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Hinduism extra credit

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who founded Hinduism?

a)

God

b)

No one

c)

Brahmah

d)

Vishnu

2.

What is your favorite god?

a)

Brahmah

b)

Shiva

c)

Vishnu

3.
Where did Hinduism originate? 
a)
Indian Valley 
b)
India 
c)
Nepal and India Border 
d)
Indus Valley 
4.
What river do Hindus hold sacred where they try to bathe daily in its water?
a)
Indus
b)
Amazon
c)
Ganges
d)
Nile
5.
The effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives. 
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
6.
The rebirth of a soul in a new body. 
a)
dharma
b)
reincarnation
c)
ahisma
d)
shrine
7.
This determines the state of your reincarnation
a)
Vedas
b)
Karma
c)
Aryans
d)
Upanishads
8.
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
9.

The holy book for Hinduism is?

a)

Koran

b)

Torah

c)

Bible

d)

Vedas

10.
Which answer is NOT a main God in Hinduism?
a)
Brahma
b)
Brohma
c)
Vishnu
d)
Shiva
11.

Hindus believe you keep Reincarnating until you reach a level of _____.

a)

Moksha

b)

Heaven

c)

Nirvana

d)

Moooksha

12.
Shiva the _______.
a)
creator
b)
great
c)
perserver
d)
destroyer
13.
Vishnu the _______.
a)
destroyer
b)
perserver
c)
creator
d)
great
14.
Brahma the _______.
a)
creator
b)
destroyer
c)
perserver
d)
great
15.
Hindus believe in doing ________, that create a bond with the Gods. 
a)
Random acts
b)
jobs
c)
Good Deeds
d)
Favors
16.
A person's duty or what is right for him or her. 
a)
kharma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
17.
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.
18.
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.
19.
In order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach ___________.  
a)
Moksha
b)
Karma
c)
Ahimsa
d)
Shiva
20.
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
21.

Which caste is responsible for being priests and scholars?

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

e)

Untouchables (Dalits)

22.

Which caste is responsible for being warriors and rulers?

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

e)

Untouchables (Dalits)

23.

Which caste is responsible for being herders and merchants?

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

e)

Untouchables (Dalits)

24.

Which caste is responsible for being commoners and peasants?

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

e)

Untouchables (Dalits)

25.

Which caste is responsible for being street sweepers and cleaners and are considered outcasts?

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

e)

Untouchables (Dalits)

26.
Where did Hinduism originate? 
a)
Indian Valley 
b)
India 
c)
Nepal and India Border 
d)
Indus Valley 
27.
The Vedas are ____________________
a)
warriors
b)
ancient laws
c)
sheep herders
d)
a collection of Hindu sacred texts
28.
The Vedas, or sacred texts of Hinduism, are written in the _____________ language.
a)
Hindi
b)
Hebrew
c)
Sanskrit