REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DIVISION OF CABADBARAN CITY
NORTHERN MINDANAO COLLEGES, INC.
Atega Street, Barangay 11 Poblacion, Cabadbaran City
8605 Agusan del Norte, Region XIII
NON-SECTARIAN
1946
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGION AND BELIEF SYSTEMS
Final Examination
Name : ________________________ Score : _______________
Section: ________________________ Date : ________________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. The world’s third largest religion.
a. Hinduism c. Theravada Buddhism
b. Mahayana Buddhism d. Taoism
2. The two important sacred writings of Hinduism.
a. Qur’an and Bible c. Shruti and Smriti
b. Sutra and Pitaka d. Vinaya and Pitaka
3. The earliest known Sanskrit literature from Brahmanic period and oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
a. Sutra c. Tripitaka
b. Vedas d. Qur’an
4. This literally translates as “sitting down near” or “sitting close to” as it implies listening intently to the
mystic teachings of a spiritual teacher who has fully understood the universal truths.
a. Sutra Pitaka c. Vinaya Pitaka
b. Lotus Sutra d. Upanishads
5. It literally means “that which has been remembered.
a. Smriti c. Shruti
b. moksha d. Ramayana
6. It is a Sanskrit epic poem written by the poet Valmiki consisting of 24,000 verses in seven books and
500 cantos.
a. Upanishads b. Lotus Sutra
b. Shruti d. Ramayana
7. Another major Sanskrit literature of old India, which is composed of around one hundred thousand
verses making it the world’s longest poem.
a. Vinaya Pitaka c. Mahabharata
b. Upanishads d. Reincarnation
8. It is celebrated episode within the Mahabharata, which is translated as “the Lord’s Song.”
a. Tripitaka c. Ramayana
b. Bhagavad Gita d. Lotus Feet
9. This is the born, die and reborn or reincarnation process of Hinduism
a. Moksha c. Chorus
b. Upanishads d. Samsara
10. The two major Buddhist schools of Mahayana and Theravada both originated in the foundational
teachings of ________________.
a. Ashoka c. Siddhartha Gautama
b. Kong Fuzi d. Vishnu
11. ______________ is a canonical text which contains the collection of Buddha’s teachings.
a. Quran c. Tripitaka
b. Sutra d. Vedas
12. Which sacred text is presented as a discourse by Siddhartha Gautama before his eventual death?
a. Abhidarma Pitaka c. Sutra Pitaka
b. Lotus Sutra d. Vinaya Pitaka
13. For ____________, only the historical Buddha and past Buddhas are accepted. For ____________,
there are other contemporary and popular Buddhas apart from the historical Buddha.
a. Hinduism, Theravada c. Mahayana, Theravada
b. Mahayana, Hinduism d. Theravada, Mahayana
14. The concept of __________ pertains to the teaching of Mahayana Buddhism about the nature of the
Buddha and reality.
a. bodhisattva c. paramita
b. bhumis d. trikaya
15. One distinct feature of Mahayana Buddhism concerns its teaching about an enlightened being or
____________ which is the ultimate way for any Buddhist to live in this world.
a. bodhicitta c. buddha
b. bodhisattva d. paramita
16. ___________ is the spontaneous desire to achieve the state of being enlightened.
a. bodhicitta c. buddha
b. bodhisattva d. paramita
17. In Mahayana Buddhism, a bodhisattva must pass ____________ before attaining Buddha-hood,
frequently associated with the perfections or ____________.
a. bodhicitta, bhumis c. bhumis, paramita
b. bodhicitta, paramita d. paramita, bhumis
18. While the first five paramitas are principally concerned with the accumulation of merits, the sixth
paramita involves the attainment of _________.
a. knowledge c. skills
b. love d. wisdom
II. Matching Type: Match column A with B. Write the letter of your answer on the left side
of the number only.
Group A Group B
____19. Originated from Persian word meaning “river” a. Hindu
____20. Aryans set of beliefs based on oral texts b. Rig-Veda
____21. Literally means “that which is heard” c. Benevolence
____22. Most important and oldest books among the Vedas d. Vedas
____23. Compilation of Materials recited during the rituals e. Wujing
of sacrifices to duties
____24. Refers to Heaven f. Yajur-veda
____25. Deals with how to maintain perfect balance and g. Shruti
harmony in one’s life
____26. Founder of Confucianism h. Tian
____27. Can be achieved by extending one’s filial love i. Vishnu
for parents to follow human beings
____28. The Five Classics j. The Analects
k. Kung Fuzi
III. Explain the following:
1. Why is Hinduism considered a diverse and complex religion?
2. Why is Confucianism considered both as a philosophy and a religion?
Prepared by: Approved by:
BRIAN REYES GANGCA ABEGAIL R. BARROQUILLO, M.A.
Subject Teacher Principal
