Frederick Douglass Academy
1. Base your answer to the following question on •
The Ganges River is sacred to people practicing
Hinduism.
• Shinto shrines are usually located near
mountains or lakes.
• The Jordan River is a site of many Christian
baptisms.
Which conclusion is most valid based on these
statements related to belief systems?
A) The Middle East was the birthplace of these
belief systems.
B) Water plays an important role in these belief
systems.
C) Pilgrimages to mountainous regions are
encouraged by these belief systems.
D) Understanding nature is a requirement of
these belief systems
2. Which belief system is considered monotheistic?
A) Jainism
C) Judaism
B) Daoism
D) Shinto
3. The doctrines of the Roman Catholic, Eastern
Orthodox, and Protestant churches are all based
on the
A)
B)
C)
D)
concept of reincarnation
principles of Christianity
teachings of Muhammad
leadership of the pope
4. Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are similar in
that they all ask their followers to
A)
B)
C)
D)
believe in reincarnation
strive for nirvana
follow a code of behavior
practice polytheism
5. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in
A)
B)
C)
D)
papal supremacy
teachings of the Koran (Quran)
reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths
an ethical code of conduct and monotheism
Global Studies
6. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in
A)
B)
C)
D)
papal supremacy
teachings of the Koran (Quran)
reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths
an ethical code of conduct and monotheism
7. Christianity and Islam are similar in that both
A)
B)
C)
D)
are polytheistic religions
have practiced a strict code of nonviolence
have the same religious holidays
have roots in Judaism
8. Jewish religious and cultural identity has been
greatly influenced by
A) Ramadan and the concept of reincarnation
B) the Torah and the Diaspora
C) the New Testament and the Four Noble
Truths
D) the Koran and the code of bushido
9. One way in which Eastern Orthodox, Roman
Catholicism, and Protestantism are similar is that
each
A) accepts the supreme authority of the Pope
B) rejects the Old Testament as part of the
Bible
C) is a branch of Christianity
D) was once the official religion of the
Byzantine Empire
10. Which belief system requires fasting during
Ramadan, praying five times daily, and making
a pilgrimage to Mecca?
A) Judaism
C) Islam
B) Christianity
D) Hinduism
11. Which historical period is associated with the
concept of zero, the development of a handbook
on medicine, and the Rubaiyat of Omar
Khayyam?
A)
B)
C)
D)
European Renaissance
Golden Age of Islam
Songhai Empire
Age of Pericles
12. Which text is essential to the practice of Islam?
A) New Testament B) Analects
C) Torah
D) Qur’an (Koran)
13. Which practice is most closely associated with a
person of the Islamic faith?
A)
B)
C)
D)
refraining from eating meat on Fridays
praying five times a day
following the Eightfold Path
worshiping many gods
14. Base your answer to the following question on
Base your answer to the following question on
the passage below and on your knowledge of
social studies
15. Base your answer on the passage below and on
your knowledge of social studies.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
In the name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah,
The Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds;
Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
Master of the Day of Judgement.
Thee do we worship,
And Thine aid we seek.
Show us the straight way,
The way of those on whom
Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace,
Those whose (portion)
Is not wrath,
And who go not astray.
— 'Abdullah Yusuf 'AIT,
. . . The actual journey to Mecca [Makkah]
began on the fifth of Dhu al-hijjah, 1393 (the
ed.,
29th of December, 1973, according to the
The Meaning of The
Gregorian calendar), at Beirut International
Holy QurSn,
Airport, but it was not until the afternoon of the
Amana Publications,
seventh that I donned [put on] the Ihram [robe]
1999
and drove along on the road from Jiddah to
Mecca. The road was crowded with cars, buses
Which concept is best reflected in this passage?
and trucks all packed with pilgrims chanting the
A) baptism
B) karma
Hajj refrain, the Talbiyah: . . . -Michael E.
C) monotheism
D) animism
Jansen, An American Girl on the Hajj
16. Base your answer to the following question on
This passage describes the experience of a
follower of
This translated quotation from the Qur’an
[Koran] refers to
A) Christianity
B) Islam
C) Hinduism
D) Judaism
A) Buddha
C) Allah
B) Shiva
D) Muhammad
17. Base your answer to the following question on
the statements below and on your knowledge of
social studies.
Speaker A: We must return to the ideas of the
Bible. We should encourage people to read and
interpret religious scripture for themselves.
Speaker B: Our people worship many gods, who
control the peoples' activities, such as birth,
death, and commerce.
Speaker C: Our people received the Ten
Commandments at Mount Sinai. We are few in
number, but we will bring these commandments
to all people.
Speaker D: We trace our religion's birth to the
flight of our greatest prophet from Mecca to
Medina.
Which speaker refers to the establishment of
Islam?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
18. One way in which the Eightfold Path and the
Five Pillars of Faith are similar is that these
rules
A) represent codes of behavior
B) restrict social mobility
C) stress the spiritual being in all natural
objects
D) suggest a deep respect for nature and
reincarnation
19. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of
social studies.
Which statement is supported by the information given on the map?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The Eastern Orthodox Church has been a strong influence in Poland.
The culture of Central Asia most likely reflects strong Islamic influences.
Protestantism is the primary religion in Eastern Europe.
Roman Catholicism developed as the major religion in both Eastern Europe and Central
Asia.
20. The religions of Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam share a common belief in
A) nirvana
C) reincarnation
B) monotheism
D) animism
21. The city of Jerusalem is important because it
A) serves as the financial center of the Middle
East
B) is a major port for Israel
C) has religious significance for Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam
D) has become the center of industrial
development for Palestinian Arabs
22. The Hejira, Mohammed's journey from Mecca
to Medina in A.D. 622, is important to Muslims
because the journey
A) resulted in Mohammed's early death
B) ended Mohammed's attempts to spread
Islam throughout Arabia
C) established Byzantine rule throughout the
region
D) signified the establishment of the Islamic
faith
23. A similarity between Christian, Islamic, and
Confucian teachings is that they
A)
B)
C)
D)
establish rules of moral conduct
urge obedience to caste rules
support an organized church
emphasize belief in ancestor worship
Base your answers to questions 26 and 27 on the
passage below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
24. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief
in
A)
B)
C)
D)
the central authority of the Pope
a prohibition on the consumption of pork
reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths
monotheism and ethical conduct
25. Which activity is an example of an Islamic
practice?
A) a bishop conducting a Mass in a church
B) a muezzin calling the faithful to prayer five
times a day
C) a rabbi reading from the Torah
D) a monk meditating and praying in a temple
26. In which book can this passage be found?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Old Testament of the Bible
Analects of Confucius
Talmud
Koran
27. People who accept the beliefs stated in this
passage believe in
A)
B)
C)
D)
polytheism
monotheism
emperor worship
papal authority
28. The Koran, jihad, and the hegira are most
closely associated with the practice of
A) Islam
C) Shinto
B) Judaism
D) Buddhism
29. One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam
and the Ten Commandments is that both
A) support a belief in reincarnation
B) promote learning as a means to salvation
C) encourage the use of statues to symbolize
God
D) provide a guide to proper ethical and moral
behavior