Hinduism and Buddhism Quiz

In India, the caste system determined a person’s occupation, personal associations, and marriage partner. This situation shows that the caste system

• has become stronger in urban areas

• has promoted social mobility within Indian society

• has helped eliminate ethnic and religious rivalries

• has been a way of life as well as an element of religion

The Eight Fold Path and dharma are similar in that they

• Establish a class structure for society

• Are guidelines for living

• Consist of prayers for eternal peace

• Promise a happy and easy life

Which of the following moral codes were common to Hindus and Buddhism?

• the Noble Truths

• the Eight Fold path

• the concept of dharma

• the Mahabharata

In addition to gaining union with the oneness of the universe, what do you achieve by reaching nirvana or moksha?

• sorrow, pain and suffering

• release from the cycle of rebirth

• power over other people

• long happy life

Buddha taught that a person could achieve enlightenment through

• meditation and Middle Way

• be violent

• sufferning

• belief in one god

The spread of Buddhism from Northern India to China is an example of

• Nationalism

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural diffusion

• Filial Piety

Hinduism and Buddhism are similar in that both religions’ goal is to

• Establish peace, stability and order

• Provide a basis for democratic government

• Return power to the emperors

• Promote individuality

According to Buddhism, how do you overcome the desire for things like riches?

• By fasting for days

• By seeking out the wisdom of holy men and scholars

• By praying to the gods

• By following the Eight Fold Path

What is Vedas?

• non- violence

• Religious and moral duties of an individual

• One of the sacred texts of Hinduism

• The cycle of rebirth

True or False: Reincarnation means rebirth of the soul in another bodily form

• True

• False