 - 1. What is the Latin name for Roman polytheism?
A) Via romana agli Déi
B) Religio Romana
C) Ab Urbe condita
D) Dies Romana
- 2. Which organization is mentioned as a major group in Roman polytheism?
A) Romaia
B) Pietas Comunità Gentile
C) Thelema
D) Rodnovery
- 3. On what date is the Natale di Roma celebrated?
A) April 21
B) June 21
C) March 21
D) May 21
- 4. According to legend, who founded the city of Rome?
A) Remus
B) Romulus
C) Iolo Morganwg
D) Caesar
- 5. What does the Latin phrase 'Ab Urbe condita' mean?
A) From the founding of the City
B) The Roman Way to the Gods
C) The ancient gods
D) The festival of the city
- 6. Who largely influenced the development of modern Druidry?
A) Romulus
B) Iolo Morganwg
C) The Iron Age Celts
D) The Rodnovery founders
- 7. Modern Druidry aims to imitate the practices of which period?
A) Roman Republic
B) Medieval era
C) Iron Age
D) 19th century
- 8. What is another name for Slavic Native Faith?
A) Rodnovery
B) Romaia
C) Dies Romana
D) Religio Romana
- 9. In which century did Slavic Native Faith emerge?
A) 18th century
B) Medieval era
C) 20th century
D) 19th century
- 10. Which country has the highest number of Slavic Neopagans mentioned in the text?
A) Poland
B) Ukraine
C) Russia
D) Italy
- 11. Which religion is mentioned alongside Taoism and Shinto in Europe?
A) Christianity
B) Judaism
C) Eckankar
D) Islam
- 12. In which countries are Rastafari communities present?
A) Greece, Albania, and Bulgaria
B) Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
C) Russia, Ukraine, and Poland
D) UK, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy
- 13. Traditional African Religions like Muti are mainly found in which European countries?
A) Poland and Russia
B) Italy and Spain
C) United Kingdom and France
D) Ukraine and Italy
- 14. What is the alternative name for the Natale di Roma?
A) Religio Romana
B) Via romana
C) Rodnovery
D) Romaia
- 15. When was Rome founded according to the legend of Romulus?
A) 753 AD
B) 753 BC
C) 500 BC
D) 100 BC
- 16. When did the first newspaper reference to the Báb appear in The Times?
A) 1 November 1865
B) 1 January 1910
C) 1 April 1890
D) 1 November 1845
- 17. Who wrote the first and most influential account of the Bábí religion in 1865?
A) Arthur de Gobineau
B) ‘Abdu'l-Bahá
C) Heinrich Himmler
D) Edward G. Browne
- 18. Which university was Edward G. Browne associated with when he met Bahá'u'lláh?
A) Berlin University
B) Cambridge University
C) Oxford University
D) Sorbonne University
- 19. Which country had the largest organized Bahá'í community in Europe in 1925?
A) Germany
B) Russia
C) Britain
D) France
- 20. In what year were Bahá'í institutions in Germany disbanded by Heinrich Himmler?
A) 1890
B) 1937
C) 1910
D) 1938
- 21. What happened to Bahá'í communities in Soviet territories in 1938?
A) They moved to Germany
B) They ceased to exist
C) They expanded to 38 new cities
D) They were officially recognized
- 22. What contributed to the spread of Islam into the Balkans and Central Europe?
A) The Crusades
B) Migration of Volga Bulgars
C) The Reconquista
D) Ottoman expansion
- 23. According to the Pew Forum, how many Muslims lived in Europe in 2010?
A) 16 million
B) 44 million
C) 1.4 million
D) 500,000
- 24. Which country has a Muslim population of 99%?
A) Kosovo
B) Albania
C) Turkey
D) Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 25. What percentage of the population in Kosovo is Muslim?
A) 51%
B) 32%
C) 99%
D) 96%
- 26. According to the 2016 Pew Research study, what percentage of Europe's population is Muslim?
