Hinduism Review Quiz

The prophet or founder of Hinduism is

• There is no clear founder

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Abraham

• Jesus

A holy text (book) of Hinduism is called the

• Koran

• Tripitaka

• Torah

• Vedas

The place of worship for Hindus is a

• Mandir

• Synagogue

• Mosque

• Church

Even though Hinduism has many Gods, because of the idea of Brahman, some scholars consider Hinduism to be

• Monotheistic, but God takes many forms

• Neither Monotheistic or Polytheistic

• Strictly Monotheistic (only one God)

• Strictly Polytheistic (many Gods)

The number of worldwide followers of Hinduism is around

• 14 million

• 1.1 billion

• 2.2 billion

• 488 million

Major beliefs of Hinduism include

• Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation

• The 4 Noble Truths

• The 5 Pillars

• The 10 Commandments

A caste is

• Actions, good or bad, while you live this life determines what you will be in the next life

• One of the classes into which the Hindu people of India were traditionally divided

• The preserver god

• a religious group that is a smaller part of a larger group and whose members all share similar beliefs

An example of a sect of Hinduism is

• Lutheranism - a group which still worships Christianity but rejects some of the beliefs of the Catholic Church

• Buddhism - a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century BC.

• Vaishnavism - a group which focuses its worship on Vishnu as the Supreme Lord

• Shiaism - one of the two main branches of Islam, followed especially in Iran, that rejects the first three Sunni caliphs and regards Ali, the fourth caliph, as Muhammad's first true successor.

Reincarnation (samsara) is

• the idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death

• the soul

• One of the classes into which the Hindu people of India were traditionally divided

• Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.

Dharma means

• Intelligence

• Life

• Wisdom

• Duty