Siddhartha

Before Siddhartha embarked on his spiritual journey he lived the life of a:

• Merchant
• Samana
• Brahmin
• Buddah

Why did Siddhartha want to leave his father and mother?

• He was tired of poverty
• He was angry with his parents
• He was seeking Kamala
• He was seeking enlightenment

Which of following is not a characteristic of the Samanas

• tons of possessions
• Meditation
• Nomadic
• Spiritual

Why does Siddhartha want to leave his life as a Samana?

• He wants wealth
• He has mastered the teachings
• He wants to please Govinda
• He argues with the leader

Why can't Siddhartha surrender to the ways of Gotoma?

• He finds him arrogant
• He wants to be with Kamala
• He seeks experience
• He thinks he lies

What gifts does Siddhartha have to offer to the merchant?

• Thinking, fasting & writing
• Singing, dancing & acting
• Running, strength & endurance
• Academic knowledge

What does Kamaswami teach Siddhartha?

• impatience
• mistrust
• how to be a merchant
• How to deceive

Interpret Siddhartha's dream in the chapter "Kamala."

• He's so very happy to have known what Kamala offered the men of the world.

• He is struggling between love, desire, and his will to experience who he really is.

• He has felt a love but wants to know and experience Love, which is why Govinda turned into a desirable woman.

• He realizes that he's been repressed from desire, and rejects the Samana way.

What does Kamala teach Siddhartha?

• the art of love
• the art of meditation
• the ways of the child-like people
• The importance of OM

Siddhartha believes he and Kamala are the same for the following reason:

• they have Samana hearts
• they can't love
• they dream about birds
• they distrust the child-like people