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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is the term for a person being reborn after a previous life?
maya
moksha
reincarnation
righteous
The law of ________ determines the state of your reincarnation and how a person is reborn.
karma
dharma
moksha
life
Which of the following is not associated (connected) with the teachings of Hinduism?
reincarnation
the caste system
karma
nirvana
A person's earthly duty or obligation of doing what is right, is known as ______________. This is one of the four basic goals in life for Hindus.
karma
moksha
vishnu
dharma
What is the name of the supreme spiritual force/power for Hindus?
Cosmic
Brahman
Upanishads
Moksha
While early Hinduism was based on studying the Vedas and performing ancient rituals, eventually it evolved into answering difficult questions about life. What was the name of the thinkers and teachers who left their homes to find these answers?
gurus
Brahman
Upanishads
priests
Hindus worship many gods and goddesses.
True
False
According to Hindu belief, Brahman:
Includes everything in the world, including the human soul.
Is a supreme power, or divine force.
Is the source of all things.
All of the above
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is known as
cosmos
karma
reincarnation
science
Which is FALSE about the spread of Hinduism?
It is flexible in its beliefs and practices.
Traders carried the religion to other lands throughout Asia who in turn helped spread it when they moved overseas.
People would adhere to the same traditions and prayer services, which meant people across the world would worship at the same time. Therefore the unification of all Hindus spread the religion.
It is open to other religions and has helped shape India's political system by guaranteeing religious freedom.
Epic poems such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata helped define Hinduism because they help explain:
How karma affects you in the next life
How people should live their lives as Hindus by stressing the importance of morals
How to perform religious rituals
What is the meaning of dharma, as stressed in two of the major epic poems?
righteous action, which is living according to moral law
The reason we are born
How we are supposed to think
The final goal for Hindus is liberation (freedom) from reincarnation. This is also known as:
dharma
karma
moksha
The ideas of the gurus survive in writings known as the:
Bible
Upanishads
Torah
Epics
Hindus believe that all Gods and Goddesses are forms of Brahman.
True
False
