhammad Which religion’s followers are called Sikhs? a) Buddhism b) Hinduism c) Sikhism d) Jainism Answer: c) Sikhism What is the main scripture of Sikhism called? a) Gita b) Bible c) Guru Granth Sahib d) Tripitaka Answer: c) Guru Granth Sahib What is the name of the holy river for Hindus? a) Nile b) Ganges c) Tigris d) Jordan Answer: b) Ganges Which religion’s followers practice the Five Ks? a) Hinduism b) Buddhism c) Sikhism d) Islam Answer: c) Sikhism Who is the central figure in Zoroastrianism? a) Zarathustra b) Darius I c) Cyrus the Great d) Xerxes I Answer: a) Zarathustra Which religion celebrates Diwali as a major festival? a) Christianity b) Hinduism c) Islam d) Judaism Answer: b) Hinduism Who is the Hindu god of destruction? a) Vishnu b) Shiva c) Brahma d) Krishna Answer: b) Shiva Which religion believes in the concept of karma and reincarnation? a) Christianity b) Islam c) Judaism d) Hinduism Answer: d) Hinduism Who is the founder of Taoism? a) Laozi b) Confucius c) Buddha d) Mahavira Answer: a) Laozi What is the holiest city in Buddhism? a) Bodh Gaya b) Lumbini c) Varanasi d) Jerusalem Answer: a) Bodh Gaya Which religion’s followers are known as Christians? a) Buddhism b) Islam c) Christianity d) Hinduism Answer: c) Christianity Who is the founder of Shintoism? a) Confucius b) Laozi c) Siddhartha Gautama d) No specific founder Answer: d) No specific founder What is the name of the holy book in Christianity? a) Torah b) Bible c) Quran d) Vedas Answer: b) Bible Who is the central figure in Judaism? a) Abraham b) Moses c) Jesus d) Muhammad Answer: a) Abraham Which religion’s followers worship in synagogues? a) Christianity b) Islam c) Judaism d) Sikhism Answer: c) Judaism What is the name of the Hindu god known as the preserver? a) Shiva b) Vishnu c) Brahma d) Krishna Answer: b) Vishnu Who is the founder of Christianity? a) Abraham b) Moses c) Jesus Christ d) Muhammad Answer: c) Jesus Christ What is the primary language of the Torah? a) Hebrew b) Latin c) Arabic d) Sanskrit Answer: a) Hebrew Who is the founder of Islam? a) Jesus Christ b) Moses c) Muhammad d) Abraham Answer: c) Muhammad What is the name of the holy month of fasting in Islam? a) Ramadan b) Eid al-Fitr c) Hajj d) Ashura Answer: a) Ramadan Who is the founder of Confucianism? a) Confucius b) Laozi c) Buddha d) Mahavira Answer: a) Confucius What is the primary language of the Tripitaka? a) Sanskrit b) Pali c) Chinese d) Tibetan Answer: b) Pali Which religion believes in the concept of the Trinity? a) Christianity b) Islam c) Buddhism d) Sikhism Answer: a) Christianity Who is the founder of Jainism? a) Rishabhanatha b) Parsva c) Mahavira d) Gautama Buddha Answer: c) Mahavira 41 What is the central religious text of Taoism? a) Analects b) Tao Te Ching c) Dhammapada d) Bhagavad Gita Answer: b) Tao Te Ching Which religion considers Mount Kailash as a sacred site? a) Christianity b) Buddhism c) Hinduism d) Jainism Answer: c) Hinduism Who is considered the last and most significant prophet in Judaism? a) Moses b) Elijah c) Abraham d) Isaiah Answer: b) Elijah What is the name of the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca? a) Ramadan b) Eid al-Fitr c) Hajj d) Ashura Answer: c) Hajj Which religion’s followers are known as Buddhists? a) Jainism b) Buddhism c) Sikhism d) Hinduism Answer: b) Buddhism Who is the founder of modern-day Scientology? a) L. Ron Hubbard b) Joseph Smith c) Ellen G. White d) Mary Baker Eddy Answer: a) L. Ron Hubbard What is the holy text of the Baha’i Faith called? a) Kitáb-i-Aqdas b) Vedas c) Guru Granth Sahib d) Tripitaka Answer: a) Kitáb-i-Aqdas Which religion believes in the concept of the Five Pillars? a) Sikhism b) Christianity c) Islam d) Judaism Answer: c) Islam Who is the founder of Mormonism (Latter-day Saints)? a) Joseph Smith b) Brigham Young c) Mary Baker Eddy d) Ellen G. White Answer: a) Joseph Smith What is the primary text of the Bahá’í Faith? a) Bible b) Quran c) Kitáb-i-Aqdas d) Vedas Answer: c) Kitáb-i-Aqdas Which religion believes in the concept of the Eightfold Path? a) Jainism b) Hinduism c) Buddhism d) Shintoism Answer: c) Buddhism Who is the founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church? a) Joseph Smith b) Ellen G. White c) Mary Baker Eddy d) L. Ron Hubbard Answer: b) Ellen G. White What is the holy book of the Sikh religion called? a) Guru Granth Sahib b) Tripitaka c) Quran d) Bible Answer: a) Guru Granth Sahib Which religion’s followers are known as Jains? a) Sikhism b) Buddhism c) Jainism d) Hinduism Answer: c) Jainism Who is considered the founder of the Christian Science religion? a) Joseph Smith b) Mary Baker Eddy c) L. Ron Hubbard d) Ellen G. White Answer: b) Mary Baker Eddy What is the name of the Jewish holy day of atonement? a) Hanukkah b) Yom Kippur c) Passover d) Rosh Hashanah Answer: b) Yom Kippur Which religion believes in the concept of the Trinity? a) Islam b) Sikhism c) Christianity d) Hinduism Answer: c) Christianity Who is the founder of the Hare Krishna movement? a) Maharishi Mahesh Yogi b) Swami Vivekananda c) A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Answer: c) A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada What is the name of the Muslim holy month of fasting? a) Ramadan b) Hajj c) Eid al-Fitr d) Ashura Answer: a) Ramadan Who is considered the founder of the Methodist Church? a) John Wesley b) Martin Luther c) John Calvin d) Henry VIII Answer: a) John Wesley