Hinduism Quiz 1 - Nature of God

What is Monotheism?

• The belief in one single, universal God

• That God is Supersonic, all powerful and divine

• The belief in God as more than one being

What is monism?

• The belief that God has many faces

• The belief that Brahman and atman are one essence

• The belief that everything is made up of one essential essence – atman.

What is henotheism?

• Devotion to many different gods

• Devotion to a single God, while accepting the existence of other gods.

• Devotion to many different gods with no single god being important

What is polytheism?

• The belief in or worship of many gods or divinities.

• Belief in a single Divine being

• Worship of Hindu avatars

What is Brahman?

• A Hindu god

• Brahman is the Ultimate Reality that cannot be sufficiently named. He is considered to be eternal, omnipotent, genderless, without form and indescribable.

• Brahman is the essence of Vishnu. A divine entity that can never be named.

• An avatar of god

Explain the relationship between Brahman and other Hindu gods.

• Brahman is the origin of all avatars - showing his universal strength.

• Brahman is an indestructible god within the Trimurti.

• Brahman is the origin of all things and is in all things; each god is an aspect of Brahman or Brahman itself.

What is atman?

• The divine spark or soul found in plants.

• The divine goddess of all all living beings.

• The divine spark or soul found in all living beings.

Explain the relationship between atman and Brahman.

• That they are totally different entities.

• To some Hindus the relationship between Brahman and atman is dual - the atman being only part of Brahman and not wholly identifiable with it. Others hold a monistic view, that Brahman and atman are one.

• To some Hindus the relationship between Brahman and atman is dual - the atman being only part of Batman and not wholly identifiable with it. Others hold a monistic view, that Brahman and atlas are one.

Name the gods of the Trimurti.

• Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

• Batman, Voldemort and Snoopy

• Brahman, Vishi and Shakti

What does Brahma represent?

• Brahma is the destroyer aspect of God.

• Brahma is the creator aspect of God.

• Brahma is the preserver aspect of God.