Comparative Religions 2024 Final Exam Review

Hinduism Is a religion of (a)  

What does it mean that Hinduism is a religion of cycles?

• They believe everyone should ride bicycles

• They believe all of existence is a cycle

• They have specific beliefs about which wash cycle to use in a washing machine

What is one way the cyclical belief of Hinduism is shown?

• They worship idols

• They worship in a temple

• They believe in reincarnation

• They take off their shoes in the temple

What is one way the cyclical belief of Hinduism is shown?

• They worship idols

• They believe God is in all of us

• They venerate cows

• They believe in the creation, destruction, and recreation of the universe

What was the Buddha's name before he became enlightened?

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• Siddhartha Gautama

• Hinduism

• Mahatma Ghandi

What was special about Siddhartha Gautama's birth?

• A prophet said he would either become a religious leader or king

• He was born full grown

• He had no mother or father

• It was during a solar eclipse

What was unique about the way Siddhartha Gautama was raised?

• He never had to eat vegetables

• He never saw suffering

• He had special powers to defeat demons

• He was enlightened as a child

What did Siddhartha Gautama see when he went outside of the palace when he was 29?

• He saw mountains for the first time

• He saw snow for the first time

• He saw Dayton Christian School

• He saw suffering

What do Buddhist's believe about how Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha?

• He meditated under a tree for 49 days

• He made a trip up a huge mountain

• He time traveled and learned from many wise people

• He read the Bible

What does Buddha mean?

• Fat One

• Enlightened One

• Ugly One

• Dead One