Women in Religion Pop Quiz

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1. Which of the following religions does not allow the ordination of women?
      A. Society of Friends (Quaker)
      B. Roman Catholicism
      C. Judaism
      D. Buddhism

2. True or False:  In Islam, men are considered spiritually superior to women.

3.  On average, in the United States female clergy member's salaries are __% less than their male counterparts:
      A. 33
      B. 18
      C. 9
      D. 5

4. True or False:  The practice of dowry (money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage) is an exclusively Hindu practice.

5. Which world religion's central theme is the unity of humankind in a single global society, including attainment of the full equality of men and women?
      A. Santeria
      B. Buddhism
      C. Christianity
      D. Baha'i

6. True or False:  The Buddha did not allow women to join his monastery.

7. True or False:  Women were important members of Jesus's ministry and the early Christian Church.

8. Which of the following women did not play a pivotal role in biblical Judaism?
      A. Deborah
      B. Miriam
      C. Esther
      D. Fatimah

9. Islam grants women the right to:
      A. Inheritance
      B. Divorce
      C. Education
      D. All of the Above
      E. None of the Above

10. True or False:  Cultural norms and attitudes can impact the treatment and status of women as much as religious views and teachings.