A) 10%
B) 3.2%
C) 6%
D) 4.9%
- 27. What accusations were leveled against Jews during the Middle Ages?
A) Secretly practicing Islam
B) Attempting to overthrow monarchies
C) Ritual murder
D) Refusing to pay taxes
- 28. What percentage of the world's Jewish population resided in Europe in 2010?
A) 1%
B) 6%
C) 10%
D) 0.2%
- 29. What was the approximate Muslim population in the European Union in 2007?
A) 10 million
B) 44 million
C) 16 million
D) 1.4 million
- 30. What percentage of the population is Muslim in Albania?
A) 50.67%
B) 51%
C) 96%
D) 99%
- 31. Which group is historically associated with Islam in Crimea?
A) Ottoman Turks
B) Volga Bulgars
C) Crimean Tatars
D) Bektashism
- 32. Which country has an official religion of Orthodox Christianity?
A) Malta
B) Iceland
C) Greece
D) Denmark
- 33. When did Sweden stop having Lutheranism as its official state religion?
A) 2000
B) 1995
C) 2005
D) 1990
- 34. What is the national church of Scotland?
A) Presbyterianism
B) Anglicanism
C) Catholicism
D) Lutheranism
- 35. According to the 2019 Eurobarometer survey, what percentage of the EU population identified as Christian?
A) 41%
B) 64%
C) 72%
D) 76%
- 36. Which Christian denomination is considered the largest in the European Union?
A) Baptists
B) Eastern Orthodox
C) Catholics
D) Protestants
- 37. Which group of churches separated from Christianity following the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD?
A) Latin Catholicism
B) Byzantine Rite
C) Protestantism
D) Oriental Orthodoxy
- 38. In Switzerland, what do some village signs display at their entrances?
A) Their tax rate
B) Their primary export
C) Their religion
D) Their historical population
- 39. Which European country has a special constitutional agreement with the Georgian Orthodox Church despite technically being secular?
A) Armenia
B) Russia
C) Serbia
D) Georgia
- 40. What percentage of the EU population identified as Muslim in the 2019 Eurobarometer survey?
A) 4%
B) 10%
C) 5.9%
D) 2%
- 41. According to the 2012 Pew Research survey, what percentage of Europe's residents were Christians?
A) 64%
B) 71.0%
C) 75.2%
D) 57.9%
- 42. What percentage of Western Europeans identified as Christians in the 2018 Pew Research study?
A) 64%
B) 57.9%
C) 75.2%
D) 71.0%
- 43. According to the 2018 Pew Research study, what percentage of people raised as Christians in Western Europe still identify as such?
A) 24%
B) 83%
C) 64%
D) 71%
- 44. In the 2019 Eurobarometer survey, what was the percentage of non-believers/agnostics in the EU?
A) 17%
B) 10%
C) 3%
D) 2%
- 45. What percentage of respondents in Hungary identified as Presbyterian according to the Pew Research Poll?
A) 19%
B) 20%
C) 14%
D) 13%
- 46. What percentage of Estonians identified as Lutherans according to the Pew Research Poll?
A) 19%
B) 14%
C) 13%
D) 20%
- 47. In which country did 14% of respondents say they are "just a Christian" without specifying a denomination?
A) Latvia
B) Hungary
C) Estonia
D) Lithuania
- 48. What was the Christian population percentage in the EU in 2012 according to the Eurobarometer survey?
A) 72%
B) 75.2%
C) 71.0%
D) 64%
- 49. What percentage of the 2012 Europe residents identified as irreligious, atheist, or agnostic?
A) 17%
B) 24%
C) 18.2%
D) 10%
- 50. According to the 2012 Pew Research survey, what percentage of European residents were Hindus?
A) 0.1%
B) 0.2%
C) 2%
D) 0.5%
- 51. What percentage of EU citizens stated they believe there is a God in the 2010 Eurobarometer survey?
