


What lies beyond death? Identify the faith. (e.g., A rejection of deities and an afterlife. Answer: Atheism.)

Freshman level

1. The good enjoy endless pleasures in the presence of Allah. 2. The evil are sent to hell and exist in a state of painful isolation from God. 3. Afterlife is not a focus, but the arrival of the Messiah is anticipated.

Graduate level

4. Nirvana, the end of all desire, is the ultimate goal of reincarnation. 5. The soul, through reincarnation, eventually merges with Brahma for eternity. 6. Afterlife is most commonly described as "The Summerland."

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Ph.d. level

7. People are immortal beings who have forgotten their true nature. 8. Spiritual reality is the only reality, and the material world is an illusion. 9. A person's spirit is placed in a jar and asked to impart its wisdom.


1. Islam. 2. Roman Catholicism (Christianity). 3. Judaism. 4. Buddhism. 5. Hinduism. 6. Wicca. 7. Scientology. 8. Christian Science. 9. Voodooism (Haitian vodou).