world religion quiz questions

The four collections of ancient prayers and rituals known as the Book of Knowledge are called _______________.

• Mahabharata

• Ramayana

  
  

• Vedas

• Upanishads

  
  

The culture that flourished in the Indus River Valley before 2000 B.C.E is named the ____________________ culture.

• Harappa

  
  

• Arabian

• Indian

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  Indo-European Aryan

  
  

"Illusion", what keeps us from seeing reality correctly; the world viewed inadequately is called _______________.

• 
  

  Raja

  
  

• Avatar

• Mahabharata

• Maya

  
  

The cosmic law of cause and effect that determines the direction of rebirth is called _____________.

• Karma

  
  

• Samsara

• Moksha

• Dharma

The wheel of reincarnation or the everyday world of change and suffering leading to rebirth is called ______________.

• Samsara

• Moksha

• Sannyasin

• Maya

The liberation from personal limitation, egotism, and rebirth is called ________________.

• Moksha

  
  

• Shiva

  
  

• Samsara

  
  

• Bhagavad-Gita

  
  

The spiritual essence or soul of all human beings which is eternal and unchanging is called ________________.

• Brahman

  
  

• Atman

  
  

• Shiva

  
  

• Avatar

A spiritual discipline which is a method for perfecting one's union with the Divine is called _______________________.

• Vaishya

• Vishnu

• Mantra

• Yoga

A short sacred phrase, often chanted or used in meditation is called __________________.

• Kshatriya

  
  

• Moksha

• Samadhi

• Mantra

The meditation or the experience of the mind focused only on the object of concentration is called _____________.

• Raja Yoga

  
  

• Jnana Yoga

  
  

• Karma Yoga

  
  

• Bhakti Yoga