The Good Life: Ways To Avoid Sin And Evil Multiple Choice Quiz | Religion

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1. Charitable giving or tithing is widely considered to be a virtue. In which religion is the practice of alms-giving known as zakah?

Answer: Islam

Zakah is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The others are the basic creed (shahadah), daily prayers (salat), fasting during Ramadan (sawm) and pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj).

2. The Ten Commandments form the ethical basis of both Judaism and Christianity. In which book of the Hebrew Bible do the Commandments first appear?

Answer: Exodus

Exodus, the second book of the Bible, tells of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt and through the desert to Mount Sinai, where God calls Moses up the mountain to receive the tablets upon which the Commandments are inscribed. The Commandments also appear in the Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Bible.

They contain instructions to worship God and to observe the Sabbath as well as prohibiting sins such as theft, murder, adultery, blasphemy and idolatry.

3. Islam is the only religion in which fasting plays an important part.

Answer: False

Fasting plays an important part in many religions. For Muslims fasting is compulsory during the month of Ramadan. Similarly members of the Baha'i Faith fast between sunrise and sunset during the month of Ala'. Fasting is an important part of Hinduism, Jainism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity and is also observed in other Christian traditions as well as in Judaism and Buddhism.

4. Believers are sometimes forbidden to consume certain foods that are considered unclean. Which of these foods would not contravene Jewish dietary laws?

Answer: Chicken soup

The system of Jewish dietary laws is known as kashrut. Animals, such as pigs, that do not both chew the cud and ruminate, are considered unclean, as are any fish, such as prawns and other crustaceans, which do not have scales and fins. Meat and milk products cannot be consumed together, so cheeseburgers are out. Chicken soup is perfectly acceptable if the bird was properly slaughtered and the recipe includes no dairy ingredients.

5. Different faith groups consider certain sites to be particularly holy and worthy of pilgrimage. The location of a tree in Bodh Gaya in India is considered sacred in which religion?

Answer: Buddhism

Siddharta Gautama, the Buddha, is said to have received enlightenment, or "bodhi", when seated under an ancient sacred fig tree in Bodh Gaya. The Bodhi tree growing next to the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya is believed to be descended from that first tree and is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site.

6. For many people the year is punctuated by religious festivals. Which Hindu celebration is known as the "Festival of Lights"?

Answer: Diwali

Diwali, a festival marking the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair, is celebrated in autumn every year. Holi, known as the "Festival of Colours" or "Festival of Love", is celebrated in spring. Navratri is a festival dedicated to the Mother Goddess Durga.

The tenth day of Navratri occurs twenty days before Diwali. Kumbh Mela is a mass pilgrimage to bathe in a sacred river. It is held every three years at one of four places by rotation.

7. In some religions, such as Islam or Hinduism, the drinking of alcohol is totally forbidden. This is not the case with Christianity, but members of some sects do abstain. Which group of Christians would be permitted to drink alcohol?

Answer: Anglicans/Episcopalians

Wine is used in the Anglican church as part of the Eucharist. Seventh Day Adventists abstain from alcohol and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do not drink alcohol, tea or coffee. Anyone who joins the Salvation Army must promise to abstain from alcoholic drink.

8. Members of different faith groups attend distinctive places of worship. Who would worship at a Gurdwara?

Answer: Sikhs

Gurdwara means "gate to the guru" in Punjabi. Although it is a Sikh place of worship, members of any faith may attend. The gurdwara contains a common kitchen, or langar, where free vegetarian food is served to all visitors.

9. Self-control is for many believers an important part of religious practice. Followers of which Eastern faith, which recognises no deity, make the Five Vows, the most important of which is Ahimsa, or renunciation of violence?

Answer: Jainism

Jains believe that every living creature, no matter how small, has a soul and must not be harmed. They are therefore pacifists and vegetarians, strict Jains not eating root vegetables, the harvesting of which would harm insects. The four other great vows are Satya (truth), Asteya (not stealing), Brahmacharya (chastity) and Aparigraha (renunciation of possessions and attachments). By observing these vows, Jains seek to liberate the spirit by acquiring the Three Jewels of right knowledge, right faith and right conduct.

10. Many religious groups have texts which they consider to be sacred. Members of which faith, who worship the god Ahura Mazda, revere a collection of texts known as the Avesta?

Answer: Zoroastrianism

The Avesta comprises the primary texts of Zoroastrianism, an ancient monotheistic religion which arose in the Persian Empire. It is composed in Avestan, an ancient Iranian language.

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