Buddhism and Islam: Quiz Review


Review Questions
(challenge yourself by answering them without your notes, if you can!)

1. FILL IN THE BLANKS: To explain how the universe began, Muslims use a story that is quite similar to the stories told by ______________ and ______________.

2. What are the names of two countries where a significant number of people follow the religion of Islam?

3. Which ancient religious leader might have tweeted the following?

Keep calm and meditate on. #Nirvana_here_I_come

4. What do Muslims call god?

5. FILL IN THE BLANK: Because Buddhists do not focus on the question of whether god exists, some people say that Buddhism is a __________________ rather than a religion.

6. What do Buddhists believe happens to a person after he or she dies?

7. Who started Islam, and approximately when was he or she born?

8.  Which ancient religious leader might have tweeted the following?

Sometimes the itsy bitsy spider is Allah you really need. #Spiders_are_religious_too

9. FILL IN THE BLANK: The Islamic idea that life involves a struggle between your "good side" and your "bad side" is called ____________________.

10. According to Buddhism, what should a person follow in order to overcome desire and attachment?



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