Hinduism and India

INDIA is in which continent?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• South America

Which item represents the cycle of birth, life, death?

• A scale

• A statue

• A temple

• A wheel

Which animal became a symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence (a deep respect) for life?

• Cow

• Sheep

• Elephant

• Goat

What is good Karma needed for?

• to do yoga

• To escape the cycle of rebirth Samsara

• to be a good person

• Maintain the caste system

What is one way Hindu's teach their children about religion?

• Making them go to temple everyday

• Playing computer games

• Telling them stories from the vedas

• sending them to school to become brahmins

What is atman?

• Hindu word for Sun

• the soul

• a city

• the name of a Brahmin

What is a journey to a Holy place called?

• Pilgrimage

• Veda

• Varna

• Reincarnation

Which caste would say this: "It is my duty to study the holy Vedas so that I may teach them"?

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Shudras

• Brahmins

The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death is___________

• Rebirth

• Immortality

• Reincarnation

• Veda

Which job was a Vaishyas most likely to do?

• Plow a field

• Be part of the government

• Be a warrior

• Herd sheep