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Quiz about Figures of World Religion
Quiz about Figures of World Religion

Figures of World Religion Trivia Quiz


Match these figures with the corresponding religion. While some figures may have influenced more than one faith, match them with the religions with which they are most closely associated.

A matching quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
skylarb
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
418,351
Updated
Nov 26 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
114
Last 3 plays: purelyqing (10/10), chang50 (6/10), reeshy (8/10).
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QuestionsChoices
1. Maimonides  
  Zoroastrianism
2. Ali ibn Abi Talib  
  Hinduism
3. Guru Nānak  
  Islam
4. Siddhartha Gautama  
  Sikihism
5. Akṣapāda Gautama  
  Bahāʾī
6. Laozi  
  Sufism
7. Mīrzā Ḥosayn ʿAlī Nūrī  
  Taoism
8. Zarathushtra Spitama  
  Buddhism
9. Parshvanatha  
  Jainism
10. Rumi  
  Judaism





Select each answer

1. Maimonides
2. Ali ibn Abi Talib
3. Guru Nānak
4. Siddhartha Gautama
5. Akṣapāda Gautama
6. Laozi
7. Mīrzā Ḥosayn ʿAlī Nūrī
8. Zarathushtra Spitama
9. Parshvanatha
10. Rumi

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Maimonides

Answer: Judaism

Also known as Moses ben Maimon, Maimonides was a 12th-century philosopher, astronomer, physician, Torah scholar, and Sephardic rabbi. He served as a personal physician to Saladin and is the author of "The Guide for the Perplexed".
2. Ali ibn Abi Talib

Answer: Islam

Ali ibn Abi Talib was a cousin and son-in-law to the prophet Muhammad. He married Muhammad's daughter Fatima. He is regarded as the first Shia imam by Shia Muslims and as the last of the Rashidun caliph by Suni Muslims.
3. Guru Nānak

Answer: Sikihism

Guru (or Bābā, Father) Nānak, the first of the ten Sikh Gurus, founded Sikihism. A mystic and poet, Nānak taught a monotheistic religion based on equality and virtue and wrote the Sikih scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib, which consists of 974 hymns.
4. Siddhartha Gautama

Answer: Buddhism

Also known as the Buddha or "the awakened one", Siddhartha Gautama founded Buddhism around the 6th century BCE. According to legend, the South Asian ascetic was a son of royalty who renounced his heritage to wander and teach the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.
5. Akṣapāda Gautama

Answer: Hinduism

Akṣapāda Gautama has been attributed with authorship of the Nyāya Sūtras, a Hindu text written in ancient Sanskrit. The sutras cover the science of debate and the science of discussion and were likely written sometime between the 6th century BCE and the 2nd century CE.
6. Laozi

Answer: Taoism

Laozi is attributed with the authorship of the Tao Te Ching, the central text of Taoism. His name is an honorific meaning "the Old master". Tradition dates his birth in the 6th century BCE. However, modern scholars doubt the authenticity of Laozi and consider the Tao Te Ching to be a compilation of Taoist sayings gathered over time.
7. Mīrzā Ḥosayn ʿAlī Nūrī

Answer: Bahāʾī

Originally a member of the Shiite branch of Islam, Mīrzā Ḥosayn ʿAlī Nūrī founded the Bahāʾī faith in the 19th century. Born in Iran in 1817, he claimed to be the manifestation of God and is also known as Bahāʾ Allāh. He advocated the unity of all religions and taught of a universal brotherhood of man.
8. Zarathushtra Spitama

Answer: Zoroastrianism

More commonly known by his Greek name of Zoroaster, Zarathushtra Spitama is traditionally thought to have lived in the 7th or 6th century BCE. He composed the central text of Zoroastrianism, the Gathas, and in addition to being the founder of Zoroastrianism is regarded as a prophet in the Baháʼí Faith and by members of the Ahmadiyya branch of Islam.
9. Parshvanatha

Answer: Jainism

Scholars consider Parshvanatha to be the first historical Tirthankara of Jainism. The 24 Tirthankara were, according to Jains, the supreme preachers of the dharma (or "righteous path"). Parshvanatha lived sometime between the 9th and 7th century BCE and was succeeded by Mahavira.
10. Rumi

Answer: Sufism

Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, known more simply as Rumi, was a 13th-century Sufi mystic and Persian poet. Born in present-day Afghanistan in 1207, his poetry has been translated into numerous languages and is widely read today.

In one of his well-known poems, "Elephant in the Dark", he describes how different people might perceive the same truth differently depending on what section of it they experience.
Source: Author skylarb

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