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Chapter 5 Hindu & Jewish/Christian Creation Story

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A story full of symbols that expresses a truth about a particular time is a....

a)

Fable

b)

Poem

c)

Parable

d)

Myth

2.

Creation stories deal with the...

a)

Why, not the how

b)

How, not the why

3.

The Hindu sacred sound that triggered the start of creation is....

a)

Vedas

b)

Moksha

c)

Karma

d)

Aum

4.

In the Hindu creation story, the universe begins as a vast ocean with a .....

a)

Light coming from the sky

b)

Boat floating on the surface of the ocean

c)

Serpent floating on the surface of the ocean

d)

Darkness covering the ocean

5.

In the coil of the serpent/snake in a deep sleep is....

a)

Lord Krishna

b)

Lord Vishnu

c)

Lord Shiva

d)

Brahma

6.

After some time he hears a humming sound that is full of energy. This sound is called...

a)

Dharma

b)

Karma

c)

Moksha

d)

Aum

7.

When Vishnu wakes up, he finds a lotus flower coming from his navel/belly and sitting on top is....

a)

Brahma

b)

Shiva

c)

Rama

d)

Krishna

8.

Brahma is commanded to...

a)

Disappear

b)

Create the world

9.

Brahma splits the lotus flower into three parts creating...

a)

The heavens

b)

The sky

c)

The earth

d)

The heavens, the sky & the earth

10.

The Hindu creation story teaches that the universe will one day be wiped out by....

a)

Lord Vishnu

b)

Brahma

c)

Lord Shiva

d)

Lord Krishna

11.

In Hinduism Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva are collectively referred to as the....

a)

Trinity

b)

Trimurti

c)

Trio

d)

Trifecta

12.

In Hinduism, the universal soul and source of all life is

a)

Brahman

b)

Shiva

c)

Vishnu

d)

Rama

13.

In Hinduism, the preserver is known as

a)

Brahman

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Rama

14.

Hindus believe that they have a sacred duty to protect everyone and everything in the universe. This duty is called....

a)

Karma

b)

Moksha

c)

Dharma

d)

Vedas

15.

The Jewish religion story is the same as the

a)

Hindu creation story

b)

Islamic creation story

c)

Buddhist creation story

d)

Christian creation story

16.

The Christian creation story is found in the book of

a)

Genesis

b)

Exodus

c)

Leviticus

d)

Numbers

17.

The first five books of the Christian bible corresponds to the Jewish

a)

Nevi'im

b)

Shema

c)

Torah

d)

Ketuvim

18.

The Jewish/Christian creation story tells that the world was created gradually by....

a)

Moses

b)

God

c)

Abraham

d)

Jacob

19.

The Jewish/Christian creation story was written approx.

a)

1000 BCE

b)

500 BCE

c)

500 CE

d)

1000 CE

20.

The word Genesis means

a)

Story

b)

Sacred text

c)

Origins

d)

Sacred duty