The Ultimate World Religions Quiz

Jainism is its own religion, with roughly four million adherents, mostly in India.

The group was started as the International Bible Students Association in 1872.

Shinto beliefs center around religious practices and not necessarily a figure or sacred writings.

Shinto is a part of Japanese culture and history.

Kami are spiritual beings, forces and elements that can influence (and be influenced by) the world and people.

Gurmat means "the way of the Guru" in Punjabi.

A relatively new religion, in the grand scheme of things.

Anointing of the sick is a sacrament that happens for those gravely ill or dying.

Baptism and the Eucharist are the only two sacraments in Lutheranism.

While occult religions have been around for a long time, Wicca only established itself as a religion in the mid-20th century.

There's not a single interpretation of the Rede, but it generally is accepted as a kind of Golden Rule.

Zoroastrianism has been around since the 6th century B.C.E.

Incorporating African and Catholic beliefs, Candomblé got its start in Brazilian slave communities.

Although the Qur'an is considered the direct word of God in Islam, it was Gabriel who recited it to Muhammad.

Brahmins were traditionally priests and intellectuals.

Dukkha is the truth of misery or suffering as the natural state of existence.

Ba'hai believers find that each religion was another, evolving stage in the word of God.

Ba'hai is devoted to the humanity of all people.

God is best described as what God isn't, not by what God is.

Although African slaves brought their religious beliefs to Cuba, it was with the mingling of these beliefs and Catholicism that Santeria developed.

For many Rastas, Ethiopia is seen as Zion.

The Festival of Lights is celebrated by both Indian religions.

It also incorporates elements of Islam.

This has given Yazidis the (mistaken) reputation for devil-worship. But unlike Judeo-Christian traditions of Satan, the angel they worship was forgiven and returned to heaven.

Moroni told Joseph Smith that there were golden plates buried in a nearby hill that contained the word of God.

Native American tribes have a myriad of origin stories, beliefs and spiritual practices.

As opposed to a Christian view of Adam, wherein he is responsible for original sin and punished.

What's more, Sikh belief holds that God has no form at all.

Instead of being at war, Taoism says that yin and yang represents working together, and unity.

There is no God in Buddhism.