Hinduism Summative Review

Brahman is (choose two)

• Wheel of rebirth

• A division in Hinduism

• Eternal essence of all reality

• Atman

Which god is the destroyer of evil?

• Vishnu

• Krishna

• Brahma

• Shiva

The setting for the Bhagavad-Gita is

• A battlefield, the night before the battle

• A Hindu home

• A temple

• Buddha's palace

Hinduism’s closest equivalent to the western term “religion” is

• Dharma

• Karma

• Moksha

• Samsara

Which stage should you abandon a normal lifestyle to focus on finding life’s questions?

• Student

• Sannyasin

• Samadhi

• householder

Which stage of life do you enter upon the birth of your first grand child?

• Student

• Householder

• Sannyasin

• Forest-dweller

Lord Krishna compares reincarnation to

• Continuing to climb a tower

• Getting undressed at night and putting on new clothes in the morning

• Putting on a mask

• Enjoying endless feasts

The god of wisdom is

• Krishna

• Ganesh

• Vishnu

• Arjuna

The warrior who is the main character in the Bhagavad-Gita.

• Krishna

• Arjuna

• Rama

• Sita

Son of the wind god, monkey god, and Rama’s helper.

• Agni

• Rama

• Ravana

• Hanuman