World Religions Quiz Quiz Questions

1. What holiday precedes the Roman Catholic period of Lent?

A All Saints’ Day B Mardi Gras C Easter D Christmas

2. What is the main sacred text of Zoroastrianism?

A the Qur’an B the Avesta C the Rig-Veda D the Bible

3. What holiday commemorates two Roman saints?

A St. Charles’s Day B St. Valentine’s Day C St. Elmo’s Day D St. Vitus’s Day

4. What is the name for a candle holder found in Jewish homes?

A minuet B mynah C menorah D meniscus

5. Where is the holiest city in Islam located?

A Saudi Arabia B Jordan C Indonesia D Morocco

6. What is the last day of Christmas called?

A Epiphany B Advent C Easter D Nativity

7. In Jewish, Christian, and Muslim belief, who led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt?

A Pharaoh B Moses C Noah D Cain

8. Who is the Hindu god associated with rain?

A Indra B Orion C Osiris D Zoroaster

9. What is the sacred text of Islam?

A the Bible B the Qur’an C the Analects D the Avesta

10. Which of these is not a kind of Hinduism?

A Shaivism B Shaktism C Zen D Vaishnavism