{"id":10473,"date":"2013-10-01T13:39:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T19:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/megaphonedesigns.com\/~pathway\/?p=10473"},"modified":"2014-02-06T13:23:05","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T19:23:05","slug":"a-brief-quiz-on-world-religions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2013\/10\/01\/a-brief-quiz-on-world-religions\/","title":{"rendered":"A brief quiz on world religions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rob\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What do you know about world religions and cults?<\/p>\n

Do you know the difference between Scientology and Christian Science? Buddhism and Baha\u2019ism? Rastafarianism and Ralph Laurenism? (Okay, I made that one up). Here\u2019s a chance to test your knowledge. The correct answers are at the end of the quiz.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Which of the following is not a Hindu scripture:
    \na) Rig Veda
    \nb) Sama Veda
    \nc) Yajur Veda
    \nd) Darth Veda<\/li>\n
  2. True or false:\u2002Islam is the second largest religion in the world \u2013 and one of the fastest growing.<\/li>\n
  3. True or false:\u2002Buddhism has its roots in Hinduism but differs in many beliefs and practices.<\/li>\n
  4. The great dividing line between Judaism and Christianity is:
    \na) Kosher foods
    \nb) Observance of the Sabbath
    \nc) Jesus as Messiah
    \nd) Kabbalah<\/li>\n
  5. Who founded Scientology:
    \na) Tom Cruise
    \nb) L. Ron Hubbard
    \nc) E. Buzz Miller
    \nd) Stephen Hawking<\/li>\n
  6. Which of the following religions is best summarized by the statement, \u201cAs man is, God once was; as God is, man may become:\u201d
    \na) Hinduism
    \nb) Humanism
    \nc) Mormonism
    \nd) Nietzscheism<\/li>\n
  7. A cult is best described as:
    \na) A young horse
    \nb) A garment for Scottish men
    \nc) A Satanic ritual
    \nd) Counterfeit Christianity<\/li>\n
  8. Muhammad taught that Jesus was all of the following except:
    \na) A great prophet
    \nb) Born of a virgin
    \nc) Sinless
    \nd) Son of God
    \ne) Messiah<\/li>\n
  9. The Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses teach all of the following except:
    \na) Jesus as a god
    \nb) Soul sleep after death
    \nc) Annihilation for the damned
    \nd) Jesus\u2019 bodily resurrection
    \ne) Jesus\u2019 death on a torture stake<\/li>\n
  10. Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
    \na) Master of the pan flute
    \nb) The explorer who discovered Guatemala
    \nc) The founder of Buddhism
    \nd) The real name of rapper Snoop Dogg<\/li>\n
  11. True or false:\u2002Mary Baker Eddy, L. Ron Hubbard, and Sun Myung Moon joined forces in 1984 to form what they claimed was \u201cperfect Christianity.\u201d They called their new organization the Unification Church of Christian Science.<\/li>\n
  12. According to Mormon history, which of the following Jewish tribes crossed the Atlantic and became the ancestors of the American Indians:
    \na) The Lamanites
    \nb) The Jebusites
    \nc) The Danites
    \nd) The Kung Pao Buckeroos<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Darth Veda (d). The Vedas are the sacred writings of Hinduism. Darth Vader is the black-cloaked villain of \u201cStar Wars.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. True. According to Adherents.com, there are more than 1.5 billion Muslims in the world, compared to 2.1 billion Christians. Islam may overtake Christianity as the most populous religion in the coming decades due to higher birth rates in the Muslim world.<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. True. By some accounts, Buddha essentially distilled Hinduism into a more common-sense approach to the Eastern religion.<\/em><\/li>\n
    4. Jesus as Messiah (c). Many Jews throughout the Christian era have accepted Jesus as a historical figure but reject Him as the Son of God.<\/em><\/li>\n
    5. L. Ron Hubbard (b). A successful science fiction writer in the 1930s and 1940s, Hubbard once remarked that a person could make even more money by inventing a new religion. He was right.<\/em><\/li>\n
    6. Mormonism (c). The LDS Church\u2019s fifth president, Lorenzo Snow, penned this phrase summarizing the idea that godhood is attainable through works.<\/em><\/li>\n
    7. Counterfeit Christianity (d). A cult is a religious organization whose members claim to be Christians, and who use the Bible and Christian terms, yet who deny the central beliefs of historic Christianity.<\/em><\/li>\n
    8. Son of God (d). To call Jesus by this name is to commit \u201cshirk,\u201d the unpardonable sin.<\/em><\/li>\n
    9. Jesus\u2019 bodily resurrection (d). Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses view Jesus as an earthly manifestation of Michael the Archangel. They believe Jesus ceased to exist at death and was recreated three days later.<\/em><\/li>\n
    10. The founder of Buddhism (c). By the way, Snoop Dogg\u2019s real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.<\/em><\/li>\n
    11. False. Eddy founded Christian Science, Hubbard established Scientology, and Moon led the Unification Church. It\u2019s doubtful they ever met, or would have gotten along.<\/em><\/li>\n
    12. The Lamanites (a). If you guessed the Kung Pao Buckeroos, you\u2019re no doubt a fan of country singer (and Baptist) Brad Paisley.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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