Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
District of Teresa
PANTAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sitio Pantay,Brgy.Dalig,Teresa ,Rizal
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WORLD RELIGIONS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS

FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
S.Y.2019 -2020

Name:_______________________________________Section_________________Date__________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read the following sentences carefully and choose the letter of the BEST answer .Write
it on the blank before each number

____1. ____man is placed at the crossroads of materialism and deep spirituality.

A. 21st Century B. New born C. Modern D. birth
____2. Man hopes for the improvement of his economic status in order to be happy in life; yet,
he believes that true happiness transcends beyond wants and _____desires.
A. manly B. earthly C. Wealthy D. modern
____3. Since ______is limited, both happiness and pain are also limited
A. life B. death C. man D. religion
____4. ______becomes a double-edged sword: it can end up one’s sufferings in life; but it can
also end up the happiness of the person who is living contentedly in this life.
A. life B. death C. man D. religion
____5. Because religion can be seen as inconsistent with the _____beliefs, man should ground
his faith if he wants to have a better understanding of the meaning of life.
A. life B. death C. man D. religion
____6. ________becomes one of the most important areas of human life.
A. pluralism B. death C. religious D. religion
____7. Diversity and______. It is difficult to find a unifying definition of religion due to cultural
differences.
A. pluralism B. death C. religious D. religion
____8. Religious beliefs are always influenced by one’s ______and the region’s socio-economic
needs.
A. pluralism B. death C. religious D. beliefs
____9. The advancement of science and _____brought the human person to question the
probability of the existence of a divine being. Hence, about 1.13 billion people around the world
does not have any religious affiliation.
A. pluralism B. technology C. modern D. beliefs
____10. Religion is a set of ______that claim to get a person in a right relationship with God.
A. pluralism B. technology C. modern D. beliefs
____11. _________ is the world’s first organized religion.
A. Judaism B. Christianity C. Hinduism D. Javanism
____12. It has no single founder, no single______, and no commonly agreed set of teachings.
A. Judaism B. Christianity C. Hinduism D. Javanism
____13._________ is considered as just “a way of life” or a mere ‘family of religions.’
A. Judaism B. Christianity C. Hinduism D. Confucianism
____14. “Hinduism” is the Western name given to the lossely-knit family of diverse religious
beliefs and practices which call themselves____after these sacred texts.
A. Vedas B. Vedic C. Saturna D. Shiva
_____15. _______has been famous for giving high regard to those who seek for wisdom.
A. Judaism B. Christianity C. Hinduism D. Confucianism
_____16. It is a belief in the existence of one God viewed as the creative source of the human
race and the world.
A. Monism B. Polytheism C. Theism D. Atheism
_____17. It relates or affects the human spirit or soul that is one’s personal integrative view on.
A. Monism B. Polytheism C. Theism D. Atheism
_____18. It is the belief that there is only one God who could have designed and created the
universe.
A. Monism B. Polytheism C. Agnosticism D. Atheism
_____19. It is the belief in many principal gods among whom no one is supreme.
A. Monism B. Polytheism C. Agnosticism D. Atheism

_____20. It is the belief that there is no genuine distinction between God and the universe.
A. Monism B. Polytheism C. Agnosticism D. Atheism
II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE
Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if not underline the incorrect word(s) and write the
answer on the blank before each number.(2 points each)

______21. The term “Shinto” came from two Indian words.

______22. The Hindu god of fire is Agni.

______23. Judaism has 48 prophets and seven prophetesses.

______24. The concept of filial piety is integral in Islam.

______25. God instructed Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac at Mount Hira.

III. APPLICATION
Give the name of the characters in genealogy of Israel from Abraham to Jacob and briefly
explain the correlations of one another.

Prepared by:

MARICEL M. BALTAZAR
SHS Teacher

Checked by:

AUGUSTO T. BANDA
SHS Coordinator

Noted :

TIMOTHY A. BAUTISTA
Principal I