Chapter 3 Test

What are the Upanishads?

• The written down beliefs of the Hindu Religion

• The Hindu version of the Bible

• The rules of the Buddhist religion

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths?

• A. Life is full of sorrow and suffering

• B. The way to end suffering is to end desire

• C. The way to end reincarnation is through prayer

• D. The way to Enlightenment is through the Eightfold Path

Who is the ‘father’ of the Jewish people?

• Moses

• Abraham

• Jesus

• Israel

What were the laws given to Moses?

• The Ten Commandments

• The Beatitudes

• The Torah

• The Nicene Creed

Matching: Choose the definition that best corresponds to the vocab.

• Hinduism

• Wisdom; how to escape human suffering

• Jainism

• A collection of religious beliefs that developed slowly over a long period of time

• Enlightenment

• Nomadic, pastoral people; tamed horses, rode chariots

• Indo-Europeans

• Will not harm any creature and practice religious tolerance

Matching: Choose the definition that best corresponds to the vocab.

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Founder of Buddhism (The Buddha)

• Buddhism

• People reborn to new lives

• Reincarnation

• Social class system of India that divided the society into groups

• Caste System

• Widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama

Reincarnation is the idea that souls are reborn after the body dies.

• True

• False

Moksha is another word for Nirvana.

• True

• False

Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of the Hindu Religion.

• True

• False

The Torah is the full Christian Bible, given a new name by the Jewish people.

• True

• False