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Hinduism/Buddhism

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whose title means "The Awakened one?"

a)

The Buddha

b)

The Dalai Lama

c)

The President

d)

The Queen

2.

What ancient scriptures are the foundation of Hinduism?

a)

The Baghvad Gita

b)

The Vedas

c)

The Rule of Sadhus

d)

The Dharma

3.

What was the birth name of the man who is now primarily called "the Buddha?"

a)

Ganesha

b)

Mohandas K. Gandhi

c)

Brendan Kehoe

d)

Siddartha Gautama

4.

What is the name of the Highest Social caste in Hinduism?

a)

Brahmins

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Dalits

d)

The 1%

5.

What do we call the things Siddartha encountered which included a sick man, an old man, a dead man, and an ascetic?

a)

Bad News Bears

b)

The Four Sights

c)

The Four Sufferings

d)

The Four Ignoble Illusions

6.

What is the name for the more sacred, less read group of Hindu Scriptures?

a)

Smriti

b)

Mahayana

c)

Shruti

d)

The Hindu Bible

7.

Based on the belief in reincarnation, the Hindu and Buddhist belief that the form the soul will take in the next life is determined by its behavior in this life.

a)

Maya

b)

Samsara

c)

Karma

d)

Vibe Check

8.

What do Buddhists call the first preaching of the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path?

a)

The Sermon at Deer Park

b)

The Homily and Elk Creek

c)

The Teaching at Moose Point

d)

The Lecture at Elephant River

9.

What did Buddha call his path of moderation, focused neither on extreme self-denial, nor on pleasure-seeking?

a)

Happy Medium

b)

Epicureanism

c)

The Middle Way

d)

The Good Life

10.

Which of these is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths

a)

Life is suffering

b)

Suffering is caused by desire

c)

Eliminate desire by following the 5 Precepts

d)

It is possible to end suffering

11.

In Hinduism, this is the impersonal spiritual force that is the ultimate reality.

a)

Shiva

b)

Brahma

c)

Gravity

d)

Brahman

12.

In Hinduism, this is the "real self," which is, in reality, identical to Brahman.

a)

Atman

b)

Anatman

c)

Maya

d)

Nirvana

13.

This means "Illusions," it's what Hindus must see past in order to be released from Samsara.

a)

Karma

b)

Maya

c)

Valar

d)

Devas

14.

Which of these is NOT one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism?

a)

The Bodhisattvas

b)

The Buddha

c)

The Dharma

d)

The Sangha

15.

This is an incarnation of one of the Hindu gods, most commonly of Vishnu

a)

Navi

b)

Atman

c)

Avatar

d)

Brahman

16.

What are Buddha's teachings called?

a)

Dharma

b)

Suttas

c)

Sermons

d)

The Great Vehicle

17.

What is the process of Life, Death, and Reincarnation called in both Hinduism and Buddhism?

a)

Karma

b)

Samsara

c)

Moksha

d)

Tsimtsum

18.

The command not to steal is part of what set of Buddhist teachings?

a)

The Three Jewels

b)

The Four Noble Truths

c)

The Noble Eightfold Path

d)

The Five Precepts

19.

What is the word normally translated as 'suffering' from the Four Noble Truths?

a)

Maya

b)

Dukkha

c)

Sadness

d)

Himsa

20.

This is the Hindu word often translated as "gods." They are personal expressions of the impersonal and unknowable Brahman.

a)

Devas

b)

Brahmins

c)

Advaitas

d)

Primadonnas

21.

The Hindu god of destruction and renewal.

a)

Vishnu

b)

Kali

c)

Shiva

d)

Ganesha

22.

What is the title of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, an incarnation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion?

a)

Panchen Lama

b)

Dalai Lama

c)

Llama Llama Red Pajama

d)

Tenzen Gyatso

23.

What is someone who is destined to become a Buddha called?

a)

Bodhisattva

b)

Siddartha

c)

Arhat

d)

Sentient Being

24.

This is the Hindu god of preservation and nurture. Has many incarnations.

a)

Vishnu

b)

Krishna

c)

Rama

d)

Hanuman

25.

Ritual sacrifices performed by both Hindus and Buddhists in homes, temples, and monasteries. Often involves flowers, fire, fruit, and/or incense.

a)

Puja

b)

Poodoo

c)

Yoga

d)

Yoda

26.

What is the name of the holiest city in Hinduism, seated on the banks of the River Ganges?

a)

Delhi

b)

Lumbini

c)

Varanasi

d)

Boise

27.

What is the name of the largest of Buddhism's major branches? Translates roughly to "the Great Vehicle."

a)

Theravada

b)

Vaishnava

c)

Mahayana

d)

Banana

28.

This is the most popular work of Hindu Sacred Scripture, part of Smriti canon?

a)

Baghvad Gita

b)

Manusmriti

c)

Mahabarata

d)

Lotus Sutra

29.

This comes from a word which means "To Extinguish" or "Snuff out." It refers to the goal of Buddhist practice, freedom the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

a)

Nirvana

b)

Moksha

c)

Heaven

d)

Ascension