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WorksheetsQ1: Hinduism Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach ___________.
a)
Moksha
b)
Karma
c)
Ahimsa
d)
Shiva
2.
The supreme being known as the preserver is ____________.
a)
Karma
b)
Vishnu
c)
Shiva
d)
Dharma
3.
What river do Hindus hold sacred where they try to bathe daily in its water?
a)
Indus
b)
Amazon
c)
Ganges
d)
Nile
4.
"What comes around goes around" is a way to describe ____________.
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
shiva
d)
caste
5.
Hindus believe that after they die, their souls are reincarnated into another form.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
People who believe in nonviolence toward living things believe in ___________.
a)
karma
b)
ahimsa
c)
dharma
d)
shiva
7.
A person's earthly duty or obligation is known as ______________.
a)
karma
b)
vishnu
c)
moksha
d)
dharma
8.
_____________ is known as the destroyer.
a)
Dharma
b)
Shiva
c)
Vishnu
d)
Brahma
9.
A long story of heroes told in verse.
a)
Vedas
b)
Tanukh
c)
epic poem
d)
Scriptures
10.
Hindus worship many gods.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
One of the classic Indian Epic Poems is the what?
a)
Epic of Gilgamesh
b)
Epic of Abraham
c)
The Mahabharata
d)
The Vedas
12.
What land mass separates India from modern day China?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
The Gobi Desert
d)
The Indus River
13.
Which of the following is not associated (connected) with the teachings of Hinduism?
a)
reincarnation
b)
caste system
c)
karma
d)
nirvana
14.
The supreme being known as the preserver is ____________.
a)
Karma
b)
Vishnu
c)
Shiva
d)
Dharma
15.
What is the name of Hinduisms supreme power?
a)
Brahman
b)
Atman
c)
Varna
d)
Shiva
16.
What is the name of group of people below all of the Varnas?
a)
Sudras
b)
Untouchables
c)
Kshatriyas
d)
Brahmins
17.
What is the endless cycle of death, birth, and rebirth called?
a)
Pilgramage
b)
Karma
c)
Samsara
d)
Dharma
18.
Which god is known as the Remover of Obstacles?
a)
Ganesha
b)
Shiva
c)
Vishnu
d)
Brahma
19.
Who is the Creator god?
a)
Shiva
b)
Brahma
c)
Vishnu
d)
Ganesha
20.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
atheism
d)
henotheism
21.
The predominant religion of India.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
22.
The hereditary social class system in Hinduism.
a)
parliamentary democracy
b)
economic system
c)
social security
d)
caste system
23.
Supreme spirit that Hindus believe contains all other gods and goddesses.
a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)
Brahman
d)
Buddha
24.
Collections of hymns and prayers that make up the earliest Hindu sacred writings.
a)
Qu'ran
b)
Torah
c)
Vedas
d)
Bible
25.
The idea that the soul does not die with the body, but enters the body of another being, either a person or an animal.
a)
liberation
b)
ascension
c)
annihilation
d)
reincarnation
26.
What animal is considered sacred to the Hindus?
a)
Monkey
b)
Spider
c)
Cow
d)
Dog
27.
The Brahmin or religious leaders are the top caste.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha
d)
No real founder
29.
This caste only had the "Untouchables" below them:
a)
Brahmans
b)
Vaisyas
c)
Kshatriyas
d)
Shudras
30.
This caste only had the "Brahmans" above them:
a)
Brahmans
b)
Vaisyas
c)
Kshatriyas
d)
Shudras
31.
The Brahmin caste had these groups of jobs:
a)
Merchants and Farmers
b)
Peasants and Laborers
c)
Priests, Judges, Scholars
d)
Rulers and Warriors
32.
People who migrated from the Iranian plateau into the Indus River Valley and brought their religion with them:
a)
Dravidians
b)
Hebrews
c)
Aryans
d)
Sumerians
33.
Language used by the Aryans
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Yiddish
c)
Hebrew
d)
Hieratic
34.
The religion created by a combination of Aryan religious ideas and Indian culture:
a)
Sikhism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Hinduism
35.
This sixth book of the Mahabharata highlights some of the important aspects of Hinduism as the main character is faced with job of fighting against family members in battle.
a)
Bhagavad Gita
b)
Dead Sea Scrolls
c)
Bible
d)
Koran
36.
Which of the following is true about Hinduism?
a)
Its sacred texts include the Vedas and the Upanishads.
b)
The goal is moksha, the release from the cycle of death and rebirth.
c)
The caste system was central.
d)
All of the above.
37.
The Buddha rejected which elements of Hinduism in his teachings (which would become known as Buddhism)?
a)
Brahmin power, ritual sacrifice and the unfair caste system.
b)
Karma and reincarnation.
c)
The goal of release from the cycle of death and rebirth.
d)
Meditation.
38.
Which of the following is the creation story in Hinduism?
a)
Bhagavad Gita
b)
Ramayana
c)
Myth of Purusha
d)
Mahabharata
39.
What did Arjuna learn about from his chariot driver, aka Krishna, in the Bhagavad Gita?
a)
Dharma
b)
Karma
c)
Samsara
d)
Moksha
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