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Hindu Beliefs About God

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brahman without qualities; beyond human understanding.

a)

AVATAR

b)

BRAHMA

c)

NIRGUNA BRAHMAN

d)

SAGUNA BRAHMAN

2.

Hindu deity who is seen as preserver/sustainer.

a)

BRAHMA

b)

GANESHA

c)

SHIVA

d)

VISHNU

3.

Godhead in Hinduism of 3 gods.

a)

AVATAR

b)

KRISHNA

c)

NIRGUNA BRAHMAN

d)

TRIMURTI

4.

Deity (goddess) of music, arts, knowledge, wisdom and learning.

a)

DURGA

b)

LAKSHMI

c)

PARWATI

d)

SARASWATI

5.

Hindu deity who is sometimes shown as a mischievous small child.

a)

BRAHMA

b)

HANUMAN

c)

KRISHNA

d)

SHIVA

6.

Hindu deity with an elephant head.

a)

AVATAR

b)

GANESHA

c)

HANUMAN

d)

VISHNU

7.

Brahman with qualities.

a)

AVATAR

b)

NIRGUNA BRAHMAN

c)

SAGUNA BRAHMAN

8.

Hindu deity who is often shown with 4 heads.

a)

BRAHMA

b)

HANUMAN

c)

SHIVA

d)

VISHNU

9.

Hindu deity who carries a trident.

a)

BRAHMA

b)

KALI

c)

SHIVA

d)

VISHNU

10.

What Hindu deity is depicted with four arms, has a blueish complexion and rests on a snake?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Ganesh

c)

Saraswati

d)

Surya

11.

Which of the following is NOT considered part of the Hindu Trinity or Trimurti?

a)

Brahma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Parvati

12.

Which Hindu deity is considered the god of the intellect and the remover of obstacles?

a)

Ganesh

b)

Shiva

c)

Kali

d)

Durga

13.

Which Hindu deity is known as the Creator and has four heads and four arms?

a)

Brahma

b)

Saraswati

c)

Parvati

d)

Murugan

14.

What Hindu deity is pictured with a third eye and a trident in his hand?

a)

Shiva

b)

Lakshmi

c)

Kali

d)

Durga

15.
One of the Trimurti - the destroyer
a)
Vishnu
b)
Omnipresent
c)
Shiva
d)
Brahma
16.

Who founded Hinduism?

a)

Buddha

b)

Siddharta Gautama

c)

The Aryans

d)

Brahman

e)

No founder

17.

Hindu society is separated into classes and stratifications, like in a triangle. What is this division better known as?

a)

Castes

b)

Layers

c)

Social Divisions

d)

Moksha

18.

What is the name for the three main Hindu deities?

a)

Brahman

b)

Trimurti

c)

G.O.D.

d)

Varnas

19.

Which of the following gods is NOT one of the Hindu trimurit?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Brahma

c)

Brahman

d)

Shiva

20.

What is the name of this deity?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Ganesha

c)

Shiva

d)

Hanuman

21.

What is the Trimurti?

a)

The 3 main gods: Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu

b)

The 3 parts of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit

c)

The 3 qualities of God: omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent

22.

How old is the religion Hinduism?

a)

About 2000 years old ago

b)

About 4000 years old ago

c)

About 6000 years old ago

d)

About 6000 years old ago

23.

What is the name of the Hindu place of worship?

a)

Mandir

b)

Synagogue

c)

Church

d)

Mosque

24.

Hinduism has over 30,000 gods, what type of theism (belief in god) is it?

a)

Monotheistic (believes in 1 god)

b)

Polytheistic (believes in many gods)

c)

Pantheistic (god and the universe are the same)

d)

Panentheistic (the universe is part of god)

25.

What is the name of Hinduism's supreme power and creator god ?

a)

Brahman

b)

Atman

c)

Varna

d)

Shiva

26.
What are the three major manifestations of the one god of Hinduism; the Trimurti.
a)
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
b)
Brahma, Shiva, Ganesha
c)
Vishnu Shiva, Kali
d)
Shiva, Lakshmi, Brahma
27.
Who is the god of wisdom and success and is the remover of obstacles.
a)
Ganesha
b)
Shiva
c)
Vishnu
d)
Brahma
28.
India's first major religion
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hebrew
c)
Hinduism
d)
Ramyana
29.
According to Hinduism, the main supreme power in the universe is 
a)
Rama
b)
Ganesh
c)
Shiva
d)
Brahman
30.
Vishnu is often depicted with six arms. His arms are a symbol of _________________.
a)
strength
b)
athleticism
c)
knowledge
d)
honor
31.
Brahman creates the universe, Vishnu protects the universe, and Shiva _________ the universe.
a)
fixes
b)
destroys
c)
makes
32.

What is the name of this Sanskrit symbol of the Supreme Being for Hindus?

a)

Spirit

b)

Brahman

c)

Om

d)

Bhagavan

33.

What is the name of the earliest Hindu scriptures?

a)

Vedas

b)

Bhagavad Gita

c)

Upanisads

d)

Gandhi

34.

"In truth Brahman is all."

What does this phrase from the Upanishads mean?

a)

God is a spiritual presence in the universe

b)

God is the Creator of all

c)

God is in all things.

d)

All of the above