World Sacred Texts
Instructions: How well do you know the holy books and scriptures of world religions?
- 1.
What is the holy book of Islam?
AThe TripitakaBThe VedasCThe TorahDThe Quran - 2.
The Torah is the foundational sacred text of which religion?
AJudaismBHinduismCZoroastrianismDChristianity - 3.
The Tripitaka (Pali Canon) is a sacred text collection of which religion?
ASikhismBHinduismCBuddhismDJainism - 4.
How many books are in the standard Protestant Bible?
A66B39C73D46 - 5.
The Guru Granth Sahib is the central scripture of which religion?
AJainismBSikhismCBuddhismDHinduism - 6.
What language was the Quran originally written in?
AArabicBPersianCTurkishDHebrew - 7.
The Tao Te Ching is attributed to which ancient Chinese philosopher?
AConfuciusBLao TzuCZhuangziDMencius - 8.
The Avesta is the primary scripture of which ancient religion?
AMithraismBManichaeismCZoroastrianismDMandaeism - 9.
Which Hindu text is one of the longest epic poems ever written, containing over 100,000 verses?
ABhagavad GitaBRamayanaCMahabharataDRig Veda - 10.
The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in 1947, contained texts from which religious tradition?
AZoroastrianismBChristianityCIslamDJudaism - 11.
The 'Analects' is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to which thinker?
ASun TzuBLao TzuCBuddhaDConfucius - 12.
In how many chapters (surahs) is the Quran divided?
A200B150C66D114 - 13.
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of which religious movement?
ASeventh-day AdventismBThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsCChristian ScienceDJehovah's Witnesses - 14.
The Upanishads are philosophical texts that form the concluding part of which scriptures?
AThe VedasBThe PuranasCThe TantrasDThe Sutras - 15.
The Talmud is a central text in which religious tradition?
AChristianityBIslamCJudaismDBaha'i Faith