Hinduism and Buddhism

What is the name for  the four social classes described in the Vedas?

• Hinduism
• caste
• varnas
• vaishuas

What religion originated in the Indus Valley around 1400 BCE?

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Sikhism

What river do Hindus hold sacred where they try to bathe daily in its water?

• Indus
• Amazon
• Ganges
• Nile

"What comes around goes around" is a way to describe ____________.

• karma
• dharma
• shiva
• caste

Hindus believe that after they die, their souls are reincarnated into another form.

• True
• False

The ____________________ takes on many functions.  Three of these functions are Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu.

• Varanasi
• Ganges
• Supreme Being
• Moksha

_____________ is known as the destroyer.

• Dharma
• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma

According to Buddha the cause of suffering was

• Not achieving enlightenment 
• A life of moderation
• Desire or want

To end suffering one must follow the 

• Middle Way
• Dharma
• The Eightfold Path

The goal of Buddhists is Nirvana.  Nirvana is

• Becoming enlightened
• A life of moderation
• A state of no more suffering