PAGADIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE (PJC), INC.

Balangasan District, Pagadian City

SENIOR HIGH DEPARTMENT

Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems

A. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer.

1. Chi means “the way of nature.”

a. Dao or eternal b. Ren c. Yin-yang d. Jati
2. It is the term that Hindus use for the caste system.
a. Vedanta b. Jati c. Yasodhara d. Puja
3. Who is the wife of Siddharta Gautama?
a. Yasodhara b. Winnie c. Corona d. Delai Lama
4. It is the school of thought in Hinduism that expounds on the nature of the Brahman
a. Yasodhara b. Pansila c. Vedanta d. Rahula
5. The goodnesses associated with Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva are called
a. Pansila b. Vedanta c. Rahula d. Consorts
6. It is the complementarity of opposites is manisfested in the Taoist belief.
a. Yin-yang b. Yang c. Puja d. Jati
7. According to tradition, siddharta gautama’s son rahula joined him as a monk when he grew older
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
8. It is the cardinal virtue in Confucianism
a. Ren b. Yang c. Puja d. Holi
9. He is considered as the ideal Buddhist monarch because of his virtue and efforts to spread the religion to
his realm
a. Laozi b. Lama c. King Ashoka d. Mohammad
10. Confucianism places importance on education
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
11. The popular fengshui relies on the balance on the yin and yang
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
12. The basic moral code adhered to by all Buddhist is summarized
a. PancaSila b. Pansila c. Vedanta d. Rahula
13. It is the offering that a devotee makes to his chosen god/goddess
a. Holi b. Yin yang c. Vedanta d. Puja
14. The dalai lama is the highest monk in the Gelug school in Vajrayana Buddhism
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
15. The Daodejing is attributed to the “old master,” or commonly called ____
a. Confucius b. Mohammad c. Dalai Lama d. Laozi
16. Belief in the doctrine of karma is common to both hinduism and Buddhism
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
17. The festival of __ is known for its colorfulness because it celebrates the beginning of spring
a. Puja b. Lama c. Yin yang d. Holi
18. The principle of non-action is called ___ in Daoism
a. Wuhan b. Mahayana c. Wuwei d. None of the above
19. It is called the combination of hinduism and islam, which arose during the medieval period.
a. Mahayana b. Sikhism c. Puja d. Royalty
20. It is still alive and functioning in Theravada Buddhism
a. Omamori b. Mahayana order c. Mombaki d. Royalty
21. Shinto literally means “the way of nature.”
a. The way of the gods b. Eternal c. Life force d. My way
22. The closeness to nature is one of Shinto’s foremost characteristics.
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
23. An honorific title that refers to greatness, kami manifests itself in terms of the sacred in nature or
extraordinary people.
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
24. The omamori is an amulet believed to bring auspiciousness and good luck
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
25. Public ritual ____ are called norito.
a. Prayers b. Life force c. Festival d. None of the above
26. Aki matsuri is the festival during which people thank the kami for a good harvest
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
27. In its earliest form, Shinto has already been identified with Japanese __.
 a. Highest b. Raji c. Royalty d. Puja
28. The yasukuni shrine is controversial in Japan because among those buried in it are criminals convicted for
their participation in World War II
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
29. Indigenous beliefs or folk religions are often associated with specific groups of people typically based on
__
a. Ethnicity b. Culture c. Social d. All of the above
30. The lumad, which literally means “born from the earth,” refers to the indigenous communities in
Mindanao.
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
31. Shamanism is an indigenous religion that involves a central figure whose soul can travel out of the body
during a trance and visit other dimensions.
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
32. For many indigenous religion, ____ is a sacred entity.
a. Nature b. Technology c. Stones d. Trees
33. For many indigenous religions, the spirits of ancestors are believed to be active in the life of the
community.
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
34. In the Ifugao worldview, it refers to the essence of the individual, typically understood as the soul
a. Rivers b. Sky c. Anito d. None of the above
35. For the Ifugao, the priest who officiates the ceremony, chants the prayer and offers sacrifices to the deities
is called ___
a. Anito b. Mombaki c. Sky d. none of the above
36. At its core, interfaith dialogue is about persons of the same faith meeting to have a conversation.
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
37. According to Abu-Nimer, the first condition to making interfaith dialogue successful is that individuals
must believe that religion does not have a constructive role to play in resolving conflicts.
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
38. Exclusivism is the mind-set that treats people of other faiths as inferior or even erroneous.
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
39. Mutuality is based on the recognition that religions of the world are equal partners through which
relationship cooperation may be achieved.
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
40. For Martin Forwards, to dialogue is to go through a process that individuals are willing to take risks to
learn from each other and in so doing be transformed accordingly.
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
41. For Dobbelaere, the three levels of secularization are societal, organizational, and ___
a. Group b. Community c. Individual d. Society
42. For Casanova, it is seen in the sustained public engagement of religion
a. Detraditionalization b. Deprivatization c. Tradition d. None of the above
43. Sacralization is the trend that sees the resurgence of religion in modern times
a. True b. False c. Absolutely true d. Absolutely false
44. It is the trend in which religious authority, for many people, has shifted away from the traditional
institutional sources of truth towards the self.
a. Detraditionalization b. Deprivatization c. Tradition d. None of the above
45. Universalization is a trend grounded on the ethic of ____
a. Humanity b. Society c. Community d. None of the above

B. ESSAY. State whether you agree or disagree and justify your answer.

1. The goal of interfaith dialogue is not just tolerance but acceptance