AP Chapter 7 Exam

The Shi‟ite Muslim population is concentrated in A) Iran and part of Iraq. B) Pakistan and Afghanistan. C) Malaysia and part of Indonesia. D) India and Bangladesh. E) Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

A) Iran and part of Iraq.

Which country would be a good example of a theocracy? A) Iran. B) Iraq. C) India. D) Japan. E) Italy.

A) Iran.

Numerically speaking, which of the following religions has the smallest number of adherents? A) Judaism. B) Christianity. C) Islam. D) Hinduism. E) Buddhism.

A) Judaism.

The largest concentration of Protestants in the world is in A) Eastern Europe. B) North America. C) Latin America. D) Australia and New Zealand. E) Northern Europe.

B) North America.

Ethnic religions A) are made up of homogeneous populations. B) do not seek converts. C) are monotheistic. D) all of the above. E) A and B only.

E) A and B only.

Roman Catholics in North America are largely concentrated in A) Quebec and the Northeastern USA. B) Mexico. C) Mexico, Southwestern USA, and West Coast USA. D) Quebec and the Northeastern USA, Mexico, and West Coast USA. E) All of the above.

E) All of the above.

Which of the following religions is not an important religion in India? A) Christianity. B) Hinduism. C) Sikhism. D) Buddhism. E) Islam.

A) Christianity.

Which of the following would be considered a sacred site for Christians? A) Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. B) The Kaaba in Makkah. C) The Western Wall in Jerusalem. D) The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. E) Potala Palace in Lhasa.

A) Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

Which of the following can be considered the "parent" religion to Buddhism? A) Hinduism. B) Sikhism. C) Islam. D) Christianity. E) Shintoism.

A) Hinduism.

Which pair of religions are both considered hierarchical religions? A) Roman Catholicism and Mormonism. B) Mormonism and Southern Baptist. C) Mormonism and Islam. D) Roman Catholicism and Islam. E) Southern Baptist and Islam

A) Roman Catholicism and Mormonism.

Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world? A) The largest number of Muslims is in South Asia and Southeast Asia. B) The largest number of Muslims is in the Middle East and North Africa. C) The Muslim population is equally divided between the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. D) The largest number of Muslims is in Southwest Asia and East Africa. E) The largest number of Muslims is in West Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

A) The largest number of Muslims is in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Europe‟s Roman Catholic population is largely concentrated in the southern part of the continent. This is most likely due to A) its proximity to Rome. B) Protestants finding refuge in the north‟s high mountains. C) the influence of the Huegenots on the south. D) Northern European areas that were never converted to Roman Catholicism. E) all of the above

A) its proximity to Rome.

The faith that is most widely dispersed around the world is​ A)Christianity.​ B)Islam.​ C)Shamanism.​ D)Buddhism.​ E)Judaism.​

A)Christianity.​

Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born in A) China. B) Nepal. C) Thailand. D) Sri Lanka. E) India.

E) India.

How are Buddhism and Hinduism different? A) Buddhists practice meditation; Hindus reject the practice of meditation. B) Hindus have a rigid class system (castes or varnas); Buddhists reject the caste system. C) Hindus believe in reincarnation; Buddhists believe in a heaven. D) Buddhists believe in ahimsa (non-violence), while Hindus do not believe in nonviolence. E) Buddhists are polytheists; Hindus are monotheists.

B) Hindus have a rigid class system (castes or varnas); Buddhists reject the caste system.

Which statement best describes the distribution of the Jewish population in the world? A) Nearly 90% of all Jews in the world live in Israel. B) Most Jews live in Russia and Eastern Europe. C) About half of all Jews live in Israel, the rest are concentrated in urban areas of Europe and North America. D) About half of all Jews live in European cities, the rest live in Israel. E) Only one-quarter of all Jews live in Israel, the rest are concentrated in North America

C) About half of all Jews live in Israel, the rest are concentrated in urban areas of Europe and North America.

Numerically speaking, which of the following Christian groups is the largest? A) Southern Baptist. B) Eastern Orthodox. C) Roman Catholic. D) Anglican/Episcopalian. E) Lutheran.

C) Roman Catholic

A person who practices the Hindu religion would be most likely to​ A)Visit a shrine built on the shore of a lake.​ B)Pray five times a day.​ C)Bathe in the Ganges River.​ D)Make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.​ E) Make a pilgrimage to Mecca.

C)Bathe in the Ganges River.​

Which of the following culture regions of the United States has the strongest historical connections to Lutheran Christian traditions?​ A)The Rocky Mountains​ B)New England​ C)The Upper Midwest​ D)The South​ E)The Pacific Northwest​

C)The Upper Midwest​

How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar? A) Both religions believe in a judgment day and rewards in heaven. B) Both religions believe in magic and divination. C) Both religions believe in a rigid class system (caste system). D) Both religions believe in ahimsa, the principle of non-violence. E) All of the above.

D) Both religions believe in ahimsa, the principle of non-violence.

Which pair are both considered ethnic religions? A) Judaism and Christianity. B) Christianity and Islam. C) Islam and Hinduism. D) Hinduism and Judaism. E) Islam and Judaism.

D) Hinduism and Judaism.

Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except A) Judaism. B) Christianity. C) Islam. D) Hinduism. E) All of the above.

D) Hinduism.

Which of the following religions is currently the most important religion in its area of origin? A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism. D) Islam. E) all of the above.

D) Islam.

Religiously, Turkey differs from Saudi Arabia in which of the following ways? A) Turkey is Christian; Saudi Arabia is Muslim. B) Turkey is a theocracy; Saudi Arabia is a monarchy. C) Turkey practices a more strict form of Shari‟a than Saudi Arabia. D) Turkey is more Westernized and secular than Saudi Arabia. E) Turkish Muslims are Shi‟ite, while Saudi Muslims are Sunni.

D) Turkey is more Westernized and secular than Saudi Arabia.

Religions influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all following ways except A) places of worship. B) burial grounds. C) shrines. D) commercial districts. E) sacred sites.

D) commercial districts.

Europe's Roman Catholic population is largely concentrated in the southern part of the continent. This is most likely due to​ A)Protestants finding refuge in the north high mountains.​ B)The influence of the Huguenots on the south.​ C)Northern European areas that were never converted to Roman Catholicism.​ D)Its proximity to Rome.​ E)All of the above.

D)Its proximity to Rome.​

Which statement about universalizing religions is correct? A) A universalizing religion is one into which people are born. B) A universalizing religion is usually easy to join. C) A universalizing religion seeks converts from other religions. D) A and B only. E) B and C only.

E) B and C only

In Europe, many Catholics are less likely to attend church or be active in their religious community. This is due to the rise of A) Protestantism. B) Shamanism. C) Cultural Indifference. D) Atheism. E) Secularism.

E) Secularism.

Islam diffused across the Eastern Hemisphere through A) war. B) trade. C) missionaries. D) migration. E) all of the above.

E) all of the above.

Which of the following religions is one that proselytizes, or actively seeks converts?​ A)Judaism​ B)Hinduism​ C)Animism​ D)Shamanism​ E)Buddhism

E)Buddhism