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Junior Cycle Religious Education: Key beliefs of world religions

How often Key beliefs of world religions comes up on the Religious Education papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Key beliefs of world religions, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Key beliefs of world religions.

(a)The Four Noble Truths are a key belief most associated with which religion?
  1. Hinduism
  2. Buddhism
  3. Judaism
(b)Christians believe in one God in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This belief is called the…
  1. Incarnation
  2. Covenant
  3. Trinity
(c)In Hinduism, moksha means…
  1. Release from the cycle of rebirth
  2. The daily offering of flowers to a god
  3. The law that every action has an effect
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(a) Buddhism

(b) Trinity

(c) Release from the cycle of rebirth

Your turn: Common Level questions on Key beliefs of world religions.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q7
2024Q5
2023Not asked
2022Q7

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Key beliefs of world religions questions

Key beliefs of world religions, 2 marks

For Buddhists, Nirvana is…

  1. A heaven ruled by a creator god
  2. The holy river where ashes are scattered
  3. The end of suffering and of rebirth
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The end of suffering and of rebirth

Nirvana means blowing out, like a flame: greed, hatred and ignorance are put out. Buddhists believe it frees a person from the cycle of rebirth.

Key beliefs of world religions, 3 marks

Which of these is the Shahada, the Muslim declaration of faith?

  1. I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha
  2. There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is his messenger
  3. Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one
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There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is his messenger

Saying the Shahada sincerely is how a person becomes a Muslim, and it is the first Pillar of Islam. The Shema is a Jewish prayer; taking refuge is Buddhist.

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