caleb asked:

1.) The Beatitudes may be used as an outline of Christian reading.
True
False
—–
2.) The New Testament is especially important to Christians because they believe it contains the teachings of Jesus.
True
False
—–
3.) The only connection between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam is that they all originated in the Middle East.
True
False
—–
4.) Christians believe that “might makes right.”
True
False
—–
5.) Christians believe that Jesus was a prophet, but that the Messiah was yet to come.
True
False
—–
6.) Most of the followers of Christianity now live in the United States.
True
False
—–
7.) The cathedrals built in Europe in the Middle Ages were powerful expressions of faith.
True
False
—–
8.) Helping people less fortunate than one’s self is basic to Christian teaching.
True
False
—–

9.) The Arabic word for Islam means
A. Win at all costs
B. Surrender
C. Freedom

10.) Approximately how many Muslims are there in the world today?
A. One million
B. More than one billion
C. One hundred million

11.) Muslims believe they should pray
A. Whenever it is convenient
B. Only on Saturday
C. Five times each day

12.) Muslims believe they should
A. Keep all the wealth God gives them
B. Give a portion of what they have to the poor
C. Give alms only when they have more than they need

13.) Mohammed, the founder of Islam was
A. Born a prince in India
B. Found by Pharaoh’s daughter
C. Orphaned at a young age

14.) After the end of World War II, European Jews — survivors of the Holocaust — ______, seeking a new life in an ancient homeland.
A. Moved to the United States
B. Moved to Israel
C. Moved to the Soviet Union

15.) Following World War II, most Arabs deeply resented the partitioning of Palestine, and violence broke out immediately between the Jewish settlers and _______.
A. Egypt; Syria; Jordan
B.Lebanon; Iraq
C.All of the above

16.) On November 29, 1947, the U.N. General Assembly agreed to _______ .
A.Turn all of Palestine over to the Jewish settlers
B.Require all Jewish settlers to vacate the region within 6 months
C.Divide Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state

17.) What happened on May 14, 1948?
A.David Ben Gurion proclaimed the independence of the new state of Israel.
B. Forces from Egypt invaded the primary Jewish strongholds, forcing people to flee the region.
C. Leon Uris arrived in the Jewish settlements to do research for a book he was writing

18.) After the proclamation of the independence of the state of Israel, why didn’t Israeli celebrations last?
A. The Arab countries bombed Tel Aviv, turning the country into a battleground.
B The government placed a ban on fireworks, fearing they would be seen as missiles by the surrounding Arab forces.
C. Independence was immediately followed by a series of solemn religious holidays, during which public revelry would have been out of place.

19.) This is the name of the rocky site where the first Jewish Temple was built in Jerusalem, and now houses the Dome of the Rock
Mount Moriah
The Mount of Olives
Mount Rushmore

20.) The Dome of the Rock is a
Mosque
Church
Synagogue