A) 26%
B) 20%
C) 47%
D) 51%
- 52. In 2003, what percentage of French people declared themselves as agnostics according to Dogan and Mattei?
A) 20%
B) 26%
C) 51%
D) 47%
- 53. What percentage of the population in the UK regarded themselves as Christian in the 2001 census?
A) 47%
B) Over 70%
C) 51%
D) 15%
- 54. Which organization criticized the wording of the 2001 UK census question regarding religion?
A) World Values Survey
B) Gallup
C) Eurobarometer
D) British Humanist Association
- 55. Between 2002 and 2011, what happened to the number of atheists in Romania?
A) Threefold decrease
B) Stagnated
C) Doubled
D) Threefold increase
- 56. What is the phenomenon of decreasing religiousness and church attendance often called?
A) The Great Awakening
B) Post-Christian Europe
C) Secularization Act
D) The Religious Revival
- 57. What percentage of EU citizens declined to answer the Eurobarometer 2010 question about belief in God?
A) 3%
B) 26%
C) 51%
D) 20%
- 58. According to the World Values Survey, what percentage of people in Ireland believed in God in 1999?
A) 93.7%
B) 94.8%
C) 62.1%
D) 86.8%
- 59. Which country, traditionally secular, saw a decrease in theism from 65.3% to 58.0% between 1981 and 1999?
A) France
B) Netherlands
C) Sweden
D) Germany
- 60. The 2008–2009 Gallup survey asked whether religion is important in what context?
A) Education
B) Political decisions
C) Daily life
D) National identity
- 61. What is the largest religion in Europe?
A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Christianity
D) Islam
- 62. When did the Roman Empire officially adopt Christianity?
A) AD 500
B) AD 380
C) AD 800
D) AD 1000
- 63. What major event tore apart Christendom in the 16th century?
A) Reformation
B) The Enlightenment
C) The Great Schism
D) The Crusades
- 64. What historical event in the 11th century caused a split in Christendom?
A) The Age of Enlightenment
B) The Reformation
C) The Great Schism
D) The Crusades
- 65. Which country saw a decline in Church of Sweden membership from 82.9% in 2000 to 56.4% in 2019?
A) Sweden
B) Finland
C) Norway
D) Denmark
- 66. Which of the following is considered a modern revival movement of ancient polytheistic traditions?
A) Protestantism
B) Catholicism
C) Orthodoxy
D) Druidry
- 67. What factor contributed to the popularity of Hinduism and Buddhism in the 19th century?
A) Orientalism
B) The Reformation
C) The Great Schism
D) The Crusades
- 68. By what century was the Christianisation of Lithuania complete?
A) 18th century
B) High Middle Ages
C) 20th century
D) Early Middle Ages
- 69. Which of the following religions is NOT listed as having 0.3% representation in Europe?
A) Judaism
B) None of the above
C) Buddhism
D) Hinduism
- 70. Which intellectual movement saw the rise of Deism in Europe?
A) The Renaissance
B) The Industrial Revolution
C) The Enlightenment
D) The Reformation
- 71. Which scientific concept is mentioned as a challenge to common Bible interpretations during the Enlightenment?
A) Heliocentric universe
B) Big Bang theory
C) Evolution
D) Plate tectonics
- 72. Which individual is listed as a notable early deist in the text?
A) Martin Luther
B) Isaac Newton
C) Galileo Galilei
D) Voltaire
- 73. What is the traditional approach to state and religion in France since the French Revolution?
A) Imperialist
B) Theocratic
C) Laicist
D) Monarchical
- 74. Which country was an officially atheist state from 1967 to 1991?
A) Hungary
B) Poland
C) Romania
D) Albania
- 75. Which country is listed as having a high reported percentage of people with no religious belief?
A) Romania
B) Lithuania
C) Czech Republic
D) Poland
- 76. What was the reported percentage of Greeks who identified as indifferent to religion in 2024?
