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Hindusim

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the sum of a person's good and bad actions, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences?

a)

Dharma

b)

Karma

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Moksha

2.

The idea that when a person dies their soul is reborn into a new body is called?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

4 Noble Truths

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Varna

3.

Select the characteristic of both Karma and Dharma.

a)

The total sum of all of a person's actions while alive on Earth.

b)

Key idea in Hinduism

c)

Daily moral code for your personal duties.

d)

Determines what a person will be born into in the next life.

e)

Control's all aspect of a person's daily life.

4.
The highest caste in the caste system is
a)
Sudras
b)
Untouchables
c)
Brahmin
d)
Karma
5.
Hindus need to follow their job in life, this job or duty is called
a)
Karma
b)
Dharma
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Vedas
6.
Hindus believe that after they die, their souls are reincarnated into another form.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The holy book for Hinduism is?
a)
Koran
b)
Torah
c)
Bible
d)
Vedas
8.
Which River is said to wash away sins if you are a Hindu?
a)
Ganges River
b)
Manges River
c)
Gaanges River
d)
Ganges Lake
9.

What is the purpose of a Hindu temple?

a)

to provide a space for Hindus to express their love of their deities

b)

to house the poor, care for the sick, and feed the hungry

c)

to offer protection to the local population from outside invaders

d)

to serve as the last resting place for Hindus who have died

10.

According to Hindu belief, Brahman

a)

is a supreme power, or divine force.

b)

includes everything in the world, including the human soul.

c)

is constantly creating, destroying, and re-creating the universe.

d)

all of these

11.
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
12.
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.