WorksheetsHinduism
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Vedic religion called for the division of society into four main social classes. What were these classes called and who belonged to them? (in order)
a)
1. Brahmins = priests, 2. Kshatriyas = rulers & warriors, 3. Vaishyas = herders & merchants, 4. Shudras = servants, farmers, & laborers
b)
1. Shudras = servants, farmers, & laborers, 2. Kshatriyas = rulers & warriors, 3. Vaishyas = herders & merchants, 4. Brahmins = priests
c)
The is no class system in Vedic religion.
d)
1. Kshatriyas = rulers & warrior, 2. Brahmins = priests, 3. Vaishyas = herders & merchants, 4. Shudras = servants, farmers, & laborers
2.
What is significance of the two epic poems, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana?
a)
None of the options are correct.
b)
Part of the body of sacred Hindu literature.
c)
Both options are correct.
d)
Conveyed religious and philosophical ideas and provided a model for Hindu life.
3.
Hinduism is polytheistic. What does that mean?
a)
Hindus believe in one God.
b)
Hindus believe in multiple gods and goddesses that control the universe.
c)
Hindus believe in more than one version of heaven.
d)
Hindus believe in multiple classes of people.
4.
If a young woman is helping a man learn to read in rural India, which Hindu belief is she following?
a)
She is following her dharma by performing her duties and living in an honorable way.
b)
She is following her karma by performing her duties an dliving in an honorable way.
c)
She has reached moksha.
d)
This has nothing to do with Hinduism.
5.
Why do many Indians make pilgrimages to the Ganges River?
a)
They want to help clean up the pollution.
b)
To get baptized in its waters.
c)
To visit the holy sites along the rive and purify themselves in its waters.
d)
To drink the water and irrigate their crops.
6.
What popular physical activity has origins in Hindu ideas and practice?
a)
Football
b)
Cricket
c)
Jazzercise
d)
Yoga
7.
What popular physical activity has origins in Hindu ideas and practice?
a)
Football
b)
Cricket
c)
Jazzercise
d)
Yoga
8.
In order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach ___________.
a)
Moksha
b)
Karma
c)
Ahimsa
d)
Shiva
9.
What is the system that is a class society and is a way to become closer to god?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Vishnu
c)
Caste
d)
Moksha
10.
In which country did Hinduism originate?
a)
Myanmar
b)
United States
c)
Japan
d)
India
11.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha
d)
No real founder
12.
What is the term for a person being reborn after a previous life?
a)
maya
b)
reincarnation
c)
recluse
d)
dharma
13.
The material actions resulting from the consequences of previous actions is called... (hint: what comes around goes around)
a)
dharma
b)
Polytheism
c)
karma
d)
Ahimsa
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