A) 27%
B) 80%
C) 66%
D) 15%
- 77. What percentage of the population in the Netherlands was found to be irreligious in a 2015 study?
A) 27%
B) 68%
C) 50%
D) 33%
- 78. In Greece, what percentage of people reported attending church regularly according to a 2024 survey?
A) 80%
B) 27%
C) 66%
D) 15%
- 79. According to the 2010 survey, what percentage of the EU28 population believed in some sort of spirit or life force?
A) 20%
B) 17%
C) 51%
D) 26%
- 80. Which demographic group was found to have higher levels of religious belief across the EU?
A) Left-wing political leaners
B) Men
C) Those with high education
D) Women
- 81. What is the only region in Europe where Buddhism is the predominant faith?
A) Kalmykia
B) Lisbon
C) Barcelona
D) The Canary Islands
- 82. What form of Buddhism is prevalent in Kalmykia?
A) Tibetan Buddhism
B) Zen Buddhism
C) Pure Land Buddhism
D) Theravada Buddhism
- 83. Which Hindu group in Portugal primarily consists of migrants from Mozambique?
A) Sindhi
B) Punjabi
C) Gujarati
D) Sri Lankan Tamils
- 84. Where are Sindhi Hindus primarily concentrated in Spain?
A) Berlin
B) Barcelona
C) Canary Islands
D) Lisbon
- 85. In France and Germany, a significant proportion of the Hindu population consists of whom?
A) Gujarati migrants
B) Sindhi Hindus
C) Surinamese Hindus
D) Sri Lankan Tamils
- 86. Which group mainly consists of Indian immigrants in Belgium and the United Kingdom?
A) Jainism
B) Odinism
C) Heathenism
D) Sikhism
- 87. How many total adherents of Sikhism are estimated to be in Europe?
A) Exactly 450,000
B) Over 1,000,000
C) Around 10,000
D) Nearly 700,000
- 88. What is the approximate Sikh population in the United Kingdom?
A) 22,000
B) 700,000
C) 100,000
D) 450,000
- 89. How many Sikhs live in the Netherlands and Germany combined?
A) 100,000
B) 5,000
C) 22,000
D) 450,000
- 90. What is another name for Heathenism?
A) Odinist Community
B) Esetroth
C) Bifrost
D) Forn Siðr
- 91. What does the Icelandic term Ásatrú refer to?
A) Sikhism
B) Reconstructionism
C) Jainism
D) Heathenism
- 92. How many people registered as Heathen in the 2001 United Kingdom Census?
A) 777
B) 2,382
C) 300
D) 1,958
- 93. Which organization advised many Heathens to simply identify as 'Pagan'?
A) Pagan Federation
B) Swedish Forn Sed Assembly
C) Forn Siðr Denmark
D) Ásatrúarfélagið
- 94. In what year was the Ásatrúarfélagið recognized as an official religion by the Icelandic government?
A) 1999
B) 1973
C) 2003
D) 1994
- 95. Who led the Ásatrúarfélagið for its first 20 years?
A) Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson
B) A collective board
C) A government official
D) The Pagan Federation
- 96. What does the Swedish term 'Forn Sed' mean?
A) Odin's Path
B) Germanic Fellowship
C) Old Custom
D) New Faith
- 97. In what year was the Swedish Forn Sed Assembly formed?
A) 1999
B) 1973
C) 1994
D) 2007
- 98. When was the Swedish Forn Sed Assembly recognized as a religious organization by the Swedish government?
A) 1999
B) 1994
C) 2007
D) 2011
- 99. In what year was the Danish group Forn Siðr formed?
A) 1999
B) 1994
C) 2003
D) 1996
- 100. What is the name of the Norwegian Esetroth fellowship formed in 1996?
A) Ásatrúarfélagið
B) Forn Sed
C) Åsatrufellesskapet Bifrost
D) Odinist Community
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