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The Bhakti and Sufi Movements

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Meaningless, elaborate and complex rituals

b)

Islam laid emphasis on universal brotherhood

c)

Rigidness of the caste system

d)

Difference between Sunni and Shia

2.

What is the meaning of 'Bhakti?'

a)

devotion

b)

pooja

c)

veneration

3.

Those who worship Lord Vishnu are called ...

a)

Alvars

b)

Nayanars

c)

Pujari

d)

Vaishnav

4.

Those who worship Lord Shiva are called Alvars. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Bhakti movement in South India started from

a)

eight century onwards

b)

sixth century onwards

c)

Eighteenth century onwards

d)

Sixteenth century onwards

6.

True or false? Only Alvars taught us to surrender ourselves to God while Nayanars taught us to salute God.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

In South India who taught Bhakti?

a)

Ramanuja

b)

Ramananda

8.

...... believed that there is no difference between the soul of God and our soul.

a)

Shankaracharya

b)

Ramanuja

c)

Ramananda

d)

Kabir

9.

Shankaracharya believed that salvation can be attained through .....

a)

knowledge

b)

studying

c)

saying the name of Lord Rama everyday

d)

spending all the time in worshipping

10.

....... stressed that by doing good deeds and loving God, soul can be saved. He considered Bhakti to be more powerful than knowledge.

a)

Ramanuja

b)

Ramanujan

c)

Ramananda

d)

Ramanand

11.

.... preached Bhakti in North India.

a)

Ramananda

b)

Shankaracharya

c)

Ramanuja

d)

Ramanujan

12.

Who was Kabir?

a)

weaver

b)

founder of the Constitution

c)

cobbler

d)

barber

13.

He was a barber.

a)

Sena

b)

Kabir

14.

Ravi Das was a .....

a)

cobbler

b)

weaver

c)

barber

d)

d

15.

Kabir's followers are known as ......

a)

Kabir followers

b)

Kabirpanthis

c)

Team Kabir

16.

Kabir preached his message through

a)

dohas

b)

books

17.

..... contains over 500 verses by Kabir.

a)

Guru Granth Sahib

b)

the Bible

c)

The Bhagvad Gita

d)

Punjabi book

18.
a)

Meaningless, elaborate and complex rituals

b)

Islam laid emphasis on universal brotherhood

c)

Rigidness of the caste system

d)

Difference between Sunni and Shia