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Religion for the Worldly Trivia Quiz

These five questions will focus on religions perhaps less familiar to the people of the West. I wish you luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,758

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

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Difficult

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2 / 5

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 5

1. The world headquarters of the Bah�'� religion is located in what eastern Mediterranean country?
Hint

Israel

Turkey

Greece

Lebanon

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Question 2 of 5

2. Which Asian religion employs the inactive philosophy of 'wu-wei'? Hint

Confucianism

Taoism

Hinduism

Zen Buddhism

3. Zoroastrianism is an ancient religion that has all but disappeared. However, practioners of this faith may still be found in some cities of India. What are these modern Zoroastrians called? Hint

Jains

Sikhs

Zarathustrans

Parsees

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Question 4 of 5

4. What three animals represents the 'Three Poisons' of Buddhism? Hint

snake, cock, pig

tiger, mouse, snake

boar, snake, cow

bear, elephant, monkey

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Question 5 of 5

5. Who was the founder of the Jewish Zionist movement in 1897? Hint

Balfour

Herzl

Sabra

Muhammed

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The world headquarters of the Bah�'� religion is located in what eastern Mediterranean country?

Answer: Israel

The Bah�'� religion is headquartered in Haifa, Israel. An offshoot of Islam, it is a unifying faith welcoming the teachings of prophets from several world religions.

2. Which Asian religion employs the inactive philosophy of 'wu-wei'?

Answer: Taoism

'Wu-wei' literally means 'not doing'. The philosophy of Taoism centers on receding from worldly affairs and returning to nature. Taoism was formulated as a philosophy and religious movement several millennia back in China.

3. Zoroastrianism is an ancient religion that has all but disappeared. However, practioners of this faith may still be found in some cities of India. What are these modern Zoroastrians called?

Answer: Parsees

There are several hundred thousand Parsees in the world, still faithful to the religion originated in Persia. The founder of Zoroastrianism was a man named Zoroaster, also called Zarathustra. His holy book was called the 'Zend-Avesta'.

4. What three animals represents the 'Three Poisons' of Buddhism?

Answer: snake, cock, pig

Desire is represented by the cock, hatred by the snake, and ignorance by the pig. Hence, these animals are to be avoided, they are 'evil' creatures.

5. Who was the founder of the Jewish Zionist movement in 1897?

Answer: Herzl

Theodor Herzl was an Austrian writer whose lifelong goal was to found a Jewish homeland, which would be called 'Israel'. He never saw his dream fulfilled, but it finally was in 1948 with the establishment of the nation of Israel. Thank you for trying this quiz, please try my other ones if this one 'agreed' with you!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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