GRADE NINE PREPARATION SHEET FOR

FIRST MONTHLY TEST SEPTEMBER 2014

1. All of the following are TRUE of the sacred thread ceremony EXCEPT
(a) they are held only for boys in the top castes
(b) It is the most important ceremony in Hinduism
(c) It takes place between the boys seventh and thirteenth birthday
(d) The boys receive a tallit
2. Whose main responsibility in Judaism is to look after the religious education of the young
children?
(a) father
(b) Grandmother
(c) Mother
(d) Grandfather
3. This kind of food is forbidden in Judaism?
(a) kosher
(b) Ketubah
(c) Treifah
(d) Tallit
4. Worship is giving praise and adoration to God. It is practiced by
(a) Muslims
(b) Jews
(c) Christian and Hindus
(d) All of the above
5. Religious Education does all the following EXCEPT, it helps us to
(a) understand what different religions believe
(b) learn about the values within religions
(c) force others to accept our beliefs
(d) show tolerance to others
6. Helpfulness, love, honesty and respect for others are called.
(a) values
(b) roles
(c) duties
(d) talents
7. Beliefs about God or other spiritual beings and the customs, rituals, festivals and way of life
connected to these beliefs. is the definition for

(a) Religious Education

(b) Religion
(c) Civic values
8. During the Bat Chayil ceremony, Jewish girls are expected to.
(a) read from the Torah
(b) learn how to run a Jewish home
(c) wear a tallit and tefillin
(d) none of the above
9. In which of the following languages was the Torah first written?
(a) Greek
(b) Hebrew
(c) Arabic
(d) Latin
10. Circumcision is the oldest Jewish ceremony. Which of the following religious
leaders was the first to circumcise his family?
(a) Mohammad
(b) Abraham
(c) Moses
(d) Jesus
11. Jan is a Hindu, how many samskaras will he pass through?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 16
(d) 10
12. The sacred thread ceremony is the
(a) 3rd Samskara
(b) 6th Samskara
(c) 8th Samskara
(d) 10th Samskara
13. Which samskara is the most important ceremony for Hindu?
(a) 3rd samskara
(b) 6th samskara
(c) 8th samskara
(d) 10th samskara
14. Which of the following statement is not true about the three strands of thread
worn by Hindu boys after their Sacred Thread ceremony?
(a) it is tied together with a special knot called the Brahma Granti

(b) the boy most wear it for the rest of his life
(c) the boy is reminded that he is spiritually Twice born
(d) it is only removed when he is bathing
15. Which of the following statements is not true about the sacred thread ceremony?
(a) The boy has become an adult in his community
(b)The boy belongs to the fourth caste in Hinduism
(c) The sacred thread must be laid across his shoulder for him to be a Hindu in his own
right.
(d) The boy commences his spiritual education with his spiritual leader.
16. This person is responsible for the spiritual teaching of Hindu boys.
(a) Priest
(b) Rabbi
(c) Guru
(d) Pastor
17. All of the following are true about the Parable of the Talents EXCEPT
(A) talents and gifts must be used to benefit others
(B) talents and gifts must be used to prove how useful we are
(C) talents and gifts must be used to fulfill Gods purpose
(D) talents and gifts must be used for the greater good
18. All of the following are qualities stewards must have EXCEPT
(A) integrity
(B) faithfulness
(C) truancy
(D) loyalty
19. Which is NOT a correct statement about stewards?
(A) Stewards manage their own resources
(B) Stewards manage the resources of others
(C) Stewards are representative of God
(D) Stewards can do whatever they want with their bodies
20. What religious teachings come from the Parable of the Talents?
i. The environment should be cared for
ii. We should manage our resources well
iii. God gives each of us gifts
iv. We are accountable to God
(A) i & iii only
(B) i & ii only
(C) ii, iii & iv only

(D) i, ii, iii & iv

21. It is generally believed that people show their gratefulness to God for the gifts He has given
them by
(A) boasting to others about how good they are
(B) trying to out do others with their kindness
(C) being a good steward
(D) making others feel good about themselves
22. The idea of accountability is important in stewardship because
(A) people can always make excuses for their actions
(B) people must always be responsible in everything they do
(C) people know that God loves them
(D) people are very special to God