Hinduism Quiz

What is the origin of Hinduism?

• During the Vedic Age

• During the Roman Empire

• During the Middle Ages

• During the Renaissance

What is another name for early Hinduism?

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Brahmanism

• Sikhism

What is the main spiritual force in Hinduism called?

• Karma

• Brahman

• Moksha

• Dharma

What are the two epic poems produced during the classical Hindu period?

• Iliad and Odyssey

• Ramayana and Mahabharata

• Beowulf and Gilgamesh

• Aeneid and Metamorphoses

What is the Bhagavad-Gita often considered to be?

• A historical document

• A scientific text

• Hinduism’s most important religious text

• A political manifesto

What does the law of karma determine?

• The weather

• A person’s rebirth

• The seasons

• The time of day

What is moksha in Hinduism?

• A type of food

• Liberation from reincarnation

• A festival

• A form of dance

What does Hinduism teach about the soul after death?

• It disappears

• It reincarnates

• It stays in the body

• It travels to another planet

What is one of the four basic goals of Hindu life?

• Accumulating wealth

• Doing what is right

• Traveling the world

• Building a large house

How did Hinduism grow in terms of accepting new gods?

• It rejected all new gods

• It accepted new gods as forms of Brahman

• It only accepted gods from other religions

• It created new gods every year