What Americans Know About Religion -- And What They Don't

The Pew Research Center asked Americans 32 multiple-choice questions about religion and spirituality earlier this year. The quiz — which you can still take — included questions such as, “What is commemorated on Easter Sunday?” (The choices for responses were ascension, crucifixion, Last Supper and, the correct response, resurrection.) Nearly 11,000 people answered the questions, and Pew released the results this week.

1. Many Americans know some basic facts about major religions and belief systems — and not just Christianity.
2. It gets murky for people outside of the basics.
3. Americans really don’t know the number of Jewish and Muslim people living in the U.S.
4. Some groups answered more questions correctly than others.

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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-americans-know-about-religion-and-what-they-dont/