religion quiz (coded by ChatGPT)

Religion Quiz

1. In Buddhism, the Three Marks of Existence are:

a) anitya, anatman, dukkha b) sunyata, saccitananda, turiya c) dharma, karma, samsara d) tanha, avidya, siddhi

2. In Islam, taqiyya is a type of:

a) strategic lying b) prohibition against theft c) internal struggle d) almsgiving

3. In Buddhism, the eight elements of the Eightfold Path are (check all that apply):

Right faith Right concentration Right family Right logic Right consciousness Right decisions Right serenity Right views Right speech Right mindfulness Right memory Right conduct Right emotions Right livelihood Right enlightenment Right effort Right intentions

4. In Buddhism, the Five Precepts are (check all that apply):

No coveting/envying No killing No blasphemy No speech that causes anger No intoxicants No lying No stealing No sexual misconduct/immorality No hatred of nature

5. In Christianity, the concept of perichoresis refers to:

a) the interrelationship of the Three Persons of the Trinity b) prophetic insight c) God's self-emptying in the person of Jesus Christ d) God's love of all creation, both animate and inanimate

6. The Jewish designation "Tanakh" refers to:

a) Treif, Nisuin, Kabbalah b) Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim c) Talmud, Nesekh, Kaddish d) Tefillin, Niddah, Kislev

7. In Christianity, docetism refers to the heretical belief that:

a) Christ only seemed to be human. b) God is not triune. c) Christ is not co-eternal with God the Father. d) Apostolic succession is false.

I can get ChatGPT to add explanations (which I write), to show what the correct answer should be, etc. I've only begun to explore the quiz possibilities with this AI, so if you have features you want added to the quiz, feel free to write me a comment. As you might imagine, now that I'm embarking on this path, grammar, mechanics, and spelling quizzes (plus, maybe, more religion-related quizzes) will dominate 2025. Next year, this might be a very different blog.

Per my book, I'm not a fan of multiple-choice questions, but they are undeniably easy to score. I asked ChatGPT to randomize the order of the multiple-choice answers every time the screen is refreshed. Just to make life a tad more difficult for people who think they can "ace" the quiz simply by memorizing the letters of their answer choices.