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This weeks quiz has 20 questions World Religions.

1. What do you call a member of the priestly Hindu caste?
2. Which type of Buddhism teaches the state of sudden enlightenment or satori?
3. Which event, during the Middle Ages, led to Christianity being split into numerous sects?
4. How many sacraments are there in the Orthodox Church?
5. Who started the Methodist movement in the Christian Church?
6. What was the aim of the Ecumenical Movement?
7. Which place must a Muslim visit once in his life?
8. Which of the great Gods of Hinduism has the function of a preserver?
9. Which Jewish festival marks the exodus of Jews from Egypt, led by Moses?
10. In Zen Buddhism, what is a koan?
11. What type meat are Muslims not allowed to eat ?
12. What religion is based on the works of Lao-tzu?
13. What is the Roman Catholic Mass traditionally based on?
14. What are the names of the oldest sacred texts in Hinduism, which were written in Sanskrit and kept in four parts?
15. Which movement, established in the late 19th century, had the aim of establishing a Jewish State in Palestine?
16. In Islam what does the Sunna consist of?
17. In the Christian Church what period precedes Easter?
18. Does Easter fall on the same day in all Christian churches?
19. What two branches of Protestantism developed from the Reformation?
20. What is the goal of Hinduism